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Harvest Moon: Back to Nature

A port of Harvest Moon: Back to Nature, enhanced with up-rendering, rewind, quick save, and custom video filters. It is the first Harvest Moon game for a non-Nintendo console. Starting with a few rudimentary…

21 February 2023

Harvest Moon: Back to Nature is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Victor Interactive Software, released 21 February 2023 on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4.

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What Harvest Moon: Back to Nature is

Harvest Moon: Back to Nature is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Victor Interactive Software and released in 2023. It was published by Natsume Inc.. It is available on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

As a young boy, the main character went to his grandfather's farm for the summer. His grandfather was too busy taking care of the farm to spend much time with him, so the boy explored the town and countryside on his own. The boy befriended his grandfather's puppy and met a little girl his own age with whom he became close friends. When the summer was over the boy had to go back home, but he promised the little girl that he would return someday. Ten years later, years after his grandfather's death, the boy – now a grown man – returns to the town to take over the farm. Upon meeting the main character, the mayor and other villagers decide that he would be allowed to stay as the rightful owner…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are business. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Harvest Moon series

Harvest Moon: Back to Nature is the 54th of 60 entries we hold in the Harvest Moon series. It arrived a year after Harvest Moon: One World - Precious Pets Pack. The next entry was Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos in 2023.

See all 60 Harvest Moon games in release order →

What it launched against

Harvest Moon: Back to Nature launched on 21 February 2023, within three weeks of Hogwarts Legacy, Atomic Heart, Metroid Prime Remastered and Octopath Traveler II. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Hogwarts Legacy, Atomic Heart, Metroid Prime Remastered, Octopath Traveler II.

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When did Harvest Moon: Back to Nature come out?
Harvest Moon: Back to Nature was released on 21 February 2023 for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4.

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