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The Farmer Was Replaced

The Farmer Was Replaced

Timon Herzog · Metaroot, Timon Herzog · Oct 10, 2025
Programming Automation Idler Puzzle Text-Based Logic
Delayed observation Observed
996
Last tracked
3,084
All-time peak
n/a
Δ 24h
Player count last observed
Live player data is temporarily unavailable; historical values remain visible for context.

The Farmer Was Replaced - Steam Charts & Historical Stats

Program and optimize a drone to automate a farm and watch it do the work for you. Explore historical player activity and pricing for The Farmer Was Replaced. Player-count data was last observed Sep 26, 2026.

Price
$7.99
Genre
Casual
Developer
Timon Herzog

The Farmer Was Replaced player count and price summary

Current players
Unavailable
All-time peak
3,084
24-hour player change
Unavailable
Current US price
$7.99

Player count last observed . Values marked unavailable are not estimated.

Last Tracked Players

996
change unavailable (24h)

All-Time Peak

3.1K
Sep 2026

Estimated Owners

200,000 .. 500,000
Estimate via SteamSpy

Game Insights

Buy Verdict

Watch — $7.99.

Decent deal at 20% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.

▲ ~4 days until next sale

Update Momentum

Moderate Updates — 1 patches in last 30 days.

4 patches and 4 news items in last 180 days. Latest patch effect size: 0.00.

▬ 1 patches this month

Value Score

Great Value — 100th percentile.

Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 100th percentile. Priced as Market at $7.99.

▲ Market pricing tier

Genre Benchmarks

Player Count Top 0%
Value Ratio Top 0%

Early Access Active

Time in EA
351 days
Updates
41
Current Players
705
Player count

Activity Heatmap

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805
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109
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Update Timeline

Steam News observations with inferred categories. CCU and review comparisons are associations, not proof of causation.

Source: Steam News
Freshness: fresh
Observed Sep 26, 2026 21:11 UTC
Meaningful updates
16
Last 365 days
Last meaningful update
17 days ago
Median cadence
12.9 days

[b]Hey everyone![/b] We’re incredibly excited to finally announce that The Miner Was Replaced, the DLC for The Farmer Was Replaced, will release on November 2! 🎉 https://store.steampowered.com/app/4521700/The_Miner_Was_Replaced/ As the name already suggests, this time we’re leav…

Sep 09, 2026 at 13:41 UTC Community Announcements By chat medium update proxy (inferred) External source
CCU association: Insufficient data Samples: 0 before, 0 after
Review association: 95.8% before / 93.6% after Samples: 119 before, 78 after

[p]Hey folks, [/p][p]We are busy working on the new mining [url="https://store.steampowered.com/app/4521700/The_Miner_Was_Replaced/"]DLC[/url]. Since the mining is already looking quite nice, we thought we would share a short video showing a early work in progress of the new mini…

Jun 25, 2026 at 13:29 UTC Community Announcements By chat medium update proxy (inferred) External source
CCU association: Insufficient data Samples: 0 before, 0 after
Review association: 91.4% before / 95.4% after Samples: 81 before, 130 after

Fixed the bug that reassigned cmd + f to just f and caused the search function to pop up everytime you press f.

Apr 21, 2026 at 09:29 UTC Community Announcements By Timon small update proxy (inferred) External source
CCU association: Insufficient data Samples: 0 before, 0 after
Review association: 93.9% before / 92.2% after Samples: 164 before, 192 after

[p]Hey everyone 👋[/p][p]I’ve got something fun to share today.[/p][p]A few months ago, we had a fun idea: What if you could use The Farmer Was Replaced to automate another game? Here’s a little experiment we did on that: [/p][p]Together with the creators of the typing games [url…

Apr 13, 2026 at 11:27 UTC Community Announcements By chat medium update proxy (inferred) External source
CCU association: Insufficient data Samples: 0 before, 0 after
Review association: 92% before / 91.8% after Samples: 88 before, 244 after

