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UNCOVERED: Animal crossing | History Defined

Stardew Valley vs Animal Crossing: Which cozy game is best for you?

Which of these famously cozy games is best for you, based on price and preferences.

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As Animal Crossing turns 25 in the golden age of cozy life sims, I love how Pokemon Pokopia and Tomodachi Life build on its legacy

Opinion | 25 years later, Animal Crossing's influence is still going strong in 2026

GamesRadar

Animal Crossing: New Horizons update fixes a bunch of bugs and DLC issues – but most importantly, adds a special gift to make you feel old

Happy 25th anniversary to Nintendo's cozy series

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I never understood the cozy game hype until I played Pokémon Pokopia — and after 200 hours, I still can't put it down

Pokémon Pokopia has been out for a month, and though I wasn't convinced by it at launch, it has since become my second-most played Switch game, and I can't get enough.

Tom’s Guide

Animal Crossing helped me process grief, and I'm not alone: "Visiting her island has brought me a lot of peace"

How Animal Crossing's gentle world became a sanctuary for the grief-stricken

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Pokemon Pokopia player decides Animal Crossing: New Horizons-style banishment isn't enough for their least favorite 'mons, straight-up jails them instead: "They are (mostly) comfortable"

Suddenly I don't feel so bad about smacking my Animal Crossing villagers with bug nets

GamesRadar

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream demo is already producing some of the wildest Miis I've ever seen, from Pokopia's Ditto to Resident Evil Requiem's Leon

Animal Crossing and Minecraft villagers, too

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"Welcome back ACNH treasure islands": Pokemon Pokopia fan creates Cloud Island you can use to get some of the cozy game's rarest goodies, and it's reminding us all of our Animal Crossing days

It's 2020 all over again

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A native port of the GameCube Animal Crossing has made its way to PC, which means all other cozy games are cancelled as nothing else matters

Let's revisit the game where all your villagers bully you.

PC Gamer

Pokemon Pokopia's storage system is more complicated than it needs to be, and players hope it copies Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 in a future update

"I want a new storage box that is universal and crosses worlds"

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I thought nothing could replace Animal Crossing for my nightly cozy vibes, but Pokopia's delightfully unhinged dialogue is very tempting: "It's a pretty nice butt, don't you think? So shiny!"

Some of this is straight out of Nintendo's GameCube era

GamesRadar

"Bro am I talentless": Pokemon Pokopia players are already blowing fellow fans' minds with their builds, proving they're just as creative as the Animal Crossing and Minecraft community

They're "showing all the regular Pokemon players up"

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Pokopia players can't fathom just how big the Pokemon spin-off is so far: "More feature rich and wider in scope than Animal Crossing has ever been"

"I'm SO overwhelmed"

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Pokemon Pokopia's Animal Crossing comparisons get even stronger as devs reveal "special limited-time in-game events" starting with a Gen 2 picnic collection

"These Pokemon can’t be encountered outside of this event," so hop on it

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Pokemon Pokopia review: "My new cozy obsession has my year ahead sorted – building my dream paradise alongside monster pals is just too good to put down"

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons update ensures Timmy and Tommy never let you out of their sight again while Resetti can no longer clone your fences

A bug that could see clouds messed up on Switch 2 has been banished, too

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Animal Crossing retired Mr. Resetti but his anger lives on in indie roguelike hit Mewgenics, which will aggressively tell you off for save scumming

Also he'll take the controller from you if you push your luck

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Pokopia "doesn't force you to wait" like Animal Crossing – the cozy Pokemon life sim wants you to knock stuff out your "own way" instead of waiting "a whole day to continue to play"

For the trainer on the go

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90 minutes with Pokemon Pokopia convinced me this could be the biggest cozy game since Animal Crossing, and I'm already eager to spend hundreds of hours in it

Hands-on | Pokemon's first life sim is incredibly moreish, and I can already tell it's going to take over my life

GamesRadar

You can now play the Valheim leads' side project - a "cozy & dark" co-op dungeon crawler blending Lethal Company and Phasmophobia with a dash of Animal Crossing - thanks to its new Steam demo

Begraved is the next game from Valheim creative director Robin Eyre

Creative Bloq

See how the Animal Crossing musical animation was made

The behind-the-scenes video is delightful.

Tom’s Guide

I've played Animal Crossing: New Horizons for 700 hours, and the 3.0 update left me wanting more in the best kind of way

Animal Crossing: New Horizons has gotten a huge free content update, and it's pretty much everything I've been asking for as a huge fan of the series.

GamesRadar

I love Animal Crossing: New Horizons Slumber Islands, but it could’ve been so much better

On the Radar | Three new islands and a world of possibilities, but I'm left feeling a little disappointed

GamesRadar

I spent hours working on the Animal Crossing: New Horizons resort hotel and it was worth every minute

On the Radar | The Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 update has me decorating guest rooms more than my island home

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Animal Crossing’s new update has revived my pandemic sanctuary

After years away revisiting my abandoned island uncovers new features, old memories and the quiet reassurance that you can go home again

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