Top 5 Best Harvest Moon Games: Worth Playing in 2024? My Picks!

[@AfxtionateMuse]

It makes me so happy to find people still talking about Harvest Moon in 2024, I grew up playing these games and we share some of the same favorites! Animal Parade and HM DS Cute are my absolute favorites and I know you're a real one when you threw in Grand Bazaar...I feel like that one is so underrated. I put so many hours into all these games, and I'm hoping that you sharing your love for these games will encourage others to pick them up ! 💕💕

[@mama-earth]

Finally someone else that loves Tale of Two Towns! It's sooooo underrated. All of the characters are so loveable and the design and graphics are my favorite of all the games. Only problem I have with it is you can only do one upgrade request per category per month. It's a slow game but so cute and fun.

[@m.c.lizard9838]

Bought tale of two towns on a whim at GameStop as a kid, its v much my childhood, until this very moment I thought I was the only person who acknowledged its existence cuz even amongst the already the niche harvest moon I’ve never heard someone talk about it😂 you’re so right, I wish the characters had more depth but they are loveable and the game is pretty and calming

[@MO-zk8qs]

I wanted to like it so bad but couldn’t get around ‘choosing’ either town’s philosophy. Picked up SoS: Trio of towns recently and oh my god its everything I wanted from a modern HM game

[@mama-earth]

@@MO-zk8qs That's so fair. I didn't mind choosing a town because you can open the tunnel and travel easily between and I liked just focusing on crops or ranching as I can get overwhelmed. You can also eventually buy the house in the other town so you can have both and unlock what the whole game has to offer. After playing a bit of trio of towns, objectively it is a better game... but nothing will compare to the charm and nostalgia of ToTT!

[@cloner-x9760]

@@mama-earth Wish they made a remaster on Tale of Two Towns, Really enjoyed that game

[@novafiregalaxy204]

I do too! I've just heard bad things about one of the versions.

[@Liz-cw6pg]

The camcorder reflection on the ds gives this video such a cozy feel 💗 Just like the old days of youtube

[@theninagabriella]

Aww thank you 🥰🩷 you’re so sweet

[@ChiNguyen-gj8lb]

I love “A new beginning” and “Trio of town” the most, still playing until now

[@konmari_121]

Your room is so cute and your hair and outfit is cute too! I am so glad there's another harvest moon die hard fan !!

[@h.j.froehlich326]

See now, the move in DS Cute is to simply become "Best Friends" with one of the special bachelorettes-- I always went with Leia, because uh, mermaid? Hello?

[@StarlingAurora]

You've deffo made me have to try some of the old games again. Like New Beginning I used to think was boring but hearing you talk about it makes me want to give it another go and try to relax a little more XD

[@BluSatire]

Harvest moon was such a great series, im ready for the nest story of season games. My personal favorites are FOMT, Grand Bizarre, Magical Melofy , Trio of towns

[@aqua.da0]

Finally! An amaaaazing thorough yt video about non-common must-try HM series 💓💓 love ur vibe. Keep making videos 😍😍

[@stephengarza]

Hello there! Your video was a breath of fresh air. Your passion for the topic is evident and it's wonderful to see. Keep up the fantastic work!

[@patiencearchuleta7254]

WOOOOOO ANIMAL PARADE! That's one of my favorites, magical melody was my first and I'm actually replaying AP to marry the Harvest God for the first time. My goal is to get all the children from the other couples

[@theninagabriella]

YESSS!! I love Animal Parade!! ☺️❤️ it’s one of my favorites!!

[@rebeccan7276]

yesss Animal Parade I miss couple rivals why don't games do that anymore

[@bee909]

The GBA (More) Friends of Mineral Town is so cute and satisfying! I kind of wish the 2020 version had the same pixel visuals with the updated menu and controls. My nostalgia for the N64 and GBA era of HM/SOS is so strong! I wish they'd make HM64 with improved menu functions. A pain to play but I love the villager dynamics. They're different than Mineral Town despite having the same cast.

