Virtual Cities vs Farmland Tycoon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Virtual Cities
A game designed for students to learn about the circular economy. Players manage cities, making them more circular by implementing projects and understanding economic principles. It aims to educate on strategies for increasing global circularity.
- Circular economy simulation
- Resource management
- City building
- Educational gameplay
- Multiplayer mode
Read full descriptionHide full description
Virtual Cities is a game for high school and university students, about circular economy. Groups of 3-5 players play to make their world as circular as possible by following circular economy principles. Each player has a city that spends and generates resources both natural and man-made, in a linear fashion. The goal is to combine different projects to make their city more circular, and contribute the most to the global circularity, enlightening the players on the way. Virtual Cities aims to educate players on circular economy (CE) principles in cities, and to understand how CE principles can be used as strategies to increase circularity.
Farmland Tycoon
Build and manage your own agricultural empire from a small plot of land. Cultivate crops, raise livestock, manage production chains, and trade goods. Expand your farm by constructing and upgrading buildings, and collaborate with other players in corporations.
- Manage your own farm
- Cultivate crops and raise livestock
- Manage production chains
- Trade goods and adapt to supply/demand
- Construct and upgrade buildings
- Collaborate with other players in corporations
Read full descriptionHide full description
Take control of your own farm. Start with a small plot of land and grow it into a thriving agricultural empire. Cultivate crops and raise livestock. Manage production chains, raise animals, trade goods and adapt to supply and demand. Make smart decisions to make your farm the greatest. Plan, plant and harvest a wide variety of crops to keep your farm productive and profitable. Guide your crops through every stage, from planting to a successful harvest. Take care of your animals by managing housing, feed and production. Keep livestock healthy and productive, balance costs and output, and turn animal products into a reliable source of income for your farm. Expand your farm by constructing new buildings to support growth and increase efficiency. Upgrade existing buildings to unlock higher capacity, improved production and new possibilities as your farming operation expands. Work together with other players in a Corporation. Together you can buy special buildings to increase the efficiency of your farm. Farmland Tycoon includes: - Start and manage your own farm. - Grow your crops. - Buy and upgrade buildings. - Cultivate grassland. - Manage your livestock. - Keep track of your manure production, storage and usage. - Take care of your employees. - Manage and repair your machinery. - Work together with other players in a corporation. - Trade your products and manure at the trading center. - Hire special managers to automate actions. Do you have what it takes to make your farm the best? Since it is a multi-platform game, you have to create a free account.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Virtual Cities at Free against Farmland Tycoon's $3.99. Virtual Cities also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.6). Farmland Tycoon's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Virtual Cities is free to download; Farmland Tycoon costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Farmland Tycoon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.
Virtual Cities ships an update every 5 months, Farmland Tycoon fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Virtual Cities | Farmland Tycoon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Serious Games Interactive | P.C. van Dieren |
Customer experience
Virtual Cities
Farmland Tycoon
In-app purchases
Virtual Cities
No in-app purchases
Farmland Tycoon
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Virtual Cities free?
Is Farmland Tycoon free?
Which has better reviews, Virtual Cities or Farmland Tycoon?
Do Virtual Cities or Farmland Tycoon have ads?
Which is updated more often, Virtual Cities or Farmland Tycoon?
Other comparisons
