Harvest Moon
Harvest Moon, known in Japan as Bokujō Monogatari , is a farm simulation role-playing video game developed by Amccus for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The game was first released in Japan by Pack-In-Video in 1996, in North America by Natsume Inc. in 1997, and in Europe by Nintendo in 1998. It is the first game in the long-running Story of Seasons series.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1996
- Developer
- Pack-In-Video
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 9 August 1996 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Pack-In-Video |
| Publisher | Pack-In-Video |
| Platforms | Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Steam Deck |
| Genres | Simulation |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q7146181, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Harvest Moon? How long to beat it
Total play time for Harvest Moon is about 38.7 hours to do everything, and around 24.1 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 | 24.1h | 18 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 34.2h | 15 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 38.7h | 8 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Harvest Moon 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 lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 53ahead of 9% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 40ahead of 81% 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
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Common questions about Harvest Moon
What platforms is Harvest Moon on?
Harvest Moon is available on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Steam Deck. It first released in 1996.
Who made Harvest Moon?
Harvest Moon was developed by Pack-In-Video and published by Pack-In-Video.
How long does it take to beat Harvest Moon?
about 24.1 hours for the main story, 34.2 hours with the main extras, 38.7 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.