Farm Manager 2018

Farm Manager 2018 puts you in charge of a farm business. You cultivate crops, raise livestock, process harvests and sell products while managing land, employees, equipment and costs. Changing weather and seasons shape the work, and you can take on challenges from neighboring farmers.

Grow and harvest crops

You can cultivate more than 20 crops, including wheat, apples, strawberries and cucumbers, by hand or with machinery. Prepare the land before planting, then care for plants as they grow from seedlings through flowering and ripening. Water them during droughts: neglected crops can become ill, lose quality and die. Each harvest has an expiration date, so you need to get it to market before it spoils. Greenhouses let you sell crops in early spring, and seasonal workers can help during harvest.

Run the farm

Choose employees and agricultural equipment, and optimize your costs. The machine market offers nearly 40 new and used machines; used equipment costs less but can break down sooner, especially when operated by an inexperienced employee. Build a garage to park your machines.

More than 40 buildings are available, including farm buildings, barns, processing plants and factories. You can process crops into juice and frozen food, or use excess sheep's, cow's or goat's milk to make cheese and butter. You can also shift the farm toward meat production.

Raise livestock

You can breed bees, rabbits, turkeys, goats and cows. Provide animal feed and skilled caregivers, and raise newly purchased animals before they start producing eggs or milk. Bees favor buckwheat and colza, so planting those crops nearby helps support them. When animals fall ill, call a vet; breeding them requires an inseminator.

Weather and seasons

Drought, torrential rain, frost and snow affect farm work, and you need to collect crops before the first frost and snow. The game also features rainbows, lengthening shadows and seasonal changes in sunlight and color. Photo mode lets you capture the farm in different conditions, from autumn colors to lightning storms.

Game modes

Farm Manager 2018 has three modes: a campaign, 15 scenarios and free mode. The campaign introduces the main aspects of farm management, while scenarios focus on specific situations and tasks. Free mode gives you more freedom and includes tasks and contracts.

Create farm objects

You can make crops, machinery and buildings that are missing from the game, then share them with other players. Shared standard components help you create models faster, and you can set an object's parameters using a form.