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Farming Simulator 15 cover art

Farming Simulator 15

GIANTS Software · 2014-10-30

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Simulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: May 19, 2015 (Xbox One), May 19, 2015 (PlayStation 3), Oct 30, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 30, 2014 (Mac), May 19, 2015 (PlayStation 4), May 19, 2015 (Xbox 360)

Welcome to the new generation of Farming Simulator!With a brand new graphics and physics engine, Farming Simulator 15 offers an immense open world, filled with details and visual effects transporting the Farming Simulator franchise to a new era.

177
playing now
92%
positive of 16k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (16 ratings)
1h
to beat · rushed 3h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$12.99
steam price (US)

177 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Farming Simulator 15 invites you into the challenging world of a modern day farmer. Take on all the challenges of farming life, including working with animals (cows, chicken and sheep), cultivating your land and harvesting crops. Manage and grow your own farm within a huge open world, including an all-new Nordic environment.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 177 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 320 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~40/week).
  • · Review velocity up 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 6,689 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 396k–951k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 15,847 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$11.99-8%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.59 at Fanatical (2024-03-15)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 71 of 72 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
16416420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

192332026-08-06 21:00 — 108 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 50 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 127 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 113 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 51 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 150 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 139 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 50 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 176 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 118 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 33 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 149 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 105 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 44 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 139 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 105 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 40 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 145 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 157 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 47 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 114 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 138 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 63 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 159 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 158 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 71 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 100 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 136 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 71 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 177 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$30.66$2.932015-01-012026-08-262015-01-01 — best price $23.992015-03-16 — best price $25.062015-04-28 — best price $30.662015-06-13 — best price $23.992015-09-12 — best price $29.992015-11-22 — best price $21.242015-12-30 — best price $21.242016-02-22 — best price $24.992016-04-12 — best price $11.992016-07-30 — best price $13.572016-10-03 — best price $20.642017-01-01 — best price $9.452017-03-28 — best price $24.992017-05-25 — best price $24.992017-09-05 — best price $7.492017-11-22 — best price $4.992018-12-20 — best price $11.992020-06-29 — best price $7.792021-07-30 — best price $11.682021-12-20 — best price $11.692022-04-21 — best price $12.672022-05-29 — best price $9.952022-08-08 — best price $7.442022-10-08 — best price $11.412023-04-18 — best price $8.432023-07-30 — best price $6.502023-10-09 — best price $9.952024-02-13 — best price $11.582024-04-25 — best price $11.302024-11-05 — best price $11.042025-05-07 — best price $12.992026-04-01 — best price $8.442026-06-25 — best price $6.492026-07-22 — best price $11.992026-08-06 — best price $11.992026-08-26 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

102026-08-26 19:15 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 12:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

16
achievements tracked
43.7%
earned "Nouveau-Riche"
15.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing6 DLC

18 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Czech, Dutch, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Polish…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)7,50924%27
Xbox One (Xbox)7,2117%26
Steam (Steam)6,6019%16
PS3 (PlayStation)2,95017%27
Xbox 360 (Xbox)2,0769%26
PS4 (PlayStation)12456%27

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

Co-opDrivingEconomyPhysicsModdableRelaxingRealisticManagementOpen WorldSimulation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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