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Farming Simulator 25
Developer GIANTS Software
Farming Simulator is a simulation video game series about industrial agriculture, developed by GIANTS Software. The farm locations in the games are based on American, European and Asian environments. Players are able to farm, breed livestock, grow crops, and sell assets created from farming. The games have sold over 25 million copies combined, as well as had 90 million mobile downloads. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
498 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
80
LovedLoved
353 positive · 88 negative
95% range 76–84%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 353 | 88 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 9 | 3 | 40 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 1 | 4 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
18,661 of 21,638 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
75% recommend · 191 yes, 65 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 256 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (52,037 of 59,536 positive).
Many players find the game deeply immersive and relaxing, often losing track of time. [1][2][3] Some reviewers feel it is too similar to previous entries, calling it a reskin. [4][5][6] The modding community is widely praised for enhancing the experience. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [4]
Fun to play yes.. do I feel like the physics have improved in 10 years over 5 versions of the game that I own? Not at all, they're still super janky and almost feel worse. Wish there was some competition so Giants would be forced to actually do something to make their game better. UI in this version is awful too, no thought put into anything.
- [1]
This is a great Pass time. I find myself Totally Immersed in this game. The hours I play naturally depend on how I feel on any particular day. Lately, having found that i am terminal with cancer, and battling spinal stenosis, it has become double sided coin. First it keeps my mind occupied and my hand active to different actions required to make the keyboard function work. this agame helps me iun so many ays
- [2]
I bought this game thinking I'd grow a few potatoes. Instead, I accidentally became the CEO of an agricultural empire with a sleep schedule that would concern medical professionals. My tractor has more horsepower than my car. My wheat prices dictate my emotional stability. I have paused conversations with actual human beings because "the canola is ready." At first I laughed at the idea of GPS steering. Now I refuse …
- [3]
Adding up all the time I have spent across every game in the franchise, including the Switch versions, I have about 5,000 hours in Farming Simulator. I love this game. It is my relaxing game. It is the game I play when I'm trying to break through writer's block. I love it so much that I can stare at the screen, watch a potato harvester go brrrrr, and genuinely find it entertaining. Keep that in mind as you read …
- [7]
The mod community make Farming simulator what it is simply a great game. Thank you for all the hard work the mod community does for every FS that come out
Summarised from 34 of the 311 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
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Players who liked Farming Simulator 25 talk about immersive and relaxing gameplay; those who didn't talk about too similar to previous games, feels like a reskin. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Reception of the Farming Simulator series has been mixed across all titles, with critics praising its sense of relaxation and array of realistic machinery and vehicles. Some have criticised the games for their repetition and lack of interesting mechanics, while others argue such qualities should be expected in a simulator. Though the series targets the audience that are knowledgeable in the farming industry, the series is generally liked by both farmers and non-farmers alike.
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 498 · most liked firstThis is a great Pass time. I find myself Totally Immersed in this game. The hours I play naturally depend on how I feel on any particular day. Lately, having found that i am terminal with cancer, and battling spinal stenosis, it has become double sided coin. First it keeps my mind occupied and my hand active to different actions required to make the keyboard function work. this agame helps me iun so many ays
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun to play yes.. do I feel like the physics have improved in 10 years over 5 versions of the game that I own? Not at all, they're still super janky and almost feel worse. Wish there was some competition so Giants would be forced to actually do something to make their game better. UI in this version is awful too, no thought put into anything.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →PS+ Extra lineup for June: blog.playstation.com/2026/06/10/p... -Final Fantasy XVI -Sonic X Shadow Generations -Kingdom Come: Deliverance -Life is Strange: Double Exposure -Farming Simulator 25 -Blades of Fire -Black Desert PS+ Premium -Gitaroo Man (this game is great btw)
neutral · AI labelView post →I don't understand how the Farming Simulator series fails to get any better with each new release. I’ve played every single entry since FS15, and it feels like the franchise completely stopped innovating after FS19. According to a 2023 article in The Guardian, Giants Software admitted that virtually all of their development costs are covered by licensing contracts from manufacturers wanting their equipment in the game. Knowing that, I find it inexcusable that they don't reinvest those…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Available today in the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog: 🚜 Farming Simulator 25 🔥 Blades of Fire ⚔️ Black Desert …and more. Full details: play.st/4v4Gq7i
