Rusty's Retirement, an idle farming simulator, has reportedly sold more than 100,000 copies in five days, based on a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, by the game's official account.
The Stardew Valley-esque game has seemingly created a new trend of games that run at the bottom of players' screens while they do something else. There were many things that happened in the gaming industry last week.
Rusty's Retirement Sells More Than 100K Copies
(Photo : Mister Morris Games / Screenshot taken from Steam)
These include the release of PlayStation 5-exclusive Stellar Blade, the most wishlisted game on Steam, city-builder Manor Lords, and Akira Toriyama-inspired Sand Land. On the other hand, Rusty's Retirement, a relatively unknown title among giants, had an extremely amazing first week.
The 100,000 units sold in the first five days following its launch is especially impressive when taking into account all of the other games that were available at the time. Rusty's Retirement is showing up as a contender for tried-and-tested titles like Stardew Valley, according to GamesRadar.
The developers of the game themselves, Mister Morris Games, highlighted that they were not the only ones to have the idea of a game that can be played at the bottom of players' screens.
The company said that they are "spawning a genre!!" alongside a picture of a tiny kingdom builder that also takes up the bottom of the screen.
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This is only one of the examples of the new trend that has started to pop up following the launch of Rusty's Retirement. A video game developer, Nine Finger Games, also just announced their Tamagotchi-inspired life sim that operates at the bottom of your screen known as My Little Life.
Similar to the farming sim, players can play the game idly while also getting other stuff done or they can be actual gamers and be distracted by the game and not do any of the work that they promised to do.
What's Next for the Idle Farming Simulator?
Jordan Morris, who is essentially the one-man team of Mister Morris Games, expressed his gratitude to players for buying Rusty's Retirement and helping it reach a crucial milestone, said TechRaptor.
For those who bought the idle farming simulator, the developer reassured them that they would be releasing post-launch updates in the future. One player had asked about post-1.0 updates and Morris answered by saying that they would be adding more quality-of-life improvements moving forward.
However, the developer also noted that the current focus of the game is to boost performance and fix save file issues that some players have experienced. The Among Us account on X also congratulated Morris on the success of Rusty's Retirement.
Rusty's Retirement comes as farming simulators have garnered a reputation for being the ultimate cozy gaming experience. The genre has taken a different approach recently from simply buying seeds and animals because they're cute.
Various games now have more of an emphasis on seasonal crop optimization for maximum profit and letting players invest in animals that have a bountiful gold turnover. But Rusty's Retirement takes players back to the genre's roots, which is a relaxing and cozy atmosphere, according to PCGamer.
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