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A relaxing idle-farming simulator that sits at the bottom of your screen while you do other things.
Rusty's Retirement is a idler, farming sim and automation game
developed and published by Mister Morris Games.
Released on April 26th 2024 is available on Windows and MacOS
in 11 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Estonian.
It has received 12,778 reviews of which 12,386 were positive and 392 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.4 out of 10. 😍
The game is currently priced at 6.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on Gamivo.
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Windows
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i3 @ 3.2 GHZ
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Graphics card with DX9
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 256 MB available space
MacOS
- OS: Mac OS X 10.9+
- Processor: 2,6 GHz Intel Core i3
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Graphics card with DX9
- Storage: 256 MB available space
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I downloaded this thinking it would be a peaceful farming sim to relax between more intense games. I now have a tiny robot empire running at the bottom of my screen 24/7 while I pretend to work, and I'm pretty sure my productivity has either increased 400% or decreased into negative numbers. My boss thinks I'm extremely focused on spreadsheets. Little does he know I'm optimizing carrot production ratios. This game runs in a tiny window at the bottom of your screen, which sounds innocent until you realize it's basically digital crack that you can consume while doing literally anything else. I've been 'working from home' for 6 months, but really I've been managing a robot farm while occasionally typing important-sounding emails between harvest cycles. Rusty is the most wholesome robot protagonist in gaming history. He went from industrial automation to farming because he wanted a peaceful retirement, and honestly, that's the energy I need in my life. Meanwhile, I've turned his peaceful retirement into a hyperoptimized agricultural-industrial complex that would make Amazon's fulfillment centers weep with envy. The automation possibilities are endless, which is dangerous for someone with my particular brand of obsessive-compulsive optimization disorder. I started with a simple potato farm. I now have multi-tiered crop rotation systems, automated processing plants, and a distribution network that NASA would be proud of. Rusty just wanted to grow vegetables, but I've created SkyNet for turnips. I've developed an emotional attachment to my tiny robot workers. When Bob-7 gets stuck behind a tree, I don't just fix the pathfinding issue - I restructure the entire farm layout to ensure Bob-7's optimal happiness. They don't have feelings, but I've assigned personalities to each one. Gary specializes in beets and has trust issues. The game is supposed to be 'idle,' but I've spent more active hours optimizing layouts than I have playing most AAA games. There's something deeply satisfying about watching little numbers go up while robots scurry around like the world's most efficient ant farm. My dopamine receptors have been permanently rewired to respond to carrot harvest notifications. I've played this game during Zoom meetings, family dinners, first dates, and my own wedding (hypothetically). The beauty is that it looks like you're doing something productive while you're actually managing a robot agricultural empire. I've given presentations while secretly expanding my potato production facilities. The progression system is perfectly balanced between 'satisfying growth' and 'absolute addiction.' Each upgrade feels meaningful, each new crop variety opens new possibilities, and each efficiency improvement makes me feel like a genius. I've calculated optimal plant-to-robot ratios with the precision of a NASA engineer planning a Mars mission. My friends think I'm incredibly busy and productive because I'm always 'working' when they text me. In reality, I'm usually staring intensely at tiny robots while mentally calculating whether I need more water pumps or if I should expand into corn production. This is what peak multitasking looks like. I've run this game for so long that I'm pretty sure Rusty's farm has achieved sentience and is now planning to take over my computer. The robots have become more organized than my actual life. My virtual vegetables are thriving while my real plants are dying of neglect, but priorities, you know? 10/10 would accidentally create an agricultural dystopia while pretending to be productive again. This game has taught me that retirement is just another word for 'industrial optimization with vegetables.' Now excuse me, I need to restructure my entire irrigation system because I just unlocked sprinklers and everything must be perfect. Was this review helpful? [BEEP BOOP] [OPTIMIZE EVERYTHING] [RETIREMENT IS A LIE]
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So, Ive got all the achievements in Rusty and have practically known peace. The game is very enjoyable and ADHD positive. It fits on 1/4 of the screen and doesnt hinder to you doing your things. During the game, I did household chores, watched movies/ YouTube, was on Discord. With Rusty. When I was lonely he was with me. When I wanted to do something while watching YT or stream he was with me. Rusty allowed me to be myself and not feel hyperactive and like a nuisance to anyone. Unfortunately, the game isnt infinite. At first glance it seems like there r plenty of culture choices to plant, but it all open pretty quickly. Farms open quickly. Upgrades open quickly. But some achievements are quite hard to get. It all doesnt matter, because Rusty will always be in my heart. Rusty will make you google blue corn and potatoes and realize its all too expensive and youll never try it. Rusty will make you grow these cultures in your summer house and realize that growing these wonderful crops is not profitable, but they are delicious. Rusty is love. Rusty is life.
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This is the only game that is getting me through working on my thesis right now. I leave it on the bottom of my screen as I write and research feverishly until I decide enough is enough and I take a break by checking on my farm. This game is the last of my sanity. My only request is that one day there is the ability to fish somehow. Because I love fishing. I also might be going crazy.
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If you play it actively, it's a relatively short game. If you want something to leave open and check once in a while it's a great little game. Early on it require more active planting but the better crops you get, the less you'll need to come back. At some point you have an "upgrade" that make planting automatic too but less efficient than doing yourself. You'll unlock different maps if you want to keep going but beside a very small different for each it's all the same game over again, no unlocks or bonus for finishing a map. No offline progression at all.
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Honestly, I didn’t expect much from this game, but man, here I am eating fries and lettuce with my legs up, playing Rusty’s and watching Kelevin on YouTube. This is life, my friends, this is life
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Rusty's Retirement is currently priced at 6.99€ on Steam.
Rusty's Retirement is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 6.99€ on Steam.
Rusty's Retirement received 12,386 positive votes out of a total of 12,778 achieving an impressive rating of 9.42.
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Rusty's Retirement was developed and published by Mister Morris Games.
Rusty's Retirement is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Rusty's Retirement is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Rusty's Retirement is not playable on Linux.
Rusty's Retirement is a single-player game.
There is a DLC available for Rusty's Retirement. Explore additional content available for Rusty's Retirement on Steam.
Rusty's Retirement does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Rusty's Retirement does not support Steam Remote Play.
Rusty's Retirement is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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