Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a life simulation game developed by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. Players move to a deserted island and gradually transform it into a personalized home filled with villagers, buildings, decorations and natural scenery. The game combines exploration, crafting, fishing, gardening, collecting and social interaction with real-time progression tied to the player’s system clock. Its relaxed pace and extensive customization options make it one of the most accessible and creative entries in the Animal Crossing series.
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- Regional Releases
- Worldwide
- Engine
- Proprietary Nintendo engine
- Director
- Aya Kyogoku
- Producer
- Hisashi Nogami
- Game Designer
- Katsuya Eguchi, Aya Kyogoku
- Writer / Narrative
- Nintendo EPD
- Composer
- Kazumi Totaka, Yasuaki Iwata, Shinobu Nagata
- PEGI Rating
- 3
- OpenCritic Score
- 90
- User Score (Metacritic)
- 8.8
- Prequel
- Animal Crossing: New Leaf
- DLC / Expansions
- Happy Home Paradise (2021)
