Farm Manager 2018
The first hour is a test
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (54%); after 20h it's 1 in 4 (23%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- The opening is criticised more than in 83% of games we track.
- 6% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Real Farmer” (Finish the campaign): only 6% of starters get there.
- 91% 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 2,816 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 294 reviews: 17.5h for positive, 13.2h 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 (90.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Real Farmer Finish the campaign Most players quit here 7% −93
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (32)
story milestone ending side
- Back to the school Finish a training 100%
- First harvest Finish your first harvest 74%
- A breath of modernity Buy your first farm machine 71%
- The new life Breed an animal 68%
- Good employer Train your employee to level 5 66%
- I told you so! Win the bet with your neighbor 59%
- Difficult beginnings You have a negative balance 49%
- Beekeeper Produce honey 47%
- Eco Build a wind farm 44%
- Fruit straight from the orchard Finish the scenario “Fruit straight from the orchard” 40%
- The new land Buy additional land 37%
- Incredibly rich Build a level 3 owner's house 25%
- The little army Hire 100 employees 15%
- From the sweat of your brow Own 30 fields with crops 12%
- Certified farmer Finish all the trainings 12%
- Real Farmer Finish the campaign 6.5%
- Not all is lost Finish the scenario “Not all is lost” 5.8%
- On the horizon… Finish the scenario “On the horizon” 4.6%
- The land of milk and honey Finish the scenario “Land of milk and honey” 3.6%
- Fruit growers union Finish the scenario “Fruit growers union” 3.2%
- The breeder Own 1000 animals 3.1%
- Satisfy the carnivores Finish the scenario “Satisfy the carnivores” 3.1%
- Breeder of the year Finish the scenario “Breeder of the year” 2.8%
- Once-in-a-lifetime contract Finish the scenario “Once-in-a-lifetime contract” 2.8%
- Fresh early vegetables Finish the scenario “Fresh early vegetables” 2.8%
- Straight from the field Finish the scenario “Straight from the field” 2.5%
- Old school Finish the scenario “Old school” 2.5%
- Eco farm Finish the scenario “Eco farm” 2.5%
- There is no bread without flour Finish the scenario “There is no bread without flour” 2.4%
- Let them envy… Finish the scenario “Let them envy” 2.4%
- I bet on the green Finish the scenario “I bet on the green” 2.4%
- Business plan Finish the scenario “Business plan” 2.3%