Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a contemporary major release from Nintendo, remembered on our archive for its life sim identity and the conversation it created around play, craft, and taste.

8.1 average critic score

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Easy to watch, warm to play

Faride / rank #32 / 2020-12-10 / 8.6

Faride connects with Animal Crossing: New Horizons when it gives the player room to breathe, look, listen, and enjoy the journey without losing momentum.

Production craft with purpose

Ehsan / rank #104 / 2020-12-11 / 8.0

Ehsan values Animal Crossing: New Horizons most when its presentation, pacing, feel, and technical craft seem built from the same blueprint.

A world worth carrying after the credits

Morteza / rank #248 / 2020-12-12 / 7.6

Morteza responds to how Animal Crossing: New Horizons binds mood, character, and play. The archive score is strongest when the game gives him a reason to keep going beyond pure challenge.