[@LordSteeleCastleClashPsteele68]

I feel exactly the same the updated graphics made it worse they changed the characters feel and personality it makes me nostalgic for back to nature

[@justinhall2711]

Great job! Awesome video. I see no problem you reaching 5,000 subs sooner than later. Very informative, not alot of filler. Keep pushing forward!!

[@Wineoclockbookworm]

I have the same pink 3ds and I love it so much! Great video! I really like your personality. My favorite Harvest Moon/ SoS is Trio of Towns.

[@justsomewriter175]

You put grand Bazaar and Tale of Two Towns in your top 5 so you have great taste. Will try a new beginning if i get the chance to thanks for the recommendation

[@beutygirl453]

Ooo I love Neil too!! When I saw he was in the expansion pack/pass for sos:pioneers of Olive town, I got married to him so fast. Thanks for the video!! 🥰

[@theninagabriella]

RIGHT?? SAME!

[@ZzZen_arts]

This bring me back so bad omg. Tales of two towns was my favoriteeee. And grand bazaar!!

[@danicolexd9565]

Have you played any of the Rune Factory game develop by Marvelous. It’s just like Harvest moon/story of seasons games but has fighting in it(not to hard similar to stardew valley fighting) Instead of buy farm animals you can tame monsters to collect milk, eggs, etc. But you can also have your tame monsters water and harvest your crops. Or they can follow you and help fight. I love these games maybe a bit more than I did harvest moon games.

[@ashleyhunte]

My little brother has only played a few of my Harvest Moon games, but A New Beginning is his favorite. We lost this cartridge a while ago and he was UPSET (even though it’s my game 😂). Now I can tell him that he’s a man or fine taste! My favorite was Grand Bazaar, my childhood favorite was Magical Melody, and I’m really fond of Animal Parade and Tale of Two Towns

[@skylarlovelace1653]

About to check out Harvest Moon for the first time because of this video! Thanks for covering the games in such a clear way so even beginners like me can understand what's going on ^^~

[@ryu-kp6pn]

i rarely comment on youtube videos BUT GIRL I LOVE YOUR ENERGY AND ENTHUSIASM FOR HARVEST MOON GAMES 🥹💗🌸 you’ve got yourself a new sub!! i love the series so much, it’s literally my childhood. some of my faves are mfomt and ds cute so i feel so validated HAHAHA keep up the amazing work !! :3 💐

[@cookiepie1024]

Thank youuu. I'm sad I missed out on these games as a kid but glad I can squeeze them into my adult life now ^w^

[@angeladowmont7772]

My first HM game of as Grand Bizarre! I was clueless and when I got married and the credits rolled, i thought I finished the game. I was so confused. I pulled it out and sold it! I have since repurchased it and it is so cute!

[@h.j.froehlich326]

In ANB, I married Soseki because I was delighted to see an older bachelor, but I really wish they didn't make that his main thing.

[@ChibitaliaLoverEiri]

I remember getting animal parade at a used video game store back in 2011, and ooOOOOOH MAAAAN! I poured SO many hours into that game lol I'd stay up until nearly 5AM playing, and researched how to woo one of the hardest bachelor's in the game 😅

[@LogisticsWW]

I'm glad my algo is giving me harvest moon content now lol. I remember playing Harvest Moon AWL all summer one year when I was like, 6 or 7. It was always such a nostalgic game for me, even before I could really experience nostalgia. I kinda always got this wistfulness while playing, and to this day some soundtracks or scenes bring me right back hahaha.

[@citrine5901]

magical melody gives me so much nostalgia awe, that was my childhood

[@hotforjustice]

Harvest Moon DS Cute was my first Harvest Moon game too! ☺️ I agree that the bachelors weren't great tho...I ended up getting the Mineral Town bachelors to visit and married Gray. My favorite game out of the ones ive played (a lot) has gotta be Animal Parade. I just love the marriage candidates and all the animals you can adopt! And having two children is awesome! 💕

[@PozemiZahhak]

Ahhh I just stumbled upon your channel and girl you are so cute, the pink headband and sweater look so great on you!! ❤ Glad to see someone else appreciate Magical Melody. That game is so incredibly special to me because it was my first Harvest Moon game period, completely changed the trajectory of my gaming life as a little girl. Now I've almost completed my goal of owning every single English X-Seed title in the series, including the spinoffs. ^_^

[@babyqeels]

25:41 Nina is actually a bachelorette for the first Harvest Moon game on the SNES! That was my first game and she was my wife. There’s also a Nina in HM/SoS A Wonderful Life. They’re not canonically the same person, but they’re both Ninas who love flowers, so in my head they’re the same person 🩷

[@theninagabriella]

Ahhh!! ☺️ I love that!

