Animal Crossing: New Leaf PC Port: acnl-decomp
3DS2012In progress
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Cover art and game details from IGDB.
- Original console
- 3DS · Nintendo, 2011
- Runs on
- Native PC
- Platforms
- Not confirmedCheck the project's page for the systems it supports.
- Method
- DecompSource code rebuilt by hand from the original game, then compiled for modern systems.
- Status
- In progress
- Last update
- Oct 2026
- AI use
- AI-assistedThe project says much of its code was written with AI tools.
Listing updated .
About Animal Crossing: New Leaf
The charming community-building franchise returns for with Animal Crossing: New Leaf. The Nintendo 3DS entry into this popular franchise introduces a number of options new to Animal Crossing, including the ability to become the head of the village and boost its development, a way to install certain items in the village to make its characteristics more personalized for each player, and the ability to view homes of other players who are tagged through StreetPass connections.
- Released
- 8 Nov 2012
- Genre
- Simulator
- Developer
- Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.2
About the original game, from IGDB ↗.
Animal Crossing: New Leaf PC port: quick answers
- Do I need to own Animal Crossing: New Leaf?
- Yes. acnl-decomp needs game files from a copy you own. PlayPorted links only to the project page and never to game files.
- Is the Animal Crossing: New Leaf PC port finished?
- Not yet. It is still in progress. Its last update was Oct 2026.
- Which systems does it run on?
- Not confirmed yet. Check the project page for the systems it supports.
- Is it an emulator?
- No. acnl-decomp rebuilds the game's source code, so it runs as a native program instead of through an emulator.
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