Harvest Island: Beginnings

Released Dec 2020

Milk cows, pet goats, shear sheep, plant crops, and give your offerings to the gods in this relaxing, cute, adventure, story driven farming simulator set on a remote island. Don't wander off too far from your home. It's safer to stay in the comfort of your farm.

78% positive · 138 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

Medium confidence

Done

All announced content has been released

Medium confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Steam Free

Evaluation

Harvest Island: Beginnings is a free-to-play demo/prologue version of Harvest Island, released on December 18, 2020. All of the developer's news posts make clear that this listing ("Beginnings") is a standalone demo for the full game — Harvest Island — which is a separate Steam product (App ID 1292500, linked directly in NEWS-10). The developer's communications throughout 2021–2023 describe ongoing development of the full game, not updates to this Beginnings demo listing. The demo itself launched as a complete, standalone free experience on December 18, 2020. There are no unreleased DLC items listed, no developer statements promising additional content for this specific demo product, and no post-launch update cadence for new content on this listing. The game shipped as a finished free demo and has remained in that state.

Evidence

Developer links directly to the full Harvest Island Steam page (App ID 1292500), distinguishing it from this Beginnings demo listing. All beta access and development updates refer to the full game.

news post · Jan 17, 2021 source ambiguous

high

Developer notes that the new Harvest Island demo will replace the Harvest Island Beginnings demo, indicating this listing serves as a demo/prologue rather than a standalone product in active development.

news post · Apr 23, 2021 source development ending

medium

Media

Details

Developer

Yobob

Publisher

Yobob Games

Achievements

—

Platform

Windows

Controller

partial support

Steam Deck

Not rated

Players

Single-player

Farming Sim Farming Story Rich Pixel Graphics Investigation Relaxing Cute Exploration Simulation Adventure Fantasy Emotional Immersive Sim Casual Interactive Fiction

About this game

Explore Harvest Island

Harvest Island is a story driven farming simulator where you farm stuff for the gods. You can discover lots of hidden places like a cave behind a water fall or befriending wild animals hiding in the forest or finding a randomly placed vending machine in a dark underground hidden room along the beach.