[@thinkpsalter3506]

I'm so glad there's someone who loves ANB as much as I do!!

[@vivaille_]

Girl I totally get you with Neil in ANB :'))) Not sure if you're really into PC games but there's a new farming sim coming up this august called Fields of Mistria! I would say it's adjacent to HM/SoS and Stardew but with a magical 90s anime vibe. Also, one bachelor is very similar to Neil *cough*

[@lizard3969]

Great video! I love seeing a creator who’s obsessed with Harvest Moon like me! You should add time stamps to your vids!

[@theninagabriella]

That's a great idea! Thank you! 🥰

[@cvn6465]

Aaa i’m so happy someone finally mentioned Grand Bazaar! It’s my first (and only, so far) HM game and so rarely talked about it’s criminal. I’ve been on the fence about getting Sunshine islands for yrs now, idk how good it is. Just a tip, if you’re thinking of recording more gameplay footage on the DS I’ve heard you can get someone to do a capture card installation on the 3DS. There’s more info online about it on forums. It’s kinda complicated and apparently a little costly, but beats having to hold a separate camera in front to film while playing!

[@angeladowmont7772]

Oh no, I love Three Towns. My absolute boo is on there! I love Ford so much! Socially awkward doctor with glasses is my main goober! I love how there’s missions and a story of trying to prove to your dad that you can make it happen! I only wish I had know Ford was the one for me while I was still working through the story. If I replay this, I’m marrying him as soon as possible. I do wish they had different parent characters to match your character as my character was in the darkest skin tone. Family of blonde, blue eyed peeps and theres me…i was adopted?

[@diageesen4468]

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!! i'm so excited to find someone who will talk about these games!!!!!!!!

[@munchkin_socks]

Animal Parade, Ds Cute, A New Beginning and Trio of Towns are my FAVORITE hm/sos games of all time!!!! Currently playing all of them actually lol. I’m gonna marry the wizard in AP, Ludus (my ultimate pookie bear) in ToT, probably Kai for hm cute, and I’m still undecided for anb! I wish you could be gay in anb because I woulda snatched Yuri right up but alas 🥲💔

[@annalrk_]

even though it's a spin off, my introduction to harvest moon was via innocent life, with friends of mineral town being my first proper hm game! i'd have to say trio of towns is my all time favorite, with so many others dear to my heart, like fomt and tale of two towns especially! i remember the day i bought tale of two towns, i brought my dsi with me and played it on the way home, i was so in love with it immediately!

[@Holylibelle]

Aahh animal parade

[@chariotmoon]

omg i’ve been looking for a video like this forever!!

[@waltlock8805]

Island of Happiness is my favorite - Once you get used to the controls, everything flows naturally. Ship out rocks, miners show up. Ship fish, fishermen come. Inns and Hotels open, etc... And the sun/water system gave a real challenge to farming.

[@MO-zk8qs]

Solid list! I played a lot of HM 3D and the first SoS, loved them for a while but always wanted more oomph in the characters and system. Just picked SoS: Trio of Towns and its like THE culmination of everything I wanted. Beautiful graphics, dynamic farm system, incredible bachelors, tons of charm from the characters, just peak peak peak. I know people like to get cozy and chill with these games, but if you’re like me and LIVE for the hustle and bustle, please pick up ToT 😮‍💨🙏

[@GWRNori]

Oh my gosh i love your energy! I'm so happy to find a youtuber that loves these games like I do! Subbing now

[@charlettmoon2693]

The whole time I was watching, I was afraid you wouldn't even mention A New Beginning, because I thought it was at least decent, and to not even give it a mention was so sad- Turns out it was your #1! I really enjoyed it a lot too; it scratched the same itch that the first Story of Seasons had, with the building and stuff. Allen was my boy too. Thanks for the trip down Memory Lane! :)

