Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the fifth major game in the Animal Crossing series. This slice-of-life simulation game tasks the player with developing an abandoned island into a small town for its resident villagers. The game was released at the start of worldwide lockdowns amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which catapulted it into massive success. It's currently the best selling game of all time in Japan.
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Franchise
- Animal Crossing
- Platform(s)
- Switch
- Released
- March 20, 2020
- Developer(s)
- Nintendo EPD
- Publisher(s)
- Nintendo
- Genre(s)
- Simulation
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer , Local Multiplayer
- ESRB
- E for Everyone: Comic Mischief
- Expansions
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons — Happy Home Paradise
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