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The Last FARMER is a single player survival role playing game with horror and post-apocalyptic themes. It was developed by Geekon and was released on October 24, 2024. It received neutral reviews from players.

In a world where civilization has long since disappeared, “The Last Farmer” invites you to engage in a struggle to revive a land drained of its vitality. Set in the forgotten reaches of Texas, where life once thrived, your mission is to survive and attempt to bring even a shadow of the world’s former glory back.The world around you is full of dangers, and the main threat is the zombies. There are …

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52%Audience ScoreBased on 151 reviews
gameplay8 positive mentions
grinding20 negative mentions

  • Unique blend of farming and zombie survival with an engaging resource management and crafting loop.
  • Enjoyable exploration and scavenging in a post-apocalyptic open world with some rewarding progression through farming, trading, and building.
  • Relaxed single-player experience appreciated for its slower pace and mix of combat with farming mechanics, suitable for fans of survival games who want something different.
  • The game suffers from numerous bugs, glitches, and technical issues, including poor controls, frequent crashes, save/load problems, and unstable mechanics.
  • Lack of polish and depth with repetitive gameplay loops, minimal story content, scarce quest variety, poor AI for enemies, and basic combat mechanics.
  • Development seems abandoned or with minimal ongoing support, leading to no substantial updates, bug fixes, or improvements, leaving the game feeling incomplete and unrefined.
  • gameplay

    30 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    27% positive mentions, 63% neutral mentions, 10% negative mentions

    The gameplay in The Last Farmer presents a unique blend of farming and post-apocalyptic survival mechanics that offer an engaging core loop of scavenging, crafting, and defending. However, it is hampered by numerous technical issues, repetitive tasks, lack of depth in progression, and awkward driving controls, which detract from immersion and long-term enjoyment. While some players appreciate its relaxing pace and concept, the game feels unfinished and unpolished, especially following its exit from early access.

    • “The last farmer, developed by Geekon and published by Midnight Games, is an indie survival experience that tries to fuse two very different ideas—post-apocalyptic survival and slow, methodical farming—into a single gameplay loop.”
    • “The gameplay is super engaging—you get to manage your farm while defending it from waves of zombies.”
    • “It's got some really rough edges, but the core gameplay loop of scavenge-craft-farm-sell-buy-industrialize is compelling enough for a survival-farming sim set in the zombie apocalypse.”
    • “The game 'The Last Farmer' is riddled with flaws, from game-breaking glitches like zombies walking through walls to basic mechanics being broken—you can’t even farm properly.”
    • “The repetitive gameplay loop, lack of variety, and technical roughness make it difficult to stay engaged for long, even for players who are drawn to its concept.”
    • “Terrible mechanics, even worse hit box, empty world with a few items to loot, driving car feels like a driving boat - no acceleration, no turning.”
  • story

    22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    14% positive mentions, 72% neutral mentions, 14% negative mentions

    The game's story is minimal and underdeveloped, with few quests available and many suffering from bugs that hinder progression, including disappearing blueprints and broken mission triggers. Dialogue quality is inconsistent, sometimes featuring poor voice acting and spelling errors, which detracts from the overall narrative experience. While some players enjoy the gameplay loop, many are frustrated by the lack of a cohesive story and persistent technical issues impacting quest completion.

    • “For the price it was a great game. The AI for the zombies is a bit dumb and I would have liked a few more missions, but I got a good 15 to 20 hours of gameplay if you keep a light base and just grind through.”
    • “The story set-up is pretty straightforward.”
    • “And from what I can tell, the main story will have you overthrow said group.”
    • “Blueprints frequently disappear, there’s no story, and the instructions are severely lacking.”
    • “There not a lot of story and the actual voice acted dialogue where it exists has a fair few comically mispronounced words.”
    • “It's a fun game but at the same time it has some serious game-breaking bugs like the main story missions get bugged sometimes and then person you are supposed to talk to somehow ends up inside a wall and the talk option never appears despite me getting as close as I can.”
  • grinding

    20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding in "The Last Farmer" centers around a blend of farming, survival, and resource gathering within a post-apocalyptic setting. Players spend time scavenging materials, managing crops and livestock, and trading, creating a methodical loop that combines farming mechanics with battling zombies. While farming itself is a smaller part than expected, the overall grind is praised for its unique fusion and engaging scavenge-craft-farm gameplay despite some rough edges.

    • “After updating the game the vehicle and crashing issues are solved and the game works at an incredibly smooth rate and I would now recommend this game to anyone who enjoys a grind mix of zombie and farming.”
    • “It's got some really rough edges, but the core gameplay loop of scavenge-craft-farm-sell-buy-industrialize is compelling enough for a survival-farming sim set in the zombie apocalypse.”
    • “Basically you'll scavenge for seeds, materials, gas, etc., then you start farming and trading.”
  • graphics

    17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    18% positive mentions, 58% neutral mentions, 24% negative mentions

    The graphics are widely criticized for being outdated, low-quality, and unpolished, often compared to early 2000s or even worse standards. Visuals are inconsistent and lack cohesion, with many users experiencing crashes when adjusting settings. Overall, the graphics are considered one of the game's weakest aspects, detracting from the experience.

