Play this when
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
When the world feels like too much, sometimes the most healing thing is watering flowers on your own little island. 🏝️
Who it's for
New Horizons runs on the real-time clock, so each day brings a few small, finishable jobs: shake trees, catch a fish, donate to the museum, chat with villagers.
Lonely→Comforted
Feelings it meets
What it is
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a life-simulation game developed by Nintendo EPD (directed by Aya Kyogoku, produced by Hisashi Nogami) and released by Nintendo for the Switch in March 2020.
Where to find it
Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 (Nintendo eShop or physical retail). Online play needs a Nintendo Switch Online subscription.
Before you start
Heads up: Mild cartoon peril (wasp stings).
Age: Not verified (suggested 6+)
The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself.Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter 27
