“Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos is a surprising return to what made the earlier titles special and it feels like Natsume is putting some much-needed attention into fleshing-out the series. With its focus on exploration and a huge world to traverse, tons of items to find, and a variety of animals to nurture as well as solid farming, mining, and fishing; there's a lot of fun to be had with this instalment.” - Mary Billington from Video Chums.
VGChartz's Craig S: "2023's nominees for Best Simulation Game of the Year demonstrate both the continuing growth of the life simulation sub-genre and the everlasting appeal of the ability to create, manage, and expand your own life-like city. Harvest Moon and its rival sister series Story of Seasons continue to prove popular, as evidenced by their newest entries making the final four; Disney Dreamlight Valley took a page out of the Animal Crossing book while leveraging the many Disney & Pixar licences to great effect; and finally the hugely successful Cities: Skylines received a sequel within months of its surprise announcement."
Natsume has shared the first Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos screenshots. The screenshots reveal new features in The Winds of Anthos.
This is a very fun follow-up and it's great that Natsume is putting more effort into these games now.