· By Patch Magazine
10 Farming Indie Games Plowing Their Way Into 2024!
Welcome to the fertile fields of gaming, where the seeds of virtual crops are sown and harvested with just a click of a button. As we step into the bountiful year of 2024, the farming game genre is flourishing like never before, offering players a myriad of opportunities to till the soil, tend to livestock, and build agricultural empires from the ground up. Whether you're a seasoned farm simulator enthusiast or a newcomer eager to cultivate your virtual green thumb, this year promises an exciting array of titles ripe for the picking. Join us as we delve into the verdant world of farming games and unearth these 10 promising titles.
LIGHTYEAR FRONTIER
Developer & Publisher: FRAME BREAK & Amplifier Studios
Release Date: 19th March 2024
Lightyear Frontier is a peaceful open-world farming adventure on a planet at the far edge of the galaxy. Climb into your versatile mech and start your new home on a distant planet with up to 3 friends as you farm alien crops, build your own homestead, and explore the untamed wilderness of the world.
Steam
PATHLESS WOODS
Developer & Publisher: AniYa Games Studio
Release Date: 3rd April 2024
Embark on a cosy open-world survival journey inspired by ancient China's heritage. Gather resources, cultivate crops, build your dream home, and defend it from marauders. Team up with friends to explore and uncover a world where adventure meets serenity.
Steam
Developer & Publisher: AniYa Games Studio
Release Date: 3rd April 2024
Embark on a cosy open-world survival journey inspired by ancient China's heritage. Gather resources, cultivate crops, build your dream home, and defend it from marauders. Team up with friends to explore and uncover a world where adventure meets serenity.
Steam
CIRRUS BUSINESS
Developer & Publisher: Oofin Sprouts
Release Date: 11th April 2024
Help Cloudi and friends restore their home in this whimsical story-driven farming adventure. You’ll learn that growing and managing magical crops while defending against the slobsters isn’t a breeze, but very serious business.
Steam
Developer & Publisher: Oofin Sprouts
Release Date: 11th April 2024
Help Cloudi and friends restore their home in this whimsical story-driven farming adventure. You’ll learn that growing and managing magical crops while defending against the slobsters isn’t a breeze, but very serious business.
Steam
RUSTY'S RETIREMENT
Developer & Publisher: Mister Morris Games
Release Date: 26th April 2024
A relaxing idle-farming simulator that sits at the bottom of your screen while you do other things.
Steam
Developer & Publisher: Mister Morris Games
Release Date: 26th April 2024
A relaxing idle-farming simulator that sits at the bottom of your screen while you do other things.
Steam
ECHOES OF THE PLUM GROVE
Developer: Unwound Games | Publisher: Freedom Games
Release Date: 29th April 2024
A new life awaits in Honeywood! Build a thriving community that will last generations in this cosy farm simulator. Farm, socialize, make friends, cook, craft, forage and uncover the secrets of the island! If someone doesn’t want to be friends? There are always other means.
Steam
Developer: Unwound Games | Publisher: Freedom Games
Release Date: 29th April 2024
A new life awaits in Honeywood! Build a thriving community that will last generations in this cosy farm simulator. Farm, socialize, make friends, cook, craft, forage and uncover the secrets of the island! If someone doesn’t want to be friends? There are always other means.
Steam
THE GARDEN PATH
Developer: carrotcake | Publisher: Mooncat Games
Release Date: TBA Q2 2024
A slice-of-life sim about the joy of gardening, designed to be picked up and played in short and sweet bites. Whether you’re fishing, growing, trading, or making new vegetable friends, a wonderful and wistful adventure awaits when wandering The Garden Path.
Steam
Developer: carrotcake | Publisher: Mooncat Games
Release Date: TBA Q2 2024
A slice-of-life sim about the joy of gardening, designed to be picked up and played in short and sweet bites. Whether you’re fishing, growing, trading, or making new vegetable friends, a wonderful and wistful adventure awaits when wandering The Garden Path.
Steam
MIRTHWOOD
Developer: Bad Ridge Games | Publisher: V Publishing
Release Date: TBA Q3 2024
Embark on an enchanting journey and brave ferocious creatures in an immersive medieval fantasy world. Will you settle a new homestead to live a life of farming and trade, or pick up the sword and take up the adventurers' path?
Steam
Developer: Bad Ridge Games | Publisher: V Publishing
Release Date: TBA Q3 2024
Embark on an enchanting journey and brave ferocious creatures in an immersive medieval fantasy world. Will you settle a new homestead to live a life of farming and trade, or pick up the sword and take up the adventurers' path?
Steam
FIELDS OF MISTRIA
Developer & Publisher: NPC Studio
Release Date: 5th August 2024
Start your new life! Build the farm of your dreams as you discover a world brimming with possibilities. Magic, romance, and adventure all await you in this nostalgic farming / life sim RPG!
Steam
Developer & Publisher: NPC Studio
Release Date: 5th August 2024
Start your new life! Build the farm of your dreams as you discover a world brimming with possibilities. Magic, romance, and adventure all await you in this nostalgic farming / life sim RPG!
Steam
HORTICULAR
Developer: inDirection Games | Publisher: Slug Disco
Release Date: TBA 2024
You have been magically summoned by mysterious gnomes to restore a long-lost garden. Attract adorable animals, build a lush environment, and immerse yourself in this relaxing garden-builder. Will you manage to reclaim the wasteland or succumb to a looming corruption?
Steam
Developer: inDirection Games | Publisher: Slug Disco
Release Date: TBA 2024
You have been magically summoned by mysterious gnomes to restore a long-lost garden. Attract adorable animals, build a lush environment, and immerse yourself in this relaxing garden-builder. Will you manage to reclaim the wasteland or succumb to a looming corruption?
Steam
GARDEN WITCH LIFE
Developer: FreetimeStudio | Publisher: SOEDESCO
Release Date: TBA 2024
After losing your job you end up in a small town far away from home. As luck would have it you get to stay in an vacant witches house and start building your new life. Build your own garden, grow plants for your potions and spells and build friendships with the town's folk.
Steam
Developer: FreetimeStudio | Publisher: SOEDESCO
Release Date: TBA 2024
After losing your job you end up in a small town far away from home. As luck would have it you get to stay in an vacant witches house and start building your new life. Build your own garden, grow plants for your potions and spells and build friendships with the town's folk.
Steam