Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town from Xseed Games and Marvelous blends newer visuals and the Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town aesthetic for a charming looking simulation experience and it has a release date set for next month on Nintendo Switch. If you’re curious about Story of Seasons, read this. I interviewed Xseed Games about Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town on PC and Nintendo Switch about why it was ported to PC, sales, and more. Read my full interview here. Today, Xseed Games revealed the gameplay features in Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town and revealed pre-orders for the Expansion Pass bundle on the eShop. A digital pre-order bonus has also been confirmed. The Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town Expansion Pass includes new story content, characters, exclusive costume sets, and more. Watch the new gameplay features trailer below:
Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town pre-order
Barring the physical pre-orders, digital pre-orders on the eShop are available for $49.99 for the base game, and $69.99 (with a 10% discount available now) for the Expansion Pass Set. The Expansion Pass will be available for $19.99 with a 15% discount until April 12.
Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town digital pre-order bonus
All Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town digital pre-orders include the Buffalo Costume DLC that is inspired by title mascot Buffy. This is for the North American launch of the game. The Buffalo Costume DLC will be available separately at launch for $1.99. The Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town European release digital pre-orders include a regional exclusive Fox Costume DLC. The Fox Costume will also be available separately in North America on the eShop several months after launch.
Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town DLC schedule
The Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town DLC schedule with release months is below:
Part 1 – April 2021
- Animal Attire costumes for the protagonists and marriage candidates
- Olive Town Mystery Files sub-scenario – Join Mikey and Cindy to discover the cause of strange incidents occurring across Olive Town in the very first mystery scenario in the Story of Seasons series.
Part 2 – May 2021
- Windswept Falls Expansion Pack – Explore a refreshing, brand-new area home to four characters from a past entry on the Nintendo 3DS system (includes two marriage candidates).
Part 3 – June 2021
- School Uniforms costume set for the protagonists and marriage candidates.
- Terracotta Oasis Expansion Pack – Discover an exotic oasis home to four characters from Story of Seasons for Nintendo 3DS (includes two marriage candidates).
Part 4 – July 2021
- Yukata Set costumes for the protagonists and marriage candidates.
- The Legendary Sprite Dance sub-scenario – The Earth Sprite Village is livelier than ever, and the sprites are determined to revive their legendary dance and hold a feast…with or without Boss Sprite’s permission.
Part 5 – August 2021
- Twilight Isle Expansion Pack – Sail to an island bathed in twilight and meet the four characters from STORY OF SEASONS: Trio of Towns that have made it their new home (includes two marriage candidates).
Expansion Pass Purchase Bonus DLC – The following costume sets will be available to owners of the Expansion Pass at the game’s launch on March 23.
- Pete and Claire’s Overalls costumes from Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town.
- Yuto and Naomi’s Hoodies costumes from Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town.
- Henry and Holly’s Western Attire costumes from Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns.
Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town PC release
As of now, Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town has just been announced for Nintendo Switch. Considering how Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town arrived on Steam the same day as Nintendo Switch, I won’t be surprised if Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town gets announced for PC soon.
Check out Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town on the eShop here.
Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town releases on March 23, 2021 in North America and March 26, 2021 in Europe for Nintendo Switch.