Story of Seasons: Your Wonderful Life
| Story of Seasons: Your Wonderful Life | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| VR/AR | Mixed Reality |
| Developer | Grounding Inc. |
| Publisher | Marvelous |
| Platform | Meta Horizon OS |
| Device | Meta VR Glasses, Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest 3S |
| Operating System | Meta Horizon OS |
| Type | Game |
| Genre | Simulation, Sandbox |
| Input Device | Hand tracking (controller-free) |
| Game Mode | Single-player |
| Release Date | Spring 2027 (announced) |
| App Store | Meta Horizon Store |
| Website | https://www.meta.com/experiences/story-of-seasons-your-wonderful-life/27331526736494365/ |
Story of Seasons: Your Wonderful Life (stylized STORY OF SEASONS: Your Wonderful Life; Japanese: 牧場物語 Your ワンダフルライフ) is a single-player mixed reality farming and life simulation game developed by Grounding Inc. and published by Marvelous for Meta VR Glasses, Meta Quest 3 and Meta Quest 3S. It is based on Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life (2023), and the whole game can be played with hand tracking instead of controllers.[1][2][3]
The game was announced during Meta Connect 2026 on 23 September 2026. It is the first mixed reality title in the Story of Seasons series and is scheduled to launch in spring 2027.[4][5][3] As of 25 September 2026 it has not been released; its Meta Horizon Store page lists it as "Coming soon" and it can be added to a wishlist. No price has been announced.[6][4][5]
Gameplay
The player runs a farm near the town of Forgotten Valley. Daily tasks include tending fields, harvesting and shipping crops, and caring for cows and sheep. In spare time the player can fish, dig for artifacts, head into town to fill requests and get to know the residents.[1][6][4] The game includes minigames for milking cows and shearing sheep, which Meta describes as "realistic mini-games" played "using just your fingers, thanks to full hand-tracking."[1]
The store description says the entire game can be played without a controller, and that players can "lift open buildings or highlight fields on the farm with just your fingers."[6][7] According to Siliconera, the camera changes with the activity: milking, shearing, fishing, harvesting and family visits use a first-person perspective, while traveling, planting, caring for animals and moving around town use a third-person overhead view. Event scenes are presented as 2D animations.[2]
The game follows a whole life on the farm. The player can meet a partner, marry and raise a family; Siliconera reports that the story uses time skips to move between life stages, and the store description refers to raising the farm and family over multiple years.[1][2] UploadVR reported that the game "is said to be launching with fifty hours of content" and that it is single-player only.[4]
Development
Marvelous and Grounding Inc. announced the game together; Siliconera credits Grounding as developer and Marvelous as publisher.[2][7] Grounding's earlier VR work includes Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash and Onimusha VR Shadow Team, a 2025 arcade VR title published by Capcom.[2][8]
The game adapts Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life, a remake released in June 2023 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC through Steam. That remake is itself based on a GameCube game first released in 2003, which came to North America in 2004 as Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life.[3][2] Anime News Network and VGChartz describe the milking and shearing minigames as new to this version.[3][7]
In announcing the game, UploadVR wrote that "cozy life-simulation gamers have been vastly underserved in VR", naming Garden of the Sea and Medieval Dynasty: New Settlement as existing examples.[4]
Release
| Platform | Status (25 September 2026) | Planned release |
|---|---|---|
| Meta VR Glasses | Announced; wishlist open on the Meta Horizon Store | Spring 2027 |
| Meta Quest 3 | Announced; wishlist open on the Meta Horizon Store | Spring 2027 |
| Meta Quest 3S | Announced; wishlist open on the Meta Horizon Store | Spring 2027 |
Siliconera reported the release window as worldwide in 2027, while Anime News Network, VGChartz and Denfaminicogamer give spring 2027.[2][3][7][5] The announced languages are English, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, French, German and Spanish.[9] The store page lists the game under the Sandbox and Simulation genres.[6]
Reception
The game had not been released or reviewed as of 25 September 2026.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Elevate Your Gaming With These New Titles and Updates For Meta VR Glasses and Quest, Announced at Meta Connect". Meta. Meta Platforms. 2026-09-23. https://www.meta.com/blog/connect-2026-game-announcements-meta-vr-glasses-quest/. Retrieved 2026-09-25.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Jenni Lada (2026-09-24). "Story of Seasons: Your Wonderful Life VR Game Heads to Meta Devices". Siliconera. https://www.siliconera.com/story-of-seasons-your-wonderful-life-vr-game-heads-to-meta-devices/. Retrieved 2026-09-25.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Marvelous Announces Story of Seasons: Your Wonderful Life Virtual Reality Farming Game". Anime News Network. 2026-09-24. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-24/marvelous-announces-story-of-seasons-your-wonderful-life-virtual-reality-farming-game/.242148. Retrieved 2026-09-25.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Mike Johnson (2026-09-23). "Story Of Seasons - Your Wonderful Life Is A Cozy MR Farm-Life Sim Announced For Meta VR Glasses & Quest 3". UploadVR. https://www.uploadvr.com/story-of-seasons-your-wonderful-life-is-a-cozy-mr-farm-life-sim-announced-for-meta-vr-glasses-quest-3/. Retrieved 2026-09-25.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "『牧場物語』シリーズ最新作『牧場物語 Your ワンダフルライフ』発売が決定". Denfaminicogamer. 2026-09-24. https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260924p. Retrieved 2026-09-25.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "STORY OF SEASONS: Your Wonderful Life". Meta Horizon Store. Meta Platforms. https://www.meta.com/experiences/story-of-seasons-your-wonderful-life/27331526736494365/. Retrieved 2026-09-25.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 William D'Angelo (2026-09-24). "Story of Seasons: Your Wonderful Life Announced for Quest 3 and Meta VR Glasses". VGChartz. https://www.vgchartz.com/article/469170/story-of-seasons-your-wonderful-life-announced-for-quest-3-and-meta-vr-glasses/. Retrieved 2026-09-25.
- ↑ "Works - Onimusha VR Shadow Team". Grounding Inc.. https://www.g-rounding.com/en/workslist/onimushavr-shadow-team/. Retrieved 2026-09-25.
- ↑ Soul Kiwami (2026-09-24). "Story of Seasons: Your Wonderful Life Revealed for Meta VR Glasses and Meta Quest 3". Final Weapon. https://finalweapon.net/2026/09/24/story-of-seasons-your-wonderful-life-revealed-for-meta-vr-glasses-and-meta-quest-3/. Retrieved 2026-09-25.