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Look, we get it. You’re probably sick of people posting Animal Crossing: New Horizons online. What is the problem with that, anyway? It’s just a bunch of cheesy characters, running around an island doing slavish chores to pay a growing debt to a money-hungry raccoon.
And yet for some reason you want it, you even crave it. You want to chat with anthropomorphic villagers; you want to work the land and enjoy the fruits of your work. But the mere possibility of buying a Nintendo Switch just to experience a game is simply not correct.
Well, what if we told you that there are some great PC games that can give you those Animal Crossing sensations … and they’re all on Steam? Who cares if they’re not the real deal: These Animal Crossing PC alternatives will make you feel a little less envious of life on your friend’s island, to say the least.
1. Guardian of the cemetery
No, this is not a joke recommendation. Graveyard Keeper is somewhat similar to Animal Crossing, although the theme is much less light-hearted. Grab a shovel (and some bodies) as you run your own graveyard and do whatever it takes to make a successful business.
Despite being a game largely about putting people six feet deep, Graveyard Keeper is full of dark humor and will make you appreciate your work in the real world a little more. Sure, you may have consecutive meetings and the printer is stuck once again, but at least you don’t have to grind organs to sell them to the local butcher for a quick buck.
2. Stardew Valley
A truly amazing game in its own right, Stardew Valley combines the best of Harvest Moon and Animal Crossing to create a compelling and totally addictive experience. With farming at your heart, enjoy the simple life while living off the land, cultivating, tending livestock, and making more efficient equipment.
Go to the bustling city and forge relationships with its citizens; you never know, it can even lead to marriage and children! There is so much to do in Stardew Valley that you may wonder why you don’t have these levels of productivity out of the game.
Oh, and with the recent multiplayer update you can now fish, fight, plant and sow your seeds with your closest farm friends online. It just gets better and better.
3. Garden legs
Instantly adorable, Garden Paws is the equivalent of Sylvanian Family – the video game (which sadly doesn’t exist). You play as a pint-sized animal charged with building a thriving community. Manage a store to earn coins, fight in dangerous dungeons and complete exciting missions while working to the bone.
With over 500 hours of content to enjoy, Garden Paws continues to grow with regular updates and new game modes to try out, like the online multiplayer mode where you can play with up to 32 furry friends. Aww.
4. My time in Portia
A new life awaits in the charming town of Portia, but before you feel too comfortable, you will have to restore your father’s dilapidated workshop to its former glory. Befriend the townspeople, the farm-like-harvest is just around the corner, and become a home designer as you collect and manufacture all kinds of furniture.
To help you on your adventure, you can level up your character with numerous skills to boost a variety of skills to suit your play style. Become more social or put all your efforts into combat – the choice is yours.
There are so many tasks to tackle in My Time at Portia, you just wish you had an infinite amount of time to do everything.
5. Little Dragons Cafe
Have you ever wanted to work in a café and raise a dragon? Of course you have! Little Dragons Cafe will help you realize that strange and life-long dream as you train your own scaly companion from a weak-winged baby to a fire breathing adult.
You will also be able to manage a quaint old cafe, prepare delicious dishes, serve customers, and manage a team of staff and visitors who think keeping a dragon as a pet is totally normal.
To keep your coffee stocked with supplies, you’ll have to venture into an expansive world full of secrets, wildlife, and dangers to overcome as you collect ingredients to cook new recipes in your coffee. What a beautiful existence.
Hokko life
Hokko Life reflects the Animal Crossing formula so closely, you might be forgiven for thinking it’s nothing more than a cheap knockoff. But that damning judgment would be quite unfair, considering the game has yet to be released and brings some new ideas to the table.
For example, Hokko Life allows you to make your own furniture using materials you find in the world. The level of customization goes far beyond what is possible in Animal Crossing: wave your own paintings, upholster a deckchair, or create catwalk-worthy outfits. You can customize the game as you like.
With a release date set for 2020, we’ll have to wait and see if Hokko Life can go head to head with Nintendo’s charming simulation series.