[@Grieva-SeeD-]

I grabbed Harvest Moon: Back to Nature on a whim back in 2001. Looked cute and fun and not something I had played. Absolutely adored it and was absolutely bummed to get married in game and have the bugged disc that gave a black screen and no way to progress. Never posted it to Natsume for a replacement. I agree with the point you made on how the relationship candidates can look a little too chibi and childish. When I was a teen it was not so bad, now I am 40 and it is the reason I play Stardew instead as it appears more adult. Anyway, lovely video :)

[@ttiger86]

DS Cute was my first HM game too! Magical Melody is my favorite one of the classics ❤. I want to go back and play Trio of Towns some time.

[@SpratMonkey]

I grew up playing harvest moon and still love it! My first harvest moon game was Harvest moon 64!

[@tinahoefs1455]

Grand bazaar was the first one I got addicted to because the crafting reminded me of the rune factory spinoffs I love. Animal parade is one of the few I actually finished the story for. Futuristic harvest moon for psp and a new beginning 3ds are the other two. I love all of the 3ds games but not any of the switch ones.

[@evafan24]

My first Harvest Moon game was Friends of Mineral Town in the 2000s. I really enjoyed the relaxing and cozy aesthetic of that game on the game boy as a child. I may consider purchasing Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town so I can re-live that fun experience on the switch. Watching the gameplay in the original Friends of Mineral Town really took me back.

[@LordSteeleCastleClashPsteele68]

My favorite harvest moon game is back to nature thats the one friends of mineral town and more friends is based on and its your grandfather's farm that you inherited. For me no harvest moon beats the nostalgia of back to nature

[@kt7087]

Magical melody was one of my favourite hm games as a kid, i thought it was sooo fun, i wish theyd remake it for the switch or make something similar I just really liked the to do list to help the harveer goddess, i hope that even if they dont remake magical melody, they have one of those kinds of storylines! Id watch a worst harvest moom games video!! Hahaha

[@MimikyuFan89]

I've never played Stardew Valley, but I still play Harvest Moon & Story of Seasons (I don't just play Pokémon). I'm actually playing Story of Seasons Friends of Mineral Town right now 😊.

[@cvn6465]

Yep, I play only Pokemon & Harvest Moon on my DS lol. I’ve been thinking of getting SoS FoMT on my PC via Steam.

[@Wishfull171]

Thank you!!! One of my all time fav game series!!!!

[@miracox6084]

THANK YOU SO MUCH for showing how amazing Grand Bazaar is!!!

[@beefxcake2523]

animal parade is probably my favorite i feel a little it's where the series peaked since shortly after it was the split so i don't think we got console HMs after? i could be wrong. i love the details and world of harmonica town, i love how much there is to do, i love that you can get the other town folks married and they have their own kids, i love the huge variety of marriage candidates and animal colors and. idk i could go on, i literally only have my wii to play animal parade these days lol also i feel like the only person that originally got wonderful life for PS2 XD i never even knew it was for gamecube til i started watching videos like this one lmao. i can see why some might think wonderful life is boring or small, and it could be nostalgia but it's such a good game ;o; i love that it doesn't feel like you get eternity to just farm and then pitter out there is a very real concrete ending to your beautiful little farm life probably my loss, i really could never get into the DS HMs, i just never got comfy with the styles or feel of the DS for HMs, def preference for the console ones.

[@Sang15Mitang]

Love your top 5! I still need to play Animal Parade. I had skipped that one and Tree of Tranquility but I bought both a few years back and played ToT and loved it, but I didn't get around to Animal Parade. My top 3 would be 1. Harvest Moon DS (both versions), 2. Harvest Moon Grand Bazaar, 3. Harvest Moon FoMT (both versions and the remake). It's a lot harder for me to pick a 4th and 5th because I don't have as strong of feelings for any of them. I would like to put AWL up there since it was my first as a kid, but it suffers from lack of nice bachelors (although the remake fixed that a little bit). I loved Magical Melody but I never "beat" the game so I feel like I can't really put it on there. Trio of Towns was amazing but there was almost too much stuff to do. The SNES version was very fun and holds up even today. I also surprisingly really loved the 2nd Gameboy game. I'm still hoping they will remake HM:DS but I think it's more likely that they will remake Magical Melody. Either way I'd love to play either of them.

