Forget cottagecore or fairy aesthetics. Some Animal Crossing: New Horizons fans are going for more of a medieval look, and the results are awe-inspiring.
Castle transformations can take on a variety of forms, but there are a few major thorough-lines. Silos, which can be purchased for Nook Miles, are a popular decoration, as they lend themselves readily to that castle tower look. The top image in this post, for instance, shows creator PixelPark777 attaching silos to their house to make it look like a pink castle, which matches their cute Princess Peach costume.
Cobblestone, along with iron and stone fences, both rein supreme within this trend as well. Some Animal Crossing fans spruce up their castles up with moats, hedge mazes, banners, and plenty of statues to sell the idea of a courtyard or elegant exterior. Others put up the obligatory armor and throne rooms, if not cells and barracks. At least one creator covered by YouTube channel Chase Crossing went all out and put together a fossil display that looks like a wyvern:
The island even has Knox and Sterling, the two bird knight villagers, roaming the castle grounds. You can view the full island tour here.
Here are some of our favorite castle designs from the Animal Crossing community:
inspired by french hedge gardens. mine leads up to the castle! #AnimalCrossing #ACNH #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/dQqs3qKD1r
— ☁️ (@lilstarfragment) May 14, 2020
I bet Diana has probably favourite the castle ✨ #AnimalCrossingNewHorizons #ACNH #AnimalCrossing pic.twitter.com/AbxWh6taSB
— ☾ (@kamil_dorany) July 13, 2020
Sehunnie at Cinderella Castle #ACNH #AnimalCrossing #あつまれどうぶつの森 #あつ森 #あつ森写真部 pic.twitter.com/dxbVBdo8GB
— น้องเซฮุนเป็นลูกแมวเหมียว (@morelilflowers) July 13, 2020
Every time I watch Frozen and see Elsa make her ice castle, I want to build one too! so here’s mine
— koume (@_07012001_) July 14, 2020
The cold never bothered me anyway~❄️❄️❄️#ACNH #AnimalCrossingNewHorizon #NintendoSwitchLite pic.twitter.com/oYyTzf1XJs
worked on another castle area today with a marketplace twist #acnh #AnimalCrossingNewHorizons #animalcrossing #acnhdesign #マイデザイン #どうぶつの森 pic.twitter.com/4hQ0EXoiEH
— « » comms open! (@airuka_) July 9, 2020
Pink Castle Update! #AnimalCrossing #acnh #AnimalCrossingNewHorizons #turnips #nintendo pic.twitter.com/MuNLNuES0Y
— ʚ ୨୧ ୨୧ ɞ (@chellylandACNH) June 27, 2020
#AnimalCrossing #ACNH #NintendoSwitch my castle is complete! pic.twitter.com/N0j1xQqghG
— ketchup (@ketchup73832163) July 7, 2020
castle and hedge maze
— Fable (@Fable01295192) July 13, 2020
#AnimalCrossing #ACNH #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/4Km1Xayasl
I wish this castle had a roof, the rain won't stop me from looking noble #AnimalCrossing #ACNH #NintendoSwitch #Nintendo #zelda pic.twitter.com/Ag3wLdPimD
— TheHylianGuy (Supah Artuman!) (@Switch38813304) July 14, 2020
the castle gate ruins
— Lauren (@Laurenski97) July 6, 2020
bricks: MA-6517-6059-4283#AnimalCrossing #ACNH pic.twitter.com/RfZhpQEfKO
i love my castle <3
— Kindly Princess (@ACNHmisia) July 12, 2020
#AnimalCrossing #ACNH #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/PC38gPN0zu
havin a nice relax outside my new castle #AnimalCrossing #ACNH pic.twitter.com/8DsKxsuYXt
— (@lucky_fur) July 12, 2020
The royal clown and her castle ★☆
— ✨ Myrmidia✨(COMMISSIONS CLOSED!) (@Myrmidia) July 13, 2020
#AnimalCrossing #ACNH #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/zAkrTVDHZu
Moved the castle so you can enter the magic on the ground level! #AnimalCrossing #ACNH #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/2vmuW2kIH7
— (@sharksndonuts) July 14, 2020
Still working on this castle area for knight bird boyfriends Sterling + Knox - found pennants to match both their tabard colors ❤️#acnh #animalcrossing #AnimalCrossingNewHorizons pic.twitter.com/clLKArCtgA
— . :☽ : : ☾: . (@SavageMoonhaven) July 12, 2020