StrategyFit check
Is Farm Manager 2018 worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Simulation players who want detailed crop and livestock management
- Strategy players who enjoy balancing staff, machinery, buildings, and production
- Farm-game fans who want campaign, scenario, and free-play options
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a short, narrowly focused farming game may find the many management systems demanding.
- Those wanting a fixed, linear structure may not enjoy choosing between campaign, scenarios, free mode, and open-ended farm decisions.
- Players looking only for combat-focused strategy may not find its agricultural production and business systems suitable.
Our take on Farm Manager 2018
The focus on farm operations trades direct action for layered management: crops, animals, staffing, machinery, buildings, weather, and processing all compete for attention. That breadth leaves less room for a simple, quick-play farming experience.
What is Farm Manager 2018?
Farm Manager 2018 combines crop production, livestock care, construction, staffing, and sales management.
Cultivate more than 20 crops, prepare fields, water plants during droughts, and harvest before expiration dates. Raise animals including bees, rabbits, turkeys, goats, and cows, while supplying feed and arranging veterinary care. Purchase new or used machinery, employ seasonal workers, and build garages, barns, processing facilities, and factories. Weather and seasons affect farm operations, with greenhouses providing earlier crop production. Three modes are available: a campaign, 15 scenarios, and free mode. Players can also create and share additional crops, machinery, and buildings using the game's standard components.
How Farm Manager 2018 plays
- 01Crop cultivation
- More than 20 crops can be grown by hand or with machines, with plant health affected by watering and care.
- 02Livestock management
- The farm can raise bees, rabbits, turkeys, goats, and cows while providing feed, caregivers, veterinary treatment, and insemination.
- 03Farm construction
- More than 40 building types include agricultural structures, barns, processing plants, and factories.
- 04Agricultural machinery
- The machinery market offers nearly 40 new and used machines, which can break down more quickly when used equipment is operated by inexperienced staff.
- 05Three game modes
- A campaign, 15 scenarios, and a free mode provide different structures for managing the farm.
- 06Custom content creation
- Players can add and share crops, machines, and buildings by setting object parameters from standard components.
Games like Farm Manager 2018
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LibrediaFor:Players who want farming equipment, crop production, and livestock care in one simulationSkip if:Players who want immediate action rather than recurring cultivation, animal care, selling, and equipment management
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mrdboyFor:Players who want a farming game with colony-building and worker managementSkip if:Players seeking direct action or character-focused gameplay may lose interest in its farm-management structure
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ExponeFor:Farm simulation players who want detailed livestock care and crop planningSkip if:Players seeking a fast-paced game may stall during the repeated cycles of feeding animals, tending fields, and waiting for crops.Picked by overlapping fit notes and genres, not an editorial comparison.
Farm Manager 2018: platforms & release
Is Farm Manager 2018 worth it?
It is worth it if: simulation players who want detailed crop and livestock management. Skip it if: players seeking a short, narrowly focused farming game may find the many management systems demanding.
Where can I download Farm Manager 2018?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Farm Manager 2018's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Farm Manager 2018 on?
Windows only.