neutral · AI labelView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's somehow almost like a downgrade from what I remember this franchise being. This is a reskinned Farming Simulator 22. Which itself was a reskinned Farming Simulator 19. I notice practically no graphical enhancements and no game mechanics that make this game anymore worth it than just playing FS19, or hell, even FS17. If I go back to my console, or even just watching a video on youtube, the only thing that would MAYBE be a telltale sign between a side by side of FS17 or FS25 is that the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The engine for this game was coded by chimps who don't know what multi-core CPUs are. When my GPU is at 64% ultilization, and my CPU is at 33%, I do not expect the game to be running at 54fps with 30fps 1% lows, just because I have 2 AI workers harvesting! And worse, they are so precious about their code that they lock it so that modders aren't even able to fix their damn engine for them! It drives me freaking crazy... And moreso because I love this franchise... And yet it's like they want me…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm conflicted. I find myself spending hours on end on it, just like I did with Farming Simulator 22. And I'm geniunely enjoying it. If you don't have any of the previous Farming Simulator titles, go for it. If you have one of the previous ones, there is very little need to upgrade. It's almost exactly the same as before. It's addictive and enjoyable, but at the same time it has things that are absolutely infuriating. Things that are bad: * Handeling anything with anything. Moving pallets,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought this game thinking I'd grow a few potatoes. Instead, I accidentally became the CEO of an agricultural empire with a sleep schedule that would concern medical professionals. My tractor has more horsepower than my car. My wheat prices dictate my emotional stability. I have paused conversations with actual human beings because "the canola is ready." At first I laughed at the idea of GPS steering. Now I refuse to drive in real life unless someone paints guidance lines on the road.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Where to start, Yes the game is good, it is farming simulator after all, that said, if you have played previous ones, mainly fs22, then you like, me, might be disappointed. The game has been out for a while now and still has bugs with base game items, the krone profi liner trailer for example, its like it has its brakes on constantly and a 600hp+ truck only pulls it at 20kph tops even unloaded. There is just no updates or devs trying to make improvements. The UI is horrible compared to fs22,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is full of bugs that they never fix, problem is its the only farming game out there so they dont need to try. last time i buy this hot mess
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not very different from other GIANTS Software productions, Farming Simulator 2025 certainly brings some interesting news, implementing three new biomes and as many different methods to deal with the experience. Recommended for anyone who needs to get their hands dirty with mud and for those looking for a quiet experience.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love Farming simulator but FS25 just seems like a cash grab rushed job. Every update is just issues and crashes lack of mods. It's like Giants just doesn't care about it's loyal gamer's constant crashes game won't load just plagued since launch but yet instead of fixing issues they wany more money for DLC
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My favorite part is where it says the crop prices will increase in value every month, and yet they never do. Realism 100%
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I dont know how a major title can get away with being this poorly optimized and look so bad in 2025. new features are minimal and many features released in 2022 have now been removed and paywalled again. the AI drivers are just as bad if not worse.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Problems with every patch. Current patch will mot alow the game to open, sticks at the loading screen at 100 percent.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bought Farming Simulator 25 to relax. Now I’m in debt, it’s raining, my crops are dead, and my worker just drove a tractor into a lake. This is not a game. This is financial depression with tractors. 10/10 would go bankrupt again
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you dont understand farming or you dont like it , This game is for YOU. i didnt like farming untill i played this now i cant drive past tractors and fields without looking to see what equipment they using to see what they growing or harvesting . Farming is very intresting and if i would ever get a chance to get a job in farming i would jump on it without a thinking in my head
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →EN This number of bugs is probably a record. Basic mechanics don't work. The game randomly assigns contracts to dead fields, or fields that are unharvestable. The workers are incredibly dull and can't handle the simplest tasks, even turning around at the edge of a field without help. Compared to FS22, it's a huge regression. The developers are capitalizing on the popularity of previous editions and want to extract money for absolutely nothing with as little effort as possible. Furthermore, it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Im a new player, handicapt (only one hand functiones). This game is difficult for me, its wonderfull. I have a Woodproduction and its awsome. Thank you gamemakers ;-)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I declined a movie night with my wife, she asked what i was going to do. i told her i needed to fertilize my field. cut some grass. she would never understand. 10/10 game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I came to this game from long experience with sandbox games, but no real-life agricultural experience at all. I'm a city girl who grew up across the street from an automotive plant, and know very little of farming. I mean, I understood that plants are farmed from the land and that follows seasons, and that herds of animals are kept for meat, wool (sheep), eggs (chickens), and so on. But other than that... not much, lol. For someone like me who has never been involved in the rural,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In my opinion, FS25 is pretty much the complete package now. Lots of crops and animals, built-in GPS, production chains, seasons... Really can't see how it can improve as a single-player game. In my opinion only, the lazy answer is that for the past few versions of the game the only real improvement besides slapping on a new coat of paint is to just incorporate a few fan-favorite third-party mods, charge another $100+ every few years to repurchase everything, and call it a day. Have…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Patch 1.3 for Farming Simulator 25 is out now! We have made a number of improvements and fixed many reported issues to improve gameplay. Thank you for your feedback - we're committed to making the game even better, and we're working on more updates!
