Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a game that has spawned some of the most adorable, creative, and aesthetically pleasing custom creations in the world of gaming, but many of these builds are uncanny, weird, or even horrific, with some being worthy of being called cursed. Popular creations like the Animal Crossing Hyrule Circuit track remake have proven the series’ potential for realizing stunning and ingenious pieces of user-generated content, achieved through use of the game’s many crafting systems and resources. Indeed, players can use these game mechanics to achieve a multitude of unique outcomes.
Just like other casual gaming hits like Minecraft, Animal Crossing: New Horizons is known for its relaxing, Zen gameplay that centers around pacifist activities and creative expression. The skill ceiling for Animal Crossing is surprisingly higher than many players might assume at first, with entry-level mechanics of collecting and arranging items leading to more advanced systems like custom design creation. By combining these simple and advanced systems, players have built facsimile golf courses, beach resorts, and underwater paradises, alongside decidedly unsettling creations like serial killer hideouts and haunted graveyards. One player even made a creepy carnival in Animal Crossing that is reminiscent of popular franchises like American Horror Story.
But there is a much more specific and odd energy that certain Animal Crossing: New Horizons builds give off. There are a number of builds that just don’t feel quite right for whatever reason, even if they aren’t outright disturbing or menacing. For fans looking for those very particular cursed vibes, there is certainly no shortage of content to explore.
The Backrooms Build Will Make Animal Crossing Fans Uncomfortable
The Backrooms concept has been floating around the internet for just a few years now, joining the ranks of other unsettling and infamous urban legends like Slender Man. The idea behind Backrooms is that they evoke a very intense combination of both nostalgia and claustrophobia, taking the form of spaces, usually windowless interiors, that are oddly familiar yet not at all comforting or inviting. One Animal Crossing player made a terrifying Backrooms replica, recreating perhaps the most common image associated with the concept, one of an unnaturally twisted series of carpeted rooms with yellow wallpaper and fluorescent lighting. Not everyone finds Backrooms frightening, but those that do will definitely think of this Animal Crossing: New Horizons build as cursed.
An Animal Crossing Optical Illusion Gives Bad Vibes
There are plenty of ways that Animal Crossing: New Horizons players have managed to get the most out of the game’s more limited scale and intentionally simplistic graphics. Optical illusions can help a great deal in this regard, as they can make both interior and exterior spaces look larger, create visual effects that weren’t meant to be in the base game, and even lead to some charming and one-of-a-kind pieces of in-game art. A particular Animal Crossing player’s scary optical illusion is without a doubt one of the more impressive ones, but it’s unlikely to be described as “charming” by most.
This illusion takes the form of a miniature city with giant face cutouts peeking out between the buildings. The unsettling expressions on these faces are enough to make this a cursed creation, but this player took things one step further by putting separate eyeballs behind the cutouts, which makes it look like the faces are following the Animal Crossing: New Horizons player-character wherever they go. By making expert use of the game’s items and camera position, this player managed to make a truly believable and impressive illusion – albeit one that most villagers will be reluctant to visit themselves.
FNAF Fans Will Like A Cursed Animal Crossing Restaurant
Though the two franchises are quite different, an Animal Crossing player made a FNAF-themed restaurant as a tribute to the viral horror game series Five Nights At Freddy’s, and the result is appropriately creepy, cold, and just familiar enough to be unsettling. The creation recalls the image of popular kid’s party chains like Chuck E Cheese, which gives it a touch of nostalgia that’s difficult to place, in a similar manner as the aforementioned Backrooms build. This creation’s colorful stuffed animals, birthday cakes, and pizza platters offer just enough incongruity and misplaced wholesomeness to give some viewers pause, and could wind up driving away Animal Crossing: New Horizons villagers looking for a chill spot to unwind.
The Swamp Shack Is A Gross Cursed Animal Crossing Build
Despite earning a coveted S-rank from Happy Home Academy, the items featured in the dank swamp shack Animal Crossing build are sure to give some characters pause. While perhaps not as creepy as some other creations, this shack is deserving of the title of cursed simply because of its degenerate energy that seems to go unnoticed. The most obvious feature that would make Animal Crossing: New Horizons villagers want to stay away from this home is the murky “pool” filled with animals in the middle of the floor, but there are plenty of other weird and unsettling details to take note of.
There are dirty dishes strewn about the interior of this building, and a concerning amount of exposed toilets and urinals. One of these open-air toilets is positioned right next to what appears to be a functioning grill already topped with sausages and veggies – a combo that is likely not the most hygienic and should only be reserved for the homes of the worst Animal Crossing: New Horizons villagers. As though these gross details weren’t bad enough, there is also a security camera positioned above the entrance, which might make some wonder just what is being recorded and why. The fact that this home has gotten such high marks from HHA almost makes it more disturbing, as it seems that no one in the Animal Crossing: New Horizons world takes umbrage with its more offensive or creepy inclusions.
The cursed aesthetic is an energy that can be difficult to describe, but most know it when they see it, and these Animal Crossing creations certainly carry this indescribable vibe. The combination of unsettling and uncanniness can be easy to achieve in Animal Crossing thanks to its easy crafting options and charming art style that lends itself well to clashing tones and deceptive cuteness. There’s still much to learn about the future of the franchise following Animal Crossing: New Horizons, but the games could yield even more cursed designs down the road.
