Take on the role of a modern farmer. Agriculture, animal husbandry and forestry offer a huge variety of farming activities while you face the challenges of the four seasons, especially when winter sets in. Creatively build your own farm and extend your farming operations with production chains - forming an agricultural empire. Even run your farm together with friends and enjoy crossplatform multiplayer together...

The game is a constant learning experience

Farming Simulator 22 is a time zapping game that you'll sit down to play for just half an hour and before you know it hours have passed.

The game starts with a straightforward tutorial, but in all honesty it's a constant learning experience as you get to grips with new machinery and ways of farming. Like with most sim games, you'll get more out of it the more you put into it. If you're really passionate about building the best farm and owning the best machinery for the job, then you'll spend many a happy hour achieving your goals.

The graphics are as impressive as you'd expect. You have the option of so many different environments. For example, you might opt to create a lush vineyard or an olive orchard in the Mediterranean south of France, a vast farmland full of wheat, corn, potatoes and cotton in the US-Midwest or a lively animal farm in the hilly landscape of the European Alpine region.

You can even add greenhouses and beehives to your farm

There are more than 400 machines and tools from over 100 real agricultural brands like Case IH, CLAAS, Fendt, John Deere, Massey Ferguson, New Holland, Valtra and many more available for your farm.

The latest installment in the franchise introduces new ground working features like mulching or stone picking, an improved build-mode adding greenhouses and beehives, as well as a new character creator to bring your own, individual farmer to life.

It really is an incredibly relaxing and satisfying game that you'll get months of pleasure out of.

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Nick Smithson