Simulating duties on a real farm, "SimFarm" puts players in charge of building up the land, placing the buildings, buying and selling livestock and planting crops. A weather and season system are in place as well, presenting the same kind of challenges found in a real-world farm. As with "SimCity", there are disasters that can wreak havoc on the player's farm. Tornadoes, droughts, pests, and dust storms are some of the events that can disrupt farm crops and harvests. There are four types of livestock in "SimFarm", all of which have specific food requirements, need water, and breed new livestock. Animals' value can be increased by making a barn available for their use.