STORY OF SEASONS Is Coming Out This Month
Marvelous Europe, alongside sister company Marvelous USA, has announced a special downloadable content pack for the upcoming farming life simulation, STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar, set to release on August 27, 2025, for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and Windows PC via Steam. The Pine Hoverfly Outfit Set DLC includes an in-game sweater, beanie, and glider, with all net proceeds donated to the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) in support of their invertebrate conservation programs. A short documentary detailing the partnership’s impact and progress is now available for everyone, and you can check it out below.
This initiative builds on a collaboration that began in 2020, when Marvelous Europe, in partnership with RZSS and Jellymedia, contributed to the effort to save the pine hoverfly, a critically endangered insect. Once restricted to a single patch of forest in Scotland, the pine hoverfly is vital to its ecosystem as both a pollinator and waste recycler. The donation allowed RZSS to expand its breeding program dramatically, from producing 170 to 8,000 hoverflies annually. Thanks to these efforts, adult pine hoverflies have been sighted in the wild for the first time in eight years, and they are reproducing naturally.
STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar invites players to restore the once-thriving Zephyr Town. They can raise animals, grow crops, and sell their goods at the bustling weekly bazaar while enjoying scenic mountainside living. The game also features wind-powered gliding to move effortlessly across town, along with a cast of vibrant characters to befriend and romance.
The Pine Hoverfly Outfit Set DLC will be available worldwide, with every purchase directly supporting RZSS’s conservation work. Players can contribute to protecting this rare species when the game launches on August 27, 2025.