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Freeman (65099) on 11/21/2023 11:55 PM · Reply · Permalink · Report
A question on gameplay categories: what do we usually use for these types of farm sims? I asked about this when I was updating Deiland which describes itself as being inspired by this game & Harvest Moon, yet the former is classified under 'City building / construction simulation' while the latter uses 'Managerial / business simulation', neither of which seems quite correct.
Kayburt (31897) on 11/23/2023 11:00 AM · edited · Reply · Permalink · Report
That’s a very good question. To see where a farm fits we can explore what defines a farm.
In SimCity 3000, a farm is described as a light Industrial Zone, which makes sense seeing as animal farms have a small amount of natural pollution and that any produce made in a building qualifies as an industry. Because that game doesn’t focus solely on farms, it’s a City building / construction simulation.
Farms in real-life are mainly privately run businesses. Take for example the largest agricultural industry Cargill Inc. It is a corporation, it produces products, it sells for profit, which equals a business. Therefore I think that the Managerial / business simulation genres fits better. After all you are managing a farm and doing business. You let me know what you think.