Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar releases on August 27 for Nintendo Switch and PC

Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar Preorders Are Live, Including A Premium Physical Edition

Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar releases on August 27 for Nintendo Switch and PC

The standard edition of Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar is reasonably priced at $50. Whether you're a fan of the original or diving in for the first time, this is shaping up to be the best way to experience the farming action in 2025. Marvelous has already revealed a bunch of quality of life improvements coming to the Switch version, including improved graphics, an expanded story, a new glider for easier traversal, and full character voice work (which is a first for the series). Physical preorders of the Nintendo Switch version are available at Amazon and Best Buy. Digital preorders are also live on the Switch eShop and Steam.

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Upgrade to the Premium Edition to get a bunch of physical collectibles. Along with the base game, this includes:

Original soundtrack
115+ page art book
Sheep pocket plush
Cloth poster
Outer storage box

The massive art book looks like an excellent way to dive deeper into the game's lore and development--though it's the adorable sheep pocket plush that might truly make this worth the extra $20. Consider giving it a look if you're a long-time fan.

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Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar - Premium Edition

Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma has a similar premium edition up for preorder, offering much of the same sort of content, including an art book and adorable plush. Consider preordering it ahead of its May 30 release, as it'd definitely look nice next to the Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar Premium Edition.

Story of Seasons is essentially the new name for Harvest Moon. When Marvelous decided to take over North American distribution responsibility from Natsume many years ago, the name had to be changed as Natsume still held the rights to the "Harvest Moon." So if you're an old fan of Harvest Moon trying to get back into its relaxing world, Story of Seasons is the name to look for.

A bunch of Harvest Moon and Story of Seasons games have launched over the past several years, and if you need something to bide time ahead of Grand Bazaar's release, here's a look at our favorites. We've also included a few Rune Factory games for good measure.

Story of Seasons, Harvest Moon, and Rune Factory Games

Harvest Moon: One World - Complete Edition -- $30
Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley and Skytree Village -- $40
Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos -- $20 (~~$50~~)
Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life -- $25 (~~$30~~)
Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town -- $31.40
Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar -- $50 | Releases August 27 | Also at Best Buy
Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar Premium Edition -- $70 | Releases August 27 | Also at Best Buy
Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town -- $30
Rune Factory 3 Special -- $28 (~~$30~~)
Rune Factory 4 -- $29.67
Rune Factory 5: Earthmate Edition -- $130
Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma - Earth Dancer Edition -- $100 | Releases May 30