Today Natsume Inc dropped a gameplay trailer for Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos.
In a world where farming sim fans have been spoiled with releases and Stardew Valley, the original farming sim series Harvest Moon hasn’t seen an official launch since 2020 with New World. Today, the original farming sim returns in a gameplay trailer for Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos, and for the first time ever, Harvest Moon goes open world. The trailer can be seen below.
In the brief trailer for Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos, many of the game’s mechanics and activities are shown. The world of Anthos seems massive in scale, and the objective of the world is for the player character to reconnect the world of Anthos’ villages. Along the way, players can meet a myriad of fascinating characters such as Harvest Goddesses and Sprites, series mainstays that have been in nearly every Harvest Moon entry.
This time around, Anthos is reeling from a massive volcanic eruption that could have doomed the world, but the Harvest Sprites and Goddesses of Anthos used their remaining power to spare the people and livestock from meeting an unfortunate end. Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos picks up 10 years after this catastrophe, and it’s up to the player to revive the Harvest entities and reconnect the villages of Anthos.
Key Features of Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos
- Keep and raise different kinds of livestock, including cows, chickens, and sheep. Besides the basic barnyard animals, there are even more to find, as even camels are shown in the trailer.
- Enter the courting scene of Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos with 5 different bachelors and 5 different bachelorettes. Yes, you can get married.
- Collect seeds from Harvest Wisps hidden all over Anthos. There are rare ones that only show themselves at certain times though, so players should stay vigilant.
- Explore the wide-open world of Anthos on foot or on a mount.
- Fast travel around the world using the Harvest Goddess’s Warp Statues!
- A robust picture system to snap shots and share with friends.
Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos will launch on the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, and Nintendo Switch on September 26, and fans can travel to the Natsume website for more information.
