Comparison

Farming Simulator 16 vs Farming Simulator 20+

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Farming Simulator 16

Experience realistic farming in an open world. Grow crops, raise livestock, and manage your land with a vast array of authentic machinery. Expand your farm and sell your produce in a dynamic market.

Highlights
  • Manage realistic farm operations
  • Plant, grow, harvest, and sell five crops
  • Raise cows and sheep
  • Operate massive agricultural machinery
  • Dynamic market for selling produce
  • Forestry operations
  • Local multiplayer mode
Features
Currently charting
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Manage your own farm and drive massive machines in an open world! Farming Simulator 16 allows you to manage your own realistic farm in extraordinary detail. Plant, grow, harvest, and sell five different crops, raise cows and sheep, and sell timber at your own pace. Buy new fields to expand your farm land. Take direct control of harvesters and tractors, or hire AI helps and manage your growing farm from the full screen management map. As the newest in the series of Farming Simulator games, this game has the best of agriculture simulation. The game features massive tractors and other machines from over 20 brands of agricultural manufacturers, including John Deere, New Holland, Case IH, Ponsse, Lamborghini, Horsch, Krone, Amazone, MAN and more. Features of Farming Simulator 16 include: - New 3D graphics show even more detail on your machinery! - Plant and harvest five different crops: Wheat, canola, corn, sugar beet and potatoes - Sell your crops in a dynamic market - Use realistic tractors and trucks from some of the biggest agriculture machine makers - Feed your cows and sheep to produce and sell milk and wool - Forestry has gone mobile! Harvest wood with dedicated machinery and sell the timber - Manage AI helpers for better results - Play with a friend in local multiplayer mode for WiFi and Bluetooth

About

Farming Simulator 20+

Experience a realistic farming simulation where you can cultivate crops, raise livestock, and explore vast landscapes on horseback. Utilize over 100 licensed vehicles and tools to manage your farm, sell produce in a dynamic market, and expand your operations. Enjoy new crops and a North American setting with enhanced 3D graphics.

Highlights
  • Over 100 realistic vehicles and tools
  • Cultivate diverse crops
  • Raise and manage livestock
  • Ride horses to explore
  • New North American environment
  • Detailed 3D graphics
  • Cockpit driving view
Features
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Step into the exciting world of farming with Farming Simulator 20+! Harvest many different crops, tend to your livestock of pigs, cows, and sheep, and now ride your own horses, letting you explore the vast land around your farm in a brand-new way. Sell your products in a dynamic market to earn money which you can invest in additional machinery and the expansion of your farm. In Farming Simulator 20+ you take control of over 100 vehicles and tools faithfully recreated from leading brands in the industry. For the first time on mobile platforms this includes John Deere, the largest agriculture machinery company in the world. Drive other famous farming brands such as Case IH, New Holland, Challenger, Fendt, Massey Ferguson, Valtra, Krone, Deutz-Fahr and many more. Farming Simulator 20+ features a new North American environment in which to develop and expand your farm. Enjoy many exciting farming activities, including new machinery and crops with cotton and oats. Features of Farming Simulator 20+ include: • Use over 100 realistic vehicles and tools from some of the biggest agriculture machine makers • Plant and harvest different crops: Wheat, barley, oat, canola, sunflowers, soybean, corn, potatoes, sugar beet and cotton • Feed your cows and sheep to produce and sell milk and wool • Take care of horses and ride on them to freely explore the world around your farm • New 3D graphics show even more detail on your machinery and the Northern American environment • Cockpit view lets you drive in your vehicles in an even more realistic way than before

Screenshots

Farming Simulator 164 screens
Farming Simulator 20+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Farming Simulator 20+ at none against Farming Simulator 16's 3. Farming Simulator 20+ also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Farming Simulator 16's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.7) and review sentiment (62% vs 41%). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Farming Simulator 16 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Farming Simulator 20+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Farming Simulator 16 holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Farming Simulator 16 has 4.2K ratings behind it against 446, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Farming Simulator 16's written reviews are positive against 41% of Farming Simulator 20+'s.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Farming Simulator 16 versus Farming Simulator 20+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFarming Simulator 16Farming Simulator 20+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (4.2K ratings) — better3.7 (446 ratings)
Positive reviews61.8% of reviews — better41.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4.2K — better446
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#161 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size207 MB701 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGIANTS Software GmbHGIANTS Software GmbH

Customer experience

Farming Simulator 16

All ratings4,167 ratings
Positive79.6%
Neutral6.2%
Negative14.2%
Written reviews1,017 reviews
Positive61.8%
Neutral12.8%
Negative25.4%

Farming Simulator 20+

All ratings432 ratings
Positive65.0%
Neutral8.6%
Negative26.4%
Written reviews222 reviews
Positive41.0%
Neutral18.0%
Negative41.0%

Bugs and requests

Farming Simulator 16

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Farming Simulator 20+

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Game crashes on launch
  • Vehicles get stuck and can't be reset
  • Unable to fill water tank
  • Game freezes during rain
  • Crops stop growing after a few days

Requested features

14 requests
  • Add more old tractors and harvesters
  • Increase field sizes
  • Add more vehicles
  • Implement sandbox mode
  • Allow multiplayer
Show 9 more
  • Add ability to customize character
  • Add more maps
  • Allow access to buildings
  • Add goats and chickens
  • Implement loans
  • Add ability to change gender
  • Add ability to change vehicle color
  • Add ability to set weather as a setting
  • Add ability to reset flipped vehicles

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Farming Simulator 16

One-time3
  • 200'000 Coins$0.99
  • 500'000 Coins$1.99
  • 1'000'000 Coins$2.99
None

Farming Simulator 20+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Farming Simulator 16 free?
Farming Simulator 16 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Farming Simulator 20+ free?
Farming Simulator 20+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Farming Simulator 16 or Farming Simulator 20+?
Farming Simulator 16 is rated higher. Farming Simulator 16 averages 4.2 out of 5 from 4.2K ratings, while Farming Simulator 20+ averages 3.7 from 446 ratings.
Do Farming Simulator 16 or Farming Simulator 20+ have ads?
Farming Simulator 16 shows ads; Farming Simulator 20+ does not.

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