Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition (Steam Game) Steam logo

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In celebration of Harvest Moon's 20th Anniversary comes an all new Harvest Moon title for Steam! Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition! The game encompasses twenty years of the spirit that have made the franchise what it is today!

Release DateNov 14, 2017
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)76.7% (mostly positive) / 76.7%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)73.3% / 73.4%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)955  Top 15% / 1.1K  Top 15%
Curators31 reviews  Top 20%
Median Play Time36.1 hours  Top 3%
Play Time per Dollar1.8 hour  Top 10%
Followers9.5K  Top 10%
Owners± 47.8K  Top 25%
Copies Sold± 27.8K  Top 20%
Gross Revenue ($)± 567.1K  Top 10%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition's Steam rating and reviews from November 2017 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 81% (December 2017) and 73.3% (October 2018).

With 1.1K reviews Top 15%, Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. The graph seems to be a long tailed distribution. That sometimes means that the marketing efforts were concentrated on the game launch, and that there was no major update or discounts after.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition's review languages. The most popular language is English (76%), followed by Portuguese - Brazil (7%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 18 languages represented. The game has only one translation (English), it could have been more popular if it was translated in more languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is great, reaching 93 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 2.7 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (51 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Relaxing gameplay
  • Lots of quests and activities
  • Seasonal events and festivals
  • Upgrade options
  • Ability to have pets
  • Crop mutations are addictive
  • Wardrobe for players and characters
  • Opportunity for cultivating friendships and marriage
  • Ability to teleport to different areas
  • Save game at any time
  • Lackluster story
  • Boring and dull characters
  • Small island map
  • Finicky controls
  • Late access to horse
  • Vague instructions on advancing in the mines
  • Uninteresting fishing
  • Too many levels of item quality
  • Inadequate wedding
  • Issues with DLC

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's 76.7% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition's review data provided by Steam. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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