DORAEMON STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of the Great Kingdom
DORAEMON STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of the Great Kingdom
Game
Game2019
DORAEMON STORY OF SEASONS
Developer Marvelous Inc., Brownies Inc.
Doraemon Story of Seasons is a 2019 farming sim role-playing video game developed by Brownies and Marvelous and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for Nintendo Switch and Windows. It is a crossover of the Story of Seasons video game series and the Doraemon franchise. The title's release marks the first release of a Doraemon video game to international audiences. The game was released in Japan on June 13, 2019,… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
170 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Oct 30, 2026 · last updated Oct 30, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
76
LovedLoved
113 positive · 36 negative
95% range 68–82%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 113 | 36 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
620 of 732 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
77% recommend · 121 yes, 36 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 157 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (1,795 of 2,206 positive).
Players love the beautiful watercolor art style and relaxing atmosphere. [1][2][3] Many complain about an extremely long, unskippable tutorial at the start. [4][5][6] Some find the game grindy and lacking storage space. [7][8][9]
Liked
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- [6]
I love Story of Seasons Pioneers of Olive Town, so I hate thumbing this down. This game might set the record for longest tutorial in the history of gaming. Someone else said the cut scene at the start is 5 hours long. Maybe you enjoy being taught how to play a farming simulation game, but I have played over a thousand hours in this genre. The stuff they teach you in this game is designed for someone who has never …
- [4]
The tutorial is extremely annoying -.- First it starts like playing an anime, but it doesn´t stop. And you can´t even turn the sound down because it´s really too loud. There are no options at this time. You have to wait for....I don´t know...30 minutes or more? It felt like the whole day xD But if you get through it you will enjoy a cute farming simulator with Doraemon :3
- [1]
Ah yes, Doraemon the game, only been waiting 30 years for this. I’ve never seen Nobita work this hard, besides that… so far this game is very good. It has classic HM/SoS gameplay but the graphics, music and story element feel more modern. It has my favorite type of art style yet for this type of game. The art work is so wholesome and beautiful and it got me really invested in the village and characters. It’s a …
- [7]
Cute game! Spent hours playing it! My only gripe? The lack of storage space! I am such a hoarder when it comes to Harvest Moon-esque games, so it is a bummer to me that there is no way to create storage boxes to keep everything. You are basically forced to sell items you do not need, which gives me anxiety as I do not know if there are any NPCs who might ask for these items. I keep having to reorganize storage, …
- [2]
PROS CONS 🖥️ Gorgeous visual art that resemble a comic book style 🐞 A really annoying bug regarding "Anywhere Door" causes you to lose progresses when using it 🎵 Soothing & cheerful soundtracks that help enhance the atmosphere, Good voice-acting 🎮 buttons layout can cause confusion & often lead to some unwanted outcomes 📖 Simple story & interesting characters ⏱️ Although the cutscenes are nice, there was not …
Summarised from 34 of the 177 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
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Players who liked DORAEMON STORY OF SEASONS talk about gorgeous watercolor art style and music; those who didn't talk about very long, unskippable tutorial intro. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Doraemon Story of Seasons received "mixed or average" reviews for PlayStation 4 and "generally favorable" reviews for the Switch. IGN heavily criticized the game for feeling like work, describing its gameplay as tedious and antiquated and its dialogue as "...time-consuming, meandering, and weird", while praising the game's world for looking "like a page ripped from a child's storybook". Nintendo Life praised the game's simplicity and repetitiveness for being rewarding and described its art style as "gorgeous" while criticizing its slow pace and reliance on grinding in order to progress. Nintendo World Report praised the gameplay and its accessibility while criticizing choppiness present in…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 170 · most liked firstThe tutorial is extremely annoying -.- First it starts like playing an anime, but it doesn´t stop. And you can´t even turn the sound down because it´s really too loud. There are no options at this time. You have to wait for....I don´t know...30 minutes or more? It felt like the whole day xD But if you get through it you will enjoy a cute farming simulator with Doraemon :3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The blue raccoon dog is kinda cute ngl
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ah yes, Doraemon the game, only been waiting 30 years for this. I’ve never seen Nobita work this hard, besides that… so far this game is very good. It has classic HM/SoS gameplay but the graphics, music and story element feel more modern. It has my favorite type of art style yet for this type of game. The art work is so wholesome and beautiful and it got me really invested in the village and characters. It’s a refreshing take on the inherit a farm or lose your memory and stumble into a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love Story of Seasons Pioneers of Olive Town, so I hate thumbing this down. This game might set the record for longest tutorial in the history of gaming. Someone else said the cut scene at the start is 5 hours long. Maybe you enjoy being taught how to play a farming simulation game, but I have played over a thousand hours in this genre. The stuff they teach you in this game is designed for someone who has never played a video game in their life. The dialogue goes on forever, it is so…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Weekend PC Game Deals: Bundled high-ends, Anno to try, and taxes to evade. Big Deals - Cyberpunk 2077 – $35.99 on Steam - Exoprimal – $32.99 on Fanatical - DayZ – $26.99 on Steam - Attack on Titans 2: Final Battle – $25.79 on Fanatical - Dying Light 2 Stay Human – $25.17 on Gamebillet - Red Dead Redemption 2 – $23.99 on Steam - Marvel's Midnight Suns – $23.99 on Steam - NINJA GAIDEN: Master Collection – $22.69 on Indiegala - Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop – $20.99 on Steam - DYNASTY WARRIORS 8:…
