It’s been months since Harvest Moon: Home Sweet Home released in August 2024, and now you can finally use a controller with the mobile game. Natsume announced on social media that the update is live as of December 17, 2024. Grabbing that gives you an option other than using the touch screen, as well as adds support for cloud saves.
It seems like people on Android devices may have already had access to these new elements a bit early. The Google Play page noted that it updated to 1.3 on December 10, 2024. However, the App Store Version History specifically notes the 1.3 update launching on December 17, 2024, and it shared the brief patch notes.
Here are the full patch notes for 1.3:
- Added controller support.
- Cloud Save is now available.
- Minor bug fixes.
With the mobile controller support, any one you typically use with your Android or iOS device’s games should work with Harvest Moon: Home Sweet Home. Just make sure it is connected via Bluetooth before you settle in, then play as usual.
Natsume didn’t note how cloud saves will work. However, presumably this will happen as you make save files, then allow you to carry over to any other possible Android or iOS devices you own that are connected to that account.
This is one of multiple Harvest Moon mobile games from the company. Other immediately playable titles include the life-sims Harvest Moon: Light of Hope and Harvest Moon: Seeds of Memories. There is also the puzzle spin-off Harvest Moon: Mad Dash.
Harvest Moon: Home Sweet Home is available on Android and Apple iOS devices.
Published: Dec 17, 2024 01:00 pm