Farming Engine

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Farming Engine is a single player simulation game. It was developed by Indie Marc and was released on April 23, 2021. It received neutral reviews from players.

Build the farm of your dreams! Grow plants, feed animals, craft tools, and explore the mine! Become the best farmer in town in this farm simulation game.

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Single-Player

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44%

Audience ScoreBased on 18 reviews

humor1 positive mentions

monetization8 negative mentions

The game offers a relaxing, mindless farming experience reminiscent of early versions of popular farming games.
It runs well on low-end hardware and is free to play, making it accessible to many players.
The art style and concept are charming, providing a pleasant if basic gameplay experience.

There is no tutorial or guide, causing confusion about basic mechanics and controls.
The game lacks content, quests, sound, a proper user interface, and features like multi-sow or character customization.
It feels incomplete and more like an asset demo than a finished game, with bugs, tedious gameplay elements, and no exit button.

monetization
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users criticize the monetization as disguised advertising, expressing distrust and unwillingness to recommend the game despite it being free. The developer's justification that this approach prevents asset flipping is questioned, especially given their own prior use of asset flips. Overall, the monetization strategy is seen as misleading and ineffective.
- “The developer makes the somewhat farcical claim this isn't an advertisement, but that's how everyone else sees it.”
- “If it looks like a duck, and it quacks like a duck, yeah... this is absolutely an advertisement.”
- “The developer also knows when he published his assets on the Unity Asset Store, he abandoned any legally enforceable rights to that intellectual property in place of the Unity Asset Store licensing agreement, which confers the rights to his IP for the purpose of asset flips and cash grabs to anyone who buys it.”
grinding
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Grinding in the game involves repetitive, manual tasks like sowing seeds one by one, which many find tedious due to lack of quality-of-life features such as multi-sow. While fans of mindless farming may enjoy it, the absence of tutorials and customization can make grinding feel frustrating for newcomers.
- “I will not recommend this game at this time as there needs to be more work done by the devs. There is no multi sow function; each seed has to be selected to be sown individually, making it tedious at best.”
- “There is no character customization, and there is no tutorial either. If you are not familiar with farming games, then you might struggle to figure things out.”
- “Farming engine is a Unity asset flip cash grab.”
graphics
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
34%
33%
The graphics are generally praised for their cute and charming art style, though some users find them low-poly and reminiscent of generic assets. While visually appealing, the simplicity of the graphics contrasts with a desire for more engaging gameplay elements.
- “This was lovely and I enjoyed the art style, a cute little game exactly what I like in a game.”
- “Lazy, low poly graphics, some of which look like generic Unity assets.”
gameplay
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The gameplay is reminiscent of Don't Starve in some mechanics but is hindered by the lack of a tutorial, presence of bugs, and overall flimsy execution.
- “Reminds me a bit of Don't Starve, in some of the mechanics.”
- “No tutorial, bugs, flimsy gameplay.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from significant stability issues, with glitches occurring that can erase all progress by day 8, severely impacting the overall experience.
- “Game glitches and destroys all your hard work by day 8.”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music aspect is notably absent, with users reporting no background music, sound effects, or audio cues, which contributes to a lack of immersion and engagement during gameplay.
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is seen as unoriginal and uninspired, failing to bring any unique or genuinely funny elements. Players find it lacking in creativity, making it less engaging or worthwhile.