Story of Seasons guide



There are so many games in the series it's easy to get lost. This page attempts to describe them all. It's a Work in progress, so feel free to add any games that are missing.

Harvest Moon vs Story of Seasons, what's the deal?
This can be a little confusing, so pay attention.

Originally, Victor/Marvelous created the Bokujō Monogatari series, which Natsume published as Harvest Moon in the West. In 2014, Marvelous decided to end the partnership and release the series via their own American subsidiary, Xseed Games. However, Natsume still owned the Harvest Moon brand. So the newer Bokujō Monogatari games were released by Xseed under a new name: Story of Seasons. Meanwhile, Natsume partnered with other devs to make their own new Harvest Moon games, and they are usually considered... often not quite on par, to put it politely.

Therefore: any Harvest Moon released since 2014 is not made by the original creators. If you want the real thing, play Story of Seasons.

The Rune Factory spin-off franchise adds a fantasy setting and dungeon crawling gameplay. Natsume released the earlier titles in this series, but Marvelous took care to fully own this brand.

Other games

 * Stardew Valley - indie game in the same vein that was praised by Harvest Moon's own creator
 * Farming Simulator - a more hardcore realistic take on farming

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