What does Hoa have in common with the classic mobile game Flappy Bird? In both, you accompany a peaceful being through challenging environments and, this is the crucial point here; both games come from Vietnam. Since the release of Flappy Bird, it took a long time for a game from the Southeast Asian country to get so much international attention again. Our review now wants to check whether the advance praise for the platformer Hoa, often framed as Ghibli-Esque, is justified.