[@melodystamps4307]

I love the Harvest Moon and Story of Seasons games. I wish I still had every one of them that I played.

[@ShadowRealmZ373]

Very based list, my favorites Trio of Towns, Animal Parade, and Friends of Mineral town. I did really like a new beginning, but went a little too much having to build up town, felt like it was pointless progression. And SoS and Trio of towns did it better.

[@raileak2110]

the fact that u can play all of those for free today is crazy

[@bubucece5885]

How can you play them for free ?

[@markas5374]

@@bubucece5885hack your ds

[@Corbizzy]

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[@sarahayala6397]

​@@bubucece5885 emulation!

[@indefesa]

​@@bubucece5885 one piece, jack sparrow, flapjack,

[@ProxMackintosh]

Animal Parade is goated for having good rival marriage, 2 kids, rival kid events, family events, and even NG+ events Oh, and Luna

[@reneezmp]

Oh, I’ve also played A New Beginning soooooo much! One of my favorites as well. The only thing is that everything is kind of slow. I consider the first Story of Seasons -my favorite!- to be an improved version of ANB. You should try playing it some more =]

[@Gandhi03]

OG Harvest Moon on SNES nostalgia got me in a choke hold, glitches and all. It was the first of its kind and so many of the game mechanics was hidden from the player. Learning through discovery can be so satisfying.

[@zek62482]

Should totally try the original SNES game! You'd be surprised how much of the farming/community mechanic is established in the very first game! Also, HM64 is a continuation, with the townfolk being the children and grandchildren of the characters in the SNES game.

[@ducdu4136]

SNES was my first harvest moon game I played. Being able to married someone was so new and intriguing as a teenager. Never played the n64 version so didn’t know about the story continuation.

[@MockingJay61899]

I would buy magical melody for the switch in a heartbeat, love that game SO much

[@NathalieCwiekSwiercz]

Omg giiirl YOU ARE SO CUTE AND SWEET you are giving me diabetes trough the screen and im all the way over here in Sweden hahah 😂❤ thank you for this video, good info and easy to follow and understand 😄

[@Velvet1001]

I know im late to this video but what a amazing look at my favorite game series

[@marlenapowers478]

I really like your videos and your style ❤

[@theninagabriella]

Thank you so much!! ❤️

[@thriftyprincess4884]

Great video! I’d love to hear about your least favorite harvest moon games!

[@citrine5901]

awe you are so cute and seem so sweet! this was a great video, glad to know other people love this series too.

[@ready_shakabrah]

I just found your channel, I love it🥰

[@alfalfag]

Pretty informative video. I used to play Harvest Moon a lot, but like the gameboy games and the original SNES of course. Just one slight complaint: not even an honorable mention for the N64 game? That one I played a lot too and it was pretty engaging.

[@porkysugrim]

A wonderful life is my favorite! Played it so many times just to find new cutscenes 😂

[@magistered]

You got yourself a subscriber! Great video!!

[@ttiger86]

I’m playing Winds of Anthos and really enjoying it.

[@angeladowmont7772]

Maybe I need to try New Beginning again. I married the older guy. I didnt get the appeal of Neil at the time. I didnt understand tsundere. Now I do! My first tsundere was Raven in RF 3 and she is love. She is love!❤️

[@behrodkatebian8873]

Love your content! Keep up the great work!

[@eja1001]

Back to nature was so good. Design, characters, gameplay

[@antiquatedmizfit]

I've been playing since Back to Nature on PlayStation. I basically only play cozy farming games, including Stardew. I do think one under rated game was Tree of Tranquility. Although it has its unconventional game play, it has its good points too.

[@robinamethyst7594]

I recently bought the 3ds version of tale of two towns is there a difference between the ds and 3ds games?

[@arryeka]

Harvest Moon Back to Nature is my entire childhood ❤

[@fraaauke3619]

my favorites are tale of two towns and animal parade!!

