Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life
Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life is a video game that was released in Japan in September 2003 and March 2004 in North America for the GameCube. It was developed and published by Marvelous Interactive in Japan, while Natsume Inc. published it worldwide), and is part of the long-running Story of Seasons video game series. The GameCube version offers connectivity with the Game Boy Advance game, Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2003
- Developer
- Victor Interactive Software
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 12 September 2003 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Victor Interactive Software |
| Publisher | Winning Entertainment Group |
| Platforms | Nintendo GameCube |
| Genres | Simulation |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q2297702, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life? How long to beat it
Total play time for Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life is about 56.5 hours to do everything, and around 32 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 32h | 20 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 50.5h | 15 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 56.5h | 7 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 64ahead of 17% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 27ahead of 70% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life
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Common questions about Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life
What platforms is Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life on?
Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life is available on Nintendo GameCube. It first released in 2003.
Who made Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life?
Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life was developed by Victor Interactive Software and published by Winning Entertainment Group.
How long does it take to beat Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life?
about 32 hours for the main story, 50.5 hours with the main extras, 56.5 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.