Platforms
- PCSep 15, 2021NAplayscoreNA0 Critics7.8986 Players
- PlayStation 4Jul 26, 20227.9playscore7.86 Critics8.6656 Players
- Nintendo SwitchMar 23, 20217.9playscore7.042 Critics9.31.88K Players
51 critic reviews · 2 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- Anyone who has played a Story of Seasons or Harvest Moon game will feel right at home with Pioneers of Olive Town. It doesn’t break any new ground for the series, and is perhaps a bit too slow paced for its own good, but it proves that the series’ core loop is still engaging and addicting even after so many years.
Andrew Thornton · Jul 29, 2022 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town is a great entry in this series of games, taking all the pointers from previous titles and elevating them to a new level. Your farm has never been so customizable and the town never so alive, really adding depth to an already fun experience.
Jessica · Jul 27, 2022 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - Overall, Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town is a relaxing game where players can spend hours tending their farm without even realizing it. The experience never gets frustrating but there are a few design decisions that stop it from being great, mainly the machines that become time wasters while players wait for resources.
Rebecca Smith · Jul 25, 2022 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town is a great example of a life/farming sim at its finest. There’s a mixture of everything here: farming, town building, exploration, relationship building, fishing, cooking, crafting – and it’s all blended together so well.
Kim Snaith · Jul 25, 2022 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town is everything you could want from a farming simulator, whether you are a beginner or a longtime player. After all these years, Marvelous Inc. and XSEED Games maintain their ability to capture the audience by making you feel like a farmer, regardless of your real-life personal experience.
Kristina Ebanez · Jul 25, 2022 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - Still, Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town gets it right in all the important areas. The characters are definitely serviceable and are full of personality. I’m still absolutely in love with the aesthetic, and I can admit that I’ve definitely stayed up too long playing this game.
Tony Bae · Sep 23, 2021 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Pioneers of Olive Town is a good farming RPG. It continues many of the long-established trends of the Harvest Moon series, whilst adding in some welcome quality of life improvements. Although perhaps not quite on Stardew Valley's level, this is still a game that is worth playing and one that genre fans will enjoy.
Kurt Perry · Sep 15, 2021 Reviewed on PCRead full review - For anyone who prefers pure farming and enjoys the Story of Seasons franchise, this can still be a game for you. Everything that the series is well-known for is present in this game. However, it doesn't seem like the series has really taken any real steps forward since I last played a Story of Seasons game back in 2007. For now, I think I'll stick to Rune Factory.
Nathan Lee · May 03, 2021 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town does have that compelling farming gameplay loop that we’ve seen time and time again in different series, but it lacks depth — much like the rest of the game — to keep farming sim veterans coming back. At a time where the likes of Stardew Valley continue to push the genre forward and provide greater longevity, it’s difficult to recommend this rough-around-the-edges excursion to Olive Town.
Chris Jecks · Apr 02, 2021 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - This is a safe and standard Story of Seasons game. It doesn’t rock the boat, it doesn’t try anything groundbreaking like when Marvelous released Rune Factory to mark the franchise’s tenth anniversary; it’s just more of what we’ve seen before with a few small twists on the formula.
CJ Andriessen · Mar 27, 2021 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review
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About the game
Trailers & Screenshots:
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 an untamed wilderness and customize their farm down to the very tile. A new cast of marriage candidates, a town that grows and thrives along with your farm, and a request system highlight the new features, all while retaining the core elements of the STORY OF SEASONS series. Finding Earth Sprites while exploring your farmland may lead you to mysterious, fantastical lands such as gardens where the seasons never change, an island in the sky, or even the inside of a volcano!
Developer: Marvelous Inc.