Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning is a Nintendo 3DS farming and life-simulation game from Natsume. The game centers on rebuilding Echo Village by developing the town, restoring farms, and bringing residents and animals back.
- Original online services for this game or platform have been discontinued; any offline or local modes still work normally.
- Farm, raise animals, gather resources, and improve the village through blueprint-based construction.
- Customize the protagonist’s appearance, house, furniture, farm layout, and the look of the surrounding town.
- Choose to play as a boy or a girl, with bachelor and bachelorette relationship paths built into the village progression.
- Twelve marriage candidates are available, including characters unlocked as Echo Village develops.
- Local multiplayer supports crop sharing and animal interactions such as milking cows and shearing sheep or alpacas.
This entry introduced deeper town-building and visual customization to the Harvest Moon formula on Nintendo 3DS. It was also the final Nintendo 3DS installment released under the Harvest Moon name.