    • “The beginning had me hopeful - beautiful graphics, but there were some elements that did not feel polished after the 5 seconds I saw them.”
    • “The graphic settings concern display, v-sync, and general settings.”
    • “Graphics: you remember that game Postal 2 from 2003, yeah that!”
    • “To top it off, the graphics are so poor it feels like you're running the game on a potato.”
    • “20yrs old graphic, clunky control... long story short - don't waste your time for this garbage.”
    • “This game runs poorly, the graphics are terrible, and if you interact with objects you don't actually have any hands, the item just floats in front of you while you hold it.”
  • stability

    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game suffers from numerous glitches and bugs, including issues with NPCs, weapons, saving, and core mechanics like farming, leading to an unstable and often frustrating experience. Despite its potential and fun elements, the lack of updates and persistent stability problems significantly hinder gameplay.

    • “The game The Last Farmer is riddled with flaws, from game-breaking glitches like zombies walking through walls to basic mechanics being broken—you can’t even farm properly.”
    • “Nothing has been done to this game years down the line, still can't reload weapons, still don't get shot when crouched, and lots of other glitches.”
    • “The game is buggy, game saves do not work, quests are not working as they should.”
  • monetization

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The monetization is widely criticized as a cash grab, with users accusing the developers of releasing incomplete, low-effort games, then abandoning them after minimal updates. Many feel the game is overpriced for its limited content and suspect deceptive marketing tactics such as paid promotions to create false impressions. Overall, players warn against spending money on the game due to lack of ongoing support and questionable developer practices.

    • “I do not recommend purchasing this, nor any other game from these developers. They seem to have a pattern where they release a quick cash grab title, toss a couple updates to make the game appear active, then abandon it and move on to the next cash grab.”
    • “Do not waste your money unless it is free or like 99 cents. The game has about 4 quests, nothing to do. It looks like a scam game made during a weekend to steal people's money. Many YouTubers were paid to play this and give the illusion it is a full game. I could make better stuff myself in Unity without coding. They probably put all the money into the intro videos and paid some YouTubers to create the illusion it is a game for a cash grab.”
    • “The developers have essentially said that whether or not they continue to develop and support the game will depend on whether people keep buying it "as is." Keep in mind this may be a case of "what you see is what you get." There are multiple posts accusing the developers of having a long history of releasing barely functional, incomplete games one after another as cash grabs that they never finish, debug, or support.”
  • optimization

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 25% neutral mentions, 75% negative mentions

    The game's optimization is widely criticized, with users experiencing significant frame drops, overly sensitive default controls, and generally poor performance that negatively impacts gameplay.

    • “Terribly optimized.”
    • “Optimization is the worst.”
    • “Poor optimization causes many frame drops and a generally clunky experience.”
  • replayability

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game currently lacks sufficient content to justify its price and offers minimal replayability, leading users to recommend waiting for further development before considering a purchase.

    • “At present, with its current status, I would give this a wide berth until there's actually content, because I would not even flag it as replayable.”
    • “It's not abandoned (at least from the posts I've seen), but I certainly cannot justify the $18 price tag when I've bought games for half that with tons more content and that are certainly replayable.”
  • atmosphere

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game features a calm yet tense atmosphere that balances relaxed exploration and strategic survival, appealing to players who enjoy a thoughtful, immersive experience.

    • “I would recommend this game to anyone who likes a survival game with a calmer atmosphere.”
    • “It offers the freedom to explore, strategize, and survive at your own pace while keeping you on edge with its tense atmosphere.”
  • music

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The music is decent but suffers from abrupt and unexplained transitions that disrupt the overall experience.

    • “Music changes suddenly, without warning or transition, and without any real reason.”
    • “Decent soundtrack.”
  • humor

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's humor is consistently noted as genuinely funny and comical, providing strong comedic value even if some find the gameplay less engaging beyond the laughs.

    • “Really funny game.”
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Play Times

9h Median play time
10h Average play time
3-20h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 6 analyzed playthroughs
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The Last FARMER is a survival role playing game with horror and post-apocalyptic themes. Common tags for The Last FARMER include exploration, dystopian, building, base building, farming and others.

The Last FARMER is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 10 hours playing The Last FARMER.

The Last FARMER was released on October 24, 2024.

The Last FARMER was developed by Geekon.

The Last FARMER has received neutral reviews from players. Most players liked The Last FARMER for its gameplay but disliked it for its story.

The Last FARMER is a single player game.

Similar games include Nested Lands, Taora: Survival, Dead District: Survival, Zelter, Planet Explorers and others.