Customer Ratings & Reviews

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is .................. PRETTY AMAZING. I don't know why I put of playing this game for so long, guess I thought I wouldn't like it. But glad I took a gamble on this, I'm so in love with this game! It helps changes my pace with games I usually play that requires way more attention. If you want mindless and cute fun, this is perfect.

Though you can't go outside, you can still see your friends with this game in real time. It gives you incentive to get up early and go to bed early/keep a routine, and keeps the mind busy. The graphics are beautiful, and left me stunned compared to the last installment in the series (including New Leaf and Pocket Camp). There is a lot of potential for the game. - Lots of items for customizing your islander - Tons of Islanders to befriend and invite to live on your island - Island is almost entirely changeable with the design tools Cons: - Only one person can follow the main plotline as island representative, similar to having a mayor role in New Leaf - Only one island per switch - Dialogue options are repetitive to navigate - Price (Feels like I got what I paid for, however)

The greatest game ever!! It’s so easy to play and there’s plenty of possibilities! The game takes a while to play because it goes by actual time but it’s really fun and honestly addicting!

Very top tier game. Easy to play and very simple instructions

This is a great game, for Animal Crossing lovers and new fans alike. The quality of life changes for character customization, decoration, and inventory are all greatly appreciated. The villagers also seem to have regained more personality and I like the crafting pretty well. However, Animal Crossing has always been a slow burn sort of game and does involve some waiting. As for the multiplayer, I enjoy it as a namely solo player. You will need an online subscription for the true island to island multiplayer more than likely, as well as some features locked off into the Nintendo Online app. However, there is some local island to island multiplayer if you are in close proximity. I also enjoy the local co-op which I play with my friends with my guest account on my switch. Make no mistake, though. This game is ultimately a single player game with one island and thusly one island representative (the protagonist of the island that moves along urban development) per switch system (not per game). That ultimately means to have two islands to play with, say for two kids that both want to enjoy the entire story and island control, you will need two systems and two games. At least $520 overall usually, assuming you are purchasing the Lites. I wouldn't recommend this game for a solo switch household. There could be too much headache and heartbreak over a lovable virtual world.

Animal Crossing has always felt like an escape into another reality. In the height of the pandemic this game brought so much to the table. Craft, build, buy, and trade your way into creating your perfect little island paradise to melt away hours in. Fishing, collecting, designing, discovering everything is here. A little something for everyone. 10/10

Beautiful feel good game for the whole family. Regardless if it's little siblings, or my adult self playing this game, we all have fun building our own village in a paradise island at our own pace. Exploring its nature, meeting new animal neighbors, listening to relaxing fun music, all in a colorful environment, make this the most peaceful and inclusive game I have ever played!

A fun game honestly not much else to say I’m glad I bought tho it’s definitely my most played game on my switch

This game is great to pass time. Oh boy does time fly. Great for all ages. Catch Insects, Fish Plant, Flowers Trees build you Island. Insert items into museum to learn fun facts. Play online or stay off. Either way is just as fun. Easy to learn and fun to master. Build your Island Star Rating. Great Family game. Awesome game to Play Anywhere. High Regards Must Have.

Like the adventures in the game. Visiting other islands. You can change the clothes on the characters and decorate your house.

Fun animal Crossing with more customization options than previous game's

I don’t get to play games often but this is a nice title you can pick up and play as much as you want and then turn off and come back whenever you’re ready for more. Tons of content to keep you busy. I’ve already poured 60+ hours into the game and I am nowhere near being sick of it. No stress involved with gameplay, just very relaxing. Well worth picking up in my opinion.

This is a great game for when you just want to chill. It's surprisingly addicting. I wish there was a way to skip dialogue though. It gets very repetitive and annoying to go through the same dialogue a million times.

I was a huge Animal Crossing fan from the original Gamecube version. I didn't play the other versions and the mobile game was not my fave, but this is perfect! Great to play on the go, good for wasting time, graphics are cute and crisp, and they've improved on everything this time around! Maybe it's due to the quarantine, but this is what I look forward to every day

My kids have been begging me to purchase this game for months. I finally gave in and am so glad I did. This game is hours of fun for the entire family. We visit each other's islamd amd share resources. The graphics are great and the characters are adorable. Great game!

