Harvest Moon: Back to Nature
Harvest Moon: Back to Nature is a 1999 video game in the farm simulation series Story of Seasons developed by Victor Interactive Software and published outside of Japan by Natsume. It is the first Harvest Moon game for a non-Nintendo console. Characters from Harvest Moon 64 were transferred to be the characters in this game, although with new lifestyles, personalities, and relatives.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1999
- Developer
- Victor Interactive Software
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 16 December 1999 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Victor Interactive Software |
| Publisher | Winning Entertainment Group |
| Platforms | PlayStation |
| Genres | Simulation |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q2298157, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Harvest Moon: Back to Nature? How long to beat it
Total play time for Harvest Moon: Back to Nature is about 182.8 hours to do everything, and around 80.5 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 | 80.5h | 17 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 121h | 13 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 182.8h | 6 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Harvest Moon: Back to Nature 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: Back to Nature lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 58ahead of 12% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 38ahead of 79% 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: Back to Nature
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Common questions about Harvest Moon: Back to Nature
What platforms is Harvest Moon: Back to Nature on?
Harvest Moon: Back to Nature is available on PlayStation. It first released in 1999.
Who made Harvest Moon: Back to Nature?
Harvest Moon: Back to Nature was developed by Victor Interactive Software and published by Winning Entertainment Group.
How long does it take to beat Harvest Moon: Back to Nature?
about 80.5 hours for the main story, 121 hours with the main extras, 182.8 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.