Farm Manager 2021
The first 2 hours are a test
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (56%); after 20h it's 1 in 8 (12%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- The opening is criticised more than in 85% of games we track.
- 86% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 2,425 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 15.9h for positive, 7.1h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (85.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.
All achievements (33)
- A breath of modernity Buy your first farm machine 100%
- First harvest Finish your first harvest 87%
- Back to the school Finish a tutorial 77%
- Difficult beginnings You have a negative balance 57%
- Good employer Train your employee to level 5 52%
- Incredibly rich Build a level 3 owner's house 49%
- The new land Buy additional land 45%
- Beekeeper Produce honey 40%
- Eco Build a wind farm 32%
- From the sweat of your brow Own 30 fields with crops 20%
- Real Farmer Finish the campaign 10%
- Certified farmer Finish all the trainings 9.1%
- The breeder Own 1000 animals 8.8%
- Harvest Finish the scenario “Harvest" 7.7%
- Fish farming Finish the scenario “Fish farming“ 7.7%
- The power of colors Finish the scenario “The power of colors“ 5.5%
- The first customer Finish the scenario “The first customer“ 4.7%
- Machines fan Finish the scenario “Machines fan“ 4.6%
- Nerd Finish the scenario “Nerd“ 4.4%
- The zoo Finish the scenario “The zoo“ 4.3%
- Master of Economics Finish the scenario “Master of Economics“ 4.3%
- Bio business Finish the scenario “Bio business“ 4.1%
- What an egg! Finish the scenario “What an egg!“ 4.0%
- Carrot cake Finish the scenario “Carrot cake“ 3.7%
- Trees and shrubs Finish the scenario “Trees and shrubs“ 3.5%
- A versatile entrepreneur Finish the scenario “A versatile entrepreneur“ 3.4%
- Duck, potatoes and beetroot Finish the scenario “Duck, potatoes and beetroot“ 3.2%
- A true leader Finish the scenario “A true leader“ 3.0%
- Golden brew Finish the scenario “Golden brew“ 2.7%
- A glass of wine Finish the scenario “A glass of wine" 2.7%
- Country retreat Finish the scenario “Country retreat" 1.5%
- Five star rating Finish the scenario “Five star rating" 1.3%
- Flower craze Finish the scenario “Flower craze" 1.1%