SimFarm
SimFarm was developed by Maxis as a spinoff of SimCity, and allowed the player to simulate the running of a farm. It was released in 1993 for PC Dos, and was released a year later for Macintosh. It has become…
SimFarm is a simulator developed by Maxis, released 31 December 1993 on DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What SimFarm is
SimFarm is a simulator game developed by Maxis and released in 1993. It is available on DOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Mirroring duties on a real farm, SimFarm puts players in charge of building up the land, placing the buildings, buying and selling livestock and planting crops. A weather and season system are in place as well, presenting the same kind of challenges found in a real-world farm. As with SimCity, there are disasters that can wreak havoc on the player's farm. Tornadoes, droughts, pests, and dust storms are some of the events that can disrupt farm crops and harvests. SimFarm also has a small town included in its simulation. This town is reminiscent of SimCity in its form and function. The player may interact with the town occasionally by suggesting new tile types and joining competitions with…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are business. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Sim series
SimFarm is the tenth of 64 entries we hold in the Sim series. The next entry was SimEarth: The Living Planet in 1993.
What it launched against
SimFarm launched on 31 December 1993, within three weeks of Doom, Mega Man X, Theme Park and Windjammers.
Released around the same time: Doom, Mega Man X, Theme Park, Windjammers.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Quick answers
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