I pre-ordered this and received it to my house from Best Buy the day of release even with everything going on. I have played the previous games and I have to say this has to be the best one so far. You get so much freedom to customize your island compared to previous games and the graphics are great. The free updates always add fun new things so you're never bored.

I've been enjoying this game and find myself sinking an hour or 2 a day. It's definitely not perfect and right off the bat I'll say the game's biggest fault is tedious elements, however it's still a great experience and a game to sit down and relax to. To get the nitty-gritty out of the way I'll start with the problems. With the addition of new tools to help traverse your island came a common fault Nintendo is pretty reputable for: pushing them. Making your main motive of navigating the rest of your island by utilizing the vaulting pole and ladder just makes going around the island painstakingly annoying having to constantly put away your net just to get to another 'panel' of your island. Luckily as you progress you get to shape your island to iron this out, but it doesn't make for a welcoming experience into the game. As with adding the new tool, adding a crafting system was another thing Nintendo pushed a bit too much with introducing to the series for the first time where your tools break. It adds another unnecessarily tedious process to doing the things you play Animal Crossing for as you never know when your tool will break; if you don't have a DIY Bench in your inventory or nearby with the right materials (albeit you more than likely will have them) you're making a trip down the mountain and across the river just to get your net back and imagine encountering a new bug on the way that you won't be able to try to catch and will despawn the before you get back. These things just drag out the enjoyment of interacting with your world and really ends up getting tedious after your tools break 3-4 times. The other main fault of the game is the daily cap on the things you can do. While you can keep fishing for fish and catching bugs when all you're getting is the same things, it becomes disheartening and dull (and annoying everytime your rod or net breaks.) Other than that, knocking materials out of rocks and trees (with money out of rocks) and shaking the fruits out of all the trees then going to flip your loot for money is about it. You can talk to the villagers, but they don't offer you things to do as they did in previous games; no running errands tasks or "lets swap items" so once you flip your gains or donate your new discoveries to the museum you might as well just finish playing the game for the day. With that capping progress to where you're basically only progressing day-by-day just drags out the progress unnecessarily as things like the museum and shop are available at the get-go in the traditional game leading to a VERY slow start when you first start playing. I would say these problems are more prevalent to a veteran player of the series than a newcomer though. These problems I listed may kinda make playing the game feel like a drag and this review may be seeming contradictory to it's rating and title, however what I can say about fault I've listed is that admittedly, they're minor. These things make the game a bit more tedious or repetitive, but only in a minor way. Fishing and catching bugs albeit the same catches is just so addicting and satisfying to do. You just keep doing it and without realizing how much time you've lost to just doing that. The game's about relaxing and just doing something simple and easy and that's what that all is. You aren't stressing yourself on getting the best things; if they come to you, you feel gracious and happy but in the meantime just to be doing something is where the enjoyment comes from. Animal Crossing doesn't need to be anything extraordinary or overly rewarding as admittedly that approach makes for a more stressful experience in a game. If you're looking to just interact with a world in a game and relax, go at a slow pace, and just do things as they come this is for you...for anyone. Animal Crossing New Horizon is a nice break from the games that push your skills and make it to where you have some triumphant feat to accomplish. Sometimes you just need an experience to where you can take your time, not fret; the music articulates this goal of calming you with the soft tone it plays as you walk around. As the title of this states, the game is relaxing, addicting, and fun. It's one where you just enjoy yourself and nothing more. I highly recommend this game for anyone as we all need a little bit of relaxation among the stress we come across in our lives.

Fun game for everyone! Very creative and can be challenging so it provides hours of entertainment and enjoyment. Love seeing former characters and villagers from previous Animal Crossing games! I also think that earning bells, planting flowers/trees, catching bugs and shooting down balloons is easier in this new version.

I purchased a physical copy for my daughter, and the digital copy for myself. This is the type of game that you always want with you to sneak in some coffee break game play. Huge bonus is that it also gives me something else in common with my daughter to enjoy together. It's a great family game, but unfortunately for two town, you'll need two switch systems.

Wow, this was the first AC game I've ever played, but this has exceeded any expectations I had. Compared to the more-involved, combat-intensive games I've played, Animal Crossing New Horizons is a breath of fresh air, allowing me to enjoy a simple island life. Lots of options to be creative, and plenty of fun NPCs to meet and talk to. Great for all ages!