Farming — Simulator 25

That was the third revolution of FS25: the animals. Gone were the static, box-shaped pens of previous years. Elena walked into her new buffalo barn. The beasts didn’t just stand there. They grazed. They waded into the muddy water. Their manure wasn’t just a waste product; it was a new resource for the biogas plant’s advanced fermentation system.

Her neighbor, a friendly AI farmer named Kenji, explained the new production chains over the in-game VoIP. “Rice goes to the sake brewery,” he said. “But first, you need the polishing factory. And the water buffalo for the paddies.” Farming Simulator 25

Here, instead of just wheat and corn, she tended to water-soaked rice paddies. The process was meticulous. First, she flooded the field using a new water physics engine. Then, she used a specialized rice planter, not a drill. The water level had to be precisely one inch above the soil. Too low, the seeds dried out. Too high, they rotted. That was the third revolution of FS25: the animals

Using a drone—another FS25 first—she had scanned Field 8. The map showed a heat gradient of nitrogen and potassium. In previous games, you fertilized once, you got a boost. Here, you used a variable rate spreader. The machine automatically pumped less fertilizer on the rich patch near the creek and more on the eroded hilltop. The beasts didn’t just stand there

As the screen faded to black, a single notification popped up: "Your rice sake is ready for transport. Delivery to the mountain restaurant yields +40% profit."