10 Little Animals is an Animal Crossing Murder Mystery by Okapikid. It’s a cute and inventive dream island game that gives each villager personality and depth. It’s accessible with Dream Address DA-1127-2770-3920. Start by viewing the town announcements board.

This is not a “puzzly” game, it’s more of an observation-based whodunnit challenge. Instead, it’s accessible to all Animal Crossing: New Horizons fans regardless of puzzle experience.

Quick Facts

  • Game Name / Creator: Ten Little Animals by @Okapikid
  • Theme: “A resident of the island, and good friend of Tom Nook, has been slain!”
  • Dream Address: DA-1127-2770-3920
  • Prerequisites: You’ll need a Nintendo Switch, a copy of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, a subscription to Nintendo Online, and a smartphone.
  • Players: You can only bring one “in-game character” into a dream, but this is fun with a group of 1-2 “IRL” players.
  • Price: Free!
  • Launched: August 2020
  • Duration: ~45 minutes
  • Website: https://www.okapikid.com/animal-crossing-murder-mystery

Review

This was a cute and clever project that overlays a murder mystery game onto an Animal Crossing island.

The premise is that a resident of the island has been murdered, and you as the visiting detectives must listening to the interrogations of each of the 9 villagers in order to collect clues and ultimately determine a culprit.

Each interrogation is a fully-voice-acted short audio clip, and we enjoyed how the personalities of each villager shined through their answers.

The interrogations may give you useful information on who the culprit may be. Afterwards, when you’ve successfully narrowed down the list of suspects, you can follow through the final process which will allow you to accuse the culprit. The process is fully automated and executed outside of the game.

Through the process, you’ll also check out the front yards of each of the villager’s houses. The decor is a nice nod to each villager.

Overall, we’re really glad that ACNH introduced dream islands – this seems like finally a scalable way to get escape rooms working in this game. We’re happy we got to play this game and are excited for more dream islands like these.

Tips

To start, check out the town noticeboard for instructions on how to proceed.
  • Where to start – Take a look at the town announcements board, it will tell you where to start!
  • What to bring – You can’t bring any in-game items, but certainly keep your smartphone handy during the game. You’ll need it!
  • Organization – Take notes! It will make your search easier. A digital spreadsheet works well, but anything accessible will work.
  • Flow – This is a linear game, where the bulk of the activity involves listening to the villager interrogations and investigating the island.

Boot up your copy of Animal Crossing and enter dream address DA-1127-2770-3920 to try out the island! Start at the town announcements board.