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Farming Simulator 22

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 • 2021

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Quick resume

Create your farm and let the good times grow! Harvest crops, tend to animals, manage productions, and take on seasonal challenges.

Global score

93/100

Genres

Simulator

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    Pros

    • Deep and immersive farming mechanics
    • Extensive mod support and community
    • Relaxing and meditative gameplay
    • Multiplayer cooperation
    • Realistic machinery and production chains

    Cons

    • Ai helpers can be unreliable
    • Steep learning curve for newcomers
    • Multiplayer technical issues and lag
    • Slow-paced gameplay may bore some
    • Some ui and optimization issues

    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fantasy, Violence, Story, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Fellowship, Leadership.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

    Motivations

    • Autonomy
      4

      "Players have extensive freedom to manage farms, choose equipment, customize gameplay, and decide play style including mods and multiplayer cooperation."

    • Competence
      3

      "The game offers a learning curve with realistic farming mechanics, equipment handling, and management challenges, rewarding skill development."

    • Competition
      -3

      "Focus is primarily on personal progress and cooperative multiplayer rather than competitive ranked modes or leaderboards."

    • Continuation
      5

      "Many players report long play sessions, habitual engagement, and high attachment due to depth, mods, and multiplayer."

    • Cooperation
      4

      "Multiplayer mode encourages working together on farms, sharing tasks, and collaborative gameplay."

    • Creativity
      4

      "Strong modding community and customization options for farms, vehicles, and gameplay allow creative expression."

    • Domination
      -4

      "Interactions emphasize shared farming goals and cooperation rather than exerting control or superiority over others."

    • Escapism
      4

      "Players use the game as a relaxing escape from real life stress, enjoying a meditative and immersive farming experience."

    • Expectation
      -4

      "Engagement is driven by intrinsic interest and personal desire rather than obligation or external pressure."

    • Experimenting
      4

      "Players experiment with mods, different farming strategies, and gameplay mechanics, exploring new possibilities."

    • Exploration
      3

      "Game features multiple maps and environments to discover, with players exploring new areas and production chains."

    • Expression
      3

      "Customization of characters, farms, and vehicles supports player self-expression."

    • Fantasy
      -4

      "The game emphasizes realistic farming simulation with authentic machinery and processes rather than imaginative fiction."

    • Fellowship
      4

      "Strong community presence and multiplayer foster a sense of belonging and shared interest."

    • Growth
      4

      "Players develop farming skills, knowledge of agriculture, and management abilities over time."

    • Health
      -5

      "The game is a sedentary simulator with no physical activity component."

    • Idle
      -3

      "Requires sustained attention for managing tasks, though some AI helpers can automate parts of gameplay."

    • Intimacy
      -3

      "Social interactions are mostly surface-level cooperative play rather than deep emotional connections."

    • Leadership
      2

      "Some players take leadership roles in multiplayer farms, managing resources and coordinating tasks."

    • Progression
      5

      "Strong emphasis on accumulating equipment, upgrading farms, and expanding production chains."

    • Relaxation
      5

      "Widely regarded as a relaxing, meditative game that balances challenge with flow."

    • Sensation
      2

      "Good graphics and sound provide sensory enjoyment, though not highly stimulating or intense."

    • Status
      -3

      "Achievements and progress are mostly personal; social recognition is limited compared to competitive games."

    • Story
      -4

      "No narrative or story immersion; gameplay is context-free farming simulation."

    • Strategy
      3

      "Requires planning crop cycles, resource management, and production chains, engaging strategic thinking."

    • Thrill
      -4

      "Gameplay is low risk and low suspense, focusing on steady progress rather than excitement or tension."

    • Value
      3

      "Players perceive good value from extensive content, mod support, and replayability, especially on sale."

    • Violence
      -5

      "No combat or destruction; gameplay centers on constructive farming activities."

    • Survival
      1

      "Some resource and financial management challenges exist, but overall low threat and failure risk."

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    Last update: 29/04/2026