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Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Animal Crossing: New HorizonsA relaxing island life sim about crafting, decorating, and community.
Medieval: Total War - Viking Invasion
Medieval: Total War - Viking InvasionConquer Europe as a fierce Viking warlord in epic medieval strategy
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.

Lead your Viking clan across the seas and dominate the medieval world in this expansive expansion to Medieval: Total War. Experience deep turn‑based campaign planning combined with massive real‑time battles that capture the brutality and glory of the Viking Age. The expansion adds new factions, units, and a richly detailed campaign map, letting you raid, trade, and forge alliances while mastering both strategic diplomacy and tactical battlefield command.

Pricing
Paid (One-time)

Around $59.99 on Nintendo Switch.

Paid (One-time)
Category
Life & Farming Sim
Turn-Based Strategy
Best for
Players who enjoy cozy, relaxing life sims
Strategy enthusiasts
Specifications
Spec source
AI-estimated
AI-estimated
Specifications
platforms
Nintendo Switch
deployment
Game
open source
No
api available
No
developer
The Creative Assembly
publisher
Activision
age rating
ESRB T
multiplayer
Single player, Multiplayer
critic score
81/100
General
release date
2003-05-06
Pros & Cons
Pros
  • Deeply relaxing and charming
  • Huge customization
  • Great for all ages
  • Real-time seasonal charm
  • Deep strategic depth combining turn‑based and real‑time elements
  • Authentic historical factions and units
  • Large, visually impressive battles
  • Robust multiplayer support
Cons
  • Switch-only
  • Slow, repetitive loop for some
  • Limited without online play
  • Steep learning curve for newcomers
  • Limited modern UI compared to newer titles
  • Occasional AI pathfinding issues
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)
Anonymous

Recommend Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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

Anonymous

Recommend Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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

Anonymous

So much fun

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

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