Summary
Animal Crossing: New Horizonsplayers are only just discovering a gold item from the game’s 2.0 update. The 2.0 update launched on July 16, 2025, alongside theHappy Home Paradisepaid DLC as the final major update for the game, bringing 16 additional villagers - eight of which were returning from previous games in the series - as well as boat tours, 22 new furniture series and sets, and more.
As noted by RedditorKooftehon the r/AnimalCrossing subreddit,golden ladders exist within the game, as they shared a screenshot of their character with the speech bubble reading “SWEET! I learned a DIY recipe for a golden ladder set-up kit!”
Koofteh wasn’t the only one surprised by this discovery, as others in the comments, such as Horizontal_Door and MisterPiggyWiggy both exclaimed that they were also unaware golden ladders existed until now.
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There Are Several Ladder Kit Types In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Not Just The Default Wood!
Golden ladders function the exact same as a plain ladder, and it appears to be purely aesthetic, rather than serving an extra purpose. Players would need to be near a cliff on either their own island or an island from a Mystery Island Tour or Kapp’n’s boat tour to place a ladder set-up kit, using it to reach a higher level of the island or descend to a lower one.
Fourth-tier cliffs are deemed too dangerous to place ladders on, as a message will be displayed telling players they can’t climb any higher.
There are four main ladder set-up kits inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons. Aside from the default wooden one and the aforementioned golden ladder, players can unlock and craft an iron ladder that looks like iron steps bolted into the wall or cliff, or a vine ladder, which looks like several wooden beams held together by two vines. These ladder kits can’t be bought as they must be crafted, butthey can be sold foranywhere between 1,940 and 10,720 Bells, depending on the material, and each has unlimited durability.
While the difference in ladders appears to be a cosmetic choice, it’s always fun when players discover a feature or an object for the first time, even years from it being implemented, and it goes to show the sheer variety of options available to players inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons.
