Choose Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition
Choose Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition launched in 2017.
Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition vs Verdant Skies
Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition and Verdant Skies both land in Adventure, Simulation, RPG on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Adventure, Simulation, RPG on Steam. Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition (2017) is 1 year older than Verdant Skies (2018). Verdant Skies scores higher on Steam reviews (78.3% positive) than Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition (76.5% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Verdant Skies
Choose Verdant Skies if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Verdant Skies launched in 2018.
Both Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition and Verdant Skies sit in Adventure, Simulation, and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (76.5% vs 78.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition |  Verdant Skies | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2018 |
| Genres | Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual | Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 76.5% positive (739 reviews) | 78.3% positive (323 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | TABOT, inc., Natsume Inc. | Howling Moon Software |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Simulation, RPG on Steam.
- Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition (2017) is 1 year older than Verdant Skies (2018).
- Verdant Skies scores higher on Steam reviews (78.3% positive) than Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition (76.5% positive).
- Verdant Skies is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition is Deck Playable, Verdant Skies is Deck Verified.
Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition vs Verdant Skies — FAQ
- Which is better, Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition or Verdant Skies?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition sits at 76.5% positive (739 reviews), Verdant Skies at 78.3% (323). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition or Verdant Skies first?
- If you want chronology, Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition (2017) came out before Verdant Skies (2018). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition and Verdant Skies similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, Simulation, RPG on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.