# Harvest Moon: Light of Hope — user reviews > 338 indexed App Store user reviews of Harvest Moon by Natsume Inc., rated 2.90/5 from 289 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/harvest-moon-light-of-hope/id1358539724/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/harvest-moon-light-of-hope/id1358539724.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 78 · 4★ 37 · 3★ 47 · 2★ 46 · 1★ 81 ## What do users think of Harvest Moon? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 👍 Nostalgic and fun gameplay - 🚀 Smooth controls - 💎 Addictive and engaging - 🎨 Nice graphics and visuals **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches - ⏱️ Long loading times - 🔋 Battery drain issues - 🤖 Lack of auto-save feature **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashes when exiting the mine - Time progression gets stuck at 6 AM - Unable to complete certain quests or progress the story - Fishing mechanics are broken and unresponsive **Most requested features** - Add auto-save functionality - Improve performance and stability - Implement cloud save/sync across devices - Introduce more character customization options - Add more content and post-game activities ## Newest reviews (13 of 338) ### 4/5 — fix bugs for mining *2024-08-31, version 1.0.2* please fix bugs, everytime i went to mining the game crush suddenly. ### 2/5 — BORING *2024-08-29, version 1.0.2* there is nothing to do! i can literally go thru my day by 1:30pm they don’t give you anything to do i’ve been through 22 days and there hasn’t been any festival? and i can’t build the building i actually need because i can’t get the materials it’s been 22 days on the game an i haven’t gotten a way to smash the rocks or do anything other than water my crops and run around the whole town looking for nothing. i love harvest moon but this is SO boring and dumb. and it’s almost impossible to make money because all you can do is plant and water crops! i wish i could get my $ back. ### 4/5 — New update request *2024-08-23, version 1.0.2* Would like to have new upgrades for this series… Enjoy every new launch games series ### 2/5 — The game keep shutting down by itself. *2024-08-01, version 1.0.2* I assume the the game are also available offline. I don’t usually comment on any apps but I’m a big fan of harvest moon, and I love to purchase any future version of the games. iPhone 15 pro max. ### 4/5 — Harvest Moon! *2024-07-12, version 1.0.2* Love love love this game! Only 4 stars because the game crashes ands sometimes I lose a lot of hard work because of it so I definitely think that needs to be fixed. ### 2/5 — Want my money back! *2024-06-21, version 1.0.2* All it does is crash! You better save every 5 minutes after the second stone because your gunna lose everything all over every time! Not worth 15$ ### 4/5 — O.K. - mehr nicht *2024-06-15* Schon lächerlich, dass hier einiges an Content und Updates fehlt. Aber immernoch besser als Story of Seasons... ### 2/5 — Crashes all the time and does not auto save. *2024-05-06, version 1.0.2* You accomplish a task and the game crashes and you have to start all over. They should at least have an auto save. It’s very frustrating. ### 2/5 — No Soleil *2024-03-28, version 1.0.2* I downloaded this game, as I was really happy in the console version but since i cant play it everywhere, i paid for the mobile version. Apparently Soleil who was very helpful is not available in this version :( ### 2/5 — Harvest Moon Light of Hope *2024-01-23, version 1.0.2* Keeps shutting down and I lose all progress! ### 3/5 — crashing *2023-11-13, version 1.0.2* Always crashing. ### 3/5 — Game issues *2023-06-13, version 1.0.2* I just downloaded this game, I like it, it’s not my favorite farming game but I still like it, it’s truly a good game but how come the loading times are so ridiculously long and on the Home Screen there’s no way to access a game you had going so it’s basically forcing you to start over! So if you could fix that, that would be greatly appreciated ### 3/5 — Not full screen *2023-04-08, version 1.0.2* I love this game but ipad mini 6 not full screen ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — ค้างและเด้งออกไม่บันทึกเกมส์ *2025-10-14, version 1.0.2* ค้างและเด้งออกไม่บันทึกเกมส์ ### 1/5 — Problems Loading *2024-09-11, version 1.0.2* I’m unable to play this game. One minute into playing and it stops working than tries loading again. Please help. Thank you. I’m using an iPhone X MAX PRO. ### 1/5 — Action button *2024-08-23, version 1.0.2* Im stuck in the game cant even fix sam’s store!!! Need a refund ### 1/5 — Jogando fechando sozinho no IOS 15 *2024-01-28* Ola! Jogo fechando sozinho no IOS 15, tem algo que vocês possam fazer ? Não sei se quando ocorre isso o jogo salva sozinha... ### 1/5 — Don’t buy *2023-12-14, version 1.0.2* Doesn’t say that you have to save before you exit the game, keeps crashing so constantly doing the same things over and