The Most Interesting Esport You’ve Never Heard Of - Farming Simulator

Farming Simulator isn't what comes to mind when one thinks about esports. However, while it initially may sound mundane, this game of cultivating and harvest crops actually has developed a competitive scene that can become quite intense once you get into it.
Competitive Farming Simulator events have quietly existed for several years both online and at various events, but recently its developer Giants Software decided to put support into the community and launch the Farming Simulator League.
This is the story of Farming Simulator esports. For more info: fsl.giants-sof...
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[@Akshonesports]

Did you expect this game to have a competitive scene? What other titles do you think we should take a look at in future videos?

[@stachuvonokrutny7071]

Maybe Minecraft PvP?

[@megashaymin2541]

Pokémon vgc

[@jwpogue]

Online scrabble or online hanabi. Both online adaptions of real games, but there is competition and intense strategy none the less

[@TheFreakpanda]

It would be nice if you guys could cover Gwent next. It is the more mature card game compared to HS and LotR and has one of the coolest competitive stages in tournaments! They even had one tournament in a castle

[@synchro_dj]

Dance Dance Revolution or Sonic Riders

[@genuineangusbeef8697]

tfw farming simulator gets more tournament support from Tractor Companies than Nintendo is willing to give to competitive Smash Bros, Splatoon, and Arms

[@argenta7658]

Someone else who remembers arms? I thought I was the only one.

[@olly.speaks]

After watching Akshon Esports videos, i know that Nintendo gave up on the Western competitive scene of ARMS, but i believe it continues to thrive in Japan. Among the three games, I know that Splatoon is the game that Nintendo mostly supports as an esport. But yeah, the devs of this farm sim are willing to make an esport out of their game, while Nintendo refuses to support an actual fighting game with a competitive scene that grew by itself. All they have to do is capitalise on the opportunity and officially support it...

[@Akshonesports]

@@argenta7658 We have a video on the ARMS esports scene if you haven't seen it yet!

[@argenta7658]

@@Akshonesports Oh I have.

[@McNuggetFiend]

And Mario Kart!? That's the one that surprises me the most

[@bamm3707]

Yeah I tried explaining this to my grandpa and he was completely lost. "Well I've been farming every day for 50 years and the only competing I do is with the bank"

[@jossuearias3509]

A man out of time if you think about it. He has no idea the crazy shit that the people he's helping feed have created lol

[@AzuraHorizons]

I love how Farming Simulator has more developer support than Smash

[@royfablooo2810]

*Cough* TF2 *Cough*

[@shlokmimani-gamingandmagic9129]

say what now

[@lucassakelarios3125]

*cough* Overwatch *cough*

[@thadex454]

The perfect esport for Dafran

[@danaltamirano2546]

Well, he was a great feeder so...

[@kupo4914]

Hahahaha that made me laugh so hard

[@dinosaurcola]

Yes!

[@7ustjunky558]

LETS GROW!!!

[@lecc04]

Dafran is streamig right now 🤪

[@gruffysnuggles]

When FSL has a pick ban system over the OWL 👁️👄👁️

[@elijahchen1]

Bruh this is exactly what I thought of when they covered the pick and ban

[@shreyanshsingh379]

@@elijahchen1 and what it should have been

[@jensenlopez2944]

Whats OWL?

[@shreyanshsingh379]

@@jensenlopez2944 Abbreviation for Overwatch League

[@allahbless2278]

L,pick/ban system would never work for OWL unless they have at least 50% more heroes for each role

[@broomlord8557]

I honestly find that so funny there's an esport for a simulator for farming. Esports are becoming bigger everyday and it's so cool to see what farming simulator has become, I always knew it existed but I didn't know there was a league. Great video btw

[@Akshonesports]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@andre51605]

imagine one day there'll be a corporate/office simulator esport lol

[@giahuynguyenkim6389]

@@andre51605 Then real team management could be utilise

[@giakhangtruong54]

OH LOOK AT THE CRANE! LOOK AT THE MOVE ! FARMER, WHAT WAS THAT ?

[@Giraffinator]

Man, I remember seeing this game at Walmart and thinking "What an absolute joke" and completely dismissing it. It's cool to see competitive scenes grow around unlikely games.

