Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
Platforms
- Nintendo 3DSSep 25, 20157.4playscore6.743 Critics8.79.70K Players
43 critic reviews · 5 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
With what's in the game, Happy Home Designer would have been amazing DLC for New Leaf: it revamps the previous game's clunky design controls, and the glut of new items would give even hardcore fans a reason to revisit their likely neglected village. But as a standalone experience, no matter how many happy homes I design, the town just feels barren.
Justin Haywald · Oct 16, 2015 Reviewed on 3DSRead full reviewAnimal Crossing: Happy Home Designer is a fun twist on the original Animal Crossing games. Actually being the mind behind the designs of your neighbor’s houses is a refreshing take on the series, but there are always cons to the pros. It awfully repetitive and you can physically see that the developers couldn’t think of anything else once you start getting clients that want a blue room or a room with stripes. While designing homes is a relatively fun thing to do, having to do it twenty times with no real challenge makes it seem a little pointless.
Natalie Collazo · Oct 13, 2015 Reviewed on 3DSRead full reviewI’m genuinely delighted that Nintendo was able to strip away just one aspect of Animal Crossing and make an entire game out of it. Now that they’ve proven that it can be done, I’m casting my vote now that the next Animal Crossing titles should be Animal Crossing: Bug Catcher and Animal Crossing: Fisherman! I kid, I kid…well…not really. I’d so dig that.
Royce Dean · Oct 02, 2015 Reviewed on 3DSRead full reviewAnimal Crossing: Happy Home Designer may be meant for kids, but I think we need to give kids more credit than that. It takes what was already a simple mini-game distraction and makes it even less complex, and what's left is just monotonous, repetitive work.
Steve Watts · Oct 02, 2015 Reviewed on 3DSRead full reviewHappy Home Designer may not be your typical video game, but that's precisely what Nintendo was aiming for. It's not about challenge or winning or competition, but rather about playing interior designer to a host of creatures. While it's mostly very good at what it does, the specifics of what it does won't appeal to most gamers, or even most Animal Crossing fans. Taken on its own terms, however, the only area in which Happy Home Designer falls short of its rather relaxed mission statement is in its social and sharing features, which feel rather anemic.
Jeremy Parish · Oct 01, 2015 Reviewed on 3DSAnimal Crossing: Happy Home Designer feels like a minigame for fans of the series. It features some of the best characters, gives you the chance to play house with their possessions, and offers the opportunity to put your unique design flair all over the village. The selection of items grows as you complete the game, which makes it feel even deeper than the broad selection of villagers you can choose. And its control scheme is simple and perfect.
Heather Newman · Sep 28, 2015 Reviewed on 3DSRead full reviewDesign elements are nicely detailed, though smaller elements are hurt by the screen resolution. It’s a deep dive into Animal Crossing’s ordinarily shallow home-design pool, without the town elements that make the series such a success
Jeff Cork · Sep 24, 2015 Reviewed on 3DSAfter years of mayoral duties, Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer‘s fresh lick of paint results in a heartwarming approach that successfully recaptures that irresistible Animal Crossing magic. Challenged to do your best every day, this was one job that proved itself to be particularly rewarding.
Alex Seedhouse · Sep 22, 2015 Reviewed on 3DSRead full reviewUltimately, what's exciting about Happy Home Designer is waiting for the enhanced touch controls, yard building, and item catalog to be included in the next main entry of Animal Crossing. Otherwise, Happy Home Designer feels like a standalone expansion that's inexplicably missing the solid foundation that New Leaf should have provided.
Nick Tan · Sep 22, 2015 Reviewed on 3DSRead full reviewUtterly charming with a fantastic set of design tools, but it'll make you crave the freedom of more traditional Animal Crossing games.
Daniella Lucas · Sep 22, 2015 Reviewed on 3DSRead full review
Community Reviews
It was a cute concept but I personally ended up getting a bit bored of it after a while. It is a great game for people who love to design! Very relaxing game.
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About the game
Show off your style by designing homes for all of your favorite Animal Crossing villagers! Use your creativity to design the perfect houses—inside and out—for both old and new friends. With the new amiibo cards, you can call your favorite villagers into the game.