PS4 Games Like Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Animal Crossing: New Horizons couldn’t have come at a much better time for the world right now. It’s the perfect blend of idyllic scenery, wish fulfillment, and creativity that gives gamers a welcome respite from the state of affairs in the real world. The cute critters that populate your deserted island almost fill the friend-shaped void in your life and let you socialize safely.
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Unfortunately, it seems like every person out there has jumped on the Animal Crossing hype bandwagon — and because of that Nintendo Switches are sold out in shops almost everywhere. If you’re unable to experience the joy that this Nintendo classic can bring, don’t worry. Here are 10 PS4 games that will let you live out your dreams of customizing your own paradise.
Updated April 24th, 2022 by Russ Boswell: Animal Crossing: New Horizons remains one of the most entertaining «town building» sims on the Nintendo Switch, with players still flocking to their getaway islands each and every day. With updates, events, and even new characters joining the fray, there always seems to be something to occupy players’ time. Unfortunately, Animal Crossing: New Horizons is only available on the Nintendo Switch, which has PS4 owners missing out on the fun and festivities. Thankfully, though, there are some great games similar to Animal Crossing that can be played on the PS4. To showcase some of the best games that PS4 players can hop onto in lieu of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the following list has been updated with more entries.
13/13 Dragon Quest Builders 2
Those looking for some RPG elements sprinkled in with their town-building mechanics should definitely check out Dragon Quest Builders 2. This robust and entertaining title borrows elements and characters from the Dragon Quest franchise and offers up a fairly engaging single-player experience that has players building structures and fighting back against a destructive cult.
What makes this release even better is that it offers a pretty in-depth multiplayer mode that allows players to enjoy an online experience with up to three other friends (four players at one time). Dragon Quest Builders 2 may not be as «slice of life» as Animal Crossing: New Horizons is, but it still offers a lot of enjoyment and a good town-building experience.
12/13 Minecraft
Those that enjoy playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons because they like building and designing an island may want to consider hopping onto the Minecraft train and building their community from the ground up. The best part about Minecraft is its blockular building system with has players constructing massive towns, buildings, and even islands with Lego-like cubes. The best part of Minecraft is that it also includes combat elements, farming, and even basic contraptions thanks to its Redstone.
Players can even join servers and create their own multiplayer worlds to invite friends and family to play along.
There’s a reason that Minecraft stands as one of the best selling Indie titles of all time, and its success is the reason it’s grown into such a phenomenon over the years.
11/13 Dreams
One of the most engaging things to do on Animal Crossing: New Horizons is visit other players and take a stroll around their island. There is something so fun and interesting about taking a look at what other players have built, whether it be for inspiration in a player’s own world or to simply stare in awe at some of the amazing things that players are able to build with a simple set of tools. Dreams takes this concept to the next level by giving its players an intuitive game engine that lets them build their own completely playable games.
Those that want to see what other players are capable of can load up Dreams and look through all of the interesting and entertaining games available, while also taking a crack at making their own!
10/13 Stardew Valley
This indie darling from ConcernedApe is a pixel art dream.
You play as a disenfranchised office worker, tired of the monotonous routine of a 9-5 job, who inherits their late grandfather’s farm in the quaint setting of Pelican Town. Much like Animal Crossing, you’ll come across a variety of residents, each with their own quirky qualities.
By giving them gifts, having a good old chat with them, and helping them out when they need it, you’ll form heartwarming relationships that make Stardew Valley a special game. Whilst the days in Stardew Valley are set to 10 minutes, rather than Animal Crossing’s real-life progression, the game still lets you decide what you want to spend your day doing as well.
9/13 Stranded Sails: Explorers of the Cursed Islands
Just like in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Stranded Sails: Explorers of the Cursed Islands is based on a deserted island. Sadly, there’s no furry billionaire philanthropist to guide you on your journey to the latest chic getaway — the player is immediately shipwrecked and faced with supernatural creatures.
You’re in charge of bringing your fellow survivors together and forming a community — feeding them, catering to their requests, and exploring the land you’re stuck on. The only REAL difference between these two games is that there’s no friendly Orville and Wilbur to safely bring you to paradise. And the fact the island is cursed. But the sound of the waves crashing against the shore is almost enough to make you forget about that.
