Story of Seasons (2015 and On)
Games Like Harvest Moon
If what you’re looking for is as close to a 1:1 recreation of Harvest Moon, but with a little bit more polish and features, then Story of Seasons is your best bet. Yasuhiro Wada, creator of Harvest Moon, is the man behind Story of Seasons, and this has been his main gig since the Harvest Moon brand was split from the original creators back before the relaunched version of Story of Seasons began. It’s a bit complicated, but more or less, this is the continuation of the Harvest Moon games that have been released for multiple generations now. What is currently known as Harvest Moon, is essentially a new series that is still heavily inspired by the old games of course, but is not being created by Wada.
Story of Seasons is very similar to the older Harvest Moon games, and is the most like Harvest Moon on this list. What’s neat though is that both Story of Seasons, and Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns (the most recent entry) both feature a Super Mario collaboration which includes crops (such as fire flowers) and costumes. The most recent entry, Trio of Towns, adds multiple towns that you can visit, and acts as an evolution of sorts of the caravans that would visit you in the first game.
