Restarting your island inAnimal Crossingcan be a good move if you’re not satisfied with the villagers or want a new island layout. Here’s a guide highlighting the easiest ways to restart your island in the game.
There might be times when you might not be satisfied with the cards you’re dealt with in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Be it the island layout or something as simple as your island’s native fruit leaving resetting your island as the last resort.
Restarting your island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is quite easy. But first, make sure it’s a decision that you’ve put a lot of thought into – once it’s gone, there’s no bringing it back!
If you have a friend with the game, you can even trade your belongings to them first so you can get them back in your new town.
Restarting your island on the first day
This is the easiest way to restart your island if you’re not satisfied with it on the very first day. Here’s how you can do it:
Note: This method will only work on your first day in the game
To reset your Animal Crossing: New Horizons save file, follow these steps:
Note: This method will reset all your saved data in Animal Crossing. Only proceed with this method if you’re absolutely sure you want to restart your island.
That’s all there is to know about restarting your Animal Crossing: New Horizons island. You can also check outhow to get different types of Axes. You can also take a look at some of thebest games like Animal Crossing to play on Switch.
Meg Bethany Koepp was a Weekend Editor on Dexerto’s US team, specializing in Pokemon, Animal Crossing, Overwatch, and other Nintendo games. She has held editor roles at IGN & Prima Games, with bylines at The Daily Star and The Escapist.