8/13 Forager
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the first console Animal Crossing game to introduce the mechanics of crafting. Grinding has always been a key part of the series — farming fruit trees, hunting for the money rock, and catching bugs and fish are necessary to make bells and thrive in your town.
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This means that grinding for crafting materials in New Horizons feels natural — as it should. If this is your favourite part of the game, Forager is definitely for you.
The developers at HopFrog say they took inspiration from Stardew Valley, Terraria, and Zelda, so if you’ve enjoyed any of those games, it’s another reason to pick up Forager.
7/13 My Time at Portia
The bright colors and charm of My Time at Portia are reminiscent of Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ cartoon-like world. But this cutesy art style hides a dark secret that sets it apart from Animal Crossing (as far as we know) — it’s set after the apocalypse. It follows Animal Crossing’s laid-back approach to gaming as players are free to spend their days how they like, whether that be fishing, crafting buildings, or getting to know the residents. But if you’re not sure on Animal Crossing’s hands-off approach, you’ll be glad to hear there is a bit more of a narrative structure to help you along your way.
6/13 Moonlighter
Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-like elements.
So it may surprise you that it’s on a list of games similar to the laid back life sim that is Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Whilst this latest installment in the Animal Crossing franchise doesn’t have you work on a part-time basis, long-time fans of the series will know that once upon a time your character worked for Tom Nook in order to pay off your house loan.
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But that’s not the only reason it’s similar — working in a shop, talking to customers, and stocking shelves creates the same kind of relaxing atmosphere that wandering around your island listening to the waves has. Sure, you might not take on dungeons and smite evil creatures that are lurking in Animal Crossing, but if you’ve ever had an ugly villager move onto your island, you might wish you could.
5/13 Yonder: Cloud Catcher Chronicles
This chill open-world adventure takes you on a magical journey across the island of Yonder to find your calling in life.
You can be anything you want, from a chef to a farmer. With the recently added addition of terraforming to the Animal Crossing franchise, creative souls across the world have been constructing their own cafes, restaurants and shops on their once deserted island. This freedom to create areas with their own distinctive style is reminiscent of Yonder, which has its own areas separated by different environments. You can even make friends with the unique creatures who roam the land by feeding them treats, which would also work very well for lazy villagers on your island.
4/13 Castaway Paradise
You might have heard of Castaway Paradise as a mobile and PC game before, but this successful life simulator is now on Xbox One and PS4 for all the console gamers out there in need of a holiday.
Described as an «Instant vacation on your own tropical island,» players can decorate their island, try out the latest fashion trends, catch bugs, grow crops, and become BFFs with your new neighbors.
Some of the residents are even animals, so if you’re a PS4 player looking for a tropical island getaway, look no further.
3/13 The Sims 4
If you’re looking for a classic life simulator, there are very few games out there that sum up the genre better than The Sims. If interior design is your thing in Animal Crossing, it stands to reason you’ll love designing the perfect homes for all your sims.
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Whilst you probably won’t have robot frogs and horrifying clown sheep move in next door (although, who knows what the next Sims expansion pack will bring), the intuitive home building and creative freedom definitely put this game on the list. Be warned though, in this game your landlord won’t accept 3 yellow butterflies as a suitable method of payment.
2/13 Little Dragon Cafe
Brewster isn’t in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (yet). So players have taken to making their own cafe areas on their islands.
Little Dragon Cafe is a step up in your coffee-scented holiday dreams. Who doesn’t want to fall in love, open a coffee shop, and raise a baby dragon? In this game from the original creator of Harvest Moon, you can do just that. Packed with heart and whimsy, this fantasy game lets you explore the world on the back of your pet dragon and solve the mystery of your mother’s illness.
1/13 Slime Rancher
If you enjoy the Stalk Market in Animal Crossing, Slime Rancher is a must-buy. You run a «Plort» farm, which are blobs that look similar to slimes in Stardew Valley. Each Plort is based on different animals and object, just like villagers in Animal Crossing. The likening to your villagers should probably end there though. You can trade Plorts on the Plort Market, which fluctuates just like the real stock market. Another similarity is that you can create hybrid Plorts, just like hybrid flower patches. But Slime Rancher is a charming, chilled out experience.