[@dnegel9546]

Same.. I have felt guilty thinking about the people who worked on the game. Thinking to myself... Man all that work for a game nobody is going to buy or play.

[@fIayff]

@@dnegel9546 oh don't worry, the farming simulator is actually one of the biggest german IPs. We have lots of simulator games over here, and frankly, most are utter garbage (yes, we have lots of memes on that). But farming simulator is a genuinly well crafted calming "strategy" game. It is honestly not all too different to ur average switch farming game or PC survival on an island. You manage resources, strategize investment, build "relationships" (with traders), farm.. duh, and much more. Contrary to the other games where you mostly farm from top down on a small crop field, you manage a realistic farm

[@olly.speaks]

Come on, Nintendo. This is a farm sim! *YOU* have a *fighting game!*

[@MrTrombonebandgeek]

They have MULTIPLE competitive readt game series and they dont do anything with them

[@jopy4790]

even when its about farming they still put out a banger video

[@samvimes9510]

_"High octane gameplay"_ are not words I ever would have associated with a farming simulator

[@StrawbyyV]

To the one person who disliked this: What part of "Competitive Farming" do you dislike?

[@bartekmostek4850]

This, is the biggest joke in esports history

[@doraemon5990]

​@@bartekmostek4850Why? Because there's no pew pew 😢?

[@DruNature]

OMG SO COOL! I've never been more happy to see BIG COMPANIES sponsoring things, but seriously, way to go professional sports teams who sponsor esports, and tractor brands supporting gaming, so amazing!

[@filly291]

I remember owning the very first every released version of this game. Very chunky textures, glitches but me and my brother had a blast discovering the island where the game took place and taking care of our crops. I'm glad the developers continued and the community kept growing into an esport.

[@charge416]

How was this not considered for the Olympics? It's perfect.

[@xxiety8945]

wait this is actually a esport

[@FarmingSimulator]

Yes.

[@bartekmostek4850]

@@FarmingSimulator how did you get 250k euros? The r6 pro league in Europe only paid 125k and 200k for the finals

[@scorpioninpink]

@@bartekmostek4850 Tractor companies are sponsors.

[@bartekmostek4850]

@@scorpioninpink that does explain it

[@McNuggetFiend]

I love gaming for these niche , small competitive gaming communities. Through the Tetris Championship I found the wonderful competitive Dr. Mario community.

[@zaxer3519]

Bro im german and never heard of it before. But that could be because im not from the South of Germany.

[@RoboJean1994]

Same. NRW here. I know this game has always a big presence at Gamescom, and has always huge sale numbers, but I didn't knew it was THAT big

[@mangobaum9870]

Bavaria here. I also have never heard of it

[@norej2t]

I’m actually one of the people who enjoy playing this game! And I’ve heard of the league too!

[@FarmingSimulator]

[@yakovreznikov9416]

When competitive farming is more popular than OWL...

[@adcrengar9877]

Let's grow dude

[@connor9222]

It’s not though

[@IAmValefree]

It isn't...at all??

[@linklickz]

it's not

[@jackbasketball3176]

@@adcrengar9877 I see what you did there

[@soratron]

Dafran when OWL doesnt workout :

[@pachanas703]

Here's another like for the most interesting esports channel on KZbin. Would love to see you guys do some analysis on the OWL off-season moves and what it means for the upcoming season when all is said and done.

[@QuincelSC]

The more you explained this the more interesting it sounds. Loads of decisions/nuances to make competitive play really good.

[@beegplant]

Psssst: you didn't hear it from me, but take a look into the Sonic Rider's competitive scene. It's a large group of fans that are trying to remaster the game and bring in an esports scene around the 2005 Sonic Riders game. They even make balance changes and pretty big overhauls of the core gameplay that make Sonic Riders a genuine one of a kind racing game.

[@ashely521]

Anything can be an esport at this point

[@matvize]

Nah... There's *no way* this is actually a thing... Right?

[@liquidhytmo7612]

I said the same thing after starting this video

[@Akshonesports]

It's real and with some serious money up for grabs too!

[@matvize]

@@Akshonesports I-I can't believe this. Why is it so deep?! Why does it seem like it's actually super fun?!?! Thanks for sharing this with the world, I'm actually gonna look this up.