neutral · AI labelView post →I am extremely disappointment by this game. I loved watching Doraemon as a small child so I was excited to play a farming game themed after it as I love those too. Sadly this game did not deliver. I will start with the good: The artstyle is absolutely lovely. I enjoyed every second of actually just looking at the game, there is something just so right about it. I wish there were more games like this. The bad: Having played quite few others in this genre I can say this one needs a lot of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First things first... it is boring. But why? It just doesn't give you enough things to do, every single day in this game will be the same. You run through the same places again and again, all the animations are very slow, there isn't really anything to grind for, the festivals don't really give you anything special to do, the upgrades of the tools don't really do that much either. You just don't ever feel like you're really progressing much. I did play through it a lot though, I was always…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very relaxing and lovely looking farming game. But prepare for unskipable 1.5 hour long tutorial-intro before starting your first play session!! gamepad recommended.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →PROS CONS 🖥️ Gorgeous visual art that resemble a comic book style 🐞 A really annoying bug regarding "Anywhere Door" causes you to lose progresses when using it 🎵 Soothing & cheerful soundtracks that help enhance the atmosphere, Good voice-acting 🎮 buttons layout can cause confusion & often lead to some unwanted outcomes 📖 Simple story & interesting characters ⏱️ Although the cutscenes are nice, there was not Skip or fast forward button to progress faster 🎮 Diverse…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I liked the Doraemon Story of Seasons game very much. I was very happy to witness the adventures of Doraemon and his friends in the game. Every time I spent in the game made me happy. The importance of friendship is reflected beautifully in the game. I would like everyone to experience the Doraemon Story of Seasons game. The adventure of Doraemon and his friends is waiting for you.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I picked up the second Doraemon x Story of Seasons crossover game, Doraemon Story of Seasons: The Great Kingdom. So now I own both of them 😊
positive · AI labelView post →Slow slow slow. Incredibly boring. The art looks nice sorta. This is the kind of game for people who think Animal Crossing is too fast paced.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Frankly, this game didn't meet my high expectations after its release. However, as I decided to complete the game 3 years after it was out, I slowly began to love this game. Pros: Story - The styles of the stories feel impressively consistent with Doraemon movies (the main storyline) and mangas (the side stories). They are simple and relaxing, yet well designed to bring you tears and joys at the right moments. And just like Doraemon series, it values friendship, kindness, and innocence. You…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Endless unskipable dialog that does not further any plot only to get to simple game play with more repetitive dialog with every action.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Doraemon Story of Season is an impressive game in terms of visuals! The watercolor, the world shades, even the way they portraited this renown JP franchise is amazing! The problem with this game is... it lacks direction. It's true that at the beginning you're introduced to a very long tutorial (~2 hours) that you cannot skip, you cannot save and do your things, and exit. It's not that the mechanics are not well introduced, it's the real lack of purpose in this game! You don't know what is best…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cute game! Spent hours playing it! My only gripe? The lack of storage space! I am such a hoarder when it comes to Harvest Moon-esque games, so it is a bummer to me that there is no way to create storage boxes to keep everything. You are basically forced to sell items you do not need, which gives me anxiety as I do not know if there are any NPCs who might ask for these items. I keep having to reorganize storage, making sure I do not sell off important items.. Wait.. There are other gripes,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you love Harvest Moon then you really should try this game because it have a lot of things you can do EXCEPT you cant get married kay :')
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's one of the most beautiful games I've ever played, the stamina and sleep restrictions are not that annoying, it's not grindy and I like the mechanics like farming and mining and stuff. I really love that you can switch between activities, like farming or mining or better yet gathering stuff and it's different each season! And seasons are so beautiful and each has its own mechanics. However, in a lot of ways it is very frustrating and just not good - for example, personal requests are not…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →40 minutes of skipping back to back to back cutscenes with zero gameplay in-between them just to start the actual game. Only to then get to one of the most shallow renditions of a farming sim I've ever played, that is what I call time well spent. Nice art direction though.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought Doraemon: Story of Seasons as a way to practice Japanese since the game has furigana and a simple style. For that purpose, it works. But as a game, I was quickly disappointed. There is almost no real sense of progression. You can upgrade tools and stamina, but the upgrades feel meaningless. For example, I improved the watering can expecting a big difference, but the new mechanic (holding the button to water multiple tiles) takes about the same time as just clicking tile by tile, and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is a straight infusion of Dopamine to the soul! It doesn't matter whether you're a previous fan of SoS/Harvest Moon/Doraemon because the game is simple enough as a friendly introduction to either franchise. Just like with previous Harvest Moon games, Doraemon SoS does a great job encouraging the player to feel invested in a community. It's such a wholesome theme being stranded in a picturesque watercolor world and then slowly building up trust and friendship with the various residents…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is lovely to look at, but my goodness the cutscenes and dialog take FOREVER to get through. I fell off playing it a bit in, and recently tried to start it again. Spent well over an hour sitting through conversations. It just keeps going and going.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The best game alike 'Harvest Moon' gameplay.. recommended for those who like Harvest Moon like me
