🏺 Ancient Farm Guides
A2 Softworks' zero-automation farming sim set on the Nile | Released January 8, 2026 | PC (Steam) | "Mixed" (~60% positive)
Ancient Farm (古农庄, 古代农场) is a 3D cozy farming and building sim from Polish studio A2 Softworks. You start on a debris-strewn patch of Nile riverside with a hammer and nothing else, then craft every tool by hand — no automation, no shortcuts. You clear land, till soil, water crops through three Egyptian-named seasons, raise cows, pigs, sheep and oxen, and sell your produce to a merchant who sails in each season. It launched on January 8, 2026 on Steam for PC.
Available Guides
| Guide | Description |
|---|---|
| Complete Beginner's Guide | First year on the Nile — the three seasons (Peret, Shemu, Akhet), the workshop tool chain, the first-day farming loop, merchant price mechanics, the livestock-to-cooked-beef money pipeline, oxen & plows, and an honest take on the Mixed Steam rating |
Quick Facts
| Info | Detail |
|---|---|
| Developer | A2 Softworks (Poland) |
| Publisher | Ultimate Games S.A. · PlayWay S.A. · Ultimate Publishing |
| Release | January 8, 2026 (Steam, Windows) |
| Price | $14.99 base · frequent 40–50% sales |
| Steam Rating | "Mixed" — ~60% positive of ~180 reviews (mid-2026) |
| Languages | English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, German, French, and more (no Traditional Chinese) |
| Genre | 3D cozy farming · crafting · building · zero automation |
| Style | Ancient Egypt on the Nile — manual farming, seasonal merchant economy, livestock pipeline |
The Hook
Most farming games hand you a watering can and some seeds and point you at a field. Ancient Farm makes you craft the watering can, the hoe, the bucket, and the clay scoop yourself — and only then lets you touch the field. It's Stardew Valley with every convenience stripped out: crops rot if you skip a watering cycle, the Shemu season withers most plants, and the only "automation" in the game is an ox you have to feed, harness, and ride. If you loved the manual grind of early Stardew, this is your farm.
🔗 Related Guides
- 🌾 Stardew Valley Complete Game Guide — the cozy-farming benchmark that Ancient Farm strips down to its manual core
- 🌾 Fields of Mistria Guide — another low-automation farming sim with a strong town-and-crop loop
- 🏝️ Coral Island Guide — tropical farming with a big festival and profit-optimization toolbox
- 🚜 Farming Simulator 25 Guide — if you'd rather automate the whole field