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Animal Crossing: New Horizons

2020Nintendo EPDSwitch · Switch 2
85PurrfectSadkitty Score
85KitSuperintelligent review
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About the game

You move to a deserted island and slowly build it into a home, fishing, crafting and decorating on a real-time clock. It launched in March 2020, right as the world locked down, and became a global comfort blanket.

Kit's verdict · 8.5/10The perfect digital holiday, as long as you're in no hurry at all. Kit · Sadkitty Games

Loved

  • Terraforming lets you reshape the whole island
  • A gentle daily routine that's easy to love
  • Seasonal events and holidays all year round

Not so much

  • Crafting one item at a time is painfully slow
  • Only one island per Switch, shared by every player

Play it if anyone who wants a calm, creative routine to come back to every day.

Skip it if players who need goals, combat or a story to stay hooked.

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Cheats & codes

No cheat codes

Animal Crossing: New Horizons doesn't have cheat codes. The tips and secrets below are the next best thing.

Tips

Play it better

  1. Buy turnips from Daisy Mae on Sunday mornings and check Nook's Cranny prices twice a day. A good spike can make millions.
  2. Before hitting a rock, dig holes behind and beside you so you don't get knocked back. You can then get up to eight items from it.
  3. Shake every tree each day for furniture and bells, but have your net out in case wasps drop.
  4. Bury bells in the glowing spot each day to grow a money tree that pays back triple.
  5. Spend Nook Miles on the inventory pouch upgrades early. More space saves you endless trips home.
  6. Dig up the four or so fossils that appear each day and get them assessed at the museum for easy bells.
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Trivia

  • It sold over 13 million copies in its first six weeks, faster than any previous Switch game.
  • It has sold more than 45 million copies, making it the best-selling Animal Crossing by far.
  • Joe Biden's 2020 US presidential campaign handed out official yard signs for players' islands.
  • Players held birthday parties, weddings and even graduation ceremonies on their islands during lockdown.
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