Hello Kitty Island Adventure Launches Today for Nintendo Switch and PC

Previously an Apple Arcade Exclusive, Hello Kitty Island Adventure Features A Massive World, Character Creation, Crafting, Puzzles and More - Available Now!

Boulder, Colorado (Jan. 30, 2025) – Hello Kitty Island Adventure, the critically acclaimed cozy life sim developed by Sanrio and Sunblink, is now available on Nintendo Switch™, Nintendo Switch - OLED Model, Nintendo Switch Lite and PC via Steam.

The beloved adventure won Apple Arcade Game of the Year, a Webby People's Voice award, and was nominated for Best Mobile Game at The Game Awards 2023 and Mobile Game of the Year at the 27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards. Now, Hello Kitty and her friends can't wait to welcome more players to Big Adventures Park!

On Nintendo eShop and Steam, Hello Kitty Island Adventure is additionally available in Standard ($39.99) and Deluxe ($59.99) editions. The Deluxe Edition includes the base game and over 300 unique items and rewards, including Deluxe Starter and Crafting Bundles to get a leg up on your island adventure and a year's worth of legacy clothing, furniture, and cosmetics from past seasonal events.

In Hello Kitty Island Adventure, Hello Kitty invites you to join her and her supercute friends at Big Adventures Park, where My Melody is opening a brand new gift shop. As soon as the plane arrives, it's clear more is happening at this tropical island getaway than first meets the eye. Adventure abounds as you find lost friends and explore the abandoned park. Join forces with Hello Kitty to restore the island and the desolate theme park to their former glory!

Hello Kitty Island Adventure includes:

• Explore a Massive World - Meet Hello Kitty and Friends across distinct biomes with more than 100 hours of adventure and affecting stories to experience. Brave Kuromi's haunted mansion in the Spooky Swamp, unearth ancient secrets with Retsuko in fiery Mount Hothead, grow rare flowers with Wish me mell in the Merry Meadows, discover new treasures underwater in Rainbow Reef, and so much more.
  
  
• Be Who You Want - Express yourself as an original, Sanrio-style avatar with a wide range of adorable character customization options. Select from dozens of faces, features, and body shapes, then collect hundreds of clothing items. Change your appearance at any time.
  
  
• Craft, Create, Collect - Bake delicious recipes with Hello Kitty, brew magic potions with Kuromi, collect critters with Keroppi, learn to fish from Badtz-maru, and so much more. Share gifts and complete quests to deepen your friendship with even more beloved characters. Decorate your own dream space or attract new friends to the island with the right furniture pieces. Scour the island for collectibles, like the dozens of hidden gudetama, sometimes locked behind intricate puzzles.
  
  
• Team Up in Multiplayer - Everything is better with friends. Invite other players to your island and complete multiplayer challenges to boost each other's stamina, solve the island's trickiest puzzles, chase new high scores, or build beautiful vacation homes together. Multiplayer guests can even decorate their own Friendship Cabins on your island.
  
  
• NO Microtransactions - There is no premium currency to earn, purchase, or spend in Hello Kitty Island Adventure. Enjoy the sights, customize your island vacation, and unlock everything just by playing the game.
  

Hello Kitty Island Adventure is now available on Nintendo Switch™, Nintendo Switch - OLED Model, Nintendo Switch Lite and PC via Steam, as well as Apple Arcade. Players can look forward to exciting content updates coming soon. For more information, visit the official website, join the official Discord server, and connect with the Hello Kitty and Friends community on X, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Pinterest.

About Sunblink
Based in Boulder, CO and founded by three industry veterans behind global megahits like DragonVale, SpellFall and Army of Darkness: Defense, Sunblink and its team members have created and managed some of the highest grossing and most downloaded games of the last decade. The studio's first release, HEROish, debuted on Apple Arcade in 2022 to critical acclaim. Their second title, Hello Kitty Island Adventure, leveraged one of the most beloved entertainment brands in the world to become one of 2023's biggest games. They believe games should evoke lasting emotions and inspire players for years to come. If you agree, they invite you to get in touch.

About Sanrio®
Sanrio® is the global lifestyle brand and home to Hello Kitty®, created in 1974, and many other beloved character brands such as My Melody™, Kuromi™, LittleTwinStars™, Cinnamoroll™, Pompompurin™, gudetama™, Aggretsuko™, Chococat™, Badtz-Maru™ and Keroppi™. Sanrio was founded on the philosophy that a small gift can bring happiness and friendship to people of all ages. Since 1960, this philosophy has served as the inspiration to offer quality products, services and activities that promote communication and inspire unique consumer experiences across the world. Today, Sanrio's business extends into the entertainment industry with several content series, gaming offerings and theme parks. Sanrio boasts an extensive product lineup which is available in over 130 countries. Sanrio hopes to bring smiles to everyone's faces with their vision of “One World, Connecting Smiles.” To learn more about Sanrio, please visit www.Sanrio.com and follow @Sanrio and @hellokitty on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Pinterest and subscribe to the Hello Kitty and Friends YouTube Channel.