Farming Sim reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 229 Reddit reviews across 14 subreddits and 26 posts to rank the best Farming Sim brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/CozyGamers, r/cozygames, r/harvestmoon, r/GirlGamers, r/farmingsimulator. Top-rated brands include Harvest Moon (4.5/5), Stardew Valley (4.9/5), Roots of Pacha (4.7/5).

Stats

Reviews229

Subreddits14

Posts26

Brands79

Products25

Top communities

r/CozyGamers85 r/cozygames31 r/harvestmoon27 r/GirlGamers23 r/farmingsimulator16

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Harvest Moon

4.5

(22)

"Harvest Moon series, Wylde Flowers, Fae Farm"

"Harvest moon ofc!"

"I have a ton of fond memories playing Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life and Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life when I was little!"

"A few of my favorites are Harvest Moon 64, Magical Melody, Tree of Tranquility, Animal Parade"

"Magical Melody! It’s as cute as SoS:FoMT with more flexibility in designing your farm, character development (and lots of characters!), good music and a decent amount of goal-setting as well."

"3oT is a great game, much more involved than FoMT. Honestly my favorite HM/SoS game."

"A Wonderful Life is my favorite harvest moon game of all time, maybe even one of my favorite video games ever."

Stardew Valley

4.9

(17)

"Stardew Valley blows everything out of the water."

"Can't get much better than it."

"One of the best games ever made."

"Stardew Valley? It's quite cheap for the content."

"Stardew Valley."

"Stardew Valley is the go-to farming sim nowadays."

"Stardew valley for sure. No question."

"Stardew Valley is basically as good as it gets for Harvest Moonish games."

"Another vote in support of modded Stardew! I have the no fishing mini-game mod (among many) and it helped my enjoyment of the game a ton."

"Try Stardew again. Stick with it and visit the subreddit if you need help. It's absolutely worth playing!"

Roots of Pacha

4.7

(14)

"Roots of Pacha is my favorite aside from Stardew."

"Roots of Pacha has no combat whatsoever."

"Another vote for roots of pacha, amazing game pretty unique for farming games."

"Roots of Apache and Moonstone look exactly like what I’ve been looking for!!!"

"Roots of Pacha is really fun."

"Another vote for roots of pacha for the community feel."

"I recommend Roots of Pacha! Cute, wholesome fun, lots to do, there are animals to tame and plants to domesticate."

"Roots of Pacha!!"

"I just started Roots of Pacha a few days ago and holy moly, it's *consumed* me."

"If the metric is JUST for the “farming”, Roots of Pacha."

Story of Seasons

4.3

(13)

"Really good and are actually the 'OG' farming games!"

"I always come back to story of seasons."

"I also love Story of Seasons the best!"

"Most Story of Seasons/oldschool Harvest Moon games rank among my favorites above SDV."

"For the switch story of seasons pioneers of olive town or its a wonderful life, im partial to the animals in pioneers personally"

"Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns, Animal Parade, and Rune Factory 4."

"You could continue the Story of Seasons games. Before it was the story of seasons series, it was called harvest moon and many of the old games have been released on the switch."

"If you liked Friends of Mineral Town, then I would recommend Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town"

"If you want better dialouge, events, gameplay, and to internally struggle on who to marry because they are all great, then I'd suggest trio of towns"

Rune Factory 4

4.6

(10)

"I am absolutely obsessed with Rune Factory 4 right now."

"Rune factory 4!"

"Rune Factory 4 and it's not even close."

"Rune Factory 4, Harvest Moon Animal Parade, and Story of Seasons Trio of Towns."

"I actually don’t think that Stardew is the best. My favorite of all time is actually Rune Factory 4/4S."

"Rune Factory 4 (Steam/Switch)"

"I do think Rune Factory 4 is closest in vibe to Fields of Mistria."

"Adding rune factory 4 also for the small town vibe with great amount of dialogue."

"Is very good."

"Rune Factory 4. I love the Story of Seasons for 3DS, too."

Rune Factory

4.6

(10)

"Rune Factory 4 is absolutely my second-favorite farming game."

"Rune factory is my go to farming sim."

"I highly recommend Rune Factory 4 Special! It's an RPG with farming elements. There's lots to do and the relationships feel alive!"

"Rune Factory 4 is great!"

"Seconding this. Rune Factory 3 is also very good."

"Definitely worth checking out Rune Factory 4 too!"

"Rune Factory 4 gives me the same vibe."

"Either Run Factory or Harvestella."

"Go for Rune Factory 4 or 5 on steam."

"I also enjoy Rune Factory games, which are slice of life/farming but also incorporate other elements."

Coral Island

4.4

(10)

"Coral Island is one of the best farming games I’ve played"

"Coral Island!"

