Petit Planet, aka HoYoverse's Take on Animal Crossing, Is Packed With Charm and Attention to Detail

2026 has been an incredibly crowded year for cozy life simulation games. Ironically, a genre that people usually turn to when they need a break from intense action games has started to wear me out. After playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons' latest update, Starsand Island; Pokémon Pokopia; Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream; and more, I found myself suffering from a different kind of fatigue. The fact that Petit Planet still managed to hook me despite all that says a lot about how it’s shaping up.