
There are 3 starting options for gamers:Įasy – You start with a small farm, some farm equipment, and a decent amount of money. So, I had to start as a total newbie here. I have been playing for one week, and have no familiarity with any previous version of Farming Simulator. There are over 400 authentic machines and tools, from over 100 real agricultural brands. The machinery includes a plethora of name brands from America and Europe including: John Deere, CLAAS, Case IH, DEUTZ-FAHR, New Holland, Fendt, Massey Ferguson, Valtra and many others. This game is a giant sandbox for your farming dreams. Or you could run a monster dairy farm, make some ice cream, buy an ice cream shop, and sell it yourself in town. You can simply plant corn and soybeans, and have a few horses.

You can have a small chicken farm or flower farm. You can start small and stay small, or you can have grand plans for a giant corporation with farming, processing, and final destination retail sales. The basic idea of the game is to get a profitable farm up and running. This game has so much going on that it is hard to know where to start. I jotted together some notes for folks that might be thinking about purchasing this game for the first time. I got my hands on a copy of Farming Simulator 22 for the Xbox, and have been playing it on my Series X for about a week now. John Deere 4630 Tractor The old Massey Harris Tractor Collecting some farm fresh eggs Here are some fun photos from my wife’s family farm:

So, I know a little bit about farm life, but I still have a lot to learn about farm machinery. They also have two large hog confinement systems, a couple dozen head of cattle, and a chicken coop. Their family farm grows soybeans and feed corn. My wife’s family has a 480 acre farm in the rolling hills of western Iowa, and it is still culture shock for me every time we go back there. I met an Iowa farm girl in college, got married, and dragged her back to Chicago with me. And to be honest with you, I have not played any of them – until now. I believe this is the 11th iteration of Farming Simulator, which began with Farming Simulator 2008. The newest version of Farming Simulator – Farming Simulator 22 – is now available for several platforms including: Windows, Mac O/S, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS4 and PS5.