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While the game is cute and hits some of the classic Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons high points, it feels like a dated entry that somehow hasn't learned that most people want to play farming sims and other work simulators for escapism and relaxed vibes. Farming and maintaining your base feels like actual chores. Also, whoever approved making the farming plots be on diagonals while movement is up-down-left-right is insane. If you're trying to play this as a simple game to practice your…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →see my minutes played, see other reviews. Just DON'T. The only good thing about this game is the graphic/artstyle. IDK if i could still get refunds for this game. Don't think I'll ever try playing again.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Once you get over the 65 minute tutorial hurdle, the game is a lovely, slow-paced farming simulator. What you need to keep in mind going in to this game, is that it's based on an anime, so there is a LOT more dialogue than your typical SoS/HM game as the story is generally a bit richer. This pads out the tutorial a lot, hence you will see so many complaints about the elongated tutorial time. The story itself is refreshing and beats the usual 'inheritance' and 'amnesia' tropes you always see in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Doraemon Story of Seasons is a delightful fusion of two beloved franchises—Doraemon, the iconic Japanese manga and anime series centered around a robotic cat from the future, and Story of Seasons (formerly known as Harvest Moon), a long-running farming simulation series. This unexpected crossover brings together the charm and whimsy of Doraemon’s world with the relaxing, methodical gameplay of farming sims, creating a family-friendly experience that appeals to both fans of light-hearted…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →LOVE IT!!! I play for many hours, still something new happen. You play more you unlock more. More plant to grow, Long Story so lovely and Great Relaxing Music ever! Great to play after work, it's very relaxing. Recommend! Worth your money. BUY BUY BUY!!! 100/100!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played this game for a short while. My husband bought it for me because it looked cute and had farming, which I enjoy in Stardew. I wanted to love this game because it does look beautiful but good god, there is too much narrative! Perhaps I didn't give it a proper go but the first two hours of the game was basically a guided storybook with no actual game play. This is not the kind of game I'm interested in playing. Perhaps I'll come back to it one day and see if there is anything worth…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →7.5/10 Good game. First of all, thank you for releasing this game on PC, Bandai Namco. Now people are getting familiar with the Doraemon franchise, since Doraemon is not very well known in most western countries. The Doraemon TV show is not even available in my region. T_T Now let's talk about the game. I love the artstyle and the soundtracks. They are beautiful. The story mode is also interesting. (It's also the first Story of Seasons game I've played). However, there are also some…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A good but grindy farming sim. Every upgrade is expensive, and requires a lot of reasources which again requires energy which is hard to come by, escpecially at the earlier stages of the game. Late-game it's not really an issue anymore, as you hopefully would have gotten access to a kitchen and tons of ingredients stored for cooking. Money is also very hard to come by, before you gain access to makers late-game (after tons of money and rescources spent). And forget about trying to decorate your…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →you can't get out of the tutorial for like 45 minutes its awful.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →☆Current Gaming Focuses☆ • Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory (rhythm game) • Persona 4 Golden • Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line (Premium Deluxe) • Doraemon - Story of Seasons: Friends of the Great Kingdom (Deluxe) • Promise Mascot Agency • Paradise Killer #RewLovesGames #NintendoSwitchLite
neutral · AI labelView post →A chiller version of Animal Crossing. Very grindy but I find monotony and repetitiveness (spamming the same buttons while mining, cutting down trees, etc.) great for relaxing. Love Doraemon, love the game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this was the most frustrating farming game ive ever played, you'd think you'd unlock most of the stuff by grinding no, be at the right exact time at the exact location to trigger a cutscene that might progress you into a "gadget" to make things easier... so annoying. walking speed etc. was also way too slow, i played with cheats with gamespeed 2 and it felt better, but still a very slow, grindy, game, and the worst part is how most of the items are locked behind reputation with npcs and weird…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wish I heeded the warnings for the unbearable start to the game. Couldn't even get done with the tutorial before I never wanted to see this game again. Too bad, I liked all the other Story of Seasons games I played.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →bought this game for christmas. my daughter and i have really been enjoying it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🔴 I'm LIVE with Doraemon Story of Seasons: Friends of the Great Kingdom! WE'RE GONNA GET A HORSE! WE'RE GONNA GET A BIGGER HOUSE! AND HOPEFULLY THE GAME WON'T CRASH MY STREAM FOR A THIRD TIME! twitch.tv/aura_sinclair youtube.com/@AuraSinclair
neutral · AI labelView post →It's 'post a random game of your collection' Saturday! #randomgamesaturday I even did a spreadsheet and a random number generator for this one lol 🙃 So here's Doraemon Story of Seasons 2: Friends of the Great Kingdom for Nintendo Switch. A cute farming game with couch co-op. I'd recommend it!
