Since Genshin Impact swept the world, the developer Hoyoverse has not stopped releasing new games that have continued to achieve great success.
Among them, Honkai: Star Rail and the upcoming Zenless Zone Zero. Obviously, we still have to see the full impact that Z3 will have, but its first tests have been very popular.
Fortunately for fans of the developer, it doesn’t seem like the team is going to slow down in the short term. Last year, a rumor started circulating that Hoyoverse was working on a game similar to Animal Crossing. Today it has been discovered that Hoyoverse has registered a new trademark for a game called Starry Sky Valley, and many fans believe that this is the Animal Crossing project.
What do we know about Starry Sky Valley
The news comes from Twitter user @hxg_diluc, who is a well-known source in the Genshin Impact community for their news about the numerous games in the Hoyoverse.
This has discovered that Hoyoverse registered the trademark Starry Sky Valley with the Chinese government yesterday. In addition, the company has registered a new account on BiliBili, a video sharing site based in Shanghai. That doesn’t necessarily mean it will be released soon, but it does suggest that it won’t be long before we start hearing a lot more about Starry Sky Valley.
That being said, even if Hoyoverse officially announces the game soon, it could take a few months or years before it is actually in the hands of players.
Every game is different, but remember that Zenless Zone Zero was first announced in 2022 and won’t be released until later this year. If Starry Sky Valley follows a similar schedule, we won’t be playing it anytime soon. However, it’s important to note that it could be a completely different type of game than Hoyoverse, so it might need a lot of testing time before it’s ready.
What is Starry Sky Valley?
This is where things get interesting. We still don’t know exactly what Starry Sky Valley is. However, last year leaked images of a game similar to Animal Crossing in which Hoyoverse is working on.
The developers have not directly referred to those leaks, but new screenshots continue to appear.
Of course, it will be interesting to see how the Hoyoverse style works in a game similar to Animal Crossing if the rumors turn out to be true. Hoyoverse games are heavily monetized with gacha mechanics, which doesn’t seem to fit with the Animal Crossing formula, but it’s hard to deny that the developers have made it work in all their other games.
