The Top 10 Best Games Like Animal Crossing

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Since its debut in 2001, Animal Crossing has become one of the most popular games made by Nintendo’s iconic company. Katsuya Eguchi and Hisashi Nogami created it. The game is notable for its use of using a gaming console internal clock and calendar. Using this part of the console in the game simulates the passage of time in real-time. Here are 15 games like Animal Crossing that fans of Animal Crossing will enjoy.

 

 

10. Doraema: Story of the Seasons

As a crossover between the Story of the Seasons and Doraema franchises, Doraema: Story of the Seasons was released in 2019. It was first released in Japan. The idea for Doraema: Story of the Seasons came when a producer from Brandi Namco wanted to create a game that allows players to experience the storylines that Doraema tells with the gameplay from Story of Seasons. 

 

The storyline focuses on the character of Nobita. After Nobita plants a mysterious seed that’s found, Doraema and friends are whisked off to another world. 

 

You play as the character of Nobita. As Nobita. You participate in farming activities in Natura. These farming activities include plowing fields to plant crops, taking care of cattle, taking care of sheep, and other activities. The character can grow crops such as lettuce, beans, sunflowers, turnips, and peas. The game also has a fishing system. 

 

 

9. Garden Paws

This was released on Steam in December 2018. Steam is a digital distribution service by Valve. Garden Paws tells the Story of you inheriting your grandparent’s farm as they leave to travel the world. As a player in Garden Paws, you get to explore the different islands. These islands are Florens, Kozita, Halloween Island, Winter Island, and Combat Island. 

 

In the game, you can turn your home and shop into farmland through upgrades and quests. The shop is a vital part of the game. The stop is the essential way to get coins. Coins are the default currency of residents of the island. 

 

You earn coins by selling items in your shop or completing quests by residents. Coins can be used to upgrade upgrades from the Upgrade Table, complete quests that require purchasing coins and participate in festival minigames. The festivals that you can participate in a go from Summer to Winter.

 

 

8. A Short Hike

Going on a hike shouldn’t be stressful in real life. This indie adventure game by Canadian programmer Adam Robinson-Yu has been critically praised for its open-world gameplay by gaming critics such as Nintendo Life and Gamespot. 

 

In A Short Hike, you play the character, Claire. Claire is a bird. In the game, the player is assigned to reach a mountain’s summit to get cellphone reception. A Short Hike was released in Microsoft Windows, Mac, and recently on the Nintendo Switch last year. Last year, A Short Hike was awarded the acclaimed Seumas McNally Grand Prize. It was at the Independent Games Festival. 

 

In the game, there are many ways to travel to reach the summit. Gliding, climbing, swimming, and jogging are all the ways that you can control Claire. The player can find and purchase golden feathers too.

 

 

7. Stranded Sails: Explorers of the Cursed Islands

Stranded Sails: Explorers of the Cursed Island is an open world farming video game. In the game, you arrived shipwrecked on an archipelago. The game’s main objective is to survive on the islands, explore their mysteries, and escape from the islands. 

 

Some of the activities that you do on the islands include: setting up a survivors camp and finding food resources, go on exploration trips, and complete story-mode quests. Because your resources are limited, you have to plant your crops. 

 

To farm your crops, you must be on fertile land. When you have your crops ready, you dig a hole for each, put seeds in them, and water the seeds. Crops take 2-3 days to grow. They must be watered each day to grow. Otherwise, the crops will dry up and die.

 

 

6. Stardew Valley

This simulation role-playing video game was developed over four years by Eric Barone. He was inspired by the Harvest Moon series when creating Stardew Valley. 

 

Stardew Valley was released for multiple platforms. These platforms include Playstation 4, Microsoft Windows, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Playstation Vita, and Android. In the game, the players create their character. 

 

The character takes over his or her grandfather’s land and farm in a small town called Pelican Town. Pelican Town is in Stardew Valley. After the character is created, players can choose from a variety of farm maps. There are seven. 

 

These farm map types are Standard, Forest, Hilltop, Wilderness, Riverland, Four Corners, and Beach. Each one of these farm map types has its advantages and disadvantages. For example, the Hilltop encourages the use of mining. So Hiltop wouldn’t be a good land to conduct farming on.

 

 

5. Forager

This well-made open-ended game was made with love by the Argentina gaming studio, HopFog. It was released on Windows, Linux, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and mobile. The game is unique since it combines aspects seen in idle games with adventure and exploration games. 

 

Idle games are the types of games where the player performs actions by clicking on the screen. In the game Forager, the player harvests resources for crafting and leveling. The leveling system can be used for unlocking new tools and parts. 

 

As the player continues to harvest resources to crafting items, their experiences point in the game advance. The player can also obtain money through crafting, building their skills, looting, and other tasks. This allows them to buy more land. By buying more lands, the base of their original lands expands. Crafting items are found in places. 

 

 

4. My Time at Portia

This game developed by Panthera Games was released on Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, and Xbox One. It’s notable in its use of combining aspects of role-playing and simulation games. The player in the game has to expand the city of Portia after civilization has been destroyed. 

 

In this destroyed civilization, humans emerge from the underground and start to rebuild society. With its gameplay, players have to craft objects in a workshop to improve the town. 

 

Crafting is the main point to move ahead in the game. A good way to get into crafting in the game is to gather materials needed for crafting. The different types of crafting materials in the game are raw materials, refined materials, and relic materials. Raw materials can be found by looting, farming, and gathering. Refined materials are found by combining raw materials at crafting stations. 

 

 

3. Yonder: Cloud Catcher Chronicles

Yonder is an adventure game developed by the gaming studio, Prideful Sloth. It was released on Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Playstation. Yonder tells the Story of a shipwrecked character that you play. You’re stranded on an island called Gemea. Gemea has eight different environments, from snow-capped mountains to beaches. 

 

While on the island, the player encounters the Murk. Murk is an evil force on the island of Gemea. Murk appears as a dark substance in an area such as the Crestfall Coast, Dapplewood Forest, Sunderwind Wilds, and the Grasslands. All of these areas that the Murk is in has their flora and changing seasons. 

 

The player explores Gemea while unearthing its secrets and embark on a quest to become the island champion. While on your quest, the player joins forces with Sprites. Sprites are the only ones able to repel Murk.

 

 

2. Fantasy Life

Developed by Level-5, this role-playing simulation game was released on the Nintendo 3DS. The game takes place on Riveria. Riveria is made up of various cities. Mountains and plains. 

 

Players can choose from one of the 12 Life classes. Want to become a fantastic fighter? The combat class works well for you. The crafter class can help with building crafts and powerful weapons. Due to open-ended gameplay, players can play their way. However, many of the game places have to be unlocked by completing the main story mode. To gain experience points, players have to defeat enemies, craft materials, and complete quests. 

 

In addition to the single-player mode, players can also play with their friends through wireless or online connections. To play multiplayer with friends, players must reach a certain point. Two players can join the player’s adventure.

 

 

1. Castaway Paradise

Castaway Paradise shares similarities to Animal Crossing. In the game, the player helps animals get into better shape. They can repair and rebuild bridges on the island of Castaway Paradise. 

 

You can farm your crops, customize what you want to wear, and grow your fruit trees. Villagers give the players quests to do. These are changed throughout the day. They help with gaining experience points in-game.