[@FarmingSimulator]

@@matvize "Why is it so deep?!" Because we put effort into it. "Why does it seem like it's actually super fun?!?!" Because we put effort into it. :) Hope that answers that.

[@matvize]

@@FarmingSimulator jsdkjsjd Sorry if it came out rude, I was just... in shock, you know. Really hope Farming Simulator League gets even more coverage because it's pretty fun to watch!

[@jacq0272]

I love and hate the fact that this actually looks much better than a lot of other esports!

[@bongo2282]

The F1 eSports scene might be worth a look. Great video !

[@sadperson4203]

John Deere sponsoring an e sport team is hilarious

[@barnykirashi]

I absolutely love FSL. It kinda mixes two of my absolute favorite games (League of Legends, and Farming Simulator), and i really like it. It's quite entertaining, and fun. I also learing agriculture, and agricultural engineering at school. So yeah, Competitive Farming Simulator exists, and it's actually well made, and fun.

[@Hepodix]

This is just mindblowing to me... well I guess no matter what type of game is in question and if it has enough support and popularity, it CAN become an esport.

[@Noum77]

This changed my view on the game. Thanks

[@kage8678]

i remember first time i saw a fs poster at my friends house and since i live on a farm i looked it up i got the game and i have never missed a game since then 2011 to 2019 happy to see it growing

[@billy7975]

They actually did have an English tournament at Saw Con 2020

[@MFLORAX992]

I'm now realizing I just learned how to harvest :/

[@BusterBeachside]

I checked the upload date twice to make sure this wasn't just an elaborate April Fool's video. It is not an April Fool's video.

[@FarmingSimulator]

It very much isn't. :)

[@zaneonmeinhart7952]

I would like a video on Vainglory, a mobile MOBA with a thriving eSports scene that shot itself in it's own foot by giving up its originality. It used to be 3v3 with all touch controls but it added a 5v5 mode, virtual joysticks, and PC cross-platform and all players lost interest as it was now practically identical to competitors. VG also did not advertise itself well, leading to competitors drawing in more new players.

[@canadiangooseok7281]

Finally, a true competitive game

[@yung_sirloin]

this is the strangest and best rapper I've ever heard about top tier reporting fellas

[@soratron]

thank you for this KKonaW

[@bling9]

Arena fps needs some love, in any shape of form

[@queenofthesalt5199]

There ain’t not way John Deere is more gamer friendly than Nintendo.

[@reservewolf3598]

been watching this esport for 2 months, actually really entertaining.

[@jayboni541]

**the entire population of ireland wants to know your location**

[@engineer9505]

True

[@leshaggers6273]

I’m not gonna lie the way you saint Paris Saint Germain hurt me

[@milo.t_]

Thanks to this vdo, I've been a fan of this esport for a year now!

[@appleslices7216]

Akshon blessing my morning with an upload.

[@zekram5969]

I wonder how the devs discussed this idea. They had to be like "Yo guys I got an idea and don't laugh at me. How about competitive farming sinulator?" and the others were chuckling and saying "Sure lol".

[@Brand-yk6dw]

anything can be a esport if you invest in your community first and wallets last

[@NihonRebooted]

Let's grow dudes!!!

[@hanzonoob4579]

Farmers starts playing this Everybody why do i hear boss music?

[@m0j026]

Never thought that I would be intrested in Farming Sim... At all. I really want to play this game mode though!

[@xmarksthespot1372]

This legit sounds stressful but a little fun too.

[@kennydarmawan13]

You know, it's kinda funny that a farming simulator manages to get a relatively successful eSports scene while so many other games designed for it (eSports) flopped. Battlefield V comes to mind.

[@anotherian8565]

From OWL to FSL, Dafran might enjoy this

[@SailorSocko]

Thank you for giving us the rules and some strats. Ima newbie to FSL

[@Wellard10]

Adam's southern drawl took me completely by surprise

[@ji4215]

Saw Landwirtschaftssimulator and I had to click...

[@sirpdubs]

Let's grow dude!!!

