AdventureCasualRPGSimulation
Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition
The first hour is a test
Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 35h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 93% of owners
Steam reviews 77% positive of 1,112
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (58%); after 35h it's 1 in 7 (14%).
- Fully opens up by hour 35.
- The opening is criticised more than in 87% of games we track.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 93% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 1,115 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 294 reviews: 24h for positive, 13.2h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (92.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.
All achievements (28)
- Novice Farmer Learn the basics of farming. 100%
- Light of Hope Place the first stone tablet by the lighthouse. 89%
- Novice Logger Get an axe to cut down trees. 82%
- The Light Grows Place two stone tablets by the lighthouse. 77%
- Minor Miner Get a hammer to break rocks and mine ore. 70%
- Novice Angler Get a fishing rod to catch fish. 63%
- A New Friend Become friends with someone. 59%
- Light the Way Place three stone tablets by the lighthouse. 56%
- Dum-Da-Da-DAA! Make strawberry jam and revive the Harvest Goddess. 41%
- Light of the Wind Place four stone tablets by the lighthouse. 41%
- A Special Friend Become closer to a friend. 35%
- Blinded by the Light Place the last stone tablet by the lighthouse and revive the island. 32%
- Someone by My Side Become a good friend with someone. 27%
- Major Miner Mine all gems and ore. 22%
- That Special Someone Become more than friends with someone. 20%
- Underground Übermensch Reach the bottom of the mine. 17%
- Once in a Lifetime Propose marriage to someone. 13%
- Together Forever Get married to someone. 9.9%
- A Boisterous Voice Have a child. 3.3%
- Help from Above Using medicine, cure your child from Petrifaction. 1.7%
- Festival Fan Win the Cooking Festival, Fishing Festival, and Dog Race on Advanced. 1.5%
- The Future's So Bright Have your child grow up. 1.4%
- Legendary Angler Catch all fish. 1.2%
- Flower Fanatic Harvest all flowers. 1.2%
- Crop Connoisseur Harvest all crops. 0.9%
- 5-Star Chef Cook all recipes. 0.9%
- Harvest Moon Master Unlock all achievements. 0.8%
- Beacon of Light Record all items in the encyclopedia. 0.8%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.