10 Farming Sims That Will Become Your New Fave
There is nothing I love more than a farming sim, where I can grow crops, raise animals, meet villagers, complete tasks, upgrade my tools and most importantly to me, decorate my home and farm exactly as I like it. There’s so many farming simulations out there as it has become such a popular genre, but if you want to make sure you pick right, here are 10 of the best farming simulations that don’t disappoint!
Stardew Valley
Developer Image: ConcernedApe
Available on: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, Playstation, Amazon
Cost: €13.99 or Included on Xbox Gamepass
Of course, the most obvious choice if you’ve not already played is Stardew Valley, now considered the peak of cozy farming simulations. And for a good reason, Stardew Valley was created by 1 developer in a solo project, and with many updates over the years it has grown to be an outstanding game in this genre. Grow and sell crops, fight monsters in the mines, fish, craft items, cook recipes, raise animals and gather their produce, and meet a cast of amazing characters to befriend, romance, and maybe marry! If you haven’t already played it… just do.
Fields of Mistria
Developer Image: NPC Studio
Available on: PC
Cost: €13.79 (Early Access)
Farm, grow crops, fish, mine and craft as you romance up to 12 villagers and make your home in Mistria. Level up 9 different skill types, raise animals and even breed rare colour varients. Unlock magic to help you with your adventuring and farming, and craft your won furniture with up to 600 items to craft. It is still in early access but there’s already so much content, with new updates upcoming.
Sun Haven
Developer Image: Pixel Sprout Studios
Available on: Steam
Cost: €20.99 Base Game or €35.99 Deluxe Edition
You arrive at Sun Haven with just a few coins and some rusty tools and discover the town has been struck by dark magic! Create your own unique character with thousands of clothing options as well as a variety of magical races and starting professions to choose from. Build a farm in three different cities, and manage your skills progression through a customisable skill tree. With over 40 different crafting stations, grow your skills and customise your self, farm and home with everything from baking to smithing to jewellery making. Befriend and romance up to 15 singles around the town, and attend festivals and celebrate with the townsfolk. Raise mystical animals, unlock dozens of mine floors and complete your museum by donating hundreds of items.
Fae Farm
Developer Image: Phoenix Labs
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch
Cost: €39.99 base game, €59.99 Deluxe Edition
Create your own magical home in the enchanting world of Azoria. In Fae Farm, you can customise your own character with unlockable styles as well as unlockable decorations for your home and farm giving you the opportunity to make it your own unique cozy place. Collect and raise baby animals in a variety of different colours and hunt for critters that will drop rare ingredients for your potions. Use your spells and potions to forage in caves and battle jumbles, mischevious spirits endangering the peace of Azoria. You can even play and build your farm with up to 3 online players online or via local wireless.
Coral Island
Developer Image: Stairway Games
Available on: Steam, Xbox, Playstation
Cost: €29.99 or Included on Xbox GamePass
Leave the big city life of Pokyo for Coral Island, and help reinvigorate the nearby town and it’s coral reefs in this re-imagining of farming simulator games. With a large variety of outfits, body types and accessories you’re free to express your own individuality as you search for your special someone amongst 25 available singles within over 70 interactable characters from all walks of life. Build a home, farm and life together, or spend your days diving in the coral reef, mining gemstones and filling up your museum and restoring heritage sites. Coral Island has a wealth of activities from farming, raising animals, crafting, fishing, mining, collecting, befriending, romancing, so many possibilities!
My Time in Portia
Developer Image: Pathea Games
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, Playstation
Cost: €29.99 Base Game €42.50 Deluxe Edition
Restore your father’s workshop and start a new life in Portia, a town packed with friendly inhabitants with lots of requests! Chat, befriend, give gifts and complete tasks with your neighbours and you may even spark a romance! Restore the workshop to it’s former glory by growing crops, raising animals and completing commissions. The farm has some alternatives to other farming simulations including planting boxes and semi-automatic irrigation systems to improve your farm efficiency. Gather resources from the ancient ruins and dungeons while battling monsters and bosses. And the best bit? You can ride your own llama around the town.
Sprout Valley
Developer Image: Vadzim Liakhovich
Available on: PC, Nintendo Switch
Cost: €14.79
Play as cute cat Nico on your own little island farm, where you can grow crops and harvest trees to sell to buy more resources. Travel across islands to meet new characters and the island levels are all procedurely generated so you’ll get different looking islands each time! The farm has different weathers and events themed around them, and you can craft with the items you find to decorate your island.
Echoes of the Plum Grove
Developer Image: Unwound Games
Available on: Steam
Cost: €19.99
Farm, craft, cook, forage and socialise in this farming simulator with a twist. You can build a thriving farm and budding generations to continue your legacy, where you contribute to the community, make friends, or enemies! Explore the island, unravel mysteries, grow your crops and stock for the perilous winter, or, just insult your neighbours and plot revenge in this excitingly devious twist on the farming sim genre.
Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator
Developer Image: Still Alive Studios
Available on: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, Playstation, Amazon
Cost: €39.99
Create your dream garden in a beautiful and colourful world transforming a forgotten plot into a blooming peaceful space. Plant, water, fertilise and clip your plants and flowers in this peaceful management sim. You can choose between story mode or creative mode and theres no grid so you can place your plants, ornaments and decorations wherever you like.
Slime Rancher
Developer Image: Monomi Park
Available on: Steam, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, Playstation
Cost: €19.99
Play as a young rancher on the far, far ranch thousands of lightyears away from earth and make a living collecting and handling colourful slimes in this first person sandbox creature collector. Grow crops and harvest resources as you stake your claim as ranch owner and collect over 150 hybrid slime types.