neutral · AI labelView post →Coming soon to Game Pass news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/0... Standard: -High on Life -RoboCop: Rogue City (7/17) -Farming Simulator 25 (8/1) Ultimate: -My Friendly Neighborhood (7/17) -Back to the Dawn (7/18) -Abiotic Factor (7/22) -Wheel World (7/23) -Wuchang: Fallen Feathers (7/24) -Grounded 2 (7/29)
neutral · AI labelView post →It's absolutely INCREDIBLE that Giants managed to release a carbon copy of their last installment and still roped us into buying it. Why do I have to download a 3rd party mod to mitigate the auto-save lock that occurs every time one enters the main menu? A known issue since FS22, yet one that remains in this release. I paid $70+ to download all of the same FS22 mods over again and see some slight ground deformation.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've enjoyed hundreds of hours of Giant's FS games over the years and they keep improving, and FS25 is no different. The latest update introduces a gorgeous new map and fishing mechanics but even without that optional DLC the core game is excellent, add on some free maps like Silverrun Forest and there are alot of options for different gameplay styles available Do you like large projects that require huge amounts of resources to complete, that changes as you contribute to it, and is visually…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Adding up all the time I have spent across every game in the franchise, including the Switch versions, I have about 5,000 hours in Farming Simulator. I love this game. It is my relaxing game. It is the game I play when I'm trying to break through writer's block. I love it so much that I can stare at the screen, watch a potato harvester go brrrrr, and genuinely find it entertaining. Keep that in mind as you read this: I love this franchise. And while it has improved tremendously over time, I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The mod community make Farming simulator what it is simply a great game. Thank you for all the hard work the mod community does for every FS that come out
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →as a player that likes to play using workers to do the fields for me i cant recommend this game. this game have the worst iteration of the ai workers of the few farming sim games ive palyed. yes they dont get stuck as mutch as previsous games but they dont help when they dont actualt work. they tend to leave things un plowed/harvested ec. ive given the game over a year to fix this problem but its only gotten worse. used to be i can play a few hours before they start failing bit now i cant get…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought this game because I figured that it was a passion project and it looked really cool. Over 100 hours in now and I'm convinced that this is not a passion project, just a lazy, low effort game to keep that money coming in from the niche market of fanboy sickophants that will literally tolerate anything. How many games in are we now of farming simulator and it still has easily fixable exploits and physics issues. 1: The economy is completely broken but all of the exploits could be…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So the game is good, has a decent lay out and has plenty of mods and extras. just one thing that is hitting me hard and is boiling my blood the same with 22 you have to buy another copy of the game + all DLC to host a server to play on. so i have my own server that i host my games on for me and my friends to play. this game is not good for allowing you to do that and charges you a premium to be able to play with friends and skip the monthly bill. myself and 3 friends have this but i'm so…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Based on my 6hrs of gameplay: Pros: - Baby animals, yay - Dynamic animal pens - Colliders (soil/deposited materials react to weight, if i used that term correctly) - Cleaner HUD - Steering Assist (great for one's OCD straight-line urges) Cons: - Graphics feel... flat, soft & dark (this is an IMO) - No male animals. This is a basic necessity for realism. - NPCs (IMO, creepy as heck. I much rather liked the 2d portraits from FS22 in the contracts panel) - UI is obviously different from FS22…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Xbox Game Pass | Coming Soon 7/17: RoboCop: Rogue City 7/17: My Friendly Neighborhood 7/18: Back to the Dawn 7/22: Abiotic Factor 7/23: Wheel World 7/24: Wuchang: Fallen Feathers 7/29: Grounded 2 (Game Preview) 8/1: Farming Simulator 25 ➡️ news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/0... #XboxGamePass
