Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a relaxing, adorable respite from reality where you're given an empty tropical island that you can build into your own unique paradise. Here's how to get started choosing a roof color, collecting resources, recruiting neighbors, and everything else you may need to know.

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How to move your tent in Animal Crossing: New Horizons and where to put it

ByJust Lunning

Pitch it. Place it. Move it?

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The 3 best early uses for your Nook Miles in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

ByJen Glennon

A couple of must-have items will make island life a whole lot easier early on.

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Everything you need to make 3 new homes in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

ByJen Glennon

Island life is booming.

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How to get iron nuggets, axe, and shovel early on in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

ByJust Lunning and Mike Bloom

You'll need these essential items to build your island paradise.

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3 ways to access multiplayer in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

ByJust Lunning and Mike Bloom

Live your island life with pals by your side!

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How to find Wisp, your ghostly neighbor in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

ByJust Lunning

This friendly fellow only comes out in the wee hours.

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How to build bridges and inclines in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

ByJust Lunning

Reach the previously unreachable.

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons has a time travel cheat, but there's a catch

ByJust Lunning

This exploit comes at a grave cost.

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How to get and use Star Fragments in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

ByTomas Franzese

It's always a good time to wish upon a shooting star.

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How to catch tarantulas in Animal Crossing: New Horizons and earn lots of Bells

ByTomas Franzese

You can profit greatly from the most frightening critter in New Horizons.

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How to help Gulliver in Animal Crossing: New Horizons and find every part

ByJust Lunning

Gulliver's travels seem quite unfortunate.

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‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ Iron Nuggets: 3 best and worst ways to get them

ByJust Lunning

Iron Nuggets are surprisingly scarce in 'Animal Crossing: New Horizons.' We've put together three surefire strategies to make sure you maximize your Iron Nuggets and can craft to your heart's content.

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3 ways to get new Villagers in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

ByJust Lunning

...or make them leave.

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Everything you need to know about Saharah in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

ByTomas Franzese

This elusive saleswoman can help you score some of the coolest ways to decorate your house.

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How to make 30,000 Bells with an Animal Crossing: New Horizons Money Tree

ByJust Lunning

Prove your parents wrong: Money really does grow on trees.

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How to buy clothing from Kicks the skunk in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

ByTomas Franzese

Here's how to get this traveling salesman to visit your island.

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How to create and share custom designs in 'Animal Crossing: New Horizons'

ByJust Lunning and Mike Bloom

Put your favorite property in Animal Crossing New Horizons.

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11 Final Fantasy VII Remake outfits to wear in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

ByJust Lunning

You might not be able to get a Buster Sword, but you can still look like Cloud.

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5 Rick and Morty-themed Animal Crossing designs you can get right now

ByDanny Paez

Walk around you island looking like Rick Sanchez ... or Evil Morty.

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18 anime-themed Animal Crossing costumes for you to wear right now

ByJust Lunning and Mike Bloom

A fashion sense to stun za warudo.

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20 wallpaper QR codes to spruce up your Animal Crossing abode

ByJust Lunning

Your stylish villager needs a fitting backdrop.

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10 Animal Crossing: New Horizons QR codes for Stone Paths and other roads

ByJust Lunning

If you want more sophisticated island life in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, then use these QR codes for Stone Paths and so much more.

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10 Sailor Moon-themed outfits to wear right now in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

ByJust Lunning

Fill your whole island with Moon Prism Power!

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11 Star Wars-themed outfits to wear right now in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

ByJust Lunning

Start wearing Star Wars regalia on your barren island using these QR codes.

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14 Nintendo-themed designs to wear right now in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

ByJust Lunning

Look like your favorite fictional pal.

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Everything you need to know about Animal Crossing's Festivale event

ByGiovanni Colantonio

Animal Crossing's latest event brings a colorful party to the game.

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How to find ornaments in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

ByTomas Franzese

If you want to craft some holiday furniture, you'll have to get ornaments first!

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Everything you need to know about Wedding Season in Animal Crossing

ByTomas Franzese

Getting married in Animal Crossing: New Horizons will be a whole lot easier after this next event.

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What to know about Flick's Animal Crossing bug-catching tourney

ByTomas Franzese

The final event before summer fully launches in Animal Crossing is yet another Bug Off hosted by Flick.

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What to know about CJ's Animal Crossing: New Horizons July fishing tourney

ByTomas Franzese

CJ is coming back very soon, so get ready for some peak summer fishing.

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How to farm pumpkins for Halloween in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

ByDanny Paez

Pumpkin season is here!

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Everything you need to know about Summer Shells in Animal Crossing

ByJust Lunning

Summer has never been so shell-tacular.

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Where to find each yellow booth for the Animal Crossing Stamp Rally

ByTomas Franzese

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is celebrating International Museum Day with a multi-week event where you collect stamps.

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Everything you need to know about Animal Crossing's Museum Day

ByTomas Franzese

It's time to get a little culture, islanders.

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How to navigate Rover's May Day maze in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

ByTomas Franzese

Here's how to navigate the special island tour and claim the event's prize.

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Leif brought Nature Day to Animal Crossing, so here’s everything to know

ByTomas Franzese

Leif is visiting New Horizons islands for Nature Day, and he might stick around for many weeks to come.

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April update could add Rover to Animal Crossing: New Horizons for May Day

ByTomas Franzese

Nintendo has hinted that a beloved Animal Crossing character will return for the May Day event in New Horizons, and it's almost certainly Rover.

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Every event coming to Animal Crossing through the end of June

ByTomas Franzese

Bunny Day was just the beginning. Here are 4 new events that'll come to New Horizons before July 2020.

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What to know about the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nature Day event

ByTomas Franzese

Leif is about to visit your island to celebrate Earth Day, but he'll be sticking around for a lot longer.

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What to know about CJ's Animal Crossing: New Horizons fishing tourney

ByTomas Franzese

CJ is about to visit your island on Saturday for a fishing tournament just before Bunny Day.

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40 Bunny Day recipes for your excess of Easter eggs in Animal Crossing

ByJust Lunning

Bunny day isn't just an egg collecting holiday. You can collect 40 DIY recipes including new clothing and furniture.

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