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Squirrel's Pick Squirrel's PickThe best game on this page. If you only try one, try this. Closest Match Closest MatchThe most similar game to the anchor, by what players say.
FarmingImmersive SimHorses
$8.19 ~42.5 hr median no co-op complexity: light 88.7% of 3k
The Squirrel's verdictShares FS22's farm-management core: planting, harvesting, building up a property over time. Farmer's Life adds quest-driven story and a 1940s setting, but compresses each in-game day into roughly a month, creating a rushed pace instead of FS22's open-ended sandbox. Single-player only, $8.19, 42.5 median hours logged.
Not for you if you want FS22's unhurried, self-paced field work rather than quest deadlines and a compressed day-to-month calendar.
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Farming SimLife SimRPG
$3.99 ~23.5 hr median no co-op complexity: light 74.9% of 4k
The Squirrel's verdictFarmer's Dynasty keeps the core loop of planting, harvesting, and running a farm at your own pace, but wraps it in an RPG shell: you repair buildings, fix up equipment, and talk to NPC neighbors instead of managing large-scale precision machinery. No co-op, no mod ecosystem. For players who liked FS22's slow farm-management rhythm and want story and repair mechanics layered on top, at a much lower price.
Not for you if you came for GPS-guided equipment fidelity and modding depth rather than NPC dialogue, repair tasks, and reviews reporting bugs.
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AgricultureAutomationImmersive Sim
$14.99 ~11.7 hr median no co-op complexity: light 80.9% of 215
The Squirrel's verdictACRES is built around hands-on plot management: watering, weeding, and fertilizing each crop manually rather than routing GPS-guided machinery across large fields. Reviewers describe it as frantic — crops die quickly if attention lapses, and automation is limited. Solo developer, $14.99, released 2025, median playtime 11.7 hours, stylized rather than simulation-accurate.
Not for you if you want FS22's large-scale equipment automation, co-op sessions, or a slower, more forgiving farm-management pace.
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Farming SimOpen WorldAgriculture
Strong Mods Strong ModsA deep, active modding scene extends it past its base content.
$19.99 ~18.1 hr median no co-op complexity: moderate 73.5% of 2k
The Squirrel's verdictPure Farming 2018 ships with more crop types, animal variety, and international map locations than FS22 offers without mods — reviewers specifically cite this out-of-the-box diversity as its main draw. It demands more manual, step-by-step farming actions and sits closer to FS22 in feel than in simulation depth. No co-op; median playtime is 18.1 hours.
Not for you if you want multiplayer, FS22's level of mechanical polish, or a deep simulation rather than a broader-but-shallower crop-and-animal variety.
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Farming SimAgricultureAutomobile Sim
$19.99 ~14.3 hr median no co-op complexity: heavy 66.8% of 2k
The Squirrel's verdictCattle and Crops targets players who found FS22's terrain and vehicle feel too forgiving. Mud, weight, and terrain deformation are modeled rather than cosmetic, with reviewers comparing it favorably to Spintires-style physics applied to a farming context. No co-op, no mod pipeline, and reviews note the game reached 1.0 after a long development without fully delivering on early promises.
Not for you if you rely on co-op, want a large mod library, or need confidence that the simulation systems are complete and stable.
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Professional Farmer 2014
PC
Farming SimAgricultureFarming
$2.39 ~2.9 hr median no co-op complexity: light 46.7% of 621
The Squirrel's verdictSame core loop of plowing, seeding, and harvesting fields with real equipment, but stripped down: no animal husbandry beyond background presence, no modding scene, no co-op, and a smaller map with fewer crops. Reviewers note driving between tasks eats most of the playtime. Fits players who want the field work itself, not the farm-management layer around it.
Not for you if you want livestock care, mod support, multiplayer, or the broader farm-tycoon systems FS22 built around the driving.
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Farming SimAutomobile SimDriving
$19.99 ~5.4 hr median no co-op complexity: moderate 46.3% of 693
The Squirrel's verdictFarm Expert 2017 prioritizes experimental vehicle physics over polish: mud deformation, weight simulation, and terrain interaction go deeper than FS22's defaults, but reviews consistently report bouncing tractors, unrealistically deep wheel tracks in dry mud, and crashes on launch. Median playtime logged is 5.4 hours. Built for players drawn to the physics premise who accept an unfinished simulation.
Not for you if you need stable, reliable vehicle behavior or a developer with a track record of post-launch fixes.
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Farming SimAgricultureOpen World
~4.1 hr median no co-op complexity: light 40.3% of 288
The Squirrel's verdictReal Farm positions itself as a SimCade title rather than a full simulation — reviewers who accept that framing find it approachable; those expecting FS22-level depth don't. Equipment variety and vehicle fidelity are both smaller in scope, steering wheel support is absent, and the Steam rating sits at 40.3% positive. Median playtime is 4.1 hours.
Not for you if you want simulation depth, steering wheel support, or the equipment variety that defines FS22.