About Idle Farm
Idle Farm starts with a patch of land and an ambition. You grow crops, harvest them and sell what you produce. Bigger harvests mean more money, and that money goes straight back into the farm.
Upgrades are the engine. Improving a field makes each harvest more productive, so the same plot of land earns more than it did an hour ago. As funds allow, you expand, adding more fields and more kinds of production until the farm sprawls well beyond where it began.
The turning point is hiring managers. A farm manager takes over the routine work of a field, which frees you to think about the business rather than click on every crop. With the right people in place, the farm largely runs itself and your role becomes planning: watching production, deciding what to upgrade next and choosing where to grow. With careful planning, there is a lot you can achieve.
How to play Idle Farm
- Click on your fields to grow and harvest crops.
- Collect the money your produce earns.
- Spend it on upgrades that make each field more productive.
- Hire farm managers to run fields for you.
- Expand the farm with new production and keep upgrading.
Tips and tricks
- Consider hiring your first manager for the field that earns you the most.
- Try spreading upgrades evenly at the start, then focus on the fields that seem to be earning best.
- Keep an eye on production, and consider upgrading any field that has fallen behind the others.
- Try expanding as soon as you can afford to, rather than letting money sit unused.
Game details
- Category
- Simulation
- Developer
- Boombit S.A.
- Plays on
- Desktop, tablet and phone
- Released
- March 18, 2024
- Price
- Free
- Topics
Frequently asked questions
What do farm managers do in Idle Farm?
They do most of the work on your fields for you, so production carries on without you clicking on everything.
How do I earn more money?
Grow and harvest more, upgrade your fields to make harvesting more effective and expand the farm.
How is the game controlled?
Use the mouse to click on your production, managers and upgrades. On a touch screen, tap instead.