Hello Kitty Island Adventure 1st Anniversary Update Arrives

On July 28, 2024, Hello Kitty Island Adventure launched on Apple Arcade, and a first anniversary update added the Friendship Festival, the ability to have two companions with your avatar, new outfits, and a song from MYLK. While the song isn’t available to hear outside the game yet, a new trailer showed off this year’s version of the event and some of the new clothing options.

The biggest addition is the 2024 version of the Friendship Festival in Hello Kitty Island Adventure, which is an update on the Launch Celebration from 2023. The new outfits present all seem to be additional pieces of formal wear, carrying on the tradition from the original launch event. Between July 25, 2024 and August 8, 2024, people can take part in Group Photo quests to earn Friendship Charms. Those charms can be exchanged at the Photo Booth in Resort Plaza for emotes and outfits. The ability to now ask two Sanrio characters to join you as you explore the island and take photos is also new in honor of the activity.

As for the MYLK song, it is written by Phill Boucher. People will need to take part in the event and play the game to unlock it. Once they do, there will be an in-game segment where people will see the Sanrio characters dance along with the track.

Here’s the full Hello Kitty Island Adventure first anniversary Friendship Festival trailer. It also features the new horse avatar option prominently, which we saw added in June 2024.

Hello Kitty Island Adventure is available for Apple devices via Apple Arcade, and it will be on the Switch, PS4, PS5, and PC in 2025.