Heartopia Removes Questline Featuring ‘Monkey Noises’ After Accusations Of ‘Blatant Racism’
Kotaku | 08.03.2026 00:00
The team behind Heartopia, the Animal Crossing-esque cozy sim that was forced to disclose its gen-AI usage on Steam back in January, has expressed its “deepest apologies” and removed a quest from the game following backlash from the playerbase. The now removed quest featured person of color named Kapil who would make “monkey noises” and dance after being fed a poisoned mushroom.
