

"I was very pleased to find out that Haven Park, while it clearly takes inspiration from A Short Hike, and Animal Crossing, it still has its own ideas and very much is its own game, that is worth experiencing if you're a fan of either of those games, or wholesome games in general.

"If you're anything like me, you probably looked at the store page for this game and thought it was a clone of A Short Hike with some Animal Crossing thrown in to try and make it stand out," reads one of these Steam reviews. However, over on Steam, the game has a "Very Positive" rating, with 96 percent of 438 reviews rating the game positively. According to Metacritic, it's not nearly as good as either of these games though, as the Switch version only boasts a 68. Use the table below to understand the difference between purchasing the DLC and downloading it for free as a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack member.The game in question is called Haven Park, and it wears its Animal Crossing inspiration on its sleeve, though if you were going to make a more direct comparison, it's perhaps most reminiscent of A Short Hike. You can play Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise by purchasing the DLC on Nintendo eShop for $24.99 USD or by downloading it at no additional cost after becoming a member of Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. Continue playing and designing vacation homes to expand your experiences. Some of the items, events, and features included in the Happy Home Paradise DLC become available after making certain progress in the game.In order to play the content in the Happy Home Paradise DLC, you must have the Animal Crossing: New Horizons game.
