By One of my favorite ways of relaxing after a long day is playing a chill farming game.
Nothing beats that feeling of farming crops and going fishing while calming music plays in the background.
There are some amazing farming simulator games out there, and today I’m rounding up some of the best farming games you can play on PC, Switch, and mobile platforms.
While these farming sims are quite relaxing games to play on your time off, they can also get a bit addictive at times. So try to play one game at a time to avoid burnout.
1. Farming Simulator 25
- Available On: PC, PS, Xbox
- Gameplay video (YouTube)
The latest sequel to the long-running Farming Simulator series comes with lots of cool enhancements like improved graphics and gameplay mechanics.
Farming Simulator 25 is the ultimate game for roleplaying as a farmer or getting fully immersed in farm life. It perfectly simulates all aspects of farming, harvesting, and managing your farm as a business.
You have to carefully choose what you harvest each season and spend your money wisely, or risk running your business to the ground and starting over.
Farming Simulator is great for advanced players who are familiar with how simulator games work. And it’s especially great if you already know a bit about farming. Of course, learning the ins-and-outs of the game is not that difficult either.
2. Stardew Valley
- Available On: PC, Switch, Android, iOS, PS, Xbox
- Gameplay video (YouTube)
It’s actually hard to believe that this game was developed by a single person.
Stardew Valley created a whole new genre of farming games and to this day it’s one of the best farming sims there is.
Even though the game looks like a simple pixel game that you can finish in a few hours, Stardew Valley is actually a massive game.
You could play this game for 1000 hours and still not finish it completely. There are just so many things you can do in this game.
You can farm crops, go fishing, mine resources, get married, and do so many different things.
Stardew Valley will always be on our top spot because of its endless replayability. You can play it offline and it’s very cheap compared to other games.
3. Palia
- Available On: PC, Switch, PS5, Xbox
- Gameplay video (YouTube)
Palia is a free-to-play farming game with a multiplayer aspect. In this game, you can play co-op with friends and even connect with other players online to play together.
Palia offers an MMO-style farming sim experience. The gameplay consists of connecting with villagers, doing missions, farming, upgrading your farm, and crafting.
The game features a colorful and cute art style that is fun and unique. For a free-to-play title, Palia offers so much value and hundreds of hours worth of gameplay.
4. Animal Crossing
- Available On: Switch
- Gameplay video (YouTube)
It’s safe to say that Animal Crossing is the driving force behind the success of the Switch console.
During the early pandemic period, this game provided comfort for many folks who were trapped inside their homes. Even people who haven’t played a game in their lives played this game for the first time and fell in love with it.
Animal Crossing is an adorable and fun farming sim you can get addicted to so fast.
This game has a multiplayer aspect to it too. So you can sell your crops and meet other players too.
The only downside is that it’s only available on Switch, and it comes with a hefty price tag.
5. Dinkum
- Available On: PC, Switch
- Gameplay video (YouTube)
Dinkum is an addictive, indie-made farming game that takes heavy inspiration from Animal Crossing. In fact, this game features the same isometric angled view and art style of the farming title from Nintendo.
However, Dinkum does several things much better than Animal Crossing. For one, it’s available on PC. And it features environments based on the Australian countryside.
Dinkum does not take itself seriously and has a lot of fun gameplay elements that make it quite fun. Of course, it has all the farming, fishing, and exploring aspects as well.
6. My Time At Portia
- Available On: PC, Switch, Android, iOS, PS, Xbox
- Gameplay video (YouTube)
My Time at Portia is a game that’s quite similar to Animal Crossing. Except this game has a fully 3D world that you can explore in 3rd-person view.
The game has lots of fun activities for you to take part in. It has farming, crafting, building, fishing, and much more.
My Time At Portia is available on multiple platforms, including Android and iOS, at a very reasonable price.
7. Lightyear Frontier
- Available On: PC, Xbox
- Gameplay video (YouTube)
Lightyear Frontier is a unique farming simulator with some advanced, robotic-style farming mechanics. In this game, you even get to control your own mech-style robot to do farming.
In addition to jumping inside a mech-robot to farm like in the future, you also get to build various stuff, grow your farm, craft, upgrade your mech, and much more in this game.
In Lightyear Frontier, you will get to take farming to the next level with its advanced mechanics. It’s also quite immersive as the game offers both third-person and first-person views.
8. Ranch Simulator
- Available On: PC
- Gameplay video (YouTube)
Ranch Simulator is another advanced yet fun sim that lets you not just farm but manage an entire ranch.
This means you’ll be taking care of a lot of stuff associated with a ranch like looking after animals, hunting, farming, trading, and more.
It’s basically a full-on ranching experience that will give you similar vibes to running a farm in the American countryside.
Ranch Simulator is available on PC and GeForce Now.
9. Coral Island
- Available On: PC, Switch, PS, Xbox
- Gameplay video (YouTube)
Coral Island is another fun and creative farming game that blends the art style of Animal Crossing with the farming mechanics of Stardew Valley.
The game features bright and colorful visuals with satisfying farming and harvesting gameplay elements that will keep you hooked for hours.
Just like in Stardew, you can also interact with NPCs and even date characters in this game. And it supports co-op with friends too.
10. My Time At Sandrock
- Available On: PC, Switch, PS, Xbox
- Gameplay video (YouTube)
My Time At Sandrock is the sequel to My Time At Portia. It features similar gameplay and vibes to the original game but with enhanced graphics and stunning environments.
Similar to the original game, you can also build, craft, and help grow the village by completing missions in this game.
There are also lots of NPCs with storylines to engage in the game. Along with some combat aspects, like hunting animals, and mini-games to explore.
You can play My Time At Sandrock solo or with friends.
11. Kynseed
- Available On: PC
- Gameplay video (YouTube)
Kynseed is a sandbox RPG that features beautiful pixel graphics.
This game takes inspiration from Stardew Valley but with a more focus on combat and exploration.
You can farm, run your own shop, get married, and have kids.
One unique aspect of the game is that the characters in the game age and die, including you. When you die, you switch over to your children to continue playing.
12. Medieval Dynasty
- Available On: PC, PS, Xbox
- Gameplay video (YouTube)
Medieval Dynasty is a different type of farming sim that includes farming, hunting, and survival elements.
It’s more of an RPG mixed with farming and building elements. This game also features mechanics similar to Kynseed. You age and die in this game as well. So you need to raise a family with children in order to continue playing the game when you die.
Overall, Medieval Dynasty is a pretty chill game with some action elements like hunting and doing missions for NPCs. But you can play the game however you like.
13. Slime Rancher
- Available On: PC, Switch, PS, Xbox
- Gameplay video (YouTube)
Technically, Slime Rancher is not a farming sim. It’s more of a casual life sim that includes simple farming elements.
The game is actually very fun and lets you play around with adorable creatures that you can vacuum into a cool gun you have.
Slime Rancher is especially suitable for those who are looking for casual fun rather than a complex farming sim. There’s also a sequel to the game as well.
