Steam app 2060160 · updated 13 Sep 2026, 07:12 UTC
Program and optimize a drone to automate a farm and watch it do the work for you. Collect resources to unlock better technology and become the most efficient farmer in the world. Improve your problem solving and coding skills.
720 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
44 months, February 2023 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 232 hourly samples from 22 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
21 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 488 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
The Farmer Was Replaced was released on Oct 10, 2025.
| Language | Full audio |
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| English | ● |
| French | ● |
| Italian | ● |
| German | ● |
| Spanish - Spain | ● |
| Japanese | ● |
| Korean | ● |
| Polish | ● |
| Portuguese - Brazil | ● |
| Russian | ● |
| Simplified Chinese | ● |
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59 achievements in total.
50 developer announcements, Sep 2023 to Sep 2026 · times in UTC
Hey everyone! We’re incredibly excited to finally announce that The Miner Was Replaced, the DLC for The Farmer Was Replaced, will release on November 2! 🎉 https://store.steampowered.com/app/4521700/The_Miner_Was_Replaced/ As the name…
chatHey folks, We are busy working on the new mining DLC. Since the mining is already looking quite nice, we thought we would share a short video showing a early work in progress of the new mining mechanic: If you would like to see a…
chatFixed the bug that reassigned cmd + f to just f and caused the search function to pop up everytime you press f.
Patch notesHey everyone 👋I’ve got something fun to share today.A few months ago, we had a fun idea: What if you could use The Farmer Was Replaced to automate another game? Here’s a little experiment we did on that: Together with the creators of the…
chatHey folks 👋, Yes, I'm currently working on replacing the miner in my first DLC!At the moment, everything is still in the early stages and the exact features have not been decided upon yet. What I do know is that it will be about mining!I am…
chatHey folks, 👋 I have just pushed a new update and this one is especially interesting if you like to customize the colors of your coding environment. You can now choose between different color themes, including a night mode and a light mode.…
antenirulfHey folks 👋,I’ve got some really good news to share today. 😊 First of all: The Farmer Was Replaced is now available on macOS! 🍎 The Mac build is finally live, so you can now play the game natively on Mac without any workarounds. I know many…
chatFixed links in the info window showing before they are unlocked. Fixed the error message when calling `spawn_drone` with a function that takes arguments. Make sure only one item is used when multiple drones try to reposition the treasure at…
Patch notesHey folks, As promised, this update balances the leaderboards and introduces highly requested quality-of-life features, such as the option to enable all language features at the beginning of the game.First some general improvements:Added a…
NourinHey folks 👋The Steam Awards are just around the corner! Every programmer knows the feeling. When the code works as expected, you feel like a genius. If not, well, you know how it is. That's why I think the “Best Game You Suck At” Steam…
antenirulfHere's one more batch of bug fixes! The update after this one will address some of the boring, unintended strategies people use on the leaderboards. Be ready for a leaderboard reset soon.Various documentation fixes and improvements.The…
Patch notesA bug that prevented the full number of items from being accounted for in the "Big Bone Farmer" and "Big Maze Farmer" achievements has been fixed.The cactus single leaderboard has been fixed to use the 8x8 size instead of the full farm…
Patch notesFixed a few more things.Fixed a bug that prevented the Japanese localization from being automatically applied based on the Steam language.Updated the builtins file. Fixed a few more minor mistakes in the documentation.The "Unlock All"…
Patch notesSome more bug fixes are out!The game-breaking import error message in the Simplified Chinese and Portuguese localizations has been fixed.Various documentation errors have been corrected.Some broken achievements were fixed in an earlier…
Patch notesHey folks, Thank you all for playing the game! 🥰 We've had some hectic hours over here while I searched for the cause of the crashes and freezes experienced by players using Chinese or Japanese localisations. 😅 This issue should now be…
Patch notesHey folks After over three and a half years of steady development, over 20 updates, and your amazing feedback, I am excited to announce that The Farmer Was Replaced is now officially released as version 1.0 on Steam and available at 20% off…
NourinHey folks I’m super excited to share some big news with you: The Farmer Was Replaced is leaving Early Access and officially launching into version 1.0 on October 10! 🎉This is a huge milestone for me. After three years of solo development…
antenirulfThis patch brings many optimizations on both the GPU and CPU side. Particularly on the GPU side there have been some very significant optimizations that finally make the game less GPU intensive. Unfortunately the items in the inventory are…
Patch notes-Code windows are now scrollable. -Added code highlights to visualize the call stack. -You can now search all windows with ctrl + F. -If an error happens in a window that is completely off screen the camera will move to it. -The code…
Patch notes-Added a language setting with 12 languages. -Various improvements to the documentation. -`measure(None)` is now allowed and equivalent to `measure()`.
Patch notesFixed a bug that caused function calls with parameters that should have been free to take 1 tick instead.
Patch notes-`from file import *` no longer imports variable names starting with an underscore. -All import statements are now free (take 0 ticks). -Added a special error message if a function is used before it's defined. -Added a special error message…
Patch notesThis update fixes some issues with the number of simulation ticks spent on imports. -`from file import` now costs 1 tick. -`import file` is still free. -Reading from a module like `y = file.x` is now free as long as the variable `file` has…
Patch notesBreaking Changes: You'll have to change these in your code. Functions defined in other files (windows in the game) are no longer imported implicitly. You now have to unlock and use explicit import statements like in Python (See the import…
Patch notes-Added more crosslinks between docs pages. -Fixed the messed up expand page.
