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Disney Dreamlight Valley

Even though it’s still in early access, Disney Dreamlight Valley is a great game that makes good use of its IP to make gameplay loops that are fun and different. The game runs in real time, like the Animal Crossing games, and lets players explore the valley and change it in any way they want.

Since this game will be free-to-play, some fans are worried about how much content it will have or if most of the coolest things will be locked behind paywalls. Fans can only guess how Gameloft will handle the gameplay of this game until the full version comes out.

Terraria

Terraria is one of the best indie games that fans can try. It has a good mix of construction and base-building, as well as a lot of fighting, so players can get the best of both worlds. People often write this game off by calling it “2D Minecraft,” which does Terraria a great deal of harm.

The game has a lot of different ways to play, and it does a great job of making players feel like they can go anywhere they want. It’s a really beautiful game that any fan of good indie games owes it to themselves to check out. The support for this game after it came out was famous, so people can still play it today without too many problems.

Doraemon Story Of Seasons

The Story of Seasons series grew out of the Harvest Moon series. The games are great farming sims with enough new ways to play to keep players interested for a long time. Players who haven’t played this series yet will love the fact that it has teamed up with Doraemon to make a side game that is pretty fun on its own.

Even though Doraemon Story of Seasons isn’t anything special, Animal Crossing fans who want to try something new will feel right at home with the game loop. This game is getting a sequel called Doraemon Story of Seasons: Friends of the Great Kingdom, which gives players a great reason to try it out.

Dragon Quest Builders 2

Dragon Quest Builders 2 is a great game for people who like town-building games. But also want some RPG features in them. This strong and fun game uses elements and characters from the Dragon Quest series. It has a single-player mode where players build structures and fight back against a destructive cult.

This release is even better because it has a pretty detailed social mode that lets players play online with up to three other friends (four people at once). Even though Dragon Quest Builders 2 isn’t as “slice of life” as Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It’s still a lot of fun and a good way to build a town.

Minecraft

If you like Animal Crossing: New Horizons because you like building and designing an island, you might want to jump on the Minecraft train and build your town from the ground up. The best thing about Minecraft is its building system. Which lets players use Lego-like cubes to make huge towns, buildings, and even islands. The best thing about Minecraft is that it has fighting, farming. And even simple machines that you can make with Redstone.

Players can even join sites and make their own multiplayer worlds so they can play with their friends and family. Minecraft is one of the best-selling independent games of all time for a reason. And its popularity is what has made it such a big deal over the years.

Dreams

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, one of the most fun things to do is to meet other players and walk around their islands. There’s something so fun and interesting about looking at what other players have built. Whether it’s to get ideas for your own world or just to be amazed at what people can make with just a few simple tools. Dreams takes this idea one step further by giving players an easy-to-use game system. That lets them make their own fully playable games.

People who want to see what other players can do can open Dreams and look at all the interesting and fun games that are already there. They can also try to make their own.

Stardew Valley

This indie favorite from ConcernedApe is a pixel art dream. Players take on the role of a bored office worker who gets their grandfather’s farm in Pelican Town after he or she dies. The office worker is tired of the same routine of a 9-to-5 job. In a way that’s similar to Animal Crossing, players will meet a wide range of locals, each with their own unique traits.

Giving them gifts, chatting with them, and helping them out when they need it makes Stardew Valley a wonderful game. Even though the days in Stardew Valley go by in 10 minutes instead of in real time like in Animal Crossing. Players can still choose what they want to do with their time.

Stranded Sails: Explorers Of The Cursed Islands

Stranded Sails: Explorers of the Cursed Islands is set on a deserted island, just like Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Unfortunately, there is no furry millionaire philanthropist to help players get to the newest, coolest vacation spot. Instead, the player is shipwrecked right away and must deal with supernatural creatures.

Players are in charge of building a community with the other survivors by feeding them, meeting their needs. And exploring the land they’re stuck on. The only REAL difference between these two games is that Orville and Wilbur aren’t there to help them get to paradise safely. And that it’s a cursed place. But the sound of the waves hitting the shore is almost enough to make players forget about that.

