Since its break from Natsume, Marvelous has left the Harvest Moon name behind to create theStory of Seasons. However, they haven’t left behind the characters we know and love. Since the split, Marvelous has remade classic Harvest Moon titles for the Story of Seasons series, like Friends of Mineral Town and A Wonderful Life.
Still, we can’t help wanting more. With little nods to the rest of the series tucked nicely into their remakes, Marvelous has left us wondering which of their games will be the next to receive the remake treatment.
11Harvest Moon 64
Return To Flowerbud Village
Harvest Moon 64 was first released in 1999 for the Nintendo 64. In the game, you play as a male farmer who just took over his grandfather’s farm in Flowerbud Village.
The villagers may look like the ones from Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town. That’s because this was actually their first appearance, before Harvest Moon: Back to Naturechanged their jobs and relationsto the ones we see today. If this gets a remake, we hope Marvelous adds the option to be female or nonbinary and romance the bachelors of the village too.
10Harvest Moon: Hero Of Leaf Valley
Find Another Way To Save The Homeland
First released as Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland in 2001 for the PlayStation 2, Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley was an enhanced remake released in 2009 for the PlayStation Portable.
In this game, you play as a male farmer who inherited your grandfather’s farm. Sadly, the rural area is slated to be demolished to build a resort and theme park by Funland within a year. It’s up to you and the townsfolk to prove Leaf Valley is still worth keeping around. With 16 different ways to save the valley, and potentially more being added if the game gets remade, Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley’s remake would haveplenty of replayability.
9Harvest Moon: Magical Melody
Find The Goddess’s Hidden Music Notes
Harvest Moon: Magical Melody was first released in 2005 for the Nintendo GameCube. An updated version for the Wii was released in 2008, although you can only play as the male farmer in it.
Magical Melody gives you the goal of awakening the Harvest Gooddess, who was turned to stone. To do so, you have to collect at least 50 of the total 100 music notes scattered throughout Flowerbud Village. While some townsfolk are original, many come from Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland or Harvest Moon for the SNES. We only hope that Marvelous would let us marry our androgynous rival Jamie without our game ending in the remake.
8Harvest Moon DS: Sunshine Islands
Collect All 100 Sun Stones And Raise All Islands
Harvest Moon DS: Sunshine Islands was first released in 2008 for the Nintendo DS. The game reused many characters from its predecessor, Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness, while adding in some additional characters to keep things interesting, such as a new location and two new romance candidates.
As a male or female farmer, your goal is to find the magical 100 Sun Stones to raise sunken islands from the sea and restore the Sunshine Islands to their former glory. Along the way, you’re able to compete in festivals, make friends, and even fall in love.
7Harvest Moon DS: Island Of Happiness
Give This Classic DS Game Another Chance
When Harvest Moon DS: Island of Happiness was first released in 2007, many of us found the game difficult to play due to the required touch screen controls. While its successor fixed this issue, many of us still have a special place in our hearts for the game.
The game begins with your family getting shipwrecked with a family of four on a deserted island. Though some shoddy-looking buildings remain, no one currently lives on the island you found yourself on. By farming and shipping products, you can draw new townsfolk to your island to liven the place up, including familiar visitors from Mineral Town. You can even romance the farmer you didn’t choose to play as.
6Harvest Moon: Animal Parade
Ring Five Bells To Restore The Island
Harvest Moon: Animal Parade was first released in 2008, reusing many of the characters from its predecessor, Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility. However, the game adds two new bachelors and bachelorettes each, providing you with more romance options.
You begin the game by traveling to the island of Castanet, where the Harvest Goddess grows weaker. To restore the island, you have to find five magical bells and ring them, bringing the Harvest King back to the island. With his help, you may revive the Goddess’s Tree, restoring Castanet to its former glory.
5Harvest Moon: Tree Of Tranquility
Restore The Rainbows For The Harvest Goddess
Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility was first released for the Wii in 2007. In the beginning, your farmer boards a ship and travels to Waffle Island, a once enchanted place that has since fallen from its former glory.
Your job is to find and restorethe Harvest Sprites’powers to create five beautiful rainbows to rebuild the island’s connection with nature. By doing so, you’re able to save the Harvest Goddess. After restoring the first rainbow, townsfolk will move in periodically, filling out the once sparse town.
4Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar
Time To Open Your Very Own Shop
Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar was first released in 2008 for the Nintendo DS. It’s an often overlooked game in favor of the more popular Harvest Moon titles, though we can’t help but love the different spin this game takes on the typical farm sim.
In this game, you are the newest inhabitant to move to Zephyr Town, once world-famous for its bazaar. Your job is to bring in more customers to the bazaarby participating in it once a week. We love this game’s unique take, making the bazaar integral to doing better as a farmer, along with its use of windmills to make unique goods.
3Harvest Moon: The Tale Of Two Towns
Reunite Two Towns Separated By Hate
Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns was the last Harvest Moon game on the original DS and the first on the 3DS, releasing on both systems between 2010 and 2011. An enhanced version was released in Japan only in 2017 with access to StreetPass and better controls.
In this game, you’re given the choice to move to one of two villages. Bluebell focused on ranching, giving you little farmland but plenty of space to raise animals. Konohana is the opposite. The two towns were once connected by a tunnel, but the Harvest Goddess closed it off in a fit of rage. Now, it’s up to you to restore the bonds between these two towns by competing in the weekly competition.
2Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning
Give This Classic A New Beginning
Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning was the second Harvest Moon game released for the 3DS - being released in 2012 - and the last game to be released between Natsume and Marvelous split, thus beginning the Story of Seasons series.
In this game, you move to Echo Village, which is a shadow of its former glory. Many villagers have moved away, leaving you to revive the village with an extensive crafting system. You can arrange the town however you like it. Luckily, you have the Harvest Goddess and two Harvest Sprites - Aaron and Alice - to give you a hand along the way. The romanceable characters were so popular in this game,NeilandFeliciareturned as DLC characters inPioneers of Olive Town.
