- Developed by MindEdges × Published by Diablo creator David Brevik’s Skystone Games
- An exceptional combination of the automation depth of Satisfactory & Factorio + cozy Eastern European folk sensibility
- Gaining attention on YouTube and Discord for cute and unique robot assistant squads, Mars community quests, and Slavic sci-fi visuals
A unique automated farming game has emerged where players build an Eastern European-style countryside village on the red wasteland of Mars. The new title ‘AGRONOM,’ developed by the Russian indie developer MindEdges and published by Skystone Games—co-founded by ‘Diablo’ series creator David Brevik—has begun registering on the Steam Wishlist.
The game is garnering attention for its unique concept that combines Eastern European folk