The Farmer Was Replaced

The Farmer Was Replaced

Released Oct 2025

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.

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Evaluation

The Farmer Was Replaced launched its full 1.0 release on October 10, 2025, after approximately 3.5 years of development including a period in Early Access. The 1.0 update was substantial, introducing multiple drones, a reworked unlock tree, 50+ achievements, a complete sound overhaul, and support for 11 languages. Since launch, the developer has continued shipping post-release updates, including quality-of-life improvements in December 2025, custom theme and editor improvements in February 2026, and a cross-game integration feature in April 2026. A paid DLC titled "The Miner Was Replaced" was announced on March 20, 2026. The developer brought on two additional collaborators (Nils and Adrian) to help build it. On June 25, 2026 — the most recent developer communication — an update post shared a work-in-progress video of the new mining mechanic, confirming active development continues. The DLC is already listed on the Steam store as unreleased and available to wishlist. There is no release date announced yet.
Evidence
Developer shared a work-in-progress video of the new mining mechanic for the upcoming DLC, confirming the team is actively prototyping it
news post · Jun 25, 2026 source content planned
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Developer announced the first DLC 'The Miner Was Replaced', noting it is in early prototype stages and that two additional developers (Nils and Adrian) have joined to help build it
news post · Mar 20, 2026 source content planned
high

Content

1 of 2 released · 1 planned

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Details

Developer
Publisher
Metaroot
Achievements
59
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

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.

Last evaluated Aug 18, 2026
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