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The Farmer Was Replaced

Timon Herzog · Metaroot · 2025-10-10

Steam

CasualIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Dec 18, 2025 (Mac), Feb 10, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Program and optimize a drone to automate a farm and watch it do the work for you. Collect resources to unlock better technology and become the most efficient farmer in the world. Improve your problem solving and coding skills.

The Farmer Was Replaced is a 2025 Casual, Indie, Simulation, and Strategy title priced at $9.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (96% of 9481 reviews).

541
playing now
96%
positive of 9.8k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
70/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
9
Nexus mods (1.1k downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

541 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

The Farmer Was Replaced trailer thumbnail

The Farmer Was Replaced | Full Release Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Cooling
  • · 541 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,735 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~342/week).
  • · Review velocity down 41% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 28,977 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 196k–440k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 9,783 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2023-02-10)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 7 of 15 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.3k2.3k20232026Week of 2023-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 301 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2,254 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 170 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1,905 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 623 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 407 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 282 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 255 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 322 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 225 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.9k3602026-09-14 21:00 — 1,906 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 1,093 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 1,470 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 1,284 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 1,013 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 1,042 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 1,094 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 682 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 735 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 965 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 599 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 512 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 712 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 568 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 619 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 1,018 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 623 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 501 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 778 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 584 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 496 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 563 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 558 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 541 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2.5k2Feb 2023Aug 2026Feb 2023 — avg 9 · peak 23Apr 2023 — avg 5 · peak 11Jun 2023 — avg 4 · peak 10Aug 2023 — avg 3 · peak 9Oct 2023 — avg 3 · peak 12Dec 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Feb 2024 — avg 3 · peak 7Apr 2024 — avg 2 · peak 9Jun 2024 — avg 332 · peak 776Aug 2024 — avg 119 · peak 235Oct 2024 — avg 72 · peak 161Dec 2024 — avg 58 · peak 134Feb 2025 — avg 72 · peak 165Apr 2025 — avg 43 · peak 92Jun 2025 — avg 38 · peak 72Aug 2025 — avg 68 · peak 146Oct 2025 — avg 2,480 · peak 7,380Dec 2025 — avg 978 · peak 1,602Feb 2026 — avg 582 · peak 994Apr 2026 — avg 642 · peak 1,878Jun 2026 — avg 441 · peak 766Aug 2026 — avg 431 · peak 870
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
51512026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 51 new positive2026-09-22: 18 new positive2026-09-23: 11 new positive2026-09-24: 16 new positive2026-09-25: 8 new positive2026-09-25: 2 new negative2026-09-26: 5 new positive2026-09-26: 1 new negative2026-09-27: 11 new positive2026-09-28: 19 new positive2026-09-28: 2 new negative2026-09-29: 5 new positive2026-09-30: 7 new positive2026-09-30: 1 new negative2026-10-01: 12 new positive2026-10-01: 1 new negative2026-10-02: 3 new positive2026-10-03: 7 new positive2026-10-04: 21 new positive2026-10-06: 11 new positive2026-10-06: 1 new negative2026-10-08: 13 new positive2026-10-09: 6 new positive2026-10-10: 15 new positive2026-10-11: 3 new positive2026-10-11: 2 new negative2026-10-12: 11 new positive2026-10-13: 7 new positive2026-10-14: 12 new positive2026-10-14: 1 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$9.99$4.992023-02-102026-08-082023-02-10 — best price $4.992024-01-02 — best price $6.992025-09-08 — best price $9.992025-10-10 — best price $7.992025-10-24 — best price $9.992025-12-04 — best price $7.992026-01-05 — best price $9.992026-02-09 — best price $7.992026-02-23 — best price $9.992026-03-19 — best price $7.992026-03-26 — best price $9.992026-04-13 — best price $7.992026-04-27 — best price $9.992026-05-27 — best price $7.992026-06-10 — best price $9.992026-06-25 — best price $7.992026-07-09 — best price $9.992026-07-27 — best price $7.992026-08-08 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

12002026-09-30 20:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-01 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 08:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-02 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 20:34 — 21 viewers2026-10-04 05:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-04 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 23:34 — 116 viewers2026-10-05 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 17:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-06 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 11:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-06 20:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-07 05:34 — 21 viewers2026-10-07 14:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-07 23:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-08 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 11:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-09 20:35 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 05:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-10 14:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-10 23:34 — 24 viewers2026-10-11 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 17:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-12 02:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-12 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 05:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-13 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 23:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-14 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 17:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-14 19:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

59
achievements tracked
86%
earned "Hello World"
5.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsPlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeStereo SoundSteam CloudSteam Leaderboards1 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2026-12-31 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8,8693%59

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

IdlerLogicPuzzleFarmingSandboxStrategyEducationAutomationMinimalistSimulation

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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