It's about time for the Animal Crossing franchise to get a new game, but the community believes the perfect version of the game already exists. When Animal Crossing: New Horizons first launched in 2020, it was a huge success thanks to the timing—people needed something to occupy their minds indoors—and the content—it's a cute game with plenty to do.
It's just about time for Nintendo to announce a new title, especially with the Nintendo Switch 2 release last year. Instead of a new game, Nintendo added a huge Version 3.0 content update to the last title. The franchise is just about ready to make the leap to the new console, and anticipation of a reveal is building rapidly.
Now that it's been over six years, the Animal Crossing community on Reddit has nominated the best AC game, and it isn't New Horizons. Reddit user CallMeTyping has suggested that the best AC game is actually an unofficial modded version of City Folk, called Animal Crossing: City Folk Deluxe.
The unofficial expansion was created by Aurum and released in 2025 on the modder's website. It acts as the game's definitive edition, adding a huge amount of content to the base game. City...
