Reviews from

in the past


I don't have much to reference this game to because I only played Wild World on DS when I was much younger, but it's a super fun game. Came out at the perfect time and it was at it's best when you had a community of friends to play with. One thing that is super fucking annoying and seems super unnecessary was the fact that there's extra steps to transfer your island save data if you buy a new Switch. I did not realize that and lost all of my data, so my 80+ hours of gameplay gone and I will never play this one again.

SO FUN for 3 weeks when you hyperfixate on it .

got me into games, Love It 𓆣ִ ࣪⋆⭒˚。⋆

i struggled with lack of novelty a couple hundred hours into my second island so i've put the game on a halt. creo que a la peña le mola seguir currándoselo para coseguir pagar toda la hipoteca y las herramientas de oro y todo eso pero creo que ese juego no me interesa tanto. me gustaría completar el museo tho ·~· hmmm

shelved but will play again... might start a third island from scratch¿ maybe i could get the expansion... will see

Why did I pick this up in the first place?


Absolutely loved this game during the pandemic. Haven't played earlier AC games.

It really helped me go through covid at the beginning but lasted only for like 20h

Insanely good. Played during covid and had fun

being able to put stuff outside is cool

Some good additions to New Leaf (terraforming!) but the characters have better personalitites in NL and in general I tend to prefer NL's "simpler" game loop.

It feels like NL was made to be played in short sessions every day for the rest of your life, while New Horizons was made to be binged and "completed" by playing it as much as possible as fast as possible. Which to be fair, even if it was true, would probably have been the correct choice for the COVID era. I just prefer NL personally!

Cool but not my type of game

if you don't like this game i don't like you. i wish it kept receiving updates, stupid decision on nintendo's part
i also really hate that games are bound to the switch because i lost my 200hr island and i'm mad as fuck

A solid entry without the staying power of earlier games.

this is the first animal crossing game that i've really become invested in, and it's a lot of fun! there comes a point where it's seriously repetitive and from what i've seen it lacks a lot of cool features games like new leaf had, but i still have a good time playing. they really fumbled by stopping the updates so early....

fun, wish there was better multiplayer + more content!

march 2020 idon'twanttogetoutofbed-core

They milked this game so much, but it felt kinda empty which is a shame, still it is very polished and cutesy, plus it got so many people into the series which is great.

Like most people, I played this game nonstop for several months straight and then eventually just fell off and never picked it back up again. Fun game, but I don't see myself returning to it any time soon.

lots of quality of life features to appreciate like the much more diverse/accessible character creator, plus the aesthetics and customization are great! but there is still much i have to criticize about the game, unfortunately. though it has all the basic pieces one would expect from an animal crossing game, like a town hall or a clothing store or a museum, comparing it to previous entries does make it feel like it's missing a few stuff. the drip-feed style of content additions did not do it any favors. like, the art exhibit being added in a post-launch update was kind of ridiculous. but even now, when the game is in its "completed" state, it still feels like only the bones of an animal crossing game are found here without much meat to dig into, especially if you are not interested in town customization and more into town simulation and roleplaying. while i more favor the former, i think new horizons went too far in favoring customizing the town over actually living in it, and i hope future entries don't follow too closely in its structure.
still, the 200+ hours i put into this game were not wasted ones, in my opinion. the expansion pass is well worth the money and my main reason for returning (again, i like decorating!)

A fun cozy experience, brought down by the waiting you have to do to experience all the content. Though if just go on for an hour a day, you'll have a good ol' time


j'ai 1645h de jeu au total et c'est pas une vanne

Antes de jogar eu tinha uma paixão imensa pelo jogo (porque imaginava que seria incrível), e até foi, mas acabei me desapegando muito rápido

I love this game but it doesn't have the magic that New Leaf had. For whatever reason. Happy Home Designer is awesome though.