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Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Animal Crossing: New HorizonsA relaxing island life sim about crafting, decorating, and community.
Cities XL 2011
Cities XL 2011Build and design sprawling metropolises and diverse cities on a realistic planetary scale.
Overview
Description

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a laid-back life simulation where you develop a deserted island into a personalized community, crafting, decorating, and interacting with charming animal villagers in real time.

Cities XL 2011 offers city-builders unprecedented freedom to imagine, construct, and manage cities of all types and sizes. From bustling megalopolises of millions of citizens to specialized industrial hubs and scenic seaside resorts, players have complete control over their urban creations. Take advantage of a massive collection of over 700 distinct buildings and structures spread across 47 visually diverse maps. With enhanced gameplay mechanics, improved optimization, and deep economic simulation, Cities XL 2011 delivers an immersive and expansive sandbox experience for strategy and management enthusiasts.

Pricing
Paid (One-time)

Around $59.99 on Nintendo Switch.

Paid (One-time)
Category
Life & Farming Sim
City Builders & Management
Best for
Players who enjoy cozy, relaxing life sims
Simulation and city-builder fans
Specifications
Specifications
platforms
Nintendo Switch
deployment
Game
open source
No
api available
No
developer
Focus Entertainment
publisher
Focus Entertainment
age rating
ESRB E
multiplayer
Single player
critic score
71/100
General
msrp
$19.99
release date
2010-10-14
Pros & Cons
Pros
  • Deeply relaxing and charming
  • Huge customization
  • Great for all ages
  • Real-time seasonal charm
  • Massive variety of over 700 detailed buildings and structures
  • 47 diverse and visually impressive maps with realistic terrain
  • High level of creative freedom for designing unique urban layouts
  • Engaging economic management and specialized city types
Cons
  • Switch-only
  • Slow, repetitive loop for some
  • Limited without online play
  • Single-player experience lacks cooperative multiplayer modes
  • Performance can drop when cities reach massive populations
  • Traffic management mechanics can become challenging to optimize
Community & Metrics
Upvotes
8
0
User rating
4.7 (3)
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What reviewers say

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Reviews

4.7 (3)
Verified User

Recommend Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Picked up Animal Crossing: New Horizons recently. Huge customization. No real complaints. Would recommend.

Verified User

Recommend Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Been playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons with friends. Deeply relaxing and charming. One gripe: switch-only. Would recommend.

Verified User

So much fun

Been playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons with friends. Deeply relaxing and charming. No real complaints. Would recommend.

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