neutral · AI labelView post →The movement physics and camera feel clunkier than ever. The main menu feels AI generated and the UI is a letdown compared to FS22. The very minor graphical improvements don't warrant the cost. If only there were actual competitors in the genre, giants wouldn't be able to print money from all the divorced dads playing this game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I honestly lost all motivation to play after the latest update. I have spent a huge amount of time building and customizing my farm on an existing save. After the update, trees that I had previously removed suddenly came back. And they didn’t just appear somewhere harmless. They spawned inside my cow barn, garages, factories, silos and other buildings. Some of them are literally impossible to remove because the building completely covers the tree, so I can’t even target it with an…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is fun and really cool but more then half the contracts are glitched and bugged. Grass cutters not mowing headers while AI does the job leaving contracts unfilled stuck at 80%. AI drivers constantly failing at harvesting. Herbicide sprayers not getting accounted for while spraying the field. The job say they are complete but they won't complete from 0 - 88% leaving you no option but to cancel contracts at a loss. Its obviously glitched as you can still see the grass that needs to be…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Look, I’ll be honest… I have a problem. Over 511 hours in Farming Simulator 25, 100+ mods installed (yes, my load order is a beautiful disaster), and four different saves all sitting at 100+ hours each. One save is my “serious” mega-farm empire. Another is the chaotic “what if I just buy every single vehicle” experiment. The third is pure roleplay nonsense, and the fourth… I don’t even remember what I was doing there, but I’m 187 hours deep and still going. And I regret nothing. This game is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →FS25 is an upgrade from FS22 ... there is new crops, new animals, new machineries. There is more mods for FS22 but we're getting there. Great game to chill in or play with friends. Do love that they added GPS into the base game. You don't need any of the dlc's .. but if there was one to recommend .. it would be Highland Expansion which add a new map and ... fishing :D Do install all the free dlcs that there is .. specially Precision Farming ... once you learn and understand how to use it,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Farming Simulator 25 has somehow become the game I play when I want to relax, and also the game that stresses me out because I’ve just realised I planted the wrong crop on a 12‑hectare field. It’s a strange combination of peaceful countryside vibes and “why is this machine doing that?” energy, and honestly, I love it. The game already has a lot to offer, but the mods take it to a completely different level. The modding community is basically running its own parallel universe at this point. You…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I would recommend this game *with caveats*. Caveat #1: If you own FS22, dont buy this version at full price. The differences are not extensive enough to have required an entire new game. Graphics are relatively the same, some new crops, new gameplay but 85% is still the same. Caveat #2: If you are new to the series or havnt played in a few versions; FS25 is full of bugs. The engine is renowned for it's poor physics and FS25 doesnt change that. There are still plenty of wonky…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DO NOT BUY I have played faming sim games on my xbox since farming sim 15 and the only difference between fs22 and fs25 is the menu on fs25 is more complicated and they added a buggy seasons system that is worse that the modded one from previous games. I have a $10.000 gaming pc and this game wont stop crashing with or without mods. i requested a refund and i was immediately rejected because i played the game more than 2 hours despite the fact the product is defective. and then i tried to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Same old bugs from FS19/22 still haunt this game, multiplayer steering and object handling is delayed and feel like ♥♥♥♥. Thank the modders for making this game from below average to amazing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Farming Simulator 25 is a solid update over the last game, though it may not do enough to justify getting if you have the last entry, but it is a solid performer on the #SteamDeck! A copy was provided by Giants Software for review. steamdeckhq.com/game-reviews...
