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Rusty's Retirement
A relaxing idle-farming simulator that sits at the bottom of your screen while you do other things.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
82 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“New genre creator, bottom of your screen games motivate you to do something you'd procrastinate, definitely a must-have game”
“awesome to have running when programming. Whenever I get stuck on an issue and completely lose the plot, I switch over to my little farm, build a little robot, plant some crops, and then get back to it. Its genuinely…”
“This is a very fun idler. I enjoy the pace and options available for unique playthroughs. I also enjoy that I can play it vertically as well.”
18 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Rusty's Retirement has become my favorite productivity companion — I keep it running at the bottom of my screen during work calls and it scratches that optimization itch without demanding my full attention. There's…”
“A nice little cozy game that sits at the bottom of my screen while I work or play something else. I really like the idea of different biomes and the level design - every world feels unique. There’s a huge variety of…”
“Really cute. Levels up well. A fun little idle game to hangout out on my second monitor.”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Rusty's Retirement has become my favorite productivity companion — I keep it running at the bottom of my screen during work calls and it scratches that optimization itch without demanding my full attention. There's…”
“This is an absolutely adorable idler game. Probably the best less than $10 I've spent in the last five years. The soundtrack is relaxing without putting you to sleep, and the gameplay can be as simple or as complicated…”
“Rusty's Retirement takes a lot of self-control in order to be idle but it really is fun to help him grow his farms! It would be nice if there were more updates with new features but considering I got this game for about…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“A nice little cozy game that sits at the bottom of my screen while I work or play something else. I really like the idea of different biomes and the level design - every world feels unique. There’s a huge variety of…”
“Amazing game, the scale of a base builder meant to be in a shrunken background window is so amazing that you might have hundreds of hours on this with this game not being in the background, but your main focus. And as a…”
“Rusty's is a fantastic idle game that has brightened my life ever since I first bought it. My only critique is that after "playing" it for 300+ hours, the progression is lacking in the end-game. Once I have every piece…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I am on the early stages on the game, sure at the start its boring, basically a waiting game, but thats the game, taking it nice and slow, after you get a bunch of robots and houses, it really adds to the game.”
“A nice little cozy game that sits at the bottom of my screen while I work or play something else. I really like the idea of different biomes and the level design - every world feels unique. There’s a huge variety of…”
“Really cute. Levels up well. A fun little idle game to hangout out on my second monitor.”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 96.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“"A relaxing idle-farming simulator that sits at the bottom of your screen while you do other things" Can anyone actually focus on doing other things while this game takes up a third of the screen, makes noises, and things keep moving in it? Or am I just too easy to distract?”
— a player, Steam review · 324 hrs played“It's so good that it can be distracting. Don't get me wrong, it has been a really good company while I am working. It hides behind other apps, or sits in front, has beautiful music, easy enough flow. It even has longevity through the different maps. But it's so good that it can…”
— a player, Steam review · 149 hrs played“Rusty’s Retirement is a really cute concept for an idle game. It sits at the bottom of your screen while you do other things, slowly farming away in the background. It’s relaxing and low-pressure, and I genuinely enjoyed having it running while I worked or browsed. That said,…”
— a player, Steam review · 222 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:25 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Build 1.1.6
Hi folks, happy to hear that you're enjoying the new Autumn update! Here are a few improvements and fixes: Improved biofuel yield on the new berry bushes. I've balanced their cost as well. New spooky
Autumn mini-update is out now!
Hey folks,I'm happy to announce that the new Autumn mini-update is out now, just in time for spooky season and the falling leaves!What's new?New autumn-themed map where mushrooms spawn randomly across
Autumn mini-update coming October 1st!
Hey folks!I'm happy to announce a new Autumn mini-update coming to Rusty's Retirement on October 1st, just in time for Halloween and the falling leaves.What's new?A new Autumn map where mushrooms spaw
Rusty's Retirement x Balatro!
Hi folks!! I'm super excited for today's update, so let's jump straight into it!Introducing the new Balatro-themed map!In other words, Rusty's Jimbo's Retirement!The new map has complete character swa
Build 1.1.3
Hi folks, glad to hear that you're enjoying the new Vampire Survivors update! Here are two quick fixes: Giovanna's icon was not displaying properly - fixed! White chips had a 100% spawn rate - also fi
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Idler · Farming Sim · Automation · Pixel Graphics · Simulation · Management · Relaxing · Farming · Building · Nature · 2D · Strategy (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Adjustable Text Size · Custom Volume Controls · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese * , Korean * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Simplified Chinese * , Traditional Chinese * , Estonian * * |
| Achievements | 71 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel® Core™ i3 @ 3.2 GHZ Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics card with DX9 DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 256 MB available space