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If you’ve logged on to the internet in the last week or so, you’ve probably seen a lot of tweets about money hungry raccoons named Tom or animals crossing…. or something.

Don’t be alarmed. I assure you everything is OK. The social distancing hasn’t gotten to people’s heads just yet. There are just a bunch of people on your Twitter timeline playing Nintendo’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons that released over the weekend for Switch.

Animal Crossing is a social simulation video game series developed and published by Nintendo and created by Katsuya Eguchi and Hisashi Nogami. In Animal Crossing, the player character is a human who lives in a village inhabited by various anthropomorphic animals, carrying out various activities such as fishing, bug catching, and fossil hunting. The series is notable for its open-ended gameplay. December is right around the corner, which means new fish, bugs and sea creatures for both Northern and Southern Hemisphere players in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.There won't be tons of additions to the Critterpedia on northern islands, but southern islands will see an influx of new critters to catch. Animal Crossing: New Horizons brings islands of fun to the Nintendo Switch, and Polygon’s guides will help you make the most of your time in a game that, as we wrote in our review, couldn’t.

Confused as to what that is? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered here. This is everything you need to know about Animal Crossing.

So, what is Animal Crossing?

Animal Crossing is Nintendo’s tentpole social simulator franchise that launched in 2001. Think about it like you’d think about the Sims — except it’s much more chill and you can plant trees, fish and perform other work-related tasks for bells (cash).

It’s latest title, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, is a Nintendo Switch exclusive and the franchise’s first installment since 2012 when Animal Crossing: New Leaf dropped for the Nintendo 3DS — great game, btw.

So what do you do in animal crossing?

So, in this game you’re transported to a deserted island owned by Nook Incorporated (more on that later) and your overall goal, ultimately, is to turn it into a utopia.

On day one you’re given a tent and sent on missions to set the other islanders up. Eventually, you start to fish, collect fossils, and perform other tasks to make the island a habitable space.

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What kind of animal are you?

You’re not. At the jump you get to create your own human and then you’re off on your deserted island experience with your new raccoon buddies, Timmy and Tommy. Wild, I know.

Wait, where are the animals?!? I want animals!

So you live on this island with a bunch of animals that have human-like traits. They walk, talk and interact with you as if they were people — just with animal heads.

More and more animals visit the island as the game progresses and it’s your job to build it up and convince them that it’s a nice place to live.

What is all this I’m seeing about raccoons?

DON’T TRUST ‘EM.

Nook Inc. is a family-owned business run by Tom Nook (the dad raccoon) and his two kids Timmy and Tommy. Once you get to the island, Tom hooks you up with a tent that you eventually pay off.

After that they hook you up with a loan of a whopping 98,000 bells (the island’s currency) to buy a house from Nook. You are eventually able to upgrade your house… for another 198,000 bells from Nook. And that’s kind of how the game goes.

You’re basically Nook’s island servant…but you still have a ton of fun fishing and farming and junk so it’s all good!

So should I play this game?

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Absolutely! It’s exactly the kind of calming fun that you’re looking for right now while you’re social distancing. There’s online multiplayer, so if you can get it and convince your friends to get it you’re all set.

If you have a Nintendo Switch, you can get it for $59.99 from the Nintendo store right now. If can swing it, it’s a good time.

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No game has attracted users during this COVID-19 lockdown as Animal Crossing New Horizons. We, humans, are social animals. So when social distancing became a necessity in real life, many of us simply took to the social simulator in New Horizons to keep our minds intact. In fact, it ranks as the second most-selling game of the year, behind Call of Duty. There is just one drawback- it’s a Nintendo Switch exclusive. Alas, the majority of casual gamers don’t really own Switch but rather play on PCs. So will PC users never get to socialize on the famed island of Animal Crossing?

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Animal Crossing New Horizons is not only the most successful series in the Animal Crossing franchise, but it’s also Nintendo’s third-best-selling game ever. The game has certainly taken society by storm with people all over the planet playing it, right from casual gamers, to influential content creators and to celebrities. And now, even PC users can play the game using the emulator Ryujinx. The Preview Build on Ryujinx’s Patreon supports Animal Crossing New Horizon version 1.0.0 and 1.1.0.

For the most part, the emulator works very well. However, there are a few issues you’ll have to contend with or work around. First off, a few missing light effects and visual issues will make certain elements look different. For instance, the grass is not always greener (get it?). Unfortunately, this is the minor issue, but also something you’ll have to learn to live with.

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Now comes the bigger issue. Often times, the introduction of the game tends to crash the emulator. However, there is a way around this bug, which is to simply skip the introduction altogether using a save file. Follow the instructions given by Patreon to successfully download and open a save file.

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So there you go!

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You can now enjoy Animal Crossing New Horizons like the rest of the world. Don’t let the quarantine get you down, go out and socialize with your new animal friends. Be warned though, you’ll be starting off with a deserted island, you’ll need to make it presentable to attract new friends.