20 BEST Farming Games To Play & Some to Avoid in 2024

I ADORE Dragonquest Builders 2

Immortal Life, a Chinese game, is so good (in my opinion). Try it.

It's been over five years since Dragon Quest Builders 2 was released, and I'm still waiting for #3. When, Square Enix??? WHEN???????? 😭😭😭

my most played farming sims are Stardew valley (hands down- SOOOOOOO many hours into that), wylde flowers, coral island and my time at sandrock ( imma bag me Logan the next playthru) -/ portia.

i´d promised myself that i would give hokko life a chance, BUT also that i would only buy it if it was on sale.

Speaking of X Seed (and it’s not farming but “cozy” I guess and it sometimes fall into similar lists- avoid Silent Hope. I was SO excited for this game, preordered the day 1 physical pack… it’s not good. It’s a glorified mobile game. It gets so boring.
But I LOVED Harvestella. I liked that it was farming just to get you through the dungeons and it game you something to do between dungeons. It wasn’t crazy hard combat, I loved it.
Dragon Quest Builders, DQ Treasures and DQ Monsters are awesome. Roots of Pacha has been a blast!

I haven’t played My time at Sandrock/Portia on Switch, exclusively PC. I have a custom PC that runs games like AFOP and other high-processing games so I don’t run into any bugs. I hope after their done with My time at Sandrock’s release, they try to respec those two games for Switch or take it off the market. For me, I’m not so great on the Witch of Fern Island. It has potential but looking for all these ingredients with no idea where or what they are is exhausting. I wished they added a feature where there’s a description on where to find the ingredients if it’s needed for a request.

I wonder how RimWorld with raids turned off ranks as a farming sim.

I’m loving on Harvest Moon Winds of Anthos right now. I needed easy but still has a good story. And I’m glad I did. It’s been an enjoyable week.

How MUCH I love when those type of games are released for consoles as a physical version (not digital). Their boxes are wonderful, the cover art is amazing. And it is very sad to see that many of those companies, especially indies, won't proceed to release them physically. We have seen some games like Portia, Stranded Sails, Doraemon, Story of Seasons etc having their physical releases and it is a joy to own. I really hope that many other games (like Roots of Pacha, Everdream Valley etc) get released physically for consoles

Totally agree about Hokko Life, thank you for another great list. I always enjoy your video and even recommend it to my friends, so thank you so much for that.

Aww I loved harvestella but it needed more farming in it

Take care sister 😊

I didn’t care for Harvestella either.

RIP Harvestella :( what's wrong with a game being primarily a jRPG and just having farming as a side-activity? I would love it if every jRPG had a farming sidequest you can just do to get money and consumables when you feel like it.

Yo, I'm Sun Haven's lead writer, I'm glad you liked the fantasy setting and the story. Thanks for including it on your list!

I love your reviews and lists because youre not afraid to be honest about the game and really describe them perfectly so that I really know what I'm getting myself into. tysm for the video!

Harvest stella was OK but A lot of the farming mechanics weren't necessary show added more on that marriage was lame and over all it was another final fantasy like story wich wasn't bad but .....

obsessed with story of seasons lol 😂

Owwnn Big Farm Story, I thought I was the only one who played this game. It's so adorable 💓

Coral Island all the way. I am continuously blown away how they have evolved farming games to the next level on all fronts.

Stumble upon your video and saw my two fav farming sim game (Coral Island & Story of Seasons : A Wonderful Life) on a different category.

I know maybe people have different taste.. but why avoid SoS : A Wonderful Life? 🥺 I love the game being the remake of Harvest Moon : A Wonderful Life tho.. and find new comfort in Coral Island

DQB 2 is a very good game. Fae Farm, Well, I liked Fae Farm at first but I got sick of it after finishing that fiery cave, I forgot what it's called. I didn't like how I had multiple houses to decorate and barns to attend in different areas. I find it very tedious. I'd rather be focusing on one area. Even if there are portals that can take me all over the map, I still don't like it.

Harvest Moon(SoS): Animal Parade was overall my favorite in the series. It's on the Wii. It would make a great remake or even HD remaster. Harvest Moon(natsume): The Winds of Anthos was pretty good. Natsume is finally making their Harvest Moon a decent farming sim series in its own right. Fae Farm I just went through too fast to enjoy it long. Palia I enjoyed, and love the cozy farming sim MMO experience, but it was lacking in content but will definitely play again when they inevitably add more content. I'm gonna stop typing before I make an entire college essay out of all the farming sims I have played.

Hahahahahhahah yes your friend Ana is obsessed with Logan 😂😂😂😂😂😂

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Ok so you know I'm a massive Rune Factory fan and it was so nice to see Rune Factory 5 get some love, but when you brought up Yonder The Cloud Catcher Chronicles I was so happy! When I first discovered it back in high school I wasn't sure if it was for me but I wound up adoring it.

