General Information
**Platform:** Nintendo Switch
**Release Date:** March 2020, 2020
**No. of Players:** 1 player (Up to 8 on same console)
**Genre(s):** Role-Playing, Adventure, Simulation
**Game file size:** 6.2 GB
**Publisher: Nintendo**
**Developer:** Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development
**Overview (from Nintendo eShop page)**
>Escape to a deserted island and create your own paradise as you explore, create, and customize in the Animal Crossing: New Horizons game. Your island getaway has a wealth of natural resources that can be used to craft everything from tools to creature comforts. You can hunt down insects at the crack of dawn, decorate your paradise throughout the day, or enjoy sunset on the beach while fishing in the ocean. The time of day and season match real life, so each day on your island is a chance to check in and find new surprises all year round.Show off your island utopia to family and friends—or pack your bags and visit theirs. Whether playing online* or with others beside you**, island living is even better when you can share it. Even without hopping on a flight, you’ll meet a cast of charming animal residents bursting with personality. Friendly faces like Tom Nook and Isabelle will lend their services and happily help you grow your budding community. Escape to your island getaway—however, whenever, and wherever you want.
Reviews Aggregators:
[Opencritic:](https://opencritic.com/game/7409/animal-crossing-new-horizons)93 (29 critics)
[Metacritic:](https://www.metacritic.com/game/switch/animal-crossing-new-horizons) MC 92
USGamer- 4,5/5.0
>With real-world headlines more harrowing than ever, there’s never been a better time to go on vacation within Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Gamespot – 8.0/10.0
>New Horizons certainly has a slower pace than other Animal Crossing games, partially because you have to work to get things up and running on the island at the start. And while I’m impatient to discover what upgrades might be coming my way (and I need to mess around with Island Designer more), I still feel as though I’ve done a lot on my island. I’ve crafted tons of furniture, upgraded my house seven times, picked thousands of weeds, and done far too many drastic outfit changes. I’m as excited to see what random events await me each morning as I am to decorate my island and make it my own, and that’s sure to keep me coming back for the foreseeable future.
– Eurogamer ‘Essential’
– VGC -5/5
– VG247 – 5/5 V
– Venturebeat – 95
– Wccftech 9.4
– IGN 9
– Game Informer 9
– USgamer 4.5/5
– Destructoid 8.5
– GameSpot 8 (RiP)