Restarting your island in Animal Crossing can 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 New Horizons.
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.
Onto new adventures!
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:
- Press the Home button on your Nintendo Switch while the game is open.
- Use your joycon to highlight Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
- Press X and close the game.
- Open the game again. Since the game didn’t save, you will be able to start from the very begining of the game.
Restarting your island by clearing save data
To reset your Animal Crossing: New Horizons save file, follow these steps: