Farming Simulator 18
Farming Simulator 18 is a PlayStation Vita simulation game released in 2017 developed by GIANTS Software. It centers on driving and route control, resource or business management, and state management, with controls and information arranged around the twin analog sticks, directional pad, shoulder and face buttons, adding front or rear touch, gyroscope, cameras, or microphone only where explicitly used.
- AI score · out of 10
- 6.6 / 10
About this game
Farming Simulator 18 is a PlayStation Vita simulation game centered on driving and route control, resource or business management, and state management. Schedules, changing values, or staged goals encourage repeated adjustment, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Interface clarity and state feedback matter more than spectacle, while the high-density portable display, stereo audio, touch feedback, and handheld interface need to keep text, targets, and state changes clear at a small scale. The genre-specific limitation is that explanations, dense menus, real-time systems, or accessory dependencies can add friction. Platform conditions also include proprietary memory cards, touch or gyroscope input, battery life, download availability, cross-platform features, and retired online services affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
Collected in series
Farming Simulator puts you in charge of a working farm, from choosing equipment to cultivating fields and selling what they produce. Driving agricultural machinery is central, while livestock, forestry and production businesses offer different ways to expand.
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AI review
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A capable portable farm with slow pacing and plain scenery.
Farming Simulator 18 on Vita keeps the planting, harvesting, animal care and equipment-purchase cycle that gives the series its quiet appeal. Crops, livestock and machinery provide enough to manage over time, and hired workers can relieve some repetitive field tasks. The portable build nevertheless uses a single farm, occasional delivery requests offer limited variation, and crops grow without a way to accelerate the clock. Greenhouses and wind turbines from other entries are absent. Vehicles retain more detail than the plain surrounding landscape, so the presentation communicates machinery better than atmosphere. In a direct Vita review, touchscreen handling of shopping, camera movement and the map works well, while simplified one-button actions make a complicated simulator easier to manage on a handheld. This assessment concerns that portable release and does not inherit home-console features or the separate 3DS record. Players who enjoy unhurried agricultural routines and gradual equipment upgrades may find it satisfying; those seeking fast progress or rich visual scenery should expect a restrained version.
Strengths
- Equipment progression, hired help and touch controls.
Weaknesses
- Unskippable waiting, one farm and plain surroundings.
Who it is for: Handheld players who enjoy gradual, deliberate farm management.
Play notes: Vita build only; other platform features are excluded.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Portable breadth is respectable while waiting and repetition restrict pace. | Reviewed | 6.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Slow agricultural progress is satisfying for its intended audience, though tasks can become mechanical. | Reviewed | 7.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Machines remain recognizable but the farm lacks visual atmosphere. | Reviewed | 5.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Portable controls make the involved tasks easier to manage. | Reviewed | 7.2 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- GIANTS Software
- Publisher
- GIANTS SoftwareFocus
- Release date
- 2017
- Platforms
- PlayStation Vita
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Simulation · Primary genre
- Tags
- ReplayableDriving and RacingThird PersonLong-term ProgressionMain Story 20–50 HoursSolo-friendlyResource Management3D GraphicsLife SimulationCozySlow Burn
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- Nintendo 3DSWorldwide2017
- PlayStation VitaWorldwide2017
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