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SimFarm
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'''''SimFarm: SimCity's Country Cousin''' is a video game in which players build and manage a virtual farm. It was developed by Maxis and released in 1993 as a spin-off of SimCity''. The game included a teacher's guide to teaching with SimFarm with blackline masters to be photocopied for the class and a user manual. In 1996, SimFarm and several other Maxis simulation games were rereleased under the Maxis Collector Series, with greater compatibility with Windows 95 and differing box art, including the addition of Classics beneath the title.
Game data
- Released
- 1993-09-01
- User rating
- 3.78 / 5
- Genres
- Strategy, Simulation
- Platforms
- PC, macOS, Classic Macintosh
- ESRB
- Everyone
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Game details · IGDB
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 a classic, and began the subsequent development of the farm simulation subgenre, although Maxis did not make any sequel to the game in the way they have for SimCity.
- Released
- 1993
- Genres
- Simulator, Strategy
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS
- Game modes
- Single player
- Franchise
- Sim, SimCity
- Developer
- Maxis
- Publisher
- Mindscape, Maxis
Key facts
- Video game.title
- SimFarm: SimCity's Country Cousin
- Video game.image
- SimFarm Coverart.png
- Video game.developer
- Maxis
- Video game.publisher
- Maxis
- Video game.producer
- Mike Perry
- Video game.designer
- Eric Albers
- Video game.programmer
- Eric Albers
- Video game.artist
- Jenny Martin
- Video game.composer
- Sue Kasper
- Video game.series
- Sim
- Video game.platforms
- MS-DOS, Macintosh, PC-98, FM Towns, Windows
- Video game.released
- MS-DOS1993Macintosh1994PC-981994FM Towns1994Windows 951996
- Video game.genre
- Construction and management simulation
- Video game.modes
- Single-player
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- publication date
- 1993-01-01
- title
- Sim Farm
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- Gameplay
- Reception
- References
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'''''SimFarm: SimCity's Country Cousin''' is a video game in which players build and manage a virtual farm. It was developed by Maxis and released in 1993 as a spin-off of SimCity''. The game included a teacher's guide to teaching with SimFarm with blackline masters to be photocopied for the class and a user manual. In 1996, SimFarm and several other Maxis simulation games were rereleased under the Maxis Collector Series, with greater compatibility with Windows 95 and differing box art, including the addition of Classics beneath the title.
== Gameplay == Simulating duties on a real farm in the contiguous United States, 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. There are four types of livestock in SimFarm, all of which have specific food requirements, need water, and breed new livestock. Animals' value can be increased by making a barn available for their use.