This is my tier list of the 30+farming games that released and that I played in 2024.
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00:00 Introduction
02:12 Critter Cove
What you should know: https://youtu.be/ZM9QIoutIy0
Dev interview: https://youtu.be/ZTzdMjvemsc
04:03 Shinehill
Stream: https://youtube.com/live/ZGrmcyRXMqM
05:21 Farm Together 2
Stream: https://youtube.com/live/aKpUumdyLzw
06:49 Chill Town
First thoughts: https://youtu.be/BPHWeYHwVYg
08:21 A New Leaf Memories
Review: https://youtu.be/xGhGpuHRvls
09:31 Fields of Mistria
Tips & tricks: https://youtu.be/hAekLdTOms4
11:55 Lightyear Frontier
Review: https://youtu.be/nt4GhyaMB7U
13:45 Ova Magica
Tips & tricks: https://youtu.be/owNNGy7lScY
Dev interview: https://youtu.be/ZaS4QQ3m1KE
15:50 Chef RPG
Review: https://youtu.be/I5onfTw2hH8
18:07 Immortal Life
Tips & tricks: https://youtu.be/Ypms2zvO6mQ
20:39 Song of the Prairie
Stream: https://youtube.com/live/TdcGTtFYJac
21:51 Orange Season
Review: https://youtu.be/uoAE8MmAHLI
23:47 The Witch of Fern Island
Stream: https://youtube.com/live/eaiIs_Z8iYY
25:41 Garden of the Sea
Stream: https://youtube.com/live/AbPmO0vjvPg
28:10 Garden Witch Life
Review: https://youtu.be/2WWQyB_ReGA
30:59 Farming Simulator 25
Stream: https://youtube.com/live/HuPSBdonWCg?feature=share
33:52 Brocula
Review: https://youtu.be/zZaQ80UjZaA
35:33 Dreamland Farm
First thoughts: https://youtu.be/BJdGFy7xUV4
36:25 Oriental Valley
Review: https://youtu.be/OWp-FNccwfo
37:49 Bandle Tale
Review: https://youtu.be/MJFq5jzJyh0
40:30 Eastward Octopia
Review: https://youtu.be/dLFyuF-URzI
42:00 Sunnyside
Dev interview: https://youtu.be/Zro6cfjZcos
44:45 Bokujou Monogatari Mobile Life & Love
Stream: https://youtube.com/live/kK7AuQ5yg2M?feature=share
46:54 Harvest Moon Home Sweet Home
Review: https://youtu.be/H6XF_zy84Eg
49:21 Farmagia
Review: https://youtu.be/yBBBO-GOdZ4
51:55 Luma Island
Review: https://youtu.be/W80C_DdUT1s
55:25 Ninano Dream Ranch
My first month: https://youtu.be/lhnyELiKLwI
58:06 Mirthwood
Review: https://youtu.be/YbcVxHt5tcU
01:01:29 Echoes of the Plum Grove
100 days: https://youtu.be/JtLxYSlIpqk
Tips & tricks: https://youtu.be/GDAA89nn6X8
01:04:03 Everholm
Review: https://youtu.be/s1dmzlRzHaU
01:06:23 Little-Known Galaxy
Stream: https://youtube.com/live/WMU9kUX0zY8?feature=share
01:09:27 Final thoughts
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I’ve played so many farming/life sims, and I’m always looking for similar games to play!
But most of the ones I’m excited for is coming out next year, so I’m gonna use this tier list to see what other farming games I can play while waiting for those to come out!
Edit: And replaying old games. Currently playing back to nature :3 although I’m always surprised how cruel Carter becomes in SoS:FoMt since they’ve made everyone else kinder 😭 meanwhile Carter is using the confessional box to tell you you’re the worst piece of trash on earth and should burn in hell
Roots of Pacha is better than Little-known Galaxy in my option, because it's deeper. For example, in Pacha u need to harvest certain number of crops to learn about them. Galaxy is fun too though. Your instinct which made u play so much more of Pacha is on point
Litterly was looking for new games to play yay
This here is the true game awards for me this year. Thank you for your dedication to the genre and helping us all find those hidden gems~
I played some of the games you mentioned and out of all the ones I played this year I really only liked Chef RPG. Thanks for the video, Josh! 🙂
Fields of mistria is game of the year 🎉. Ova magica is adorable too
I actually like sunny side quite a bit, but I def experienced some bugs during the time I played. The first round I did, I got a bug where all the wild animals, be it foxes/raccoons and the birds/bugs just would not spawn after a point and once you notice it, it’s hard to unnotice.
My pets I adopted would often get stuck in the trees and couldn’t get out unless I hit the trees with my axe, but some of the trees I wanted to keep for aesthetic, but they don’t regenerate, so I need to chose between keeping the trees or my animals starving lol
I once got stuck in a tutorial screen and had to reset the game, and another time I was fishing off the treehouse dock during a thunderstorm and my character pulled up nothing and it zoomed in like it was showing what they caught, but they then proceeded to stare at their hands as if questioning their lives until I reset the game.
I actually enjoyed it quite a bit and the bike was fun to zip around on and then crash and rag doll over fences or into trees 😂
ohhhh i'd been looking at immortal life but I wasn't sure if I'd like it, but now I'm excited to try it lmao
8:00 bro took a bite out of that oven
agree with Fields of Mistria & Echoes of plum grove being S tier!! such a good games!!!