Until you end up having to incinerate Tabby Slimes because you misjudged the market.
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Games like Animal Crossing for PS4 and Xbox if you don’t have a Switch
Whether it was good timing or just a really great game, Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a mega-hit that’s spawned countless memes and racked up millions of sales for Nintendo. But what if you don’t have a Nintendo Switch? Here are eight games you can play on PS4 or Xbox One that will scratch that Animal Crossing itch.
8.
Dragon Quest Builders 2
Developer: Omega Force, Square Enix
For fans of Animal Crossing: New Horizons who love: Its cute sandbox with light story elements.
One of the best aspects of Animal Crossing: New Horizons is its customizable sandbox full of loveable characters, and another game that hits these same notes is Dragon Quest Builders 2. A spin-off of the popular JRPG series Dragon Quest, this game will have players building up several villages while getting to know their inhabitants in a way that isn’t too dissimilar from the likes of Animal Crossing or Minecraft.
Of course, this game stands out on its own because of that unique Dragon Quest flair. It features combat, unlike New Horizons, and an interesting story for players to make their way through.
If you enjoy messing around with Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ sandbox and are also a fan of RPGs, definitely give Dragon Quest Builders 2 a shot on PS4.
7.
Stardew Valley
Developer: ConcernedApe
For fans of Animal Crossing: New Horizons who love: Interacting with the villagers on your island.
Stardew Valley is a wildly popular life-sim farming game inspired by the likes of Animal Crossing and Harvest Moon. If you haven’t heard of this game already, you move to the titular small town and must build up a farm from scratch. That in itself is fun and enables a lot of crafting and creative freedom. What it does just as great as Animal Crossing: New Horizons, though, is create a loveable cast of villagers for the player to interact with.
While these characters are static on every playthrough, the residents of Stardew Valley all offer a surprising amount of depth that makes them very relatable. If you want to get to know all of them thoroughly while running a successful farm, you’ll have a fun game on your hands that will last you hundreds of hours.
In addition to Nintendo Switch, you can try Stardew Valley out on PC, PS4, Xbox One, iOS, and Android.
6.
My Time at Portia
Developer: Pathea
For fans of Animal Crossing: New Horizons who love: Crafting to build up your own home.
My Time at Portia is a crowdfunded life-sim game that, like Stardew Valley, incorporates elements from Harvest Moon and Animal Crossing. Over the course of the game, you will be exploring and expanding the city of Portia, which elicits the same feeling as expanding one’s village in Animal Crossing.
The game also features a ton of crafting and has the same rewarding home progression found in games like Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
That being said, it stands out by incorporating dungeon crawling elements.
My Time at Portia is available for PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.
5.
Farm Together
For fans of Animal Crossing: New Horizons who love: Playing with friends.
One of the most enjoyable parts of Animal Crossing: New Horizons is playing with friends, and Farm Together actually had it beat in that market by a couple of years. As its titles suggest, Farm Together is structured so tons of friends can work together to build up a successful and unique looking farm.
While Animal Crossing: New Horizons‘ multiplayer can sometimes feel oddly restrictive, Farm Together gives players more control is one of the best multiplayer sandbox farming games out there. If you don’t want to play it on Nintendo Switch, Farm Together is also on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
4.
Minecraft
Developer: Mojang
For fans of Animal Crossing: New Horizons who love: A sandbox that you can make your own.
The granddaddy of the sandbox game genre, Minecraft has inspired almost every other game on this list in some ways and is still very successful to this day. Animal Crossing: New Horizons took distinct cues from this game, which lets players loose to do and build whatever they want in a blocky sandbox. If you somehow haven’t played Minecraft yet, it’s available on every modern gameplay platform.
3.
Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
Developer: Prideful Sloth
For fans of Animal Crossing: New Horizons who love: Exploring and crafting on a remote island.
Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles is an adventure sandbox game set up similarly to the likes of Dragon Quest Builders 2 and My Time at Portia.
It stands out because of one very interesting similarity to Animal Crossing: New Horizons: both take place on an island that also serves as a sandbox for the player.