Grow Song of the Evertree is one I have been wanting to play but just haven't had the chance to. Hopefully one day though

I got my time at portia on switch, and it did not run at all. Nintendo should give everyone who got their money back. Do not Nintendo people try these games out on the switch before they put them on open sale

I thought I was the only one who doesn't like sos a wonderful life😂 Glad to see it's just not me 😆

I heard Big Farm Story was just bland, so that's why nobody talked about it.
Garden In is a cozy check-in game :)

Dinkum is a perfect Animal Crossing alternative! So fun with friends.

Travellers Rest is getting so much content that I feel it'll get BIG soon!

I share opinions with you on a lot so I may give RF5 a try. It's on sale, like everything else right now lol.

I liked Yonder more than Grow. It's more open.

Kynseed is getting a MEGA update next year, which apparently will change a ton of the gameplay. The mini games alone are so fun tho; Cooking is the best 😂

I'm sure you're tired of me commenting about it Bubbles but my sleeper hit of the year was Cornucopia! So if anyone reads this far, check it out! Sorry for the long comment, I just wanted to second some of your opinions lol. Love the videos ❤

I don't care what anyone says I love RF5 as much as the others in the series. I'll always defend RF5!

Dragon Quest Builders 3 all the way. Nough said there

I really enjoyed Dinkum, and played it fairly early on. However I felt I'd seen all of the gameplay loop before more content was added. When I tried to go back, it felt like a grind to get to point of seeing new things, and I wasn't as excited to play through it again. I also got into Roots of Pacha, which again was good fun while it lasted, but it didn't feel well balanced, and things seem to take a lot of time to get going. I haven't gone back to that to see what's changed. I put a lot of time into Graveyard Keeper but got burnt out on that because it really became a grind to get anywhere, and a lot of the mechanics never really felt well explained. All that said, I'd gladly recommend all three games.

Epic chef needs to upgrade the storage and inventory system in the game. It was too much of a gripe for me that I stopped playing. Also if you like Yonder and Grow Song of the Evertree I recommend looking out for Go Go Town. It’s made by the same developers

I’m alone yet again for Christmas and spoiled myself buying five games this week.

Hogwarts legacy
Abzu
My universe pet clinic
Roots of Pacha
Dolphin mission- ocean mission.

I’m thinking of getting one more on sale but not sure which one yet

I am all for manifesting Dragon Quest Builders 3.

thanks for the video bubbz. please have mercy on my wallet🤣🤣so many of these i want to try now.

I know it's such a cliche answer, but Stardew Valley will always be one of my go to farm sim games. Rune Factory 4 is one I go back to a lot, albeit normally the Special edition on the Switch now.

The only farming game I bought this year was Fae Farm ... I think. And I love it!
I also tried the demo of Harvestella and just had no fun at all. But I'm grateful they had a demo. More games should do that on consoles! Because it's wayyy easier to decide which games you want to buy. There are so many games out there I could love, but I don't know because there's no demo available. Watching gameplay is good too, but it's still another world to play the game by yourself.

Please trust me, give Witch of Fern Island another try. It has grown so much and it's so beautiful and the story and the music! The game is also finished, probably one more content update but the map is fully open already.

You have literally put me into so many amazing gems!! So thanks so much for that! Epic chef!! Literally so much fun and I laughed so much during my play through! Yonder the cloud catcher chronicles, was so chill and relaxed. I need to try the other one! Dragonquest Builders 2 is just a 10/10 all around. Wydle Flowers had me hooked with the voice acting and story and I loved every minute of it. So many good ones! I need to check out My Time at Sandrock once it’s a bit more polished for the switch. As I loved Portia and it was one of my most played games. It’s gonna be amazing! And you have me super wanting to pick up Rune Factory 5!

WHY do people not talk more about Yonder?! I freaking loved that game so much, it was one of my first switch games I bought on a whim. So much fun, relaxing, and beautiful 💓

OMG Medieval Dynasty is such a hidden gem! It's a super fun game! Glad to see someone talking about it 🥺💚

I didn't care for the Harvestella demo...just didn't click with me. I've heard so many people recommend Dragin Quest Builders 2 but I don't like the art style. I didn't play many farming games this year besides Ooblets which I love. I am curious about Moonlight Peaks and looking forward to playing their new demo!

I love The Sims music in the background. So nostalgic. MTaS is amazing!! Sorry, your avoid list was on point. I 100% agree with it 😂

I need that Graveyard Keeper. Well i'll buy it someday. 😋

I have loved Fae farm this year (but a bit pricey) and I could not get into Cozy Grove (even if it's a bit older).
You make me want to try Rune Factory 5 and try again Coral Island ;)
I have tried Grow, but did not like it because I could not understand what to do, so maybe my fault

Omg i don’t not like a wonderful life at all on the switch. That was one of my first farming games for GameCube. I think I just gotten spoiled over the years and find it very boring. The characters are so boring. Their environments are so boring. The gameplay is so boring and repetitive and I love repetitive gameplay , but this is on another level. 😂

Thanks for the list of new possibilities to explore. For me it's been a Wlyde Flowers spring and summer, and a Coral Island fall and winter ☺