Your Farm, Your Specialty

Thousands of you have already picked your farm during pre-registration. Sunny Meadow, Riverside, Hilltop, or Forest Edge. Up to now, the choice has come down to which farm art you liked best on the sign-up page. Four different looks, pick the one you like.

I wanted that choice to carry a bit more weight. So I'm giving each farm its own perks, themed around the activity that fits the land. You can still do all four activities on any farm - the perks just lean into whichever one matches. Nothing huge, nothing locked off, no farm is strictly better than another.

Jump straight to your farm:

• Sunny Meadow - for the farmer
• Riverside - for the fisher
• Hilltop - for the miner
• Forest Edge - for the forager

Sunny Meadow

The farming farm. Open and flat, lots of room for crops.

If your farm is Sunny Meadow:

• Watering takes fewer steps on every plot. Less real-world walking to keep a big summer rotation watered.
• One extra plot of land. Every plot is a 4x4 patch - 16 crops worth of space. Other farms unlock 6 plots through the farm development phases; Meadow unlocks a 7th.
• Cheaper to expand. Each farm development phase costs a bit less on Meadow than on the other three.

Good fit if you want a sprawling farm without burning through your step bank to grow it or keep it watered.

Riverside

The fishing farm. A stream runs right through the property.

If your farm is Riverside:

• Higher catch rate, slight lean toward bigger fish. Fewer misses, more keepers.
• More bonus byproducts. Oil, roe, that kind of thing show up more often alongside the fish.
• A free fish in your mailbox every morning. One you can't catch from the stream yourself. Claim it, and the next one is on the way tomorrow.

Good fit if fishing is your main thing. The mailbox catch is the one I'm most fond of - small daily ritual, stacks up over a week.

Hilltop

The mining farm. Built into the rock.

If your farm is Hilltop:

• Gems show up more often on mining runs.
• One extra material per run on top of the usual.
• A free pile of stone in your mailbox every morning. Claim it, and the next is on the way tomorrow. Stone is a core building material, so this keeps your supply ticking up without an extra mining run.

Good fit if you spend a lot of time in the mines. Over a long stretch of runs, the extras add up faster than you'd think.

Forest Edge

The foraging farm. Sits right up against the Whispering Woods.

If your farm is Forest Edge:

• More spots hide something on each foraging expedition.
• Better odds at the rare finds. Morels, Crying Hearts, Luna Moths and the like show up more often.
• A free bundle of wood in your mailbox every morning. Claim it, and the next is on the way tomorrow. Wood is a core building material, so this keeps your supply ticking up without an extra trip to the forest.

Good fit if foraging is the thing you look forward to.

What if I already picked?

Already claimed your farm? You're all set - the perks come with it. And if you ever want to switch farms, you can do that from your farm page anytime.

Haven't picked yet? Claim your farm here - all four are still up for grabs. Nothing about the perks locks you out of anything either: you can fish, mine, forage, and plant on any farm. The perk just leans into the one that matches.

A note on farm animals

Pigs are coming as part of the animals update, and they'll tie back into farm types in a fun way. Each farm will have its own set of pig drops, matched to the land - Riverside pigs will root up river finds, Hilltop pigs will dig up mineral things, Forest pigs will sniff out forest goodies, and so on. A dedicated article on animals is coming soon.

Why this exists

My goal was to give the farm choice a little more weight without turning it into a math problem. No farm is strictly better than another - the perks are just small nudges that lean into the activity that fits the land. So if a farm caught your eye on the sign-up page, that's still the right one to pick. The perk will quietly do its thing in the background.

Beta is launching June 21, 2026, and these will be in from day one.