Once again, the family-friendly game series takes a leap forward. With new features and improvements, Farming Simulator 22 will allow every aspiring farmer to creatively build their farm no matter the age or real - life profession. Either on their own, or cooperatively in multiplayer for up to 8 players on consoles and 16 on PC, Mac and Stadia.

New crops, new maps, new machines, and new brands are just the beginning of what players can expect. And on top of that, it is getting snowy, too - players should prepare for the exciting addition of seasonal cycles – as well as other features to be announced soon!

Two new maps plus an updated alpine Erlengrat map will put emphasis on different kinds of farming operations through the seasons.

With a set of more than 400 machines and tools from more than 100 authentic agricultural brands including new categories, players can look forward to an improved and realistic-as-ever simulation. But even for new players, it will be easy to dive into agriculture, animal husbandry (including cuter animals) and forestry.

Friends of competitive agricultural matches can register for the FSL Easter Challenge on April 15-16. The participants in the esports event compete for a prize pool worth 15,000 Euros.

Off-Season Tournament before Season 5

Before the Farming Simulator League launches into its fifth season with professional teams sponsored by well-known agricultural companies, GIANTS Software is hosting the Easter Challenge, which offers a taste of the tournaments in the second half of 2023.

"Preparations for the new season are in full swing," comments Claas Eilermann, Event Manager at GIANTS Software. "With this off-season tournament, we want to fuel the anticipation in advance and equally get the CAGGTUS audience excited about virtual and competitive farming." Those who can’t attend on site, can follow the tournament via live stream on both days from 10 am CEST on the official GIANTS Software Twitch channels in English or German, on FSL-YouTube, and Facebook.

FSL Tournament & Gaming Stations for Everyone

Visitors to the gaming event in Leipzig will have the chance to compete with well-known FSL teams such as mYinsanity and the reigning world champion team Trelleborg as well as other participants in hall 4 at booth 380. Those interested need a team of three players to harvest wheat, press bales, and deliver them to their own barn as quickly as possible. The key to victory lies in coordinating teamwork, skillful use of machinery and strategic use of power-ups.  

All event visitors can play Farming Simulator 22 at various gaming stations. Details on how to register for the FSL Easter Challenge are available at fsl.giants-software.com. Tickets for CAGGTUS Leipzig are available via caggtus.de.

Based on the GIANTS Engine 9, Farming Simulator 22 features many technical improvements such as more realistic AI behavior and richer worlds. Thanks to those worlds, players will be drawn even deeper into the virtual farming lifestyle. For example, motor sounds of their tractors appear even more realistic through acoustic gear selection and graduated reverberation.

Better performance on all platforms: with DirectX 12 support on Windows, texture streaming, multi- threading optimization, occlusion culling and temporal anti-aliasing amidst other optimizations, the newest Farming Simulator will receive a performance boost on all systems laying the foundation for even more complex mod customization to enjoy more content.

Farming Simulator 22 is available for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC/Mac.