Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town

The long-awaited brand new entry in the original farm/life simulation franchise, known in Japan as Bokujo Monogatari, makes its debut on Nintendo Switch, bringing players more freedom than ever before to shape…

70 25 February 2021 ESRB E

Role-playing (RPG) Simulator Strategy Business Romance

Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Three Rings Inc., released 25 February 2021 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town is

Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Three Rings Inc. and released in 2021. It was published by Marvelous. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity. It carries an ESRB E age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Inspired by tales of their grandfather’s pioneering days, the protagonist decides to pack their bags and leave the hustle and bustle of big city life for the frontier in Olive Town. When they arrive, they run into Victor, the town’s mayor and their grandfather’s old friend. He brings them to the old farm, which has been reclaimed by nature over the years. Determined to breathe life back into their grandfather’s dream and follow in his footsteps, the protagonist rolls up their sleeves and gets to work. Olive Town—which is just a stone’s throw away from the farm—is a port town built on the tip of a peninsula. It might be a quiet little town, but it is home to a whole host of unique…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

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

Where it sits in the Story of Seasons series

Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town is the 45th of 51 entries we hold in the Story of Seasons series. It arrived a year after Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town. The next entry was Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town - Deluxe Edition in 2021. Its critic score of 70 is 4 points below the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life at 85.

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How it was received

Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 31% of the 3,813 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2021 averaged 74, so it scored 4 points below the year average.

What it launched against

Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town launched on 25 February 2021, within three weeks of Little Nightmares II, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, Loop Hero and The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 8 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Little Nightmares II, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, Loop Hero, The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante.