List of Harvest Moon Video Games - Related Titles

Related Titles

There are 11 spin-off games under the Harvest Moon series featuring related elements or characters.


Title Details
BS Bokujō Monogatari
Original release date(s):
  • September 2, 1996
 Release years by system:
1996—Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Super Famicom) (Satellaview)
Notes:
  • Full Japanese title is BS Bokujō Monogatari (BS 牧場物語?, lit. "BS Farm Story")
  • It was an episodically released ura- or gaiden-version of the original Harvest Moon featuring "SoundLink" narration
  • Online Satellaview emulation enthusiasts refer to the game unofficially as "BS Makiba Monogatari"
Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon
Original release date(s):
  • April 27, 2006
  • March 22, 2007
  • May 15, 2007
  • May 18, 2007
 Release years by system:
2006—PlayStation Portable
2007—PlayStation 2
2012—PlayStation Vita
Notes:
  • Known in Japan as Innocent Life: Shin Bokujō Monogatari (イノセントライフ　～新牧場物語～?) and in Australia as Harvest Moon: Innocent Life
  • It is a futuristic Harvest Moon spin-off, in which the game takes place on a relic-filled island which can be explored by walking or biking
  • A special edition was released for the PlayStation 2 known as Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon (Special Edition) in North America and in Japan Shin Bokujō Monogatari: Pure Innocent Life (新牧場物語：ピュア　イノセントライフ?)
  • On October 15, 2009 it was released for the PlayStation Portable via the PlayStation Network
  • In August 2012 it was released for the PlayStation Vita via the PlayStation Plus service
Rune Factory series

Release years by system:
2006—Nintendo DS (Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon)
2008—Nintendo DS (Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon)
2008—Wii (Rune Factory Frontier)
2009—Nintendo DS (Rune Factory 3: A Fantasy Harvest Moon)
2011—PlayStation 3, Wii (Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny)
2012—Nintendo 3DS (Rune Factory 4)
Notes:
  • A spin-off series featuring fantasy and dungeon crawl components
  • Described as "Harvest Moon where you wield a sword" by producer Yoshifumi Hashimoto
  • Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon is the last Rune Factory game to be affiliated with the Harvest Moon series as Rune Factory will now work as an independent series
  • Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon was originally intended to be released without the Harvest Moon subtitle in order for Rune Factory to grow into an independent series, however Natsume applied the subtitle A Fantasy Harvest Moon for its North American release
Puzzle de Harvest Moon
Original release date(s):
  • November 6, 2007
 Release years by system:
2007—Nintendo DS
Notes:
  • Puzzle de Harvest Moon is a spin-off puzzle game which uses farm-related activities from the role-playing games of the series
Harvest Moon: My Little Shop
Original release date(s):
  • April 28, 2009
  • November 23, 2009
 Release years by system:
2009—Wii (WiiWare)
Notes:
  • Known in Japan as Bokujō Monogatari Series: Makiba no Omise (牧場物語シリーズ まきばのおみせ, lit. The Farm Story Series: The Farm Store?)
  • It is the first WiiWare title in Harvest Moon series
  • The gameplay is more featured on the management of a store but still features farming
Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming
Original release date(s):
  • August 7, 2009
 Release years by system:
2009—iOS (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad), Nintendo DS
2010—BlackBerry
Notes:
  • Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming is the second puzzle game in the series following Puzzle de Harvest Moon
  • It is the first game in the series to be released for iOS and BlackBerry
Minna de Bokujou Monogatari
Original release date(s):
  • November 25, 2010
 Release years by system:
2010—Web browser
Notes:
  • Literal Japanese translation, "Harvest Moon With Everyone" (みんなで牧場物語?)
  • It is a free browser-based game based on the series

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