A brand-new game releasing in Winter 2026 appears to be heavily inspired by Animal Crossing, with Petit Planet set to officially debut after several beta tests. The launch of Petit Planet is the newest game from mega-popular Genshin Impact developer HoYoverse.
Animal Crossing has been a smash hit for Nintendo since the debut of the first game on the GameCube, spawning a wildly successful life simulation franchise. The series has typically received at least one game on nearly every Nintendo console, including handheld versions, such as Animal Crossing: Wild World on the DS and Animal Crossing: New Leaf on 3DS. The most recent entry in the franchise proved to be its most popular game yet, with Animal Crossing: New Horizons becoming the second-best-selling game on the Nintendo Switch with more than 50 million copies sold. Now, HoYoverse's next game looks to take a page from Animal Crossing's book.
Hoyoverse has officially revealed it's next game, and it's a co-op action RPG that looks more like Elden Ring than Genshin Impact.
Petit Planet will be the newest game from Genshin Impact developer HoYoverse and drops players into an easygoing, laid-back life sim. Players take on...
