Good news, everyone! Farming Simulator 22 will feature cross-platform multiplayer. No more separation between friends on different systems - everyone can play together, regardless of their preferred platform.
If you're worried, other players might be superior at farming because of mouse and keyboard controls: don't worry, they won't be. But, you can still use filters to avoid crossplay servers, and prevent players on other platforms from joining your server.
Every player has to have the same content (DLCs and/or mods) installed as the server host. Otherwise, players with missing content can't join the server. Console users can only join servers with mods that are available through the official ModHub on consoles. Stadia users can only join servers with no mods activated.
The hosting platform is setting the initial limit of available slots (determining the maximum number of machines, tools, etc. on the server). If a player with fewer slots available on his platform is joining the game, he will set the new slot limit for everyone based on his platform.
If a server has already more slots occupied than supported by your platform, joining the server won't be possible. Since old-gen and current-gen consoles differ in terms of available slots, too, console players have to keep in mind the slot count when playing with friends using a console from a different hardware generation.
Thanks to crossplay, cooperative farming will be more fun than ever. Work the fields together, occupy different farms, and help each other out where you can. With production chains becoming part of Farming Simulator 22, there's even more to do, now.
That's not all: So everyone can farm together in (their own) style, the new character creator also allows for various new customization options. Just in time for crossplay. Stay tuned, we'll show it to you very soon. Get ready to put on shiny rubber boots, some cool glasses, and glorious mustaches.
Also available now: The Year 1 Season Pass. Get new content for Farming Simulator 22 and save money! On top of the price advantage of the Season Pass compared to buying the content separately, you'll save even more money by pre-ordering.
Updated April 26, 2024 by Gabrielle Castania: Since farming games hold such a special place in the hearts of plenty of gamers, it's no surprise you want to share your love for farming with your loved ones! We're updating our list of the best multiplayer farming games to make sure you're bringing the best of the best to your favorite folks.
Have you and your friends ever wanted to run a farm in the Australian outback? Well, say g'day to Dinkum. You have an island all to yourself, and can recruit NPCs to live in your ever-growing town as you explore the hot and wild depths of the island.
This quirky game is a life simulation RPG. You have access to a ginormous island for you to grow and populate by building shops, farming crops, and cooking. Plant hundreds of trees and create a bustling and busy farm life for you and your friends. There are over 14 NPCs to grow relationships with and even end up romancing.
There is true co-op in Spirit of The Island, meaning that you and one other person can start island life together and grow together. There is a separate story for the co-op experience and you won't be missing out on any single-player content.
Longvinter is an early access survival game that is heavily influenced and compared to Animal Crossing due to its graphics and character design. It is described as Animal Crossing meets Rust. There are some farming elements - you can grow various plants and flowers within your own base, which are needed for selling and keeping energy up.
Spiritfarer is a narrative-driven, side-scrolling adventure game. You and one other player can manage a ferry that ships people away that are about to pass on. There are plenty of NPCs you can speak with that will reveal deep stories that keep you immersed in the world.
Apart from the story-rich environment, you can spend your days managing the ferry and building indoor farms, and stopping by some docks to go fishing. The game is all about taking your time to enjoy the little things. Spiritfarer supports Remote Play Together on Steam.
Big Farm Story is like a mobile game in a big world. You live in a bright and bustling town where you can build a farm and a house from the ground up. The map is large, allowing you to explore different locations and meet new NPCs along the way.
As the name of the game suggests, Farm Together allows you to share ginormous open-world farms with up to six friends. Everyone can own a house, decorate, and farm away. This game offers a tycoon experience, creating fields and fields of expensive crops to harvest, but it also comes across as a design game.
The game continues in real-time and will be active even if you aren't logged in. This means that plants will grow even if you aren't playing the game and that you'll have to wait real-life hours for something to finish.
This is a large simulation franchise with no story or filler attached. All you do is work day-in-day-out in the fields, mowing down wheat and feeding animals. Farming Simulator offers the most realistic experience when it comes to farming.
What looks like a re-imagining of Minecraft is actually just a farming simulator with a fast exploration and survival experience attached. In Staxel, you're meant to maintain a farm while also exploring the vast world before you with some friends.
My Time At Sandrock is the successor to My Time At Portia, and is a village life farming simulator where you romance people, follow side quests, and grow your own building and farming company. The one thing the predecessor lacked, though, was multiplayer, which is thankfully fixed in Sandrock.
Pathea Games is starting anew with My Time At Sandrock. This is a reimagined, better version of My Time At Portia. The idea is pretty much the same; build up your own company and help the town. Sandrock gives you better graphics and better mechanics, and had multiplayer from release.
Minecraft isn't necessarily a farming game outright, but the beauty behind it is that you can play the game exactly how you want. You can go off adventuring, defeat dragons, and travel to the underworld, or you can build a sweet cottage and start a farm. The game doesn't have to get more complicated than that if that's what you prefer.
You're fully able to create farms of your own and build a farming simulator from scratch. Instead of waiting for a farming game that will scratch your itch, create what you want in Minecraft and then invite some friends over to chill out and expand even more.
Garden Paws is an adorable village life farming simulation. Though you have animals you feed and keep as pets, you yourself are a creature that is not human. Help the town and grow your own farm as a magical, and adorable, creature.
The game allows you to farm, build, explore, decorate, and fight. It supports a large number of people at once, 32 in one lobby. This is an open-world RPG experience made as cute as possible.
Ranch Simulator is another realistic simulation game that's meant to be relaxing and repetitive. It's referred to as "The Realistic Multiplayer Agriculture Management Sandbox". In Ranch Simulator, you live on your own farm and manage and protect it yourself. That means fending off wolves and bears from your livestock and growing your farm.
You can hunt for animals and do some extensive building. Beyond your farm is an open world that you're able to explore. The game supports up to four players for the ultimate ranch experience.
A rather mythological game, your character in Fae Farm begins are human before receiving their own pair of wings and venturing off into the Fae Realm, full of new creatures, story, and plenty of new crops to grow.
This is a pixel RPG farming game that originally launched in June of 2021. In Sun Haven, every character is a mythological beast and you're a hero. You can choose from seven different magical races.
The game offers decorating, role-playing, and farming all in one. This is less of a relaxing farming game and more of an adventure experience you can share with your friends. Sun Haven supports up to eight players at a time.
The most notable mention, of course, is Stardew Valley. Not only can you farm in this game, but you're able to decorate the inside of your house, have kids, befriend a charming cast of locals, and complete an RPGstory.
Stardew Valley supports four players at a time. Because the game requires you to be mindful of your energy output each day as well as sleeping before the sun goes down, it's extremely helpful to have other players with you.
On your own, it gets hard prioritizing farming, quest lines, exploring, and upgrading your equipment. The day is gone and your energy is depleted before you step into town. With friends, everyone can split off and prioritize different things for maximum efficiency!
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