[p]Hey folks 👋, Yes, I'm currently working on replacing the miner in my [b]first DLC![/b][/p][p][img src="{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/42555169/f209c00141a9b4b187fde4847686dd165663de19.gif"][/img][/p][p align="start"]At the moment, everything is still in the early stages and the exact fea…

Mar 20, 2026 at 12:51 UTC Community Announcements By chat medium update proxy (inferred) External source
CCU association: Insufficient data Samples: 0 before, 0 after
Review association: 94.4% before / 94.2% after Samples: 90 before, 156 after

[p][b]Hey folks, 👋 [/b] I have just pushed a new update and this one is especially interesting if you like to customize the colors of your coding environment. You can now choose between different color themes, including a [b]night mode[/b] and a [b]light mode. [/b]For those of y…

Feb 17, 2026 at 21:11 UTC Community Announcements By antenirulf medium update proxy (inferred) External source
CCU association: Insufficient data Samples: 0 before, 0 after
Review association: 92.4% before / 91% after Samples: 145 before, 167 after

[p][b]Hey folks 👋,[/b][/p][p]I’ve got some really good news to share today. 😊 [/p][p]First of all: [b]The Farmer Was Replaced is now available on macOS! 🍎[/b] The Mac build is finally live, so you can now play the game natively on Mac without any workarounds. I know many of yo…

Dec 18, 2025 at 10:01 UTC Community Announcements By chat medium update proxy (inferred) External source
CCU association: Insufficient data Samples: 0 before, 0 after
Review association: 94.8% before / 91.7% after Samples: 268 before, 326 after

Hotfixes

bug-fix

[list] [*] Fixed links in the info window showing before they are unlocked. [*] Fixed the error message when calling `spawn_drone` with a function that takes arguments. [*] Make sure only one item is used when multiple drones try to reposition the treasure at the same time. [/lis…

Dec 05, 2025 at 12:31 UTC Community Announcements By Timon small update proxy (inferred) External source
CCU association: Insufficient data Samples: 0 before, 0 after
Review association: 99.3% before / 93.9% after Samples: 1661 before, 264 after

[p][b]Hey folks,[/b] As promised, this update balances the leaderboards and introduces highly requested quality-of-life features, such as the option to enable all language features at the beginning of the game.[/p][p]First some general improvements:[/p][list][*][p]Added a particl…

Dec 04, 2025 at 16:06 UTC Community Announcements By Nourin medium update proxy (inferred) External source
CCU association: Insufficient data Samples: 0 before, 0 after
Review association: 99.3% before / 94.4% after Samples: 1651 before, 270 after

[p][b]Hey folks 👋[/b][/p][p]The Steam Awards are just around the corner! [/p][p]Every programmer knows the feeling. When the code works as expected, you feel like a genius. If not, well, you know how it is. That's why I think the “Best Game You Suck At” Steam award is perfect fo…

Nov 24, 2025 at 18:10 UTC Community Announcements By antenirulf small update proxy (inferred) External source

Price History

Lowest Price
$7.99
Apr 2026 across all regions
Current Price
$7.99
US region
Price history across regions (last 30 days)

Can I Play This?

Steam declarations and Valve's Steam Deck compatibility result. Missing data is shown as unknown, never unsupported.

Sources fresh
Native Steam builds
Windows: unknown
macOS: unknown
Linux: unknown
Steam Deck
playable
Valve compatibility test
The on-screen keyboard may need to be opened manually.
Input
Controller support: unknown

Developer-declared accessibility on Steam

Features not declared by the developer are not labeled unsupported.

adjustable text size camera comfort custom volume controls stereo sound playable without timed input save anytime
Structured language support (11)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesYesYes
FrenchYesYesYes
ItalianYesYesYes
GermanYesYesYes
Spanish - SpainYesYesYes
JapaneseYesYesYes
KoreanYesYesYes
PolishYesYesYes
Portuguese - BrazilYesYesYes
RussianYesYesYes
Simplified ChineseYesYesYes
Steam store page fresh · checked 2026-08-30 PCGamingWiki technical notes External link only; SteamIQHQ does not ingest PCGamingWiki content.

