The Farmer Was Replaced Available on MacOS! ~ Chalgyr's Game Room

Zurich, Switzerland - December 18, 2025 | Metaroot and Timon Herzog are pleased to announce that The Farmer Was Replaced, a programming game featuring a Python-like language, is now also available on Steam for macOS, following a highly successful release with over half a million sales.

Following the hugely successful release of version 1.0 of The Farmer Was Replaced, which has sold over 500,000 copies and received over 96% positive reviews, the game is now also available on macOS.

In recent weeks, we have received hundreds of messages via various channels saying that the community wants a Mac version. Players have even written to us via private emails and messages. We are delighted to be able to respond to these messages by making the Mac build available today.

About The Farmer Was Replaced:

Program and optimize a drone to automate a farm and watch it do the work for you. Collect resources to unlock better technology and become the most efficient farmer in the world. Improve your problem solving and coding skills.

About Timon Herzog:

Timon Herzog found his passion for making games when he was a teenager. In his free time he made many games in various genres and even released a small factory builder on Steam. Since he particularly liked the technical aspect of making games he went on to study computer science, where he got inspired to make a small programming game about farming. The game wasn't intended as a commercial project, but after it received great feedback, Timon decided to release it on Steam.

About Metaroot:

Metaroot is a small publisher and marketing agency based in Zurich, Switzerland. The company has published the programming game “The Farmer Was Replaced”, the Tetris-like city puzzler “River Towns”, the steampunk auto-shooter “Airships: Lost Flotilla”, and the nature simulation game “Of Life and Land.”

Article by: Susan N.