Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
A carefree new life is just beyond the horizon! Step off the plane and onto your very own deserted island where new friends, discoveries and opportunities are waiting for you. Escape to a deserted island and…
Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is a simulator developed by Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 5, released 15 January 2026 on Nintendo Switch 2.
What Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is
Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is a simulator game developed by Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 5 and released in 2026. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A carefree new life is just beyond the horizon! Step off the plane and onto your very own deserted island where new friends, discoveries and opportunities are waiting for you. Escape to a deserted island and create your own paradise as you explore, create, and customize in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. 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 the 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…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It supports multiplayer for up to 12 players online, and includes co-op. Local play supports 8 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Animal Crossing series
Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is the 85th of 85 entries we hold in the Animal Crossing series. It arrived a year after Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete. It is the most recent released entry in the series. Its critic score of 90 is 7 points above the series average of 83. The highest-rated entry is Mario Kart 8: DLC Pack Two at 96.
How it was received
Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition holds a critic score of 90 out of 100. That places it above 93% of the 2,882 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2026 averaged 78, so it scored 12 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition launched on 15 January 2026, within three weeks of Hytale, Cairn, Dragon Quest VII Reimagined and Mio: Memories in Orbit. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4. It arrived 9 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Hytale, Cairn, Dragon Quest VII Reimagined, Mio: Memories in Orbit.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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