Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a big game with plenty to do. With a game with such vast content in terms of gameplay and events, there’s a lot to think about. There are lots of characters to meet, creatures to catch, seasonal events, and things to discover. If you’re new to the game or just want to brush up on basic gameplay, there’s help for beginners too. If you want to make the most out of New Horizons, then you can check out the guides below. This page will be updated whenever a new guide is published.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is available on Nintendo Switch.
Guides for Beginners
When you’re new to a game, it can be a bit daunting with everything you have to learn. That’s what beginner’s guides are written for. These guides will help you get to grips with New Horizons, even if you’re familiar with previous Animal Crossing games.
Just starting out or need a refresher on the basics? Beginner’s guides are a good place to start.
Gameplay Guides
Need help with a particular aspect of New Horizons? These guides offer tips and instructions on specific features.
- How to Unlock Cooking Recipes
- Money Tree Guide
- Flower Breeding Guide
- Time Travel Guide
- How to Catch Wasps Easily
- How to Get K.K. Slider
- How to Repair Tools
- How to Spot Fake Paintings
- 5 Tips for Dominating the Turnip Exchange
- Plants Guide
These are guides that’ll help you with specific gameplay, such as breeding flowers and time travel.
Seasonal Guides
Animal Crossing is a game that plays in real-time (if your Switch is set up to do so). If it’s 10:07am on 7th July in the real world, it’ll be the same time and date in your New Horizons game. The time and date plays an enormous part in the game. It affects the weather, what wildlife appears, and any events taking place. This section is dedicated to guides that walks you through different seasonal events and times of the year.
- Wedding Season Guide
- January Overview Guide
- February Overview Guide
- March Overview Guide
- April Overview Guide
- May Overview Guide
- June Overview Guide
- July Overview Guide
- August Overview Guide
- September Overview Guide
- October Overview Guide
- November Overview Guide
- December Overview Guide
- 2022 Events Guide
- 2023 Events Guide
- Summer Clothing Guide
- Winter Clothing Guide
- Why You See the Sun on January 1st in New Horizons
Learn everything you need to know about what’s happening throughout the year with seasonal guides.
Bugs, Fish and Sea Creatures Guides
Want to find every bug, fish, and sea creature that populates the world in New Horizons? Look no further than these guides, which are broken down into months. You can find out what’s active in each month and plan how you’re going to complete your collection.
- January
- February
- March
- April (Bugs and Fish) / (Deep Sea Creatures)
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
- Nocturnal Bugs, Fish, and Sea Creatures Guide
These guides are perfect for helping you find every last bug, fish, and sea creature.
That completes the collection of guides for New Horizons. It has been out for a while now, but with new recent updates, there’s still more to discover and learn about. Be sure to look out for new Animal Crossing: New Horizons guides, as well as news and other articles.
