The Farmer Was Replaced

The Farmer Was Replaced

Steam Deck Playable

Timon Herzog · Programming · Oct 10, 2025

Yes, worth buying.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $7.99.

96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
9k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Optimization: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 9k player reviews · updated 4 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
66% of themes are praise17% are divided17% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The core gameplay loop is engaging early on, as you experiment with automation scripts and gradually see your bots become more efficient.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The gameplay loop is straightforward and the enjoyment of it will depend mostly on how much you like writing and optimising code.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
This was great fun and makes for both a great beginner learning experience with a bunch of fun coding optimization challenges for
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Fun if you like incremental games and know/want to learn the basics of programming, plus the visuals and sound design are pleasant.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Gameplay44 reviews
Story and characters28 reviews
Optimization24 reviews
Graphics8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty11 reviews
82%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs8 reviews
100%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 4 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
59
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.