Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town is set to arrive on the Nintendo Switch on March 23, 2021. The series began all the way back in 1996 when it rolled out in Japan, and then, titled Bokujo Monogatari. That means it’s launching in the same year as the franchise celebrates its 25th anniversary.
This latest addition to the farming/life sim series offers these key features:
- Cultivate Your Farm, Cultivate Your Town
- Get the chance to tame the wilderness of the peninsula and be able to build a farm from scratch.
- Gather and process materials in order to fulfill requests.
- Improve the infrastructure of Olive Town, upgrade tools, or even commission new outfits and accessories.
- A Farm of Endless Possibilities
- Clear land, repair old facilities, and then place new ones.
- Level up farming skills and create various decorations and facilities. These include, among others:
- Fences
- automatic feeders for livestock
- sprinklers for crops
- There’s Always Something Going on in Olive Town
- Participate in local festivals with the town offering more than 200 unique events.
- Learn more about your neighbors and maybe get the chance to find love among them.
- Simple Mechanics, Deep Gameplay
- New players can enjoy the return not only of the Normal Mode but also the Seedling Mode.
- Veteran players can come up with their own farm using familiar features and facilities that offer new twists on classic gameplay elements.
Pre-Orders Now Offered
Pre-order of the physical edition is already available with the Standard Edition priced at $49.99. Learn more about that here.
There’s also a Premium Edition offered at $59.99. This edition features a 2.5” by 4” adorable pocket plushie of title mascot “Buffy” the buffalo. Plus, a 13.5” by 24” cloth poster that features the full key illustration for the game. Learn more about the Premium Edition here.
The debut of Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town to the Switch gives players more freedom than before. Be ready to experience a new cast of marriage candidates in a town that grows along with the player’s farm. This version includes new features while maintaining the core elements of what made the series enjoyable.
