Hometown Story

October 17, 2013 Toybox Inc., Hyde Rising Star Games, Natsume Inc.
Role-playing (RPG) Simulator Adventure
3DS iOS
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Originally announced as Project Happiness, HomeTown Story is a simulation game from Harvest Moon creator Yasuhiro Wada about a shopkeeper taking over their grandmother's shop.
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Release Date October 17, 2013
Developer Toybox Inc., Hyde
Publisher Rising Star Games, Natsume Inc.
Game Modes Single player
Perspective Bird view / Isometric
Themes Non-fiction, Kids
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