positive · AI labelView post →recommend for Doraemon but the game is slow and not interactive
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the sort of quality I would expect from Story of Seasons games, quality that got thrashed in latest Olive Town. This game is beautiful and has lovable characters, the right feel, the kind of feel old HM / Story of Seasons games used to have but no longer do. This is worth playing and having and a delight.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Have you ever had a moment where you thought you knew exactly what you were doing, only to realize you were way off base? Well, that happened to me recently when I tried to plant cow and sheep seeds on regular soil, only to find out they were a completely different type of seed.. ૮ ⚆ﻌ⚆ა
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cant get any cozier than this.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I just imagining something about Hyde, Inc. who developed new Everybody's Golf Shot.. what if bamco license popolocrois from sony and using the engine from Doraemon Story of Seasons which is that game is marvelous subcontract with bamco (I felt like it was same engine as RtP).
neutral · AI labelView post →Doraemon meets Story of Seasons in this relaxing family-friendly game. Adorable watercolour animation style. Story Noby, Doraemon and friends are whisked away under the magic of the Elder Tree, landing in another time stream. Help restore and work the old farm whilst searching for Doraemon's gadgets scattered about town, to find a way back home. Gameplay Simple gameplay involving farming, raising animals, logging, gathering and mining. You are given 100 energy for 100 actions daily. Any more…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Like harvest moon
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Controls were a bit clunky and the vibe wasn't for me. Likely a great fit for those who love the franchise!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I hate intro & tutorial
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →On the eighteenth day of Razmas my oshi gave to me... A Game Giveaway~ 🎶 I'll be giving away a copy of Doraemon Story of Seasons: Friends of the Great Kingdom - my absolute fave farming sim for PC! Head on over to the Cottager section of the CozyCo Discord for details!
positive · AI labelView post →Just awesome and addicting. I'm a sucker for Harvest Moon games and this one is great.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →love it but hate it too!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is like prettier (and Asian) packaged Stardew valley, with the same game-play, but somehow introducing worse mechanics. After playing for 1h, there two different buttons for picking stuff up after breaking it down, scroll for inventory, no hot-keying to map/inventory/friendships??? Maybe I will return to game, but....I doubt. The intro lasted ages too and was very boring and predictable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This a cheap broken copy version of the famous Harvest Moon. There are so many unnecessary mechanisms that make the game worse than it should be. I'll explain The pros: +The first good thing is its story. The main story-line and other sub-stories are well written and heart-touching. It's just that the whole town somehow has a lot of parenting problem. +The second is the Smitty and the Maker that he make. Instant upgrade and instant give product like cheese, seed... That's what i like the most.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this reminds me of getting Doraemon: Story of Seasons for the kids. Turned out that this slow game about farming and making friends was too grindy to feel fun, even if the cozy vibes were there.
negative · AI labelView post →Dear Nintendo, I would like another DORAEMON: STORY OF SEASONS game, please. I really enjoyed the last two.
positive · AI labelView post →A great title to have if you are a fan of the Doraemon series and farming games. But I would prefer the original Japanese names, instead of the western-adapted versions. Was fortunate enough to found a localized version in my language, with which all the namings of characters i'm familiar with.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is actually fun to play casually but there is too much storytelling
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Everything is good, It just don't have proper quest log so you have to remember every impotent quest.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is good but the mines is extremely boring and repetitive. Mining good materials depends a lot of luck since you either get lucky and find the way down to next level early or get unlucky and find the way down when you already went through most of your stamina. The animations for planting and harvesting is very slow but i can live with that but it's another thing if its eating food to regain stamina, in early to mid game you wont have many good foods to restore stamina so you will…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →All the fun and charm of your typical Doraemon cartoon, with gorgeous art. A great farming sim.
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