Harvest Moon: One World Arrives on Xbox Platforms in August

Written by Brandon Hofer on July 22, 2021

News: Xbox gamers will finally get the opportunity to experience the latest entry in the popular Harvest Moon franchise.

Natsume Inc., a worldwide developer and publisher of family-oriented video games, today announced Harvest Moon: One World will be launching this August on Xbox One and Xbox Series X. The game is rated E for Everyone and will retail for $49.99 USD. In addition, all four DLC packs for the game will be available for purchase at launch, either individually, or in a bundle.

A New Harvest Moon with global appeal will have you take a trip around the world in the latest entry in the long-running Harvest Moon series. Players will ride camels across the deserts of Pastilla, venture deep into the snowy mountains of Salmiakki, and even visit a volcano near the cozy mountain town of Lebkuchen.

Can you imagine a world without cabbage, tomatoes, or even carrots? Believe it or not, that's the world you'll find yourself in at the beginning of Harvest Moon: One World, as the Harvest Goddess, the queen of crops herself, has vanished...

However, before the Harvest Goddess disappeared from this world, she imbued the tiny Harvest Wisps with the knowledge of various seeds, thus ensuring the various fruits and vegetables of the world would not be lost. Using the power given to these Harvest Wisps, you'll unlock various seeds as you progress through the game. But the Harvest Wisps can be tricky to find, as they all appear at different times and places. You'll need to use your brain to make sure you seek out as many of them as you can.

Some of the key features will include:

Explore 5 unique and colorful areas: the sprawling grasslands of Calisson, the gorgeous beaches of Halo Halo, the searing desert heat of Pastilla, the cozy hills of Lebkuchen, and the snowy mountains of Salmiakki.

Play as a boy or a girl and woo one of 5 handsome bachelors and 5 beautiful bachelorettes, each with their own unique personality and backstory.

Raise and keep animals such as cows, sheep, goats, and even reindeer.

Use your Expando-Farm to easily travel from one area to another.

The farming fun continues in four DLC packs. The Interior Design & Tool Upgrade Pack, Far East Adventure Pack, Precious Pets Pack, and Mythical Wild Animals Pack are available for purchase at launch.

Interior Design & Tool Upgrade Pack

Live your best life as you customize the interior of your house with five fabulous designs. You will also be able to upgrade your hoe, watering can, hammer, axe, and fishing rod an additional level, making growing crops, fishing, and mining easier and faster. This pack includes an additional level for all of your tools and five Different Interior Design Sets: Farm, Castle, Steampunk, Spaceship, and Starlight.

Far East Adventure Pack

A new chapter, new characters, and even new crops await you in the Far East Adventure Pack. You will be able to unlock an entire island. Explore the exotic land of Wagashi and woo the locals. You will be able to meet new animals. Play through an entire new chapter in the game as you explore exotic Wagashi. Woo a new bachelor and bachelorette: the stoic Shogen and the cheery Sana. You will be able to plant new crops like rice, chop down bamboo trees, and meet some amazing new animals.

Precious Pets Pack

From Siamese cats to silver dapple horses, the Precious Pets Pack includes 12 unique animals that will love settling down on your farm.

Mythical Wild Animals Pack

Not just in fairy tales...chocolate mint tigers and lava rabbits. Those are just two of the 10 fanciful wild animals you will unlock in the Mythical Wild Animals Pack.

Harvest Moon: One World will arrive on Xbox beginning next month. Take a look at the trailer below and tell us what you think. Will you be picking it up?