Animal Crossing: New Horizons Proves To Be A Light In Dark Times

Animal Crossing: New Horizons could not have arrived at a more necessary moment in world history.

The relaxing, adorable life simulator has proven to be an oasis for citizens of the world self-isolating and anxious about the ongoing spread of the Coronavirus. The result on social media has been a somewhat bewildering timeline wherein people are concurrently freaking out and discussing how to best acquire bells. This tweet by @vandroidhelsing sums it up nicely:

my feed is like:ANIMAL CROSSINGeat the billionaireswe are all doomedANIMAL CROSSINGgummy bears singing ‘Someone Like You’ANIMAL CROSSINGwe are gonna dieANIMAL CROSSINGsharpening guillotinesANIMAL CROSSINGANIMAL CROSSINGSOCIALISM NOWANIMAL CROSSING

— Jared Pechacek (@vandroidhelsing) March 22, 2020

Here are some of the best tweets about the haven that is Animal Crossing in the time of Coronavirus.

Yo, Blathers, chill. pic.twitter.com/uEJwUbv9Po

— Ultima (@UltimaShadowX) March 24, 2020

#AnimalCrossing WASH YO HANDS pic.twitter.com/UKGxO8BpDD

— Lucahjin (@lucahjin) March 24, 2020

I INVITE THEM TO A PARTY IN MY HOME, AND THE SECOND I LEAVE #AnimalCrossing #ACNH #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/LZEyjd2sIC

— Colin (@IntroSpecktive) March 24, 2020

I JUST TOOK A SHIT OMFGGGGGGGGGGGG #AnimalCrossing #ACNH #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/NAuS5iK68Q

— Pyo (@mrpyo1) March 23, 2020

Same energy #AnimalCrossingNewHorizons pic.twitter.com/Kppc16Dyrc

— André Segers (@AndreSegers) March 23, 2020

my acnh experience so far #AnimalCrossing pic.twitter.com/mWNU7BVlG6

— ✨mike✨ (@MikeCatSU) March 24, 2020

Here's to happy farming, roaming, villaging, and whatever else gets you through these hard times, Animal Crossing fans.