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Hohokum
Sign in to saveHohokum is a 2014 art video game developed by Honeyslug and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita, and by Annapurna Interactive for Microsoft Windows. The player controls a snake-like creature to explore 17 whimsical worlds with no set objectives. The developers, who began development in 2008, compared the concept to flying a kite and were inspired by free London museums, Portmeirion, and indigenous cultures. It was released on August 12, 2014, and features a soundtrack by Ghostly International artists. The game received "generally favo
Game data
Metacritic 72- Released
- 2014-07-22
- User rating
- 2.98 / 5
- Genres
- Arcade, Indie, Casual, Adventure
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PS Vita
- ESRB
- Everyone 10+
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Hohokum is a colorful exploration based adventure game. Players control a space worm, flying around rescuing people from their city under distress. Hohokum is a collaboration between Honeyslug, an independent game developer based in North London, and Richard Hogg, an artist and designer. After launching as a web-based gaming experiment in 2010, Hohokum comes to PlayStation consoles now fully formed thanks to a collaboration with game design studios Honeyslug and SCE Studios Santa Monica, delivering the same unique exploration experience in a refined and expansive adventure waiting to be ex…
- Released
- 2014
- Genres
- Music, Adventure, Indie
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita
- Game modes
- Single player
- Developer
- SCE Santa Monica Studio, Honeyslug, Richard Hogg
- Publisher
- Sony Computer Entertainment, Annapurna Interactive
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Hohokum is a 2014 art video game developed by Honeyslug and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita, and by Annapurna Interactive for Microsoft Windows. The player controls a snake-like creature to explore 17 whimsical worlds with no set objectives. The developers, who began development in 2008, compared the concept to flying a kite and were inspired by free London museums, Portmeirion, and indigenous cultures. It was released on August 12, 2014, and features a soundtrack by Ghostly International artists. The game received "generally favorable reviews", according to video game review score aggregator Metacritic. Critics appreciated the game's presentation, including its art and music, but felt that the gameplay turned to drudgery towards its end and that the objectives were too vague.
== Gameplay == thumb|left|Screenshot of gameplay in the Fun Fair level
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