Buy Harvester

Why solve puzzles when you can just kill everything in your path? Kill karin, kill stephanie, kill mom, ♥♥♥♥ dad, ♥♥♥♥ your brother. See ya later aligator. Bye now.

Seriosly, such underrated game.
Bizzare, ridiculous, violent, disturbing, gore, funny, incredible atmosphere.
You cant find games like this made anymore, a hidden gem of the nineties.
Just go buy it.
10/10
You always were a kidder, Steve.

In this game you can ask your mother to do the dirty and she thinks it's a great idea.

Really, while it's incredibly funny in a twisted way, it's also very, very flawed. The FMV style combined with the (for a reason) incredibly cliché characters and disturbing story makes for a very unique experience. It's really hard to describe in a way that does it justice, but it's a shameless gorefest in a very D-movie way.

On the other hand, the last part of the game includes some of the clunkiest, jankiest and infuriatingly bad combat I've ever seen in a game, and it's just about enough to make you wish you were getting a root canal instead of playing it.

Is the game recommendable? If you're really into adventure games, yes. If you want a very unique game, yes. If you have a low (or normal) tolerance for deeply flawed game mechanics, no. If you're easily offended, definitely no. I'm still going to say it evens out to "yes", but I always was a kidder.

1996 DOS point and click adventure, Satire/ Horror/ Fantasy/ Sci-Fi.

By todays standards highly flawed and highly recommended.

Cons :
- B grade poor quality FMV.
- Politically incorrect and potentially offensive.
- Occasional illogical puzzle/ item use/ combo common for the genre and time.
- Horrendously janky combat mechanics, primarily confined to the games third and final act.

Pros :
- B grade poor quality FMV.
- Politically incorrect and potentially offensive.
- Especially dark, twisted, amusing and interesting cast of characters.
- A rare ancient gem, the subject matter and themes aren't things you will find explored in contemporary games too often if at all. A relic from a bygone era deserving of its' cult status

The games worst aspect is its combat, no question. The first 2 acts are traditional point and click style with the 3rd heavily incorporating combat additionally. While you CAN kill people in the first 2 acts there aren't many reasons to do so and there are consequences, many of them fail states. So when it came time to unleash I found it a welcome change of pace which added a nice, albeit frustrating at times, survival horror element towards the end. I managed to quite enjoy it despite its shortcomings but I understand why that isn't a popular sentiment. The timing of attacks is mostly luck but choosing the right weapon can make things a lot easier. Also there are opportunities to talk your way around some confrontations.

If you are a horror fan (particularly if you have an eye for satire/ social commentary) and are craving an interesting story (even if, like myself, you aren't overly fond of the point and click genre) you owe it to yourself to pick this up at some point and persevere 'til the bitter end/s.

If you're the type to take the Metacritic score into account I advise you to take note of the disparity between the critical and user reviews.

There's also a GOG version if you'd prefer.

. . . and if you'd like to see a review which mostly echoes my feelings toward Harvester then this LGR review is pretty close but it contains some SPOILERS, so fair warning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtjAsQIPauY

Everyone kept pressuring me to join The Order of the Harvest Moon. So I went to visit my former highschool principle for advice. He forced me to spend "quality time" with him in the broom closet.

10/10 Best molestion simulator on Steam

If you dug the 90's, or you missed it, you might like this game either way. Think Twin Peaks, mixed with 50's Americana. Add in some weird Clive Barker, and welcome to Harvester. A great little gem from the 90's point and click genre. Unlike most of that genre however, this game is twisted.

Save alot, before trying risky things. Sage advice. Along with - Buy this. You'll dig it.

I punched the 8 year old newspaper boy and he shot me with an automatic pistol.

10/10 would buy again.

Not a very good "game", but an amazing experience and a memorable atmosphere.
Think of the campiest, cheesiest horror B-movie you've ever seen, and this is probably better.

(Note that it's not for everyone: Apparently someone bought this based on my simple recommendation, and didn't enjoy it. Others I've made play it have absolutely loved it. Definition of a cult classic.)

This game is a hoot. If you want a nice educational game for a child, then this game is extremely helpful in general

Man this game is AWESOME!!!!
Awesome story, awesomely cheessy fmv and gore, awesome voice acting, awesomely cheessy acting!!!!!
Also a strange combat sistem that really sucks BUT is so ♥♥♥♥ing easy I wont botter you even with the last part of the game beeing 100% combat.

One of the most brilliant and hilarious games I've ever played. I recommend this to absolutely anyone who likes satire!

Harvester. An excellent game that was released 1996.

Harvester takes place in a small town called ''Harvest''.
You play as a kidder named Steve. He wakes up with amnesia, and can't remember anything.
You can punch people and say stupid stuff, but no one belives you, because you're kidder.
Strange things are happening in Harvest, and you have to seek the answers in the lodge, But to enter the lodge, you have to pass the test...