"CORAL ISLAND!!!!!!!"

"I've been loving Coral Island! It is around $30 USD, $34 in CAD, but so worth it."

"Coral Island might have what you're looking for."

"Coral Island is like Stardew in terms of gameplay but with beautiful modern graphics."

"Coral Island is great, but I don’t think it’s for you is you didn’t like SDV."

"I recommend Coral Island and Wylde Flowers!"

"I am LOVING Coral Island."

"Coral Island is a classic farming sim and probably my favorite."

Farming Simulator

4.0

(11)

"I’d suggest getting 22 the newest game out. Free on game pass and graphics are by far the best"

"Just skip to pc lol. Insanely better and exactly what you’re watching on YouTube."

"22 and go for the premium edition, its around 30 euros, so its better to just pay a tad more now than having to pay more later if you want to add the dlc bits."

"22"

"I would check out gamepass. It has the newest one FS22 which i really dig."

"22 has the most to offer with mods coming out each day aswell"

"22"

"I liked the Switch edition, it’s got contracts, placeables and most of the animals."

"Everyone is rightfully saying Stardew Valley, but don't forget the Faming Simulator games."

"Only if you have a switch and want to play on the go."

Farm Together

4.2

(6)

"Me and the girl I'm dating have been playing Farm Together. Its such a cute game."

"Farm together 2"

"Farm together is really great. but FT2 is coming out soon :)"

"Farm Together has co op farming, fun lil game."

"Farm together was lots of fun, I second this"

"Farm Together!"

#10

Wylde Flowers

4.4

(5)

"Wylde flowers!"

"I love Wylde Flowers so much."

"Wylde Flowers"

"There is Wylde Flowers, a more narrative driven farming game."

"Seconding Wylde Flowers, it's cute as hell"

#11

Dinkum

4.2

(5)

"Dinkum is really fun! Kinda like Animal Crossing meets Minecraft and has farming, animals, etc! Highly recommend"

"Dinkum is a great game set in Australia."

"Dinkum. It’s in early access but it has a lot of polish and is updated at a good frequency."

"Dinkum, Sun Haven, Roots of Pacha, Kynseed."

"Dinkum, Slime Rancher, Cult of the Lamb, Coral Island (coming out this September), My Time at Portia 1 & 2 (1 is more beginner friendly imo)"

#12

Farming Simulator 22

4.2

(5)

"Absolutely love it."

"I dunno if farming simulator 22 counts but me and my gf love it."

"It's really the only game I play."

"Will be the way to go in the long run."

"Is by far the best of them."

#13

My Time at Portia

4.0

(5)

"The precursor to Sandrock if you haven't played it yet."

"My Time at Portia and My Time at Sandrock take the genre in a different direction."

"Gotta give some love to My Time at Portia. It's a fun game with a great cast and a terrific vibe."

"My Time at Portia is a farming/building sim that eases you into the complexity."

"Some of the easier games in my opinion but not necessarily farming. My Time At Portia. House Flipper. Dragon Quest Builders 2."

#14

Harvestella

4.0

(5)

"Harvestella"

"I also loved Harvestella."

"Is fun too as long as you like combat in those games too."

"Harvestella is good, no romance I think but great farming and nice art style with quests."

"Nah, Harvestella for sure"

#15

Sun Haven

5.0

(4)

"Sun Haven! It's got a really great story, beautiful art, TONS of content, fun characters, huge world to explore"

"I loved Sun Haven."

"For me, it's gotta be Sun Haven. Absolutely gorgeous game."

"I would go for Sun Haven! I've been playing it for a while now and it's a lot of fun."

#16

Palia

4.3

(4)

"Palia and Sun Haven!"

"I am addicted to Palia rn ngl."

"It's free"

"Palia for PC, though its still in early access and needs some work."

#17

Echoes of the Plum Grove

3.8

(4)

"I have not been let down yet."

"I've heard good things about."

"I really enjoyed Echoes of the Plum Grove."

"Is a unique take on the genre."

#18

Ooblets

4.3

(3)

"It's so adorable and cozy."

"I've heard good things about."

"If it counts, ooblets! apico too, but that's less farm simm-y than ooblets."

#19

Immortal Life

4.3

(3)

"The graphics are beautiful and somewhat different than the common farming sims."

"I've heard good things about."

"I'm loving Immortal Life right now."

#20

Littlewood

4.0

(3)

"I've heard good things about."

"How about Roots of Pache for a stone age SDV, moonstone island or littlewood?"

"Check out Littlewood! It's a cozier, calmer Stardew."

#21

My Time at Sandrock

4.0

4.0

(1)

"It's old but very addictive."

#79

Farming Simulator 23

3.0

(1)

"FS 23 is not bad, the only downside is no mod hub or contracts."

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