Farming Simulator 26 heading to Nintendo Switch

Giants Software is making Farming Simulator 26 for Nintendo Switch, the company has announced. A release is scheduled for May 19, 2026.

Farming Simulator 26 will introduce a new challenge system that gives players tasks and offers rewards in addition to a satisfying sense of progression. It will also offer a relaxed, self-paced farming experience.

Here’s some additional information:

Players will farm across two new environments, one European and one North-American map. The new challenge system provides optional direction, for example, delivering wheat to a grain mill so the bakery receives flour and can produce cake. Farmers are rewarded for completing weekly or seasonal challenges that encourage them to engage with the broader farming ecosystem.

Farming Simulator 26 offers plenty of activities, letting players shape their farm around whatever they prefer: They can spend a calm session in the fields cultivating 15 different crops, head into the woods with heavy forestry equipment, or care for farm animals like cows, sheep, chickens, and goats, including their offspring. New production chains, and the logistics required to keep them running, add another layer of depth.

This new installment of the series lets players operate more than 120 realistic tractors, harvesters, field sprayers, and other machines. The lineup features acclaimed global manufacturers, including Case IH, CLAAS, DEUTZ-FAHR, Fendt, John Deere, KRONE, Kubota, Massey Ferguson, New Holland, Valtra, and many more.

With GPS guidance and improved in-game tutorials, Farming Simulator 26 becomes more accessible on mobile devices and Nintendo Switch. It helps newcomers get comfortable quickly, while giving all players the tools to unwind – with or without tackling new challenges.

You can watch the first trailer below.

Announcement Trailer

Don’t forget that Farming Simulator: Signature Edition is also on Nintendo Switch 2. We have more information about that here.