Hometown Story is a new venture by Harvest Moon creator Yasuhiro Wada, who left Marvelous Entertainment for Grasshopper Manufacture. He then promptly left his managerial role for a creative role in his newly formed Toybox Inc studio.

Hometown Story seeks to recapture the magic that Harvest Moon originally had, that feeling of returning to your hometown and seeing how much things have changed. In the game, instead of managing a farm, you’ll be maintaining your grandmother’s shop.

You’ll have to manage your shop, interactions with customers, and ultimately balance your relationships with all of the villagers. You can get married and help your town grow and prosper by maintaining a tip top store. Apparently your town get around thirty villagers as it grows, while you can meet over a hundred characters throughout the game.

You can check out the new gameplay trailer below:

Hometown Story is set for release on October 22nd in America and early next year in Europe.