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Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Animal Crossing: New HorizonsA relaxing island life sim about crafting, decorating, and community.
Stronghold: Crusader Extreme
Stronghold: Crusader ExtremeEpic Middle‑East RTS with massive 10,000‑unit armies and classic Crusader gameplay
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.

Stronghold: Crusader Extreme expands the classic 2001 Stronghold: Crusader by adding larger armies, new buildings, and fresh missions set in the Crusades era. It also bundles an updated version of the original game, offering a comprehensive historical strategy experience. The Extreme edition supports both single‑player and multiplayer modes, and with the official HD patch you can even build outposts on original maps, delivering deep tactical gameplay for history‑focused RTS fans.

Pricing
Paid (One-time)

Around $59.99 on Nintendo Switch.

Paid (One-time)
Category
Life & Farming Sim
Real-Time Strategy
Best for
Players who enjoy cozy, relaxing life sims
Strategy enthusiasts and history fans
Specifications
Specifications
platforms
Nintendo Switch
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deployment
Game
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open source
No
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api available
No
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developer
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Firefly Studios
publisher
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Firefly Studios
age rating
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ESRB T
multiplayer
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Single player, Multiplayer
critic score
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40/100
General
msrp
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$39.99
release date
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2008-07-02
Pros & Cons
Pros
  • Deeply relaxing and charming
  • Huge customization
  • Great for all ages
  • Real-time seasonal charm
  • Massive army sizes for epic scale
  • New missions and buildings add fresh content
  • Includes the classic Crusader game
  • HD patch enhances original maps
Cons
  • Switch-only
  • Slow, repetitive loop for some
  • Limited without online play
  • Critic score is low, indicating mixed reviews
  • Limited to PC platform only
  • Outpost and god power features are omitted in the base Extreme version
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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