Harvest Moon 64 (Japanese: Bokujō Monogatari 2) is a farm simulation game developed by Victor Interactive Software and published by Pack-In Soft. It first launched for the Nintendo 64 in Japan on February 5, 1999, following a young boy who inherits his grandfather’s farm and works to restore it to prosperity.
In the game, players can grow crops, raise livestock (including cows, chickens, and newly added sheep), and join various festivals and contests to enrich ranch life. It also introduces backpack and tool upgrade systems to improve operation convenience and gameplay depth.
Praised for its rich events and vivid character portrayals, Harvest Moon 64 earned an 8.2/10 score from IGN and is regarded as the highest-rated early entry in the series.