Petit Planet is HoYoverse’s “cosmic life simulator”

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An Animal Crossing competitor is inbound as HoYoverse reveals Petit Planet — their take on a life simulator with a cosmic twist.

HoYoverse revealed their latest title, Petit Planet: think Animal Crossing in space. They describe this as their "cosmic life sim" game, giving players a first look at gameplay, characters, and a way to sign up for the beta test.

Petit Planet reveal

The Genshin Impact, Honkai Star Rail, and Zenless Zone Zero developer-publisher released the reveal trailer for Petit Planet on Sept. 25, 2025.

Titled "Weave Your Dreams beneath the Stars," the trailer showed us several characters and activities in Petit Planet. planting, fishing, beachcombing, mining, cooking, crafting — Petit Planet looks like your run-of-the-mill life sim — again, HoYoverse's take on something like Animal Crossing. What sets it apart, though, is the "cosmic" aspect. You have fuzzy neighbors to befriend and distant galaxies to explore by taking a Starsea Voyage.

Take a Starsea Voyage to explore other planets (Image via HoYoverse)
Take a Starsea Voyage to explore other planets (Image via HoYoverse)

You will begin on your own planet, and Neighbors can connect their home planets to yours. The planet's vitality, Luca, shapes each one with unique landscapes full of life.

Customize your home! (Image via HoYoverse)
Customize your home! (Image via HoYoverse)

Customization was also teased — you can style characters with different outfits, design with themed furniture, and harness Luca to transform the planet.

Like in Animal Crossing, you can forge friendships with Neighbors in HoYoverse's Petit Planet. (Image via HoYoverse)
Like in Animal Crossing, you can forge friendships with Neighbors in HoYoverse's Petit Planet. (Image via HoYoverse)

No release window for the game has been announced yet. HoYoverse has confirmed that it will be on PC and mobile, and other platforms are currently in development.

Petit Planet beta "Coziness" test and pre-registration

You can sign up for the Petit Planet beta test by going to their official website and clicking "Beta Sign-Up." You can also pre-register for the game through this site.

HoYoverse's generational run

The China-based game company miHoYo, and its international publishing company HoYoverse, headquartered in Singapore, have been quite active recently.

At this point, you may have heard of their most popular titles: Genshin Impact, Honkai Star Rail, Tears of Themis, and Zenless Zone Zero. Less than a month ago, they also announced Honkai: Nexus Anima, their take on the autobattler genre (think Teamfight Tactics and Dota Autochess).

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