Animal Crossing New Horizons: How to Break Rocks
You'll need to clear rocks from your island if you want to build where you want. Here's how to break them.
Animal Crossing New Horizons lets you build up your very own village on a desert island. There's a lot of space to take advantage of, though at first you'll be blocked by rocks that will need to be removed. In this guide we'll teach you how to break rocks in Animal Crossing New Horizons. Let's get started.
On this page:
- How to Break Rocks
- Will Rocks Respawn/Come Back?
- What Do You Get For Breaking Rocks
- Can You Move Rocks?
How to Break Rocks
To break rocks in Animal Crossing New Horizons you will need two things: a stone axe and fruit. The fruit can be whatever grows on your island. Once you have these two items, do the following:
- Eat the fruit, an icon will appear in the top left showing you have 1/10 of fruit consumed
- Approach the rock you wish to break and press A
- The rock will break, and your fruit meter will return to 0
Will Rocks Respawn/Come Back?
If you accidentally break a rock, and are worried about it coming back, worry not. Rocks will respawn on your island after a couple of days.
We've been busy plugging away on a bunch more Animal Crossing New Horizons guides. You can find close to 100 guides right here on USG, and if you head to our AC: New Horizons Walkthrough you'll see them all in one handy place. From guides on the different kinds of buildings, to detailed breakdowns of how to catch specific bugs and fish, we've got you covered.
What Do You Get For Breaking Rocks
When you break a rock, you'll get one of a few items. These range from Bells to Stone (also Iron Nuggets, more info here), it's random so you never really know what you're going to get. You'll also clear some space where the rock was, which allows you to build structures there. If you need help with any other areas of the game, head to our walkthrough hub.
Can You Move Rocks?
There is no way to move rocks in Animal Crossing New Horizons. You will need to break them using the method outlined above, and then wait for them to respawn.
That's what you need to know about breaking rocks. For a look at what Caty thought of the game, head here. Elsewhere there's also Hirun's write up collecting some pretty awesome Roald fan art.