Forager

Crafting is introduced in Animal Crossing: New Horizons for the first time on a platform game. Grinding has always been an important part of the series. They have to grow fruit trees, look for the money rock. And catch bugs and fish to make bells and keep their town going.

This makes it feel normal to grind for crafting materials in New Horizons, which is how it should be. Forager is perfect for a player if this is their favorite part of the game. HopFrog’s creators say they were influenced by games like Stardew Valley, Terraria, and Zelda. If you liked any of those games, it’s another reason to pick up Forager.

My Time At Portia

The fun and bright colors of My Time at Portia remind me of the cartoon-like world of Animal Crossing: New Horizons. But this cutesy art style hides a dark secret that, as far as we know, makes it different from Animal Crossing: it takes place after the end of the world.

It’s like Animal Crossing in that players can spend their days doing whatever they want, like fishing, making things, or getting to know the people who live there. But players who aren’t sure about Animal Crossing’s hands-off style will be happy to hear that there is a bit more of a storyline to help them along.

Moonlighter

Moonlighter is an Action RPG with features like a roguelike. So it might come as a surprise to players that it’s on a list of games like Animal Crossing: New Horizons. In the latest Animal Crossing game, players don’t have to work part-time, but longtime fans of the series will remember that their character once worked for Tom Nook to pay off their mortgage.

But that’s not the only reason it’s like walking around an island and listening to the waves. Working in a shop, talking to customers, and filling shelves is just as relaxing as doing those things. Even though players can’t go into caves and kill bad creatures in Animal Crossing. They might wish they could if an ugly villager moved onto their island.

Yonder: Cloud Catcher Chronicles

This cool open-world adventure takes players on a magical journey across the island of Yonder to find their purpose in life. They can be whatever they want, like a farmer or a cook. With the addition of terraforming to the Animal Crossing series, people all over the world have been building bars, restaurants, and shops on their island, which used to be empty.

Yonder is known for letting people make their own places with their own style. It has its own areas that are separated by different environments. Players can even make friends with the unique creatures that roam the land by giving them treats. This would also be a great way for the lazy villagers on the island to make friends with the creatures.

Castaway Paradise

Players may have heard of Castaway Paradise as a mobile and PC game. But this successful life simulator is now on Xbox One and PS4 for all the console players who need a vacation.

The game is called “Instant vacation on your tropical island,” and players can decorate their island, try out the latest fashions, catch bugs, grow food, and become best friends with their new neighbors. Some of the people who live there are even animals, so PS4 players who want to escape to a warm island will find everything they need in Wordle Unlimited.

The Sims 4

If a player wants to play a standard life simulator. There aren’t many games that do it better than The Sims. If interior design is your thing in Animal Crossing, it makes sense that you’ll love making the best homes for your sims in this game as well.

Even though players probably won’t have robot frogs and scary clown sheep move in next door (but who knows what the next Sims update pack will bring? ), this game is on the list because it is easy to build a house and gives players a lot of freedom to be creative. Be careful though, because the owner in this game won’t take three yellow butterflies as payment.

Little Dragon Cafe

(Not yet) Brewster is not in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Players have started building cafes on their islands.If your holiday dreams smell like coffee, Little Dragon Cafe is a step up.

Who wouldn’t want to fall in love, open a coffee shop, and raise a baby dragon? In this game made by the same person who made Harvest Moon, players can do just that. This fantasy game has a lot of heart and humor. Players can explore the world on their pet dragon and figure out what’s wrong with their sick mother.

Slime Rancher

If you like the Stalk Market in Animal Crossing, you have to buy Slime Rancher. In Stardew Valley, players run a “Plort” farm. Plorts are blobs that look like slimes. Like the people in Animal Crossing, each Plort is based on a different animal or thing. But that’s probably where the comparisons to their villagers should stop.

On the Plort Market, players can trade Plorts, which moves up and down just like the real stock market. They can also make hybrid Plorts, which is the same as hybrid flower patches. But Slime Rancher is a cute and relaxing game, right up until players have to burn Tabby Slimes because they overestimated the market.