Harvest Moon reappears on mobile with the name Harvest Moon: Home Sweet Home

Natsume Inc has announced the latest version in their Harvest Moon mobile game series titled Harvest Moon: Home Sweet Home. While details are scant, a release date of August 2024 is confirmed and it will be available on iOS and Android.

The Harvest Moon series is arguably one of the original life simulation games and has inspired a whole wave of games that take similar core concepts of farming and building to expand gameplay. The most famous of these spin-offs, Stardew Valley is arguably the most worth playing.

While generally well-received by die-hard Harvest Moon fans, Tsume Inc.'s mobile titles. like Winds of Anthos and Mad Dash received mixed reception. These tend to be loading-oriented so they don't get much support even though they still maintain similar gameplay.

However, the jury is still out on whether Harvest Moon: Home Sweet Home will bring back the cozy farm fun that made Harvest Moon a success and an inspiration for a new generation of mobile developers. or not. In any case, after just a few months you will know the correct answer.

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About Harvest Moon: Home Sweet Home, the game is set in the Land of Anthos – a peaceful and harmonious land watched over by the Harvest Goddess and the Harvest Spirits, who protect the residents of Anthos from disasters. natural disasters such as storms, earthquakes, etc. However, one day many years ago, Anthos experienced a severe volcanic eruption that threatened his own life, and the Harvest Goddess and Harvest Sprites had to use all of their remaining powers. to keep the people and animals of Anthos safe. This left various villages across the land isolated. Some unfortunate souls are even trapped outside their villages and unable to return…

10 years later, you have found the SOS that the Harvest Goddess sent to the world as a message in a bottle! With the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Jr. and many others, you will have to revive the Harvest Goddess and Harvest Sprites, as well as reconnect all the villages of Anthos together!