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Hello Kitty Skyland Social VR Game Announces Closed Beta Test
posted on by Anita Tai
XR game studio Thirdverse announced on Wednesday that its Hello Kitty Skyland social VR game is now accepting applications for its closed beta test, which begins in September.
The game is taking applications through its Discord server. The Creator Program is also now open, and is accepting applications.
Thirdverse will release the game for Meta Quest and other major virtual reality platforms, with early access slated for late 2025.
Hello Kitty Skyland is set in a virtual world called "Skyland," where Sanrio characters live. Players from around the world can enjoy a variety of activities and interactions with Sanrio characters. The game also offers multiplayer experiences, and crafting and customization of players' personal space and avatar.
The game has a humanoid-style avatar, which players can customize and dress-up, and another avatar style designed for players to be able to move freely in the game. Players can seamlessly switch between the two styles.
Thirdverse CEO Masaru Ohnogi is the game's executive producer.
Developer Sunblink's Hello Kitty Island Adventure game launched for the Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam on January 30. The game debuted on Apple Arcade for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac in July 2023.
Nighthawk Interactive recently announced that it will release Imagineer's Hello Kitty and Friends: Freeze Tag Party game in English for the Nintendo Switch on November 6. The original game launched as a mobile game in June 2022 under the title Sanrio Characters Miracle Match and reached over one million downloads in its first two weeks of release. Imagineer released the Switch port of the game in Japan on March 27 under the title Sanrio Characters Miracle Match: Magical Onigokko.
