Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer sends a lightweight love note to series fans

Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer turns you into the interior designer for the franchise’s hundreds of animal-inspired villagers.

You’ll choose from a few of them in each game “day,” which typically takes about 15-20 minutes to play through. The villager you select gives you your charge: They want a space that has their favorite color, or evokes their favorite mood, or a historic house style, or a host of other deliberately vague requests. It’s your job to use the furniture and finishes at your disposal to turn their rooms into the masterpieces they deserve.