A farming and town-building game
FarmFolk
Build a town out of an empty field.
Plant wheat, mill it into flour, bake it into bread and sell it to grow your land. Free to play in your browser.
In development. Playable now, and growing.
The idea
Start with an empty field.
You begin with a small plot of land, a little FolkGold and a clear patch of ground. A wheat field costs very little. A barn keeps what it grows. A road makes everything faster.
From there it is a loop you build yourself: grow, store, process, sell, expand. Wheat becomes flour, flour becomes bread, and bread pays for the next piece of land.
Nothing is teleported. Workers carry goods from building to building, so where you put things, and how you connect them, is the whole game.
Screenshots
Straight from the game.
What it is
A town that runs on what you make.
A chain of production
Grow wheat, mill it into flour, bake it into bread, and sell it. Corn, carrots, potatoes and tomatoes, animals, a sawmill, a dairy and a cannery follow.
Goods are really carried
There is no magic stockpile. Workers walk goods between your buildings, so roads, distance and a river that needs a bridge all matter.
Buy land and grow outward
Start on a small plot and buy the land around it, tile by tile. Every building needs all of its tiles to be yours.
A world of islands
Each world is generated from a seed: islands with coasts, rivers, lakes, forests and hills, and sixteen kinds of terrain to farm or build on.
A wide catalogue of buildings
Farming, forestry, industry, commerce, storage, housing, town, infrastructure and utility buildings, from a well to a town hall.
Plays in your browser
No install and no wallet. Play without an account, or create one so your farm is kept safe if the browser forgets it.
Before you play
Good to know.
The first load is big
The game and its world come to roughly 20 MB, because the whole thing runs in your browser. After that it starts quickly.
Best on a computer
You pan with left-drag, orbit with right-drag and zoom with the wheel, so a mouse and keyboard are the natural fit.
Saves and accounts
Your farm saves in your browser. An account is optional, and keeps your farm safe if this browser ever forgets it.
Questions
Quick answers.
Is FarmFolk free?
Yes. It is free to play in your browser.
Do I need to download anything, or sign up?
No download. You don’t need an account to start either: choose “Play without an account” on the sign-in panel.
Is there a wallet, a token or real money involved?
No. FolkGold is an ordinary in-game currency. It is not a token, needs no wallet, and has no real-world value.
How big is the first download?
Roughly 20 MB for the game and its world, which is why the loading bar takes a moment.
Is the game finished?
Not yet. It is in development, so you can play it now while the economy, the buildings and the world keep being built and balanced.
Where are my saves kept?
In your browser, on your own device. An account is optional and keeps your farm safe if the browser forgets it.
Who makes it?
It is made by Arcade Union, and built by Stuart Heathcote.