How Similar Are Tomodachi Life & Animal Crossing?

Both series allow the player to build relationships with NPCs by giving gifts and speaking with them regularly.

Tomodachi Life: Living the Dreamis a first-party social simulation game, just like the titles in theAnimal Crossingseries.

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This could easily push asequel toAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsinto 2027 or even later.

While this speculation does lead to some disappointing conclusions forAnimal Crossingplayers, it’s not an entirely unexpected timeline.

Animal Crossing New Horizons island with weeds and apples and a player with a new tent in the middle

Animal Crossing lego set featuring fauna and isabelle

Animal Crossing Isabelle in front of a Tomodachi Life character

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Animal Crossing New Horizons

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