15 Best Video Games Of 2020 (So Far)

By Scott Tailford / June 25, 2020

6. Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Animal Crossing's charms are so hard to pin down, and they they're so simple.

It's a game where you play for as much or as little as you like, on whatever schedule you can manage, and you'll always find or see something that makes your heart soar.

Fishing, crafting and conversing with your town's members is one thing, but composing a custom island melody, visiting characters that appear once a week, designing t-shirts, hanging with friends, trading rare items, building bridges or just watching for shooting stars is another.

Every tiny NPC animation - from sitting under your cherry tree to bursting into song on a Saturday afternoon - is adorable, to the point of giving the game this serene underpinning of true tranquility.