Upcoming PS5 Recreation Appears Precisely Like Animal Crossing

A recreation has appeared on the PlayStation Retailer that appears precisely like widespread Nintendo franchise Animal Crossing. Along with having an especially comparable artwork type, the outline of the sport may simply be used to explain Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

A rumor holds that Nintendo will reveal a new Animal Crossing game in July 2025

Copycat games on digital distribution platforms have develop into sadly frequent lately. A few of them are rip-offs with little in frequent with the precise recreation past the title, whereas others do an honest job of replicating the gameplay of the unique, however in both case, the builders are usually attempting to capitalize off of players who stumble throughout their recreation as a substitute of the actual factor.

Animal Crossing-Like PS5 Recreation Seems On-line

Now, a recreation known as Anime Village On-line has appeared on the PlayStation Store. The title may be sufficient to lift some eyebrows, however the actual problem is the outline of the sport and the included picture, which is blatantly much like the artwork type present in Animal Crossing. The picture reveals a cartoony woman leaping into the air with hills and timber within the background, with such sturdy similarities within the artwork kinds that one may simply mistake it for a promotional picture for an upcoming Animal Crossing recreation. The outline particulars a solo/co-op recreation with as much as 10 gamers, with gameplay revolving round constructing a house, adorning, rising crops, and catching fish. The sport additionally claims that cross-platform multiplayer might be accessible when the sport launches in 2027. Curiously, it appears extraordinarily much like one other Animal Crossing copycat game called Anime Life Sim, which disappeared from the PlayStation retailer after being found earlier in 2025.

Other than that, nothing else has been stated in regards to the recreation. Nevertheless, a bit of digging reveals that the individual listed as its developer, Wisnu Sudirman, additionally has a second recreation listed on the PlayStation Retailer that will look acquainted. That recreation, known as Rooted: Survival, is about in a post-apocalyptic world the place humanity is attempting to outlive the outcomes of bacteriological warfare. The only picture appears very similar to The Last of Us, with greenery overtaking a metropolis panorama. On this case, the shop itemizing even straight refers to The Final of Us, stating that its gamers would seemingly take pleasure in Rooted: Survival, in addition to a disclaimer mentioning that no copyright infringement is meant.

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Whereas the visible similarities with Rooted: Survival may be defined if the sport is utilizing bought Unreal Engine property, Anime Village On-line does not have that excuse. It appears unlikely that it’ll truly launch, no less than with its present look. Nintendo is known for being extremely litigious in direction of something infringing upon its IPs, making the similarities to its wildly-popular Animal Crossing franchise extraordinarily dangerous.