neutral · AI labelView post →Farming Simulator 25 has had one of the biggest game launches of the year, with 126k concurrent players at its peak. (Read more: Game World Observer)
neutral · AI labelView post →running this on my old pc, on ultra settings with over 350 mods active and still getting no lagging or any issues such a great game!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you’re worried FS25 is just a reskin of the previous title, let me put your mind at ease — it’s not. I was hesitant to buy FS25 for a some time, unsure if it was worth upgrading. After spending some time with it, I can say it is a step up from the last game. The game looks really good overall. Graphics are improved, and one thing I really like is how driving now feels more meaningful. Roads and curbs are no longer completely flat, and field physics make driving around the map feel more…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is hardly better than FS22. The graphics are not a huge improvement over FS22. The force feedback still sucks. The physics still suck. I know this is not entirely a knock against FS25, but pretty much anything in FS25 can be easily modded for FS22. All in all, if you don't have FS22 get FS25. If you have FS22, I wouldn't bother buying FS25.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Joined the game Made an avatar Talked to the NPC Got in a harvester Ran over a pedestrian 10/10 would run over again
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I mean, the game is good but men: for this price the programmers could have done a better job with the shaders. Literally there is a guy on youtube, who has created his owns shaders and honestly it's like viewing a different game (on a graphic's level).
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'd say its the best farming simulator out there. Very realistic, challenging too (expecially for people like me who have no idea of anything about the vehicles or crops) and its beautiful game too. ALSO! The game is not just about crops, you can also own businesses, take care of animals and do lumber (with vehicles) and aloottt mmoooreee!! Very recommended!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played FS17, FS19, and FS22, and now I’m playing this version. Personally, I really liked the graphics and the new crops. However, if you want to play it on an older computer, it can lag severely—even on the lowest settings; that’s what happened to one of my friends.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gameplay is smooth and engaging, whether you’re working solo or managing a co-op farm with friends. However, one area that still needs refinement is the dedicated server functionality. While multiplayer works well overall, setting up and managing dedicated servers can be clunky, and occasional sync issues or connection drops can disrupt longer sessions. For a game that shines in cooperative play, this aspect feels like it could use more polish.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Coming soon to Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass: Grounded 2, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, Farming Simulator 25, and more! news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/0...
neutral · AI labelView post →The new ai workers are complete trash and simply don't work. They literally just can't drive on the road or deliver anything, especially if there is a trailer or other equipment attached. They are incapable of finding a path to the road. Even when they're working in the fields they stop in the middle of the job and sit there clueless with no idea how to continue causing you to have to come in and reset it. The new AI is terrible, Farm Sim 22 is a million times better. At least the vehicles in…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is OK but maaaaan do the Maps SUCK SO HARD!!! like i cant begin to tell you how much i hate every singe F'n map they have in this game and it constantly keeps me from starting it back up. Also its impossible to be profitable. you buy 2 fields for grass and the equipment -- 800k. i get like 20 bales of grass a harvest. if you do the math it takes me at least 18 years of steady work TO BREAK EVEN. god i want to love this game but i HATE IT
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it's fun but the performance is actually abysmal, might be the most unoptimized game I've ever played, but this gameplay is obviously crazy slow and the performance honestly doesn't hurt the fun too badly because of the pace of the game. Get it on sale, not full price
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a software engineer I work with my head and continuous context switching at the job can overload you. After such a day, it is so much fun to just come to this game, cultivate some fields, spread some lime and fertilizer, plant seeds and wait for it to grow. It's so peaceful and relaxing. As as simulation, sure you have some quirks, but the graphics, atmosphere and handling equipment in this game are really good. And there's so much of it! However, be warned! The game does absolutely…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Farming Simulator 25 is easily the best entry in the franchise so far and, in my opinion, the most complete farming experience the series has ever delivered. From the moment I started my first save, it was obvious that this game was built with a much stronger attention to detail, realism, and immersion than any previous title. Every system feels more polished, every environment feels more alive, and the overall experience makes it incredibly easy to lose track of time while managing your farm.…
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