Animal Crossing: New Horizons Player is Making a Shrek-Themed Island

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons players have shared many interesting island concepts over the years, with areas based on Disney films and other game franchises like The Witcher being created. Now, one Animal Crossing: New Horizons player is using their island as a massive tribute to Shrek.

This is far from the first time that gamers have paid tribute to the lovable ogre, as Shrek has become an internet icon in the years since he made his first big screen appearance. Players have made Shrek in two recent video games, for example, with the handsome version made inside Elden Ring and the original variant of Shrek crafted within Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands. However, building an entire Animal Crossing island based on Shrek is a massive undertaking, though Redditor rheannananna does seem eager to accept the challenge.

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Dubbing their island “Shrekland,” it is clear that this player is fully committed to the idea of a build focused on the Shrek franchise. While the Redditor is not yet willing to show off locations on the island, they have completed the terraforming process. As shown by the overhead view of their island, the land has been edited so that its entire center is covered by a body of water that makes up Shrek’s face. Creating Shrek’s face had to be extremely difficult, though the gamer nailed his eyes, mouth, and nose.

A nice touch sees the island named Duloc, a reference to the Shrek films. Duloc is the name of a massive city run by Lord Farquaad, and it is designed to be perfect. It will be interesting to see if the Redditor actually makes Duloc itself or simply borrows its name, as the castle walls added within Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ 2.0 update