Animal Crossing memes: A perfect description of our quarantine

Animal Crossing was already going to be a huge hit with people, however the game became a bit of a phenomena when it ended up being released shortly after everyone received stay-at-home orders because of the pandemic.

The cozy and cute video game suddenly became not just a fun way to wind down in the evening or an enjoyable way to pass the weekend, but a mental health necessity for people. The escapism of building your own home and community on a private island somewhere in the middle of nowhere was exactly what everyone needed.

Our obsessions with the cute Nintendo Switch game has defined a lot of quarantine experiences so we thought we’d compile some of our favorite memes.

New to the game

A lot of people are new to the Animal Crossing franchise because of quarantine, but that doesn’t mean they love it any less than longtime fans.

Visiting other islands

We love the game, but that doesn’t mean we can’t poke fun at its imperfections.

Island escape

With a little bit of imagination we’re all just catching butterflies and not fighting about masks.

Spider hunting

Who needs to hunt for ghosts when there’s tarantulas to catch?

The museum

Viewing all that hard work is so satisfying.

Fyre Fest?

Hang on, did we all just get duped? Is this the digital Fyre Fest?

Shouldn’t be this hard

Fishing is supposed to be relaxing isn’t it?

Stock market

Such an innocent game shouldn’t cause so much pain.

How rude

Does 911 exist in Animal Crossing?

Liar!

Isabelle, we know about your secret life in Smash Brothers, you don’t have to hide it from us.