Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a 2020 social simulation game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It is the fifth main installment in the Animal Crossing series, following Animal Crossing: New Leaf. In New Horizons, the player controls a character who moves to a deserted island after purchasing a getaway package from Tom Nook, accomplishes assigned tasks, and develops the island as they choose. They can gather and craft items, customize the island, and develop it into a community of anthropomorphic animals.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2020
- Developer
- Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 20 March 2020 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo Switch |
| Genres | Simulation |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q64566657, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Animal Crossing: New Horizons? How long to beat it
Total play time for Animal Crossing: New Horizons is about 426.3 hours to do everything, and around 60.8 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 60.8h | 721 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 153.8h | 637 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 426.3h | 93 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Animal Crossing: New Horizons sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Animal Crossing: New Horizons lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 91ahead of 61% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 58ahead of 95% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Animal Crossing: New Horizons
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Common questions about Animal Crossing: New Horizons
What platforms is Animal Crossing: New Horizons on?
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is available on Nintendo Switch. It first released in 2020.
Who made Animal Crossing: New Horizons?
Animal Crossing: New Horizons was developed by Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Animal Crossing: New Horizons?
about 60.8 hours for the main story, 153.8 hours with the main extras, 426.3 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.