[@ethanarmstrong8841]

nice april fools joke lmao Edit: oh its actually legit

[@Fyrverk]

To think that mods can really lift a game. (CS, TF2, DOTA) (PROJECT M, SLIPPI) (HINT, NINTENDO, HINT)

[@Blinkisageek]

Just here to say i thought the thumbnail said FARTING SIMULATOR

[@RedMushroomPanda]

I saw this at the zurich game show and it's quite fun to watch tbh.

[@thewolfenknight37]

Wonder what some of my farming friends would think

[@zessenotw]

Excuse me could you please say that again i think i missheard “farming sim competitive”

[@umbaupause]

So is this the world's first... MOFA?

[@ramaluminus]

We're at the point where every games can be e-sport. I wouldn't suprissed if there's a flight sim e-sport

[@JDReC100]

theres a literal drone racing league, so it wouldnt surprie me to find a virtual flight sim e-sport

[@yeti4269]

LET'S GROW DUDE

[@sushiblossom4601]

Ngl this seems kinda fun

[@adcrengar9877]

How does this game have more developer support and better prize pools than all of Smash Bros combined?

[@Akshonesports]

Different developers have different approaches to esports.

[@nathanieldehahn6788]

The intro lol😂😂😂

[@Agerzzs]

2:17 European Hungrybox be like: (the 3rd guy)

[@joeg.2279]

Yup, imma just subscribe now. This is too good.

[@michaeltom1551]

I can't wait to see an anime based around this esport.

[@newyardleysinclair9960]

Imagine explaining to your girlfriends parents what you do for money. "Oh so you're a farmer?!? " "well, sort of, kinda, I actually pretend to be a farmer on the computer and I compete against other pretend farmers to see who does virtual farm work the best.......... Did I tell you how much I love your daughter??"

[@kyotairu7056]

this honestly doesn't seem too bad

[@scorpioninpink]

Nintendo have Smash, Arms, Splatoon, and Super Mario Bros royale. They can supports the competitive scene of these competition but they continuously ignores it!

[@Akshonesports]

Sad but true.

[@jarroddobben]

Reminds me of my hometown

[@MapleMilk]

If anything, I would've expected pro Stardew Valley

[@jirehtheprovider]

There was a twitch rivals Stardew valley competition years ago. Five challenges are set for 12 teams to achieve to earn MO eyes if you win any of the five challenges: A. Legendary Fish challenge (win cash for every legendary fish caught. First catch first serve) B. Museum collection C. Overall Earned Gold Challenge (clutch maker challenge in the last hour) D. Rush to 120 floor mines (this is the fiercest first cone first serve challenge for only one team can win) E. I forgot the last one though

[@micahonline_]

u should talk about the Naruto Storm series

[@archbourne141]

I like the sound of this

[@archbourne141]

I would like to try tgis

[@archbourne141]

This

[@tmxmOverwatch]

Dafran is smiling rn

[@trin3146]

maybe a video about competitive tf2? the scene could really use some more exposure

[@skelespan3822]

This sounds actually cool

[@goodiesohhi]

I'm so shook.. Bro.. I always thought it was a meme.

[@elig6972]

If sombody just told me that, I would have believed that he was joking.

[@charlvisser7822]

This is amazing!!!

[@MrMilkmanOG]

Its the sound of tegridy

[@hoyfour8039]

farming league, also know as Ligue un

[@Proloyable]

Anything that comes from a community based mod is always better.

[@Virsu]

Finally, a good esport that has a good spectator experience.

[@lot8113]

Dem this game is really *growing* a lot isn't it

[@nero1118]

Can you mow down your opponents in FSL? That would be cool.

[@Akshonesports]

Metaphorically yes

[@kevinooo6675]

So even in Farming Simulator the NA scene is still a joke lol

[@omggom2488]

Did he just drive up slowly and down harvest?

[@stefanz8364]

I am from germany and this is also the first time I have ever heard of this xD

[@Puffzilla777]

Hell yeah brother!

[@lovesYxel]

Yo I think you need to feature Mobile Legends:Bang Bang community. It's mobile MOBA and is super big in Southeast Asia. It would be awesome if your channel can feature the game! More power to you!

[@tforde2143]

Alright there is a new ESport rule as of right now, if it is a Multiplayer game and has Developer support it can and should be an Esport.