Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing, known in Japan as Dōbutsu no Mori, is a social simulation game developed and published by Nintendo. It was first released in 2001 for the Nintendo 64 in Japan, followed by an enhanced port for the GameCube. The GameCube version was localized for North America, Australia, and Europe between 2002 and 2004. It is the first game in the Animal Crossing series.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2001
- Developer
- Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 15 December 2001 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo GameCube, Steam Deck |
| Genres | Simulation |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q5345827, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Animal Crossing? How long to beat it
Total play time for Animal Crossing is about 610.8 hours to do everything, and around 66.1 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 | 66.1h | 55 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 148.6h | 34 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 610.8h | 11 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Animal Crossing 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 lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 61ahead of 15% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 48ahead of 86% 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
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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Common questions about Animal Crossing
What platforms is Animal Crossing on?
Animal Crossing is available on Nintendo GameCube, Steam Deck. It first released in 2001.
Who made Animal Crossing?
Animal Crossing was developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Animal Crossing?
about 66.1 hours for the main story, 148.6 hours with the main extras, 610.8 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.