While taking on the Murk, a dark fog encompassing the island of Gemea, players can partake in the fishing crafting and farming activities common within its genre. While the island of Gemea is a bit more static than an Animal Crossing: New Horizons island, if you like that setting you’ll also find enjoyment with Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles on PC, PS4, or Xbox One.
2.
The Sims 4
Develper: EA Maxis
For fans of Animal Crossing: New Horizons who love: The life simulation gameplay.
The Sims is as storied of a life-sim franchise as Animal Crossing, and The Sims 4 is one game similar to Animal Crossing that only PC, PS4, and Xbox One owners have access to. It gives players full control over creating people, managing their daily routines and jobs, and designing their house.
It features even more customization options than Animal Crossing: New Horizons and truly allows players to create a living town that feels like their own.
1.
Dreams
Developer: Media Molecule
For fans of Animal Crossing: New Horizons who love: Seeing what other players create.
It’s always been interesting to visit other players’ villages (or islands) in Animal Crossing games in order to see what they creating with the tools the game gave them. Dreams, a PS4 exclusive developed by Media Molecule, does so on a much broader level. Dreams gives players an easily accessible game engine that they can create any game they want in.
For those who don’t want to create, you can play the creations of other players, which encompass a wide variety of genres. If you love the sense of discovery that a game like Animal Crossing: New Horizons has, Dreams is that on at the highest possible level.
One more to look forward to:
Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town was confirmed for a western release by XSEED Games on Friday. It’s a remake of Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town for the Game Boy Advance, which remains one of the most popular and well-received Harvest Moon games to this day. If you’re wondering about the series name change, Story of Seasons became the true successor to the Harvest Moon games after the series’ publisher changed..
Regardless, if you enjoyed Harvest Moon and Animal Crossing for the parts of the game that have you living in a village with interesting people and creating your own farm, then definitely keep an eye on this remake of Friends of Mineral Town.
How to play Animal Crossing? ▷ ➡️ Creative Stop ▷ ➡️
How to play Animal Crossing? Animal Crossing is a Nintendo game where you can create life by controlling your avatar as you wish, choosing the decisions you make on a daily basis and even where you live, which is the essence of the game where you can create that reality you want.
is a life simulator, although there are games similar to this one, we will tell you the details that only animal crossing has and makes it different from the rest as it is a unique game.
Your avatar in this game will be called a villager because he lives in a city surrounded by animals with human characteristics that can relate to and even have the same skills as a villager. Some of the activities that this game offers for you are: fishing, planting your desired vegetation, catching insects, shopping, walking and many more.
Index
- 1 What will Animal Crossing have for you to enjoy?
- 2 This is a very realistic game
- 3 Is it easy to get into this game?
What’s in Animal Crossing for you to enjoy?
If you study How to play animal crossing? As a prelude, you will surely want to know what you can do and what the game offers, and the answer is everything, even if it sounds confusing, it is exactly what you think, since the game has a world big enough for you.
to explore and play for a long time comfortably and not get bored in this game, every square meter that exists in the game is fully functional.
So everything you see around you, including the floor, grass, and earth, can be used for new in-game entertainment, plus a lot of it is customizable, as Nintendo has thought of every need and it’s covered in a fun way, so if if you want to spend some nice moments in the game, this might seem like a good option and you won’t regret giving it a try, even out of sheer curiosity.
This is a very realistic game
Animal Crossing is a game that takes your Nintendo settings very seriously as it uses the time and date you have set in it, making the game day or night depending on the situation, and it does the same with the seasons, so if real snow falls outside your window in your in-game village, that will happen too. Just like for money, you will have to work, sell some things or do favors.
What is very interesting, they also accept important dates, and if you play on a holiday, the game will tell you about it during the game, in addition to this, you can get items related to the date or season you are in, but be be careful about wanting to cheat by increasing the hours or day in the settings, as karma may fall on your villager because of this, because this is a game that is very based on reality.
Is it easy to get into this game?
Knowing everything the game has to offer, you can take it for granted How to play animal crossing? Since it is not very difficult to get into this simulator, because when you start the game, two very gentle administrators will receive you, collect some basic data and adapt your character as you like, so that you can start your adventure on the island you choose from the place you like best.
