Game: Farm Together 2
Genre: Simulation, Early Access
System: Steam (Windows) (also available on macOS)
Developers | Publishers: Milkstone Studios
Controller Support: Full
Price: US $19.99 | UK £16.75 | EU € 19,99
Release Date: May 7th, 2024
No review code was used, as I purchased the game myself.
Milkstone Studios has launched Farm Together 2 in Early Access on Steam. This farming simulation is the sequel to Farm Together, which was released in 2019. Yvonne and I enjoyed the first game, and Yvonne’s review for Farm Together can be found here.
Farm Together 2 is a co-op life and farming simulation game where you create and develop your own farm. Despite its co-op focus, all tasks can be completed solo, so you can play the game on your own if you wish.
Farm Together 2
Farm Together 2 does not have any storyline whatsoever; if it’s an engaging storyline you are after, you won’t find it in this game. It offers activities like planting crops and selling the produce for gems, painting, minimalist cooking, and looking after animals and decorating your home.
Customise Your Character
When Farm Together 2 begins, you can customise your character; the customisation options are pretty expansive. You can choose your skin tone, hair colour, height, clothes, and more.
You start with a single plot of land on which to build your farm and establish a thriving business. As you grow crops through the seasons, you can also explore the town, which is a new addition to Farm Together 2, and build shops in the town to sell your products to earn coins and gems for items to decorate your farm with. You also need gems to unlock new areas and increase the size of your farm. Farm Together 2 sticks to the classic farming sim formula that was established in the first Farm Together game.
Mindless Gaming
If you’re looking for a cosy game that’s not too demanding, Farm Together 2 might be worth exploring. It doesn’t require much beyond managing farm items like crops and caring for your animals and fish; in fact, it’s kind of what I would call mindless gaming, as you don’t have to put too much thought into what you are doing. The game progresses quickly through the seasons as you plant crops and watch them grow, but you can freely roam around your farm and handle other tasks as well.
Quests and Terraforming
Farm Together 2 occasionally gives you quests from town residents, but these quests are minor compared to other simulation games. However, it is a relaxing experience driving about on your tractor, and the game continues even when you’re not playing, so you don’t have to worry about constant attention to your crops and animals.
You can also terraform the land, though it doesn’t unlock until you get to level 30 and build the shop in town to give you the ability to terraform. I think level 30 is much to late in the game to open the terraforming, as by that time, I had all my crop plots, flowers and animals already set out on my farm.
However, once terraforming is unlocked it is simple to do in the game. As long as you have enough gems, you can make hills and flatten the land; it just unlocks too late.
Visuals and Online Functionality
Farm Together 2 has a cute and friendly art style, similar to games like My Time at Portia. It has a simple and clean user interface that lets you jump in without long tutorials, which is just as well, as the tutorials are a bit lacking in the game. While it takes a bit of time to get familiar with the game, most things can be mastered pretty quickly.
Farm Together 2 also features online functionalities where you can showcase your farm to your friends, adding extra motivation for some players. You can team up with another player, making progress faster and more enjoyable. This collaboration helps you dive into the later stages of the game without dealing with tedious tasks.
Playing Farm Together 2 on my laptop and Steam Deck, the game performs well. It runs perfectly on the Steam Deck, which is my favourite way of playing the game.
Farm Together 2 is in early access, and since the game was released, it has had updates and bugs fixed every day by the developers. There is also a road map of future development planned for the game and a console version planned, too.
Conclusion
I wouldn’t call Farm Together 2 a traditional sequel, as it’s more like a polished version of the first game with a new town and a few extras added like the terraforming, but it’s not enough of a significant improvement over the first game. To me, Farm Together 2 feels more like a DLC than a full sequel.
Suppose you’re considering exploring the Farm Together series. In that case, either game will give you a similar experience, with only minor differences in locations, even if the mechanics are the same in both games. Calling it a sequel is a bit of a stretch since it doesn’t add enough new content. Nevertheless, it’s a decent game and a solid starting point if you haven’t played the original. Just don’t expect more than the typical co-op farming simulation features.
Final Verdict: I Like It 
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