I-Harvest Moon ye-SNES yayingalahleka emdlalweni omuhle kakhulu okhishwe e-Japan ngo-1996, nokho isifanisi sokulima sikhule saba uchungechunge oluzinze kahle olugubha iminyaka engu-25 yalo nyaka. Phakathi nale minyaka i-Harvest Moon ivakashele izinkundla eziningi, yazama izindlela zokudlala ezihlukene futhi yaze yaqanjwa kabusha yaba yiNdaba Yezinkathi lapho, ngo-2012, i-Marvelous Inc. yayeka ukunikeza ilayisensi yochungechunge ku-Natsume. Kusukela ngo-2014 kuya phambili, i-Marvelous Inc. esikhundleni salokho isebenzise uhlobo lwayo lokushicilela, i-Xseed Games, ukuze yamukele izethameli zasentshonalanga, kuyilapho i-Natsume iqala ukukhulula uchungechunge lwayo lokulingisa ukulima isebenzisa isihloko esithi Harvest Moon, ngokuqondakalayo, esidide abalandeli abaningi.
Eceleni kwejubili layo eliyisiliva, i-Story of Seasons ibungaza ukungezwa kwayo kwakamuva - Indaba Yezinkathi: Amaphayona E-Olive Town yeNintendo Switch. Lo mdlalo ubuqondiswe ngu-Hikaru Nakano, onomlando omude nalolu chungechunge; ukuba yingxenye yethimba lokuthuthukisa kusukela ngezinsuku ze-Harvest Moon 64 futhi phambilini ngiqondisa ukwenziwa kabusha kwe-Friends of Mineral Town yango-2020.
Ekhuluma ne-Eurogamer engxoxweni entsha, uNakano uchaze ukuthi lolu chungechunge luqale “ngombono ojwayelekile wokungabi nawo umdlalo wokulwa, kodwa omunye waleyo midlalo enokuthula lapho uvele udlulele epulazini”, wabe esethuthukisa umqondo wokuthi “luhlobo luni lwemidlalo yokulwa. ungaphila kanjani uma usebenza epulazini?". Uma kukhulunywa ngePioneers of Olive Town, uNakano ubuka umdlalo "njengesahluko esisha" "esinika impilo entsha ochungechungeni".
