Customer Ratings & Reviews

Most games get you stressed out with missions and time trials, but you call the shots in Animal Crossing. Design your house, collect bugs, go fishing, meet your neighbors! What seems like a simple game starts to show how deep and gratifying it is the more you delve into everything that you can do!

Animal Crossing is a unique game which leaves many newcomers wondering what exactly you do in it or what the appeal is, so to explain that, in Animal Crossing you live in a village of animals where time flows with real-life time. There are a number of things you can do: talk to your neighbors, garden, catch fish, catch bugs, dig fossils.... How you spend your time is up to you, though at the start, the game will have you do specific things so you can learn how things work. You can earn money for literally anything you collect, and with that money you can buy clothes, furniture, or pay off your interest-free home loan to get a bigger house (you can also ignore the loan if you want). There is a museum you can donate creatures and fossils to, and many people try to find every possible creature and donate it. Anyway, that's what you do. It's not necessarily to everyone's taste, but if any of that sounds fun, you will love this game with its charming graphics, lovely music and vast series of tasks you can complete.

The latest Animal Crossing game came at the perfect time. With millions of people trapped at home, what better than a game where you travel to your own private island and mingle with anthropomorphic creatures while you decorate your home, go fishing, catch bugs, and otherwise lounge around? If you share a Switch with family members, you can even play couch co-op with up to four players. The only downside is each person playing on the same console does not get their own island, they only share one, and only the "main" player can make progress. But it does have online eight player capability and the design tool you are given for patterns is very robust. Keep in mind, this is not the kind of game that you just waltz in and "beat", it's meant to be played in short bursts. There's no end goal, really (unless you count paying off debts, adding new facilities to the island). It's a social simulation type game where you chat up locals and just do your own thing. Just what the doctor ordered to pass the time.

I bought this game for the family to play given all the hype and excitement. Animal Crossing delivers! It’s whimsically fun and there is so much depth to what you are able to do. The discovery of those subtle surprises is what makes this game a delight day after day. We are addicted!

Be prepared to loose hours to this game! It’s really addicting and a ton of fun building your island and community! The game is great for all ages and any creative minds! I’ve gotten older relatives addicted to this game. Just remember to pay back Tom nook at some point!

This game is honestly something of a wicked experience. I have always played action-adventure rpg games and have been a fan of games that release cyclicly every year that include Pokemon, Call of Duty, Assassin's Creed, Mario, etc. I've been playing games all my life and I kind of got bored playing the same game with the same mechanics all over again with different gimmicks. I'm happy to say that this game has proudly got me back into my long-time favorite hobby and reminded me why I love video games so much. It is so different and unique from everything I've personally played. Now I'm sure there are other games with a similar format, and I was hesitant on trying something new that I would probably end up not playing. From all the unique things you can do and the world/character development, I'm glad I gave this a shot and most of all this game has made me believe that I should keep an open mind and try out new things to play.

Man, I love this game. As a rule I don't usually give a hoot about video games, I mean I haven't had a console since the eighties, no joke. This, however, is too much fun as most of the planet already knows. It's helped me get through the pandemic, it chills me out when I'm stressed, I am still having fun on it even after having it for months and months. I highly recommend it if you have been one of the rare folks on the fence about it. I genuinely can't stand most games and I absolutely love this one, so if you want something to relax by and have a good time while designing and decorating your space, this is for you. I can even play it with my young kid, who also has a great time on it, and it gives us yet another common interest to bond over. Can't like it enough. Would like to have changing variety of items to redeem with miles, though, but that's beside the point.

Fun game and family friendly. Building a community and making it your own is very fun

I’ve been a fan of the Animal Crossing series since New Leaf was released years ago. When I heard the new game was coming out, on my birthday no less, my hopes were pretty high. Especially now with COVID-19 still keeping everyone inside to stop the curve (very important) I was running out of things to do. My birthday arrived, I got up early and braved the outside world, got to my local Best Buy and was first in the doors to pick up Animal Crossing New Horizons, got home as quick as I could, and literally played for 12 hours straight. This game is absolutely incredible. From all the little features, to it’s gorgeous graphics, to the nostalgia of all the returning Animal Crossing features, and the new ones as well. The amount of creative freedom you get in this game blew me away. This game is literally the only thing that saved my birthday this year. It’s incredible and I highly recommend it to everyone, especially people who are just getting interested in the Animal Crossing series.

This game is so peaceful and serene. I have so much fun opening up presents to find some new piece of clothing or furniture! It’s so exciting, even the little stuff. You can play with friends and you can get screwed over by Tom Nook and get tricked into indentured servitude! I love it!

Animal Crossing New Horizons appeals to any fans of casual, relaxing gaming. You can spend hours decorating, fishing, bug-catching, or terraforming your island paradise. Play local or online multi-player for even more fun. Please note that you can only have one island on your Switch.

As a fan of Animal Crossing for 18 years, this new game goes truly beyond and is great for beginners and long-time gamers alike! Easy to pick up for kids as a productive and lightly educational game. Great for adults looking to decompress and get creative. Fun for the whole family!

This game is so fun. It’s adorable. There’s all ways something to do. Are you low on materials? Get a Nook Miles ticket and stock up that way. I’ve been playing this pretty much all day except for when I’m eating of course. A very nice, calming game to play while you’re stuck inside.

There are a lot of things that you can do each day, I play it everyday, as you progress, new things will be “unlocked”. You can decorate and collect whatever you want. I totally recommend, it’s the best “do it at your own pace” game I’ve ever played!

We have bought this game for both of our daughters- aged 15 and 18. They both love it and play it frequently. My younger daughter loves to show us her town that she is creating and the animal friends that she has.

I bought this game for my girlfriend, and she played it so much! She loved it

A fun relaxing game that's just too cute. I love the new online multiplayer capabilities and being able to use my phone as an auxiliary tool for messaging and importing designs into the game. Highly recommend for when you're stuck inside and needing something calming to relax with.

My 8-year-old daughter loves this game! It is very creative and she can interact with different characters and travel across the Animal Crossing Islands. She loves all the cute woodsy characters and is very happy with the gameplay. She has played hours; great value for the money.

Good game bought it for my niece. Will give it to her for holidays

I have loved the Animal Crossing games from the beginning, since the Nintendo Gamecube and have played every version except Go to the City for the Wii. This game is great! It has a lot of familiar features, but adds some new ones. It also streamlines some of the old GC components, like the DS versions did (ex: museum donations, selling). It also makes decorating more efficient. One of my favorite features however, is Co-Play. My family and I have always played these games together, but only now can we simultaneous play while living in the same town! This is so fun and I love being able to switch back and forth as leader while playing together. I am really looking forward to logging hundreds of hours on this game. It is easy enough for newbies to get into and also has enough variation from previous games for AC vets to still have fun and enjoy something different. This is a Nintendo masterpiece for sure.