It's that time of year when love is in the air and video games join in on Valentine's Day celebrations by offering players seasonal rewards to make their hearts sing. From Fortnite and FFXIV to Animal Crossing and Pokémon GO, here are the best Valentine's Day events in gaming for 2021 - as well as their seasonal rewards.
The best seasonal events always offer great seasonal rewards. Multiple games are currently doing this for the Lunar New Year, such as Overwatch's Year of the Ox event, but Valentine's Day is this weekend, and that means lots of people are going to be trying to get those love-themed rewards. Thankfully, there are some great Valentine's Day events and rewards in 2021.
Many games also decorate for Valentine's Day, in order to celebrate the occasion, and some games offer free rewards to all players while others' rewards are more competitive. Here are the best Valentine's Day video game events and rewards to find this year.
Best Valentine's Day Event & Rewards - Fortnite
Fortnite's event this year is called Hearts Wild, allowing players to compete in the Hearts Wild Cup for some Valentine's Day-themed skins. There's also themed challenges, including one that sends players to find a rose at The Orchard or Steel Farm. For players who want to compete, the top-placing teams in each region will get the Lovely Outfit and Heartblast Back Bling for free.
Best Valentine's Day Event & Rewards - Pokémon GO
The Valentine's Day event in Pokémon GO is also exciting, because it's adding Munna and Musharna into the game for the first time. Pokémon like Nidoran, Plusle, Minun, Volbeat, Illumise, Luvdisc, and Munna will all appear in the wild more frequently, and Special Research events give players a chance to encounter Spinda with a heart pattern.
Best Valentine's Day Event & Rewards - FFXIV
Valentione's Day is the Valentine's Day equivalent in Eorzea, which means cities in Final Fantasy 14 decorate for the occasion and players can get cool seasonal rewards by completing a short quest chain. The rewards for 2021 are a Lovely Moogle Cap and a Stuffed Kupka Kupp tabletop decoration. Completing the quests will net players the Lovely Moogle Cap, and then the Stuffed Kupka Kupp can be purchased from the Valentione's Day vendor.
Best Valentine's Day Event & Rewards - Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing is also getting some nice Valentine's Day items this year. In New Horizons, Nook Shopping's Seasonal Items will have some limited-time goodies while players will also have a set of Valentine's Day-themed gifts to collect. In Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, players can get poses, stamps, and seasonal gifts - including a box of chocolates that depends on which Villager players give a bouquet to.
Overall, each of these Valentine's Day events offer a little something unique. While rewards in games like Fortnite are more competitive-based, ones in Final Fantasy 14 and Animal Crossing come from completing quests. The rewards in Pokémon GO are a host of new and limited-time Pokémon for players to catch. Overall, Valentine's Day 2021 should offer a lot of variety for fans.