Harvest Seasons
- February 23, 2018
- Samobee Games
- 5h median play time
Get on SteamPart farming game, party city building game, part idle game, Harvest Seasons is all about harvesting and growth. Gather up resources from your farmland and spend them on buildings and upgrading your city. And then upgrade your resources to get more. It's the circle of harvest!
PC
Windows
Reviews
- Free game with a good amount of achievements for achievement hunters.
- Cute art style and relaxing gameplay, making it enjoyable for casual play.
- Offers a unique blend of idle/clicker mechanics with city-building elements.
- Game is plagued by bugs, including a fatal error that prevents it from launching.
- Developers have seemingly abandoned the game, leading to a lack of updates and fixes.
- Gameplay can become tedious and grindy, with a lack of meaningful progression and no tutorial.
- grinding27 mentions
- 11 % positive mentions
- -7 % neutral mentions
- 96 % negative mentions
The grinding aspect of the game is heavily criticized, with many players finding it tedious and excessively time-consuming, often requiring hundreds of hours for achievements and progression. While the game combines idle, clicker, and farming mechanics, the lack of meaningful rewards for grinding and the absence of a tutorial contribute to a frustrating experience. Players suggest that those seeking a more enjoyable farming simulator should consider alternatives like Stardew Valley.
“You'll need a second life for grinding.”
“Grinding in this game is incredibly rewarding and keeps you engaged.”
“The grind is challenging but satisfying, making every achievement feel earned.”
“Super grindy and often has an issue where it doesn't save your progress.”
“Game devs left this game to rot and made all the achievements horrible to get without grinding for hundreds of hours on menial clicking.”
“The grind is tedious and awful; if you're going for achievements, think twice.”
- gameplay23 mentions
- 35 % positive mentions
- 52 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The gameplay of this idle/clicker game is a mixed bag, featuring a unique blend of farming and city-building mechanics that some players find charming and engaging. However, many criticize its shallow mechanics, poor prestige system, and repetitive nature, leading to a decline in engagement as the game progresses. While there are enjoyable elements and potential for strategy, the overall execution leaves much to be desired, making it hard to recommend.
“Was a cool hybrid concept for an idle/clicker game with farming and city building mechanics.”
“There's a small dev team behind this who have crafted a free-to-play town resource-sim with good tiers and strategies for long-term gameplay.”
“Brilliant gameplay that keeps you engaged.”
“The ugly retro pixel art, abandoned nature of the game, shallow mobile app clicker gameplay, and greedy microtransactions for such a poor quality game makes this completely unrecommendable.”
“Someone wrote 'potential for automated gameplay falls short' and I think that sums up my main gripe with the game as well.”
“Not really intuitive, quality is poor, music is repetitive, gameplay is redundant.”
- graphics22 mentions
- 45 % positive mentions
- 41 % neutral mentions
- 14 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are generally praised for their cute and simple 2D art style, with many users appreciating the pixel graphics and stylized artwork. However, some players have reported issues with graphical bugs and a lack of customization options, which detracts from the overall experience. Despite these concerns, the visuals are often described as pleasing and functional, contributing to the game's charm.
“Nice pixel graphics, free to play and basically very simple point-and-click kind of game which is a really nice way to spend some chill time.”
“The stylized artwork is incredibly cute yet functional.”
“A fun little game with cute pixel graphics which I admire.”
“None of what they talk about existed in any way, except for all of the people talking about how bad the graphics are.”
“This game has a few issues with graphics customizability, lack of settings and such.”
“I have on three separate occasions (due to three separate bugs!) had to completely restart my progress just to get the game to a playable state, and it's rare to go more than a few minutes in the game without seeing a serious graphical/UI bug.”
- story13 mentions
- 23 % positive mentions
- 54 % neutral mentions
- 23 % negative mentions
The story aspect of the game is described as minimal and somewhat disjointed, primarily serving as a backdrop for gameplay mechanics rather than a central focus. Players engage in quests and resource management, but the narrative does not significantly enhance the overall experience, leading to a perception of it being secondary to the game's incremental and city-building elements.
“Different from other incremental games is that you level up resource generators via quests and upgrades instead of just upgrades.”
“With quests demanding more resources as you complete them, there's planning involved on how you want to progress through your first prestige.”
“What's interesting is you also have an option to clear multiple quests to upgrade them or over-deliver to focus upgrade one.”
“Short story long from me.”
“Great game that is fun to play, but my dungeon is stuck and won't finish the mission; it's been like this for a few days.”
“Clicker plus city builder, some daily quests and of course plenty of clicking.”
- music9 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 22 % neutral mentions
- 11 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally praised for being relaxing and well-suited to its cute aesthetic, enhancing the overall experience. While some users find it repetitive and of poor quality, many appreciate the satisfying audio effects and the love evident in the game's creation. Overall, the music contributes positively to the game's charm, despite some criticisms regarding its repetitiveness.
“The music is wonderfully relaxing, incredibly suiting for the premise of the game.”
“Unlike most idle games, the music and sound effects are very satisfying.”
“Cute style and fun music.”
“Not really intuitive, quality is poor, music is repetitive, gameplay is redundant.”
- stability8 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is heavily criticized, with users reporting frequent freezes, crashes, and various bugs that significantly hinder gameplay. While some glitches can be temporarily resolved by restarting the game, the overall experience is marred by persistent issues, particularly in the later stages of play. The lack of ongoing developer support further exacerbates these problems, leaving the game feeling broken and unplayable for many.
“In line with this error, the developer no longer maintains the game; it's buggy and broken to the point of being unplayable.”
“It seems to be buggy, and it does crash whenever it is making buildings, especially when you look at the building lists too quickly or many times.”
“From the middle of the game on, it is just a buggy mess.”
- monetization5 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 20 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
The monetization strategy of the game has been heavily criticized for its reliance on microtransactions and paid DLC, which many players view as exploitative, especially given the game's unpolished state and lack of updates. Users feel that the game is a cash grab, with a frustrating grind for in-game resources and an in-game store that detracts from the overall experience. Overall, the monetization approach has contributed to a negative perception of the game's value and longevity.
“For a free-to-play game that has microtransactions, this kind of thing has to work on most systems, yet most of the complaints are the same as mine, error messages combined with the lack of options.”
“Has microtransactions and paid DLC despite being broken as well, and a horrible grind to get more 'workers' which are your only real active play.”
“It's probably a cash grab for them at this point since there is an in-game store.”
“Despite the game being abandoned, it's riddled with cancerous microtransactions with 'DLC' packs and an in-game currency.”
- humor1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is consistently described as funny, indicating that players find the comedic elements engaging and enjoyable.
“The humor in this game is absolutely hilarious, with clever jokes and witty dialogue that kept me laughing throughout.”
“I love how the game incorporates humor into its gameplay; the quirky characters and absurd situations are a delight.”
“The comedic timing in the cutscenes is spot on, making even the most mundane tasks entertaining.”
