Animal Crossing NH Happy Home Paradise DLC: content, date & price

Happy Home Paradise is the first paid DLC coming to Animal Crossing: New Horizons as part of the 2.0 updat which is also adding free content like the addition of the café, the Rooster and the visits to mystery islands. The DLC will include several features like allowing players to design vacation homes for characters and expanding so the gameplay mechanics. For those users interested in knowing when it's arriving and what new is coming, we have gathered all the information.

What content does Happy Home Paradise DLC include?

The new content is aimed to introduce a new mechanic that can guarantee tons of game hours for those passionate about design.

Designing dream vacation homes for characters: the main addition of Happy Home Paradise is a new mechanic where players will have to design homes according to the preferences of each client. Furniture, structure and even choosing the location of the home are some of the elements that will have to be decided. Lottie is the character that will help players receive these petitions in the Paradise Planning team located in a new archipelago. The more houses players design, the more furniture will become available for them and the more options they will have for the clients.

Design facilities as part of the Paradise Planning team's tasks is helping them to develop several buildings for the island where the organizations are located. To do so, players can help design schools, restaurants and cafés.

The Happy Home Network in the NookPhone users can share photos of their designs and follow other designers to share and get inspiration.

Using amiibos to invite specific clients to design their vacation homes and using the current amiibo accessories from Animal Crossing, players can invite residents like Isabelle and design their vacation home.

When is Animal Crossing: New Horizons Happy Home Paradise coming out?

As part of the 2.0 update, Animal Crossing: New Horizons is also receiving the Happy Home Paradise on the same day. The release date is November 5th (in the US it will be available on the 4th around 9 p.m. EDT due to the time difference with Japan).

How much is the DLC and how can I get access to it?

Players can get Animal Crossing: New Horizons Happy Home Paradise for a price of USD $24.99MSRP / CAD $32.99MSRP or by downloading it at no additional cost for those members of Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. Players who purchase it normally can play it indefinitely. For the subscribers of the mentioned Nintendo Switch, the DLC is only available for the duration of active membership.

As Nintendo explains, the save data for Happy Home Paradise is stored on the console, so after becoming a member of Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack (or purchasing Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise separately), it is possible to continue playing where players left off.