Patch notes-Fixed Expand_2 page missing in the table of contents and added a link from Expand_1. -Polyculture now actually starts at 5x like documented. -Fixed the displayed plant cost in entity tooltips. -Using a negative number of items now throws…
Patch notesSome players have found some fun exploits that use dynamic function calls to do free computations. Unfortunately these strategies aren't in the spirit of the leaderboard and have to be nerfed. -Calling a function that has been reassigned to…
Patch notes-Fixed planting cost not scaling with upgrades. -Reset `Leaderboards.Fastest_Reset`, `Leaderboards.Polyculture` and 60s stats. -Removed the simulation speedup cap.
Patch notes-Fixed running empty windows. -Apples no longer destroy crops. -Fixed the cost of for loops. -Fixed outer walls disappearing in smaller mazes. -Fixed running `simulate()` on invalid files. -Stats no longer break when loading a save. -Fixed…
Patch notesIt took a bit longer than expected but the Simulation Update is finally here. It improves a lot but also breaks existing code and removes the old dinosaurs. If you prefer to keep the old version you can switch back to it in Steam via "The…
Timon-Esc now closes the unlock menu. -Links are now underlined. -Fixed windows not scaling when using an external editor. -Fixed links showing a tag sometimes. -Fixed function calls in default arguments. -Fixed 0 step size ranges.
Patch notes-Fixed breakpoints not matching the lines. -Fixed "modified collection during iteration" error showing at the wrong place. -Fixed the warning setting -Fixed output window clearing (really this time)
Patch notes-The text in the ouput window now wraps. -Fixed editing dicts during iteration. -Fixed broken link. -Fixed clicking links outside the windows. -The output window now resets again when execution starting. -Fixed spoiler tags. -Fixed…
Patch notes- Reworked the in game documentation: - Docs windows can now be added like code windows. - Docs windows can now be closed and minimized like code windows. - All windows can now be resized. - Docs pages can now have inline links. - Many…
Patch notesVarious improvements to texts. Added two more hints to the maze. Reduced double click delay. Autosave is now enabled by default. Fixed using None as a dict key. (really this time) Fixed displaying nested lists. Fixed some issues caused by…
Patch notesSlightly improved the second maze hint. Fixed creating an empty list not costing an operation. Fixed renaming save file immediately after creating it. Fixed renaming a save file that is open externally. Fixed printing spaces with the drone.…
Patch notes-Import statements are now ignored by the game. -Removed the commas in the print output. -Debug_2 and Benchmark pages can now be reached through the contents page. -Some minor documentation improvements. -Fixed binding the left mouse button…
Patch notesRemoved the awesome "delete multiple files at once" feature. Made a few small improvements to the help texts. Fixed a get_companion bug that was caused by yesterday's patch. Fixed syntax coloring strings with keywords in them.
Patch notesComparison operators now work more like in python. Fixed game hanging when a file ends with a missing colon syntax error. Maybe fixed a file watcher related crash? Fixed "wrong number of args" message when there is a syntax error in the…
Patch notesAdded Benchmark unlock Added get_op_count() function Calling functions is now slightly faster All values can now be used as bools like in python Measuring the treasure after 300 relocations now returns None Made leaderboard scores also…
Patch notesuse_item no longer uses an item if the item can't be used. Instead it returns False. each cactus now drops cactus items equal to the farm size so it is no longer more profitable to farm cactus on a smaller farm. all prices involving cactus…
Patch notes__builtins__.py files are now ignored by the game and @Noon has generously provided his __builtins__.py file to be included with all saves automatically. This gives external code editors proper intellisense information on all the builtins…
Patch notesPartially optimized the zooming Fixed bug with list slices
Patch notesAdded a stats page that tracks how much you're farming. Improved all text in the game. Removed the trade cost overview page. All item costs can still be seen in the item tooltips. Added ctrl s to save the game. Added a tabs to spaces…
Patch notesAdded key rebind settings. Added execution key binds. Added //= operator. Added extra info pages for scopes, comments and tuples. Added a warning prompt when pressing the delete save button. Fixed menu scaling to weird window sizes. Fixed…
Patch notesFixed bug that allowed you to cheat the leaderboard.
Patch notesFixed missing and wrong info. Fixed execution stopping when pressing ctrl while the window is focued. Fixed being able to create lists without commas.
Patch notesAutosave is now disabled by default. Added setting for the file watcher. The file watcher and autosaves can't be active at once anymore. Fixed file watcher changes not being applied until after you click the window again.
Patch notesadded cactus added dinosaurs removed reset (timed_reset still exists) removed piggies upgrades now have a max level watering and multi_trade now also remain unlocked after the reset added functions to change the drone speed and the farm…
Patch notesfixed precedence between the comparison operators fixed clearing pumpkins fixed unlock() return value
Patch notesEverything Steam lists as add-on content for this game, newest first. Prices are left out on purpose: the store answers this page in one currency and it is not the reader's.
| Name | Platforms | Released |
|---|---|---|
| The Miner Was Replaced | WindowsmacOS | 02 Nov 2026 |
| The Miner Was Replaced Playtest | WindowsmacOS | 09 Sep 2026 |
What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
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| Launch | TheFarmerWasReplaced.exe | windows 64 | ||
| Launch | TheFarmerWasReplaced.app | macos | ||
| Launch | TheFarmerWasReplaced.x86_64 | linux | branch dev-branch |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
| Root | Folder | Files |
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WinAppDataLocalLow | TheFarmerWasReplaced/TheFarmerWasReplaced | * and below |
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