Hello Kitty Online

New Selection Screen for HKO Servers (UPDATE)

[Updated Patch Schedule] On Thursday, July 29, 2010, at 00:00 EST (12:00 GMT+8), HKO will go off-line for about 4 hours for an update that will allow you to access multiple regions using one game client!

Your game client will automatically update itself when you run it, so you don’t have to do anything. If you haven’t installed the game yet, please head over to our download page and get our new 140MB unified playable installer.

Because the new game client lets you access servers that were previously separated, we had to make some adjustments. The most important thing to remember is that HKO now has Servers based on your preferred region, and on each Server there are Worlds. Your character is restricted to a single server, but can access all the worlds on that server. Play wherever suits you best!

Farm Your Flag Winners

The results of the HKO event Farm Your Flag are now in! We asked players to create a HKO-themed flag using only their in-game farms. Everyone did an excellent job and we had an awesome time reviewing all the entries!

Without further ado, here are the winning submissions for the Farm Your Flag event:

HKO Farm Your Flag

Attention players of Hello Kitty Online North America and Global: it’s time to unleash your creativity and design your own HKO-themed flag using your character’s farm! Participate in HKO’s Farm Your Flag and you could win 1,000 Loyalty Points! All valid entries will receive 200 loyalty Points!

Read on to participate in this event. If you have any questions, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or check out the forums!

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New installer and new zone: the Dream Carnival

We’ve been very busy here at Sanrio Digital the last few months and now we can finally reveal why. We’ve just introduced a new 140 MB installer with exciting new content for players to enjoy while they download Hello Kitty Online! That’s right: you can now download HKO and play at the same time!

The Dream Carnival is a brand new starting zone with its own story, quests, items, mini-games and features. In the Dream Carnival you will meet some of your favorite Sanrio characters and familiarize yourself with the basics of HKO while interacting with other players.

Even better, playing through the Dream carnival can earn your character a lot of goodies: when you leave the Dream Carnival you will be receive rewards based on your achievements in one of the final quests in the area.

While you explore the Dream Carnival, our nifty client will download the full HKO game in the background!

There are a few limitations:

This is a newbie zone and can only be accessed by new characters. Once you decide to leave the Dream Carnival, you cannot come back. Also, you cannot carry items and money out of the Dream Carnival (you can, however, receive various goods for your new character depending on how well you did in the Dream Carnival).

How to get to the Dream Carnival

New players just need to download and install our new 140 MB installer then log in using their SanrioTown login details. That’s it!

Players who already have HKO installed can access the Dream Carnival by updating their game clients to version 1.9.0.0.0. Launch HKO as usual, and click the “Get Patch” button when you come to the window size selection screen.

Then simply start a new character and enter the game. If you don’t want to delete your existing character to make a new one, you can simply register a new SanrioTown account.

Please note that this product is still in beta and is not yet available for North America, Brazil, Thailand and the Philippines - but it’s coming soon!

You can send us your opinions by writing to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or let us know what you think in the forums (bug reports are appreciated!). We hope you enjoy the Dream Carnival!

The Hello Kitty Online team

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Important news and changes for all players of Hello Kitty Online Europe & SanrioTown Europe

NOTE: this information applies to players of HKO Europe ONLY!

Updated schedule: HKO Europe will reopen on April 21, 2010. Servers will remain offline until then and we ask our European players to be patient while we finish the transition. Read the rest of the announcement below to learn more.

Sanrio Digital (the developer of Hello Kitty Online) is pleased to announce a new strategy to self-publish and operate Hello Kitty Online Europe & SanrioTown. This mutual decision was the result of cooperative discussions between Sanrio Digital and Burda:ic GmbH, the formerEuropean publisher of HKO.

On April 7th, 2010, Burda:ic has stopped all HKO service in order to hand over the day-to-day operations of HKO Europe to Sanrio Digital. After a short transition window HKO Europe will reopen on April 21, 2010 under Sanrio Digital management for an Open Beta that will introduce new services and features.

During this beta period the DreamShop item mall will be unavailable.

Users will be able to retain item inventory and their balance of Coins and Sanrio Loyalty Points (for information on how to transfer your Cash Points balance, please click here). The DreamShop item mall will reopen later in April, after the Open Beta Phase.

This transition will bring Sanrio Digital closer to the HKO community and Sanrio fan base in Europe and allow direct management of the game and brand strategy. Players can expect the following:

European players will receive information and announcements directly from the developer of HKO. Game patches and updates will be delivered from the developer directly to the player.
Previously, Burda:ic acted as intermediary between Sanrio Digital and the players; after the transition, Sanrio Digital will have a finger directly on the pulse of the European HKO community.
Centralized one-stop Game Master and Community support in English will be available on April 15th, immediately after the transition, with French and German support to follow.
All future financial transactions related to HKO will occur between players and Sanrio Digital.
The goal is to offer a smooth transition. Users will keep their login details, item inventory, email and blog accounts.
For detailed information on transferring your Coins balance from Burda:ic to Sanrio Digital, please click here.
Updated Terms of Service will apply to HKO and SanrioTown after the transition to Sanrio Digital.

More updates will be posted soon, so please check back regularly. Sanrio Digital would like to extend its gratitude to Burda:ic for having done a fantastic job publishing and operating Hello Kitty Online Europe. We look forward to a closer relationship with our European players!

The HKO Team