This game is one of the best videogames i've ever played. It uses insane humor, and the cutscenes are stupid (in a good way).
You can punch people and say illogical, hilarious, and just plain stupid things. The soundtrack is one of the greatest i've ever heard, and
the graphics are very beautiful. Combat is ♥♥♥♥, but that's okay, the dialouge and humor makes the game so great that i almost died of an heartattack.

1000000/10. Please, buy this game, for your own good!

This game can be hard to get into at first. But it is gory, and hilarious. Once i started playing I could not quit. I would definitly reccomend this game if you are feeling nostalgic for live action games. This is pretty good.

For fans of PNCs like 'I Have No Mouth But I Must Scream'. It's dark & creepy and it does that job well. The english version of this on Steam is uncensored, btw. I am thoroughly enjoying this. If you like twisted PNC/adventure games, this one is definitely worth a try. Or, if you enjoy any sort of twisted game, like Postal, Postal 2 or horror like Sanitarium, Dark Seed or I Have No Mouth But I Must Scream.

There aren't many adventure/PNC games that within a few seconds of beginning to play, you have the gameplay option(s) to kill a bunch of people, including children. Not that that should be a selling point but I do like seeing artistic freedom in this manner. It is a game for adults, I wouldn't recommend anyone under 16 or 18 to play it unless they were really mature/played a lot of adventure games.

As much as I would like to remain smiley bear I just can't turn a blind eye to Harvester's cons. Of course this game is outdated, which explains a bit of this crudeness, but I also noticed from many factors that the Harvester is flawed and unfinished - for example there are enviroments and NPCs that have nothing to do with the story and gathered weapons before entering to the lodge have barely any use at all.
I admit that I loved the juicy storyline of Harvester, but otherwise it just wasn't fun to play - technically it is the worst point'click game I've ever played and the 1-button fighting control system didn't appear to the games advandage either. And I'm not a kidder here.
So, if you really do like to experience Harvester, I'd rather recommend to watch someones' walkthrough and have your saved quality time elsewhere.

Harvester is a game that wields a knoweledge of gaming not often seen. It's satirical poke at video game violence through the antics of the people of Harvest and their lodge.

While the ending may be a little easy to see coming, it is the journey that matters and thes story this delightful FMV romp brings along the way.

As long as you save frequently and keep mutliple saves getting stuck won't be too much of an issue unlike some other adventure games.

Harvester is a great game, but it's not for everybody.

It claims to be the "most violent adventure game of all time," but "most disturbing" or "most offensive" might be more appropriate. As well as exceedingly violent, the game is also homophobic, misogynistic, and generally rife with unpleasantries; be aware that the game is designed as satirical self-parody, intended for consenting adults only.

Concerning gameplay: what begins as an interactive B-movie eventually evolves into something quite different, along the way featuring plenty of tongue-in-cheek commentary on violence and death (within the video game medium and without). Mature adults will laugh at the game's goofiness and gore, but will also understand the point being made using all the blood and insanity.

Save often, use multiple save files, and expect lots of reloading.

Wow ! Disturbing as hell ! really liked it ! would have love this game back in the day when I was a teen.

This review has been needing to get done for a long time and it's nice to see more and newer people discover this game especially after that massive discount recently glad you guys are enjoying it. Now let me start off by saying Harvester is NOT for everyone. Do I myself love this game? Yes I do but for those easily offended or for those faint of heart I suggest staying away although I highly recommend the game it's audience is not aimed at those people but if you are still curious I would say it's worth looking into for sure just be prepared for what you are getting yourself into.

You start off the game with some 90's FMV sequences and the introduction of your main character Steve. Oh what a kidder Steve is along his journey he will uncover who he is and what is the deal with this Stepford Suburbian's town of Harvest. There will be many a zany characters in this such as the soon to be stepdad who loves meat human or otherwise , the gay firemen.....dare I say they are flaming!? , The Wasp Woman and even your own mom be careful on asking her to have sex she just might take you up on that offer......uh.. yeah okay. Anyways the mechanic's are your typical point and click fashion except no real way to get permanently stuck thank goodness but I would recommend saving often. You never know when that Officer who has no legs with PTSD will gun you down and set off the rockets killing you all.

You will soon be introudced to all these characters and the more important ones such as Stephanie your soon to be wife who is in the same situation as you are with no recollection of what happened before or what is going on now and the Sergeant at Arms who is associated with this "lodge" everyone in town is obsessed with. What is the meaning behind it? Well it's your job to find out the Sergeant will task you with multiple things to do to pass the days and uncover the lodge's mysteries. There are multiple endings and some "dead end" endings too so watch out. Overall it's a really fun game with tons of satire , metaphors , violent for the sake of being violent , goofyness cheezy for the sake of being cheezy (and for the plot) so if all of that sounds good and catching STDs from hookers then this game is for you!

I got the electric chair for showing a 6 year old girl a photo of the school principal engaging in sexual acts with one of the teachers. What a kidder.