System Requirements

Platform Support
Windows macOS
Windows Requirements
Minimum:
Minimum:
  • 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
Recommended:
Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
macOS Requirements
Minimum:
Minimum:
  • OS: macOS 10.13+
  • Processor: Apple Silicon is supported / Intel 2.0 GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: May run on weaker systems
Recommended:
Recommended:
    Pricing
    Paid Game
    Sale: 20% off
    $9.99 $7.99

    Additional Information

    Categories
    Single-player Steam Achievements Adjustable Text Size Camera Comfort Custom Volume Controls Playable without Timed Input Save Anytime Stereo Sound Steam Cloud Steam Leaderboards Family Sharing
    Tags
    Programming Automation Idler Puzzle Text-Based Logic Minimalist Education Farming Sim Artificial Intelligence +10 more
    Supported Languages
    English*, French*, Italian*, German*, Spanish - Spain*, Japanese*, Korean*, Polish*, Portuguese - Brazil*, Russian*, Simplified Chinese*
    *languages with full audio support

    Player-to-Price Ratio

    124.66
    7-day avg players per $1 spent

    Current Pricing

    🏷️
    20% OFF SALE!
    $9.99 $7.99

    Additional Information

    🏆 Achievements
    59
    total achievements
    Featured:
    Acrobat
    Feels Good
    👍 Recommendations
    9.2K
    positive reviews
    🇧🇷 DEJUS Rating
    l
    Brazilian rating
    🇩🇪 Steam Germany
    0
    German classification
    📦 DLC Available
    2
    downloadable content
    🆘 Support
    🎁 Purchase Options
    1
    package options

    Developer Analytics

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    About This Game

    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.

    Detailed Description

    Program a drone using a simple python-like language to fully automate various farming tasks that would otherwise be very grindy. Feel the satisfaction of simply pressing "execute" and watching your drone do all the hard work.

    Unlike most programming games the game isn't divided into distinct levels that you have to complete but features a continuous progression.



    Farming earns you resources which can be spent to unlock new technology.



    Programming is done in a simple language similar to Python. The beginning of the game is designed to teach you all the basic programming concepts you will need by introducing them one at a time.



    While it introduces everything that is relevant, it won't hold your hand when it comes to solving the various tasks in the game. You will have to figure those out for yourself, and that can be very challenging if you have never programmed before.



    If you are an experienced programmer, you should be able to get through the early game very quickly and move on to the more complex tasks of the later game, which should still provide interesting challenges.



    Although the programming language isn't exactly Python, it's similar enough that Python IntelliSense works well with it. All code is stored in .py files and can optionally be edited using external code editors like VS Code. When the "File Watcher" setting is enabled, the game automatically detects external changes.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Is The Farmer Was Replaced worth buying right now?
    Watch — $7.99. Decent deal at 20% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
    When does The Farmer Was Replaced go on sale?
    Decent deal at 20% off, but might drop further. Watch for better opportunities.
    Is The Farmer Was Replaced still getting updates?
    Moderate Updates — 1 patches in last 30 days. 4 patches and 4 news items in last 180 days. Latest patch effect size: 0.00.
    Is The Farmer Was Replaced free to play?
    The Farmer Was Replaced costs $7.99 on Steam.
    What genre is The Farmer Was Replaced?
    The Farmer Was Replaced is a Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy game.
    Who developed The Farmer Was Replaced?
    The Farmer Was Replaced was developed by Timon Herzog and published by Metaroot.
    What platforms does The Farmer Was Replaced support?
    Available on Steam for Windows, macOS.

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