[@aceking121212]

Harvest moon it's a wonderful life brings back many good blockbuster memories. Did you ever play the Doraemon story of seasons?

[@fx666ful]

Thanks, installing right now.

[@Julia-uc1ns]

amazing video !!

[@novafiregalaxy204]

My first harvest moon was A wonderful life. It's very sentimental to me because of HOW i got it. I even still have my original copy and my original memory card. I got it from blockbuster for a week, and at the end i was SO sad to give it up. I kept wanting to delete my save because i thought i was never going to get it again. That christmas when my dad was overseas and i was at my grandparents, i got it! He'd had it delivered at some point. During that borrowed week, i couldnt find the feed deposite/withdraw box and my cow died 😅. I was so shocked and upset, but i knew it was my fault. The game doesnt tell you where it is, and i didnt know i could go that far left. Also, about the special edition version of it, DONT PLAY IT 😂. Sure it has some quality of life improvements, but it also has movement and visual glitches that ruin the experience. In both that one and the SoS Remake, i hate that you can marry Lumina. I get that shes 18 in both of these versions, but in the gamecube version she is 14. Its gross.

[@CartersRemasters]

Great video! Kind of KZbin I like.

[@adrianahouser2268]

A new beginning is my favorite!!!

[@beanznriceboi1]

Back to Nature was just the best HM game. But i have nostalgia bias.

[@andersondacostaalves3474]

Parabéns pelo seu vídeo! Excelente.

[@cecakgabut1030]

i have some imagination where the village of HM/SoS is in war, so we as farmer has a task to give them a logistics support😂

[@Kathiecookie]

Yeeeah someone who loves animal parade 🦁❤️

[@Cherriecherubs]

Have you played Rune Factory at all? If not, I think you’d like it! The games are definitely more fantasy

[@theninagabriella]

Yes!! 🥰 I love them!!

[@kaylaelrod6778]

Story of seasons is my fav!!!!💕💕

[@novafiregalaxy204]

I dont think you forget which town you are from. Its a bit weird to think of it that way, being that NO ONE KNOWS YOU 😅. Pretty sure you were wanting to move to one of them.

[@StarlingAurora]

My favorites are Animal Parade (Wizard and Harvest God are my favs)((Have yet to marry God;;;)), Ds Cute (I marry Skye every time XD), And Tree of Tranquility (My fav used to be Julius because I'm apparently romantically attracted to the color purple?? but now-a-days I have trouble picking cause everyone is cute) I really want them to make a remake of Tree of Tranquility or Animal Parade and I'm disappointed that Skye isn't coming back he was the only good Bachelor. I do like Cody best in the remake though.... his purple eyes dragged me in

[@annalepper457]

I hope you make more Story of Seasons content!

[@alexinwonderland242]

You are adorable, you’re seriously like a fairy girl. Your vibes are immaculate ❤

[@chenanigans2cents931]

I only played HM MFoMT, HM DS cute, SoS, HM Animal Parade. Animal Parade is my favorite but Story of Seasons is more portable so I play more often (2nd favorite). I logged 400+ hrs in SoS and I'm half way yr 3 in game. I love the character customization, town map, towns folks, and rival farmers. The in game unlockable items are bitter sweet on 1 hand it keeps my instrest on the other it sux having to wait 4yrs for a hot spring or 5yrs for certain animals to make clothes or craft Items. I especially find the over crafting mechanic annoying when there is a limited mining point that gives 30 random ores and stones max. HM MFoMT is my TOP nastalgia game. DS cute was fun but the lack of bachelors (even with the MFoMT attachment) and harvest sprite mechanics lost my interest. Chotic things I miss: HM MFoMT Opportunity to poison the town soup event Crazy dreams Gold lumber fence drama Confessions in the church Sprite labor HM DS Cute Dog house fight club mechanic (SERIOUSLY this is the only reason I played some days 😅)

[@AtsukoRoberts]

I would like your thoughts on Story of Seasons (2014).

[@markgilbertarevalo2703]

For me it's Back to Nature and 64.

[@theninagabriella]

Yesss!! I love 64!