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Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Animal Crossing: New HorizonsA relaxing island life sim about crafting, decorating, and community.
Worms: Battle Islands
Worms: Battle IslandsTurn‑based worm warfare with explosive humor and destructible terrain
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.

Worms: Battle Islands brings the classic turn‑based strategy of the Worms series to a modern battlefield, letting players control quirky worms as they fire a wild arsenal of weapons at each other across fully destructible landscapes. The game blends tactical depth with a light‑hearted comedic tone, offering both a single‑player campaign and online multiplayer skirmishes. Each match is a chaotic puzzle of physics and strategy, where terrain deformation and weapon variety create endless tactical possibilities, all wrapped in the series’ signature cartoon charm.

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
Fans of tactical, comedic strategy games
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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Team17
publisher
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THQ, Sony Computer Entertainment
age rating
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ESRB E10+
multiplayer
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Single player
critic score
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67/100
General
msrp
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$19.99
release date
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2010-11-22
Pros & Cons
Pros
  • Deeply relaxing and charming
  • Huge customization
  • Great for all ages
  • Real-time seasonal charm
  • Deep tactical gameplay with turn‑based mechanics
  • Highly interactive, destructible environments
  • Large variety of humorous weapons
  • Both single‑player and online multiplayer modes
Cons
  • Switch-only
  • Slow, repetitive loop for some
  • Limited without online play
  • Limited platform availability (PC only)
  • Online matchmaking can be inconsistent
  • Humor may not appeal to all players
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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