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Program and optimize a drone to automate a farm and watch it do the work for you. Collect resources to unlock better technology and become the most efficient farmer in the world. Improve your problem solving and coding skills.

The Farmer Was Replaced is a programming, automation and idler game developed by Timon Herzog and published by Timon Herzog and Metaroot.
Released on October 10th 2025 is available only on Windows in 11 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 1,543 reviews of which 1,496 were positive and 47 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified The Farmer Was Replaced into these genres:

Programming Automation Idler Puzzle Text-Based Logic Minimalist Education Farming Sim Artificial Intelligence Farming Resource Management Simulation Sandbox Strategy 3D Colorful Singleplayer Economy Early Access

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7 (64-bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core i3
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia Geforce GTX 550/equivalent or higher*
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: May run on weaker systems

User reviews & Ratings

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Oct. 2025
I had a blast with this game! As a professional programmer with solid Python experience, I breezed through most of it pretty easily. But even without the challenge factor, it was still a ton of fun. If you're finding yourself stuck on certain puzzles, that's totally normal—embrace it! The whole joy of programming is working through tough problems. All of us developers hit walls constantly, sometimes spending days on a single issue. But man, when you finally crack it? That moment when everything clicks and your code actually works? There's nothing quite like it. Here's my advice: when you're stuck, don't just hunt for game-specific solutions online. Treat it like a real Python programming problem. Say you need to handle each farm column differently—instead of searching "Farmer was Replaced columns," look up how to iterate through columns in Python or ask ChatGPT about working with 2D arrays. The game's language is close enough to actual Python that real programming solutions will translate directly. Also, get comfortable with print() statements—they're a developer's best friend. Throw print("checkpoint reached") at the start of functions to confirm they're actually running. If your not seeing it, then you know where the problem is. Print your variables too, so you can see what data you're actually working with. One more thing: you can print function outputs to inspect them. Like, get_world_size() returns a value, but you won't see it unless you print(get_world_size()). Super useful for testing and understanding what your code is doing. Enjoy the game and happy coding!
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Sept. 2025
Short story; Amazing game 10/10 Long story; I'm a professional software developer of like 15 years. I've worked in many different languages and in general because I code so much for work I've really lost that sense of fun and passion I used to have while coding. This game brought that back. I don't even know how properly to describe it. It's kinda like a more complex cookie clicker but you program the clicker and can get as clever as you'd like about it. It gives me the same satisfaction as a game like factorio while really letting me dig into the mechanics and rewrite the rules of how I'm "supposed" to play. This game is a must have for software developers imo. Make programming fun again- do it in an environment that actually rewards you for clever, efficient code.
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Sept. 2025
Had no experience with coding at all when I first played. The game taught me almost everything I needed to know to get through it.
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Sept. 2025
Kind of awesome, a great example of gamification where the player feels like he is just having fun but is actually learning basic programming principles and some basic python. I only wish i could choose from additional programming languages, then i would happily play the whole game again in e.g. c++
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July 2025
I am once again playing a game that involves programming, instead of actually programming something I need to do.
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Frequently Asked Questions

The Farmer Was Replaced is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.

The Farmer Was Replaced is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 9.99€ on Steam.

The Farmer Was Replaced received 1,496 positive votes out of a total of 1,543 achieving an impressive rating of 9.18.
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The Farmer Was Replaced was developed by Timon Herzog and published by Timon Herzog and Metaroot.

The Farmer Was Replaced is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The Farmer Was Replaced is not playable on MacOS.

The Farmer Was Replaced is not playable on Linux.

The Farmer Was Replaced is a single-player game.

The Farmer Was Replaced does not currently offer any DLC.

The Farmer Was Replaced does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

The Farmer Was Replaced does not support Steam Remote Play.

The Farmer Was Replaced 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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The Farmer Was Replaced
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Rating
9.2
1,496
47
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Developer
Timon Herzog
Publisher
Timon Herzog, Metaroot
Release 10 Oct 2025
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