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STORY OF SEASONS: A Wonderful Life

Marvelous Inc. · Marvelous · 2023-06-27

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CasualRPGSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Jan 26, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 27, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 27, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Jun 27, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S)

Put down roots on your new farm in the peaceful town of Forgotten Valley. Bring life to the land by cultivating crops and raising animals, find love among the town's friendly folk, and make lasting memories with a family of your very own.

78%
positive of 1.4k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
64/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

Your new life begins in Forgotten Valley, a tranquil community where your father and his friend Takakura once dreamed of running a farm. As you befriend the valley’s residents and fulfill your father’s legacy, you’ll live a carefree life on the farm growing crops and raising animals. As the seasons go by, you’ll find your lifelong partner, raise a child together, and watch them grow up before your very eyes. After each day’s work on the farm is done, you can go fishing, hunt for ancient treasures at the local dig site, or chat with your friends in town to build precious memories. And when the(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 76 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity down 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (296 reviews).
  • · Top 12% of 14,038 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 28k–63k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,396 total reviews — how this is computed.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
23023020232026Week of 2023-06-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Completion

34
achievements tracked
78.2%
earned "Reached Chapter 1: Beginnings."
7.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing4 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2023-06-27, latest 2023-10-03 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)1,94311%35
Steam (Steam)7934%34
Xbox Series (Xbox)3617%34
Switch (Nintendo)2010%0
Switch (Nintendo)960%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

RPGCozyCuteCasualNatureFarmingRomanceLife SimRelaxingWholesome

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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