Ova magica really reminds me of digimon 🥰
I’m so excited for chef rpg and fields of mistria!!
That makes me so happy that Josh’s favorite Harvest Moon game is Magical Melody. That was my first ever Harvest Moon game I’ve played and owned and it’s probably my second favorite Harvest Moon game next to Tree of Tranquillity. Animal Parade is still my overall favorite out of the 3 though.
Yes, that is what I am talking about!
Wow… I couldn't agree more with you, especially when it comes to Fields of Mistria, Everholm & Mirthwood. Got the very same feelings, and even used the same words in my video while playing Mirthwood that you can make a good impression only once. And Mirthwood didn't make a good impression, sadly. I love Mistria, and I hope that in time both Everholm and Mirthwood will level up, so I will change my mind. But as for now I would place them exactly on the same spot on my tier list. Gladly there's Mistria and Plum Grove, which are great and made this year of farming games not as sad as it could be without them.
D for Oriental Valley was generous 🤣
Very good tier list. I agree with just about every placement for the games I've played, even the ones I may like/dislike more than you. I bought Immortal Life at the beginning of the year after seeing you play it and it is definitely in my top 3 for this year.
Honestly SunnySide is the biggest disappointment of the year. I was so hyped for it, and backed it after your first video on it. But the lack of taking feedback from the betas and from what I understand they had issues with the publisher they cant really do DLC or really make money of the game. But man it had so much promise
I will always appreciate your game review videos, especially the tier lists. I always feel like I spent my money wisely thanks to them 😆 Thank you very much ~ 🥰
Loved it! I added a few new games to my wishlist.
sunnyside's ranking breaks my heart but i understand why it's ranked so low. it doesn't help that their publisher screwed them over so badly that they aren't even able to improve the game at all.
My favorite games of the year would be Vampire Survivors and Persona 5 Royal. I've played so many hours, and plan to continue playing, these two games are so engaging and addictive is hard to put them down!! The two most disappointed ones would be FFX which I found boring and clunky, and Rune Factory 4 Special because the in game art style is so ugly and the romanceable options so cringe, I couldn't really justify spending more time with it.
Why no coral island?
Fields of Mistria was my most anticipated game this year, and yeah I think it's going to be a contender for my fav game of the year so far, and I did play a lot games this year (mostly demos though). Stardew Valley is still my fav Farming Sim (neither Coral Island nor Sun Haven were able to do that), but Fields of Mistria has the best chance of doing that. I just checked on how many hours I've played (I recently took a break from it again after experiencing the new update). I have over 70 hours now, so yeah PLENTY of content. Of course though I always play casually. I am now in my 2nd Fall. Waiting to see what the next future update will bring. Hoping they'll add a Fall festival. Loved the Summer one, it had me giggling like a school girl lol. S tier for sure
Ova Magica is something I WANT. It's like my "Surprise game" of the year. Basically it came out of nowhere and just instantly grabbed my attention. I was surprised on how smoothly it ran on my PC. I think it's because of the simple 3D designs (like even Coral Island lags for me). It's the next Steam game I'll be getting. Just when it came out in Early Access, it was bad timing because I was waiting for Fields of Mistria since I only had enough money in my Steam account for one more game. I do hope it continues to run well on my PC. I fell in love with the game so fast that I already drew an OC for it lol. Called her Amethyst hehe. Oh, I only played the demo. As much as I want to rank it, for me the demo isn't enough for me to rank something properly.
These were the only 2 NEW games I've played this year. I did get Sun Haven at the beginning of the year and after completing the main story and getting married, I'd Rank it A tier. Great game, but my only issue was the Romance part. I think Stardew Spoiled me because in Sun Haven, there's only 2 events you get with the LI before marriage. Claude is amazing, but I was also disappointed with the lack of attention he gave to his kid, once you have one. Like even in Stardew at least your spouse talks about the kids. I know the devs keep adding to the game, so I hope they fix that part of it. But I loved everything else.
The other game I got this year that's a farm sim, it's a game I eventually dropped sadly because I got bored- Wylde Flowers. I was always on the fence of getting it to begin with, but that was mostly due to the art style. Game plays great and the voice acting was an added bonus and the story is good, but it got tedious at one point, even with the magical elements in play. Plus the char personalities weren't as memorable to me as other games. Heck I had no desire to even romance anyone. I still haven't finished the main story, and I doubt I ever will, which is sad. Decent game, but just not for me.
i loved fields of mistria so much, i already have 100+ hours in it, it's super fun and the social aspect is great (i want to marry all the marriage candidates hahaha)
also i love both farming games AND xianxia so i HAVE to play immortal life, thanks for recommendation 😊
Immortal Life and Fields of Mistria are the only ones, I own and have Played, I fell in love with them at first sight.
For me 2024 was a huge year of disappointment. Only a handful of games impressed me. I loved Little Known Galaxy and Fields of Mistria but I don’t really feel like anything else was that memorable. It’s like 2024 was all about quantity vs quality!
Fields of mistra is a beautiful game however i really hate the craft a chair and just stare at it as it's got no use😢