Once you get to the island where you will live in the game itself, it will teach you the controls that can be used in various cases, and some things will be intuitive, just be sure to read and visit the orientation, which will be your first activity. here, if you observe this, you will understand perfectly how to play it over time.
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Why «Animal Crossing: New Horizons» has become a cultural phenomenon
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Released by Nintendo
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
for the Nintendo Switch on March 20, and it quickly became a cultural benchmark.
With so many people at home and gaming, its release came at the perfect time.
Best selling game in the series
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
was extremely successful with fans and sold out quickly after its release in Japan. In fact,
1.88 million copies sold in the first three days
in Japan. It’s also worth noting that these figures from Famitsu do not include digital download sales, which are very popular right now given the current global health situation.
In North America
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
was the top selling game of March 2020, and now
second best selling game of 2020
. It outperformed other popular Nintendo games such as
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
(2018), in launch sales.
In Europe,
New Horizons
remains at the top of the bestseller list after
retailers have more products available
.
To offer some perspective, sales figures are higher than all previous entries combined and more than three times that of the exclusive 3DS.
Animal Crossing: A New Leaf.
AT
Animal Crossing
An experience
The latest issue was released right after people were warned to stay at home, and it was the best thing ever. According to others
Animal Crossing
names,
New Horizons
is popular for its cozy family gameplay, and the new addition to the series is simply beautiful.
Reviewers whipped
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
«Island Package Vacation» and with good reason. You start your vacation on a desert island with nothing on your back but clothes. You are free to do what you want. As a player character, it’s up to you to transform your deserted island into a tropical paradise. You can do it at your own pace and set the rules.
AT
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
, You can chat with friends and family that you don’t see in person right now. And if your friends don’t play, that’s fine too. There are a lot of people on the net who love to trade in furniture and spend hours discussing the price of turnips with you.
There is also a whole
Discord Community
dedicated
Animal Crossing
. Reddit has an extensive thread where people
exchange friend codes
— an invitation mechanism to allow remote players to connect and play. The entire community is very helpful and friendly, which makes sense because there are so many more ways to connect with other players in the game.
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How to add friends on Nintendo Switch
There’s plenty more to do if you like to play alone.
One of my favorite things in
New Horizons
this is a significant upgrade from
Animal Crossing
The GameCube features a variety of ways to interact with the inhabitants of your island.
Residents will send you letters, give you new nicknames, throw birthday parties and even sing for you! There is always something new and I never get tired of talking to the people of my island.
Residents interact with their environment in different ways. They interact differently with other residents depending on their personality types, of which there are eight. They will also interact differently with each other. They have emotions. Sometimes they will be happy or sad with each other, and it is up to you to decide what kind of arguments may arise.
However, here’s what I love about this game — everything feels connected and it’s nice to sit down at the end of the day.
AT
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Everything is fickle, and it’s easy to overlook flaws.
Have you placed your house in a place you don’t like? It’s OK! You can move it later in the game.
You have the control and the time to enjoy upgrading your island just the way you want it. Due to global lockdown, people have more time to play than ever. And the last entry in
Animal Crossing
the franchise offers a relaxed gaming environment in which to spend time.
Every day in the game you come across something new to explore. You’ll wake up to new products in stores, new hybrid colors, a new dishwashing recipe on the shore, new campers and random vendors with exclusive items. It takes away the monotony of daily being cooped up in your real home.
Nintendo also offers many activities for players. Couples host wedding ceremonies on their islands, and graduates can invite friends to in-game graduation ceremonies. Families can play together on the same console, and you can even give Mom a belated mug for Mother’s Day!
Nintendo is doing a great job of providing additional events and bug fixes to keep you playing for hours.
On the other hand, in
Animal Crossing
you can’t control (if you
time travel
, certainly).
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How to time travel in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
As in real life, there are times when you just have to wait until the next day. Shops close at night and the turnip market is only available for one week before it resets. Sometimes you have to wait a whole day before you get to the shop where the renovation is being done.
This feeling of relaxed impermanence is what makes
Animal Crossing
though the series is so special. It’s interesting to see players express disappointment or surprise when the cherry blossoms end in April and realize that it’s the fleeting nature of timed events that makes them so special.
