News
Harvest Moon Goes Mobile
London, UK - April 6, in the year of our Lord 2017
– Videogame publisher Rising Star Games, in cooperation with
publisher Natsume and game developer Daredevil Development,
announced today its first ever app for smart devices, Harvest
Moon Lil’ Farmers.
Available worldwide from May 25 this year, Harvest Moon Lil’
Farmers is a digital activity playset for young children - and
the young at heart! Simple enough for young children to play
alone as well as with help from a caregiver, players can enjoy
all the fun of farming and animal care with just a tap, swipe,
drag and press of the screen.
Harvest Moon Lil’ Farmers is the first app published by Rising
Star Games and is a mobile incarnation of the critically
acclaimed and cherished Harvest Moon farming game series, which
celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. The app was created
by the talented creative team at Daredevil Development, the
studio behind recent popular apps based on classic kids’
franchises, including Postman Pat, Bob the Builder and
Paddington Bear*.
“We are thrilled to enter the app market with a title based on
Harvest Moon, a series whose name has been synonymous with
family-friendly gaming for 20 years”, said Martin Defries,
Managing Director at Rising Star Games. “We worked in close
partnership with the series’ originator Natsume for complete
authenticity, and partnered with developer Daredevil for its
impressive experience in delivering engaging and kid-friendly
experiences based on trusted children’s brands. We can’t wait to
share the outstanding results of this combined project with
youngsters across the globe”.
Harvest Moon Lil’ Farmers Key Features
• The ultimate Harvest Moon sandbox! Enjoy an intuitive
interface with no text to read – a perfect playset for
pre-schoolers.
• Grow veggies in the vegetable patch, planting seeds and then
helping them grow them with tender loving care!
• Shear sheep, collect eggs, milk your cow and more as you care
for and nurture all of your animals.
• Keep the locals happy by providing a wide range of produce in
your farm shop.
Harvest Moon Lil’ Farmers is a one-time purchase app, completely
ad-free and with no micro-transactions or in-app purchases. The
app will be priced around $3.99/€3.99/£3.99 or local currency
equivalent. Harvest Moon Lil’ Farmers will release for iOS and
Android devices across the globe from May 25 this year.
No word a on physical copy version of this game at this time.
Families are required to pay for Internet usage fees to download
this game. For more information click
here.
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