over again unless you constantly save your progress. Wouldn’t be a waste of money if it didn’t crash all the time. ### 1/5 — Better back bone controls *2023-10-04, version 1.0.2* All I use the controller for is to walk I need action keys ### 1/5 — Game crashing constantly *2023-08-19, version 1.0.2* I’m thoroughly unimpressed by the game crashing ### 1/5 — Crash *2023-04-13, version 1.0.2* Please fix the crash. Or your mama will become green ### 1/5 — Scam *2023-03-26, version 1.0.2* This game is a scam. I want a refund. I downloaded the app a week ago. After the tutorial finishes, the game will stop. Like its always 6am and the time doesnt change no mater how much you sleep u wakeup next day and its 6am again the time doesnt change. You cant unlock any way or shops so u cant go around the map since its still on the tutorial. There is no way to improve anything in the game just sleep and wakeup and nothing changes doing that. Im really disappointed and want a refund ### 1/5 — I didn’t even last 5 minutes *2023-03-08, version 1.0.2* Wish I could get a refund I didn’t even play the game for five minutes and already hated it. It is slow confusing and has awful graphics ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Controller support *2024-12-28, version 1.0.2* I finally can finish this installment but I would really like to use my backbone so I can fully enjoy it cause we mobile players well some do like controller support! ### 5/5 — Could you please fix bug? *2024-09-26, version 1.0.2* I got bounce from the server and cannot end a day. I used to play since the beginner when this game launch and then when i play for a while (until winter) i got bounce from the game. Could the develop team please come back to re this problem please? ### 5/5 — Love it *2024-05-30, version 1.0.2* I love this game but dear natsume can I please get a harvest moon for the phone that’s more like magical melody. That one was my favorite and I miss it ### 5/5 — Good game *2024-05-14, version 1.0.2* Its great love the ipad version I also got the ps4 version as well ### 5/5 — I love this game! *2024-04-13, version 1.0.2* Please update the game. It crashes and loading seems forever. 😭 ### 5/5 — Not That Bad *2024-02-13, version 1.0.2* Okie okie…I see the issues that some people have complained about. The game does tend to crash when you are doing a lot of things and the loading screens are a little on the long side, but, This is a good game and this is coming from someone who likes Story of Seasons more. The game isn’t all that bad, the characters are a little dull and the lack of character customization is a tad frustrating…however it’s still pretty fun to play. Fishing?? Easy. Literally all you do is tap the screen, idk why so many reviewers say it’s impossible?? You’re just tapping. The farming is simple and easy, if you lightly hold down one of the corners to your tilled spot you can drag to select more spaces to throw more seeds all at once, you can also do this with harvesting crops. Collecting materials is easy and getting money through fishing is a breeze, I’m still in the first season and already hit 20k multiple times. Some aspects are still annoying or an inconvenience but I mean…for like $7 this is pretty fun and tbh…a lot easier to control the character than Stardew!!! And Stardew has always been my #1 game!! If you have the extra funds take a chance. It’s a really chill way to pass the time once you really start getting into it. ### 5/5 — Molto carino *2024-01-07, version 1.0.2* Cercavo da tempo un gioco simile a Stardew Valley su mobile e l’ho trovato! Bella la grafica e carina la storia. Per il momento funziona bene, senza crashare, su iOS 17, sia su iPad che su iPhone. Un po’ caro ma ne vale la pena. ### 5/5 — Don’t Be Scared of the Bad Reviews!! *2023-10-21, version 1.0.2* I love farming life sim games. The kind you find on Steam, Xbox, and Switch. I was searching for something similar that I could play on my IPad Pro. There aren’t a lot and I was worried about purchasing this one because of the negative reviews. I finally decided to give it a try. The only complaint I have is the lack of controller support. I wish that worked a little better but the touch controls are surprisingly good and I haven’t had any issues with the game quitting or freezing. I played two seasons and not one issue. I’m happy with the purchase and wanted to share for those that may be on the fence. It’s a cute game that is narrative driven. The days are long and you can make plenty of gold with gems in the mine. All and all is a good game and worth $15. ### 5/5 — Always save *2023-10-10, version 1.0.2* This was nostalgic and I enjoyed it. If you “Save and sleep” it does not save. So always remember to save before you sleep, or save when you wake up. ### 5/5 — Amo *2022-11-02* Sou fã de harvest moon e esse jogo foi uma nostalgia total, adorei --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-28.*