In other regions, youll find Natsume, XSeed Games/Marvelous (USA), Marvelous (EU), and. These game genres are created and published in Japan by Marvelous (JP). If anyone else is aware of any projects not listed above, please let me know so I can add to the list. The Ushi No Tane websites specialize in information, FAQs, and guides about the Nintendo console versions of the Harvest Moon, Story of Seasons, and Legend of the River King video games.
There's the exception of the "best friends" system in Harvest Moon DS Cute (JP version only) and the upcoming Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town.įortunately, for those who want to pursue same-« Chicken Hugging » options, there are several queer mods / romhacks available that enable gay / lesbian relationships. Animal Crossing is the ultimate vacation and a welcoming companion to the farming-focused Harvest Moon, not directly competing but offering something entirely different from anything else on the market.As we know, almost all of the Harvest Moon / Story of Seasons games have heterosexual-only marriage options.
You'll spend your time fishing for rare and valuable catches, upgrading and decorating your cozy nook and home island, and celebrating holidays in an enchanting little world full of lovable and often downright hilarious characters. While New Horizons is by far the most expansive of the series, the core concept remains the same as it was two decades ago. The most recent, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, is currently dominating the discussion and alluring fans new and old with its playful, expressive palette of life-sim qualities and customization options. If you're looking for a game like Harvest Moon and haven't played Animal Crossing, you have my express permission to bookmark this list for later and check out any one of the series' mainline games.
And thankfully the game's pacing asks nothing more from you than to move at your own pace, which is best done leisurely and with a sense of wonder. Your goal here is to literally chill, and make everyone on the island chill. There is a conflict of sorts, however, as your number one goal is to rid the mysterious island where you're stranded of "murk," a colorful fog that's making everyone stressed out. And don't expect that to change, as like most games on this list, there's no fighting or killing in Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles. There's a big focus on exploration here, and it's just as well because everything you see is eye candy. Weather changes from illuminating daylight to blazing orange twilight and star-lit nighttime, and the vast, expansive landscapes glimmer against light sources in way comparable to Breath of the Wild. One of the more visually enchanting entries on this list, Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles is about as cute, breezy, and innocent as the name implies. Garden PawsĪvailable on: PC, Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch The game first was released in Japan in 1996, in North America in 1997, and in Europe in 1998. Farm Story) is a farm simulation role-playing game developed by Amccus for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
It's virtually impossible to cover everything The Sims 4 has to offer here, but if you're on the hunt for a life simulator in the truest sense, you mustn't skip The Sims 4. What is the original Harvest Moon game Harvest Moon (, Bokuj Monogatari, lit. And speaking on the latter, same-sex couples can adopt and even have biological children together. In the meantime, you'll build the house of your dreams, find your soulmate, and build a family. You can take to space as an astronaut, climb the ranks in a criminal enterprise, or take matters of the planet into your own hands as a conservationist. The Sims 4 (opens in new tab) tells you that you can do anything, and in this world you actually can. And fortunately, the latest entry in the series, The Sims 4, is a faithful evolution of the foundation laid down by the nearly 20-year-old first game, sure to please fans of the franchise and newcomers in search of a new, less chaotic world. It would seem blasphemous to speak of life simulation games without invoking the genre's most prolific franchise, The Sims.