Hokko Spaces Launches on Steam and Nintendo Switch

Hokko Spaces, the new cosy sandbox spin-off from Team17 and Wonderscope Games, is now available for PC via Steam and Nintendo Switch. Built around relaxed decorating rather than demanding objectives, the game invites players to make small, colourful dioramas inhabited by anthropomorphic animal residents.

The base game is priced at £7.99 / $7.99 / EUR7.99. Players looking for the complete currently available package can pick up Hokko Spaces: Sunshine Edition, which includes the base game and the Lei's Beachside Pack DLC, for £8.99 / $8.99 / EUR8.99. The standalone DLC costs £1.99 / $1.99 / EUR1.99.

Rather than asking players to manage a town, meet strict efficiency targets, or tackle a lengthy campaign, Hokko Spaces is designed as a low-pressure creative experience. Its central appeal is the freedom to arrange scenery, choose a mood, and produce a compact scene that feels personal. The game carries forward the colourful visual character associated with Hokko Life, while shifting the focus toward self-contained spaces and decorative expression.

A sandbox focused on small scenes and big creative freedom

Hokko Spaces gives players the tools to construct intimate settings that can range from peaceful gardens to social outdoor spots. Its more than 300 decorative objects cover both practical-looking scenery pieces and more playful details. The selection includes campfires, benches, picnic baskets, planters, flowers and picket fences, allowing creators to layer a scene instead of simply placing a few isolated props.

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That broad item pool matters for a game built around atmosphere. A bench can turn a stretch of path into a resting place, while a campfire and a few nearby objects can establish a gathering spot. Planters, flowers and fences can help define a garden, border a walkway, or give a diorama a carefully maintained appearance. The design encourages players to use familiar pieces in different combinations, making the layout and overall mood as important as the individual decorations.

Environmental shaping is also part of the process. There are five block types available for forming the foundation of each creation, including stone cobbles, grass and sand. These materials can be used to alter the feel of an area before the furniture, plants and other details are placed. A sandy surface naturally suits a beach-inspired build, while grass and floral decorations lend themselves to a park or countryside scene. Stone cobbles can provide a more structured route through a settlement-style layout.

The game's approach appears intended to be accessible even for players who do not usually gravitate toward involved building systems. Instead of framing creativity as a test with one ideal result, Hokko Spaces centres the process of experimenting. Players can place objects, revise a scene, and settle on an arrangement that matches the image they had in mind--or discover an unexpected theme while they build.

Seasons and weather add atmosphere to every diorama

Players can select from four seasons, with each season offering two weather options. This gives the same underlying layout different emotional tones without requiring it to be rebuilt from scratch. A flower-filled space may feel bright and inviting in one seasonal setting, then become quieter or more dramatic when the weather changes.

Seasonal options are particularly useful in a game that treats each diorama as a picture-like composition. They allow a creator to think about colour, visibility and ambience alongside object placement. A cosy campfire setting can take on a different character amid a cooler seasonal palette, while a garden or picnic area can be presented in weather that better supports a sunny, open-air feel.

The result is a toolbox aimed at players who enjoy composing scenes for their own sake. Hokko Spaces is not only about what has been placed in a space, but also about the conditions surrounding it. The ability to pair objects and terrain with seasonal weather gives players another way to make a creation feel distinct, even when they are working with the same core collection of decorations.

Animal visitors provide gentle goals

While creativity is the main focus, Hokko Spaces includes a progression element through its visitors. There are 26 visitors to unlock, each of them adding to the population of animal residents who can inhabit players' creations. Unlocking them is tied to deliberately low-bar goals rather than high-pressure challenges.

One example is destroying 20 weeds in a diorama. Tasks of this kind provide a reason to spend time interacting with the spaces being built, without changing the game's calm direction into a demanding checklist. The system gives players small milestones to pursue when they want a little structure, while preserving the idea that decorating and experimenting remain the heart of the experience.

Visitors also help ensure that dioramas are not merely empty displays. The animal residents make the environments feel inhabited and reinforce the warm, approachable tone of the game. For players who enjoy designing spaces with a sense of life and personality, unlocking new visitors offers an additional incentive to keep refining and revisiting their favourite setups.

Photo Mode supports sharing finished creations

Once a diorama is complete--or simply reaches a moment worth remembering--Hokko Spaces includes a Photo Mode for capturing it. The feature is intended to make it straightforward to take images of creations and share them on social media.

Photo tools are a natural fit for this type of sandbox. The final result of a build can be an image as much as a playable environment: a tranquil flower garden, a beach retreat, a picnic corner, or a carefully arranged scene featuring several animal residents. Being able to capture those moments gives players a way to document their work and show off particular layouts, seasonal choices or decorative themes.

For a game with flexible terrain, weather, seasons and a large prop catalogue, sharing can also become a source of inspiration. One player may use picket fences and planters to make a compact garden, while another may turn the same items into part of a more elaborate village-like setting. Hokko Spaces supplies the ingredients, while Photo Mode helps preserve the individual interpretations that emerge from them.

Lei's Beachside Pack adds a new villager and coastal props

Players who want to bring more seaside flavour to their dioramas can add Lei's Beachside Pack. The DLC introduces a new villager named Lei alongside beach-themed decorative items. Among the confirmed additions are rubber rings, a lifeguard chair and a boombox.

Those props give sand blocks an especially clear creative use, allowing players to develop beach scenes with more dedicated visual details. A lifeguard chair can become a focal point, rubber rings can add a playful holiday feel, and a boombox can help suggest the kind of laid-back gathering the base game's picnic and outdoor items already support.

The pack is available separately for £1.99 / $1.99 / EUR1.99, or as part of Hokko Spaces: Sunshine Edition. With the bundle priced at £8.99 / $8.99 / EUR8.99, it provides an option for new players who know they want Lei and the coastal item set from the outset.

A gentle alternative for decorating fans

Hokko Spaces arrives as a compact creative game for players drawn to cosy aesthetics, approachable building and the satisfaction of arranging a scene until it feels right. Its emphasis is not on competition or complicated resource management. Instead, it offers a selection of terrain types, hundreds of objects, changing seasons and weather, and animal visitors to give each diorama its own identity.

With its launch now live on Steam and Nintendo Switch, players can begin building their own miniature settings on PC or Nintendo's hybrid console. Whether the goal is a neat garden, a warm campfire retreat, a picnic-ready park or a sunny beach scene with Lei's Beachside Pack, Hokko Spaces is built around taking the time to create a place worth lingering in.