- Harvest Moon: Home Sweet Home is now available for mobile devices!
- But it seems that Natsume Inc. has not yet achieved its goal.
- The biggest Harvest Moon mobile game ever is a bit buggy at launch and fans are complaining about the lack of controller support
The latest iteration of Harvest Moon – Home Sweet Home – is now available on mobile! Promising to be the biggest HM game ever on the platform, it seems to have hit a bit of a rough patch upon release. So what's the problem? And does it affect the game itself? Well, let's dig in.
First off, the main issue seems to be that a lot of people are having trouble opening the game. Which, as you might imagine, is a bit of a problem. The storefront ratings are currently pretty low, and many are citing this issue in particular along with the lack of controller options.
As far as features go, Harvest Moon: Home Sweet Home promises a return to form for the franchise as you reinvigorate the declining village of Alba. All the usual features like farming, fishing, and more are included, so it's probably even more frustrating for hardcore Harvest Moon fans that the launch has been a bit of a slump.
The Curse of the Harvest Moon
If there's one game that could reasonably claim to have inspired so many competitors that have since overshadowed it, Harvest Moon has to be in the running. Aside from a rocky launch, the lack of controller options seems to have really turned off a lot of potential players.
It's a shame, because the success of spiritual successors like Stardew Valley shows that there is demand for games like Harvest Moon, but developer Natsume Inc. just can't seem to make the project happen.
But if Harvest Moon’s cozy gameplay isn’t your thing, perhaps one of the games on our list of the best mobile games of 2024 (so far) might interest you.
Better yet, budget-conscious gamers can always grab some of the big hits from our list of the 25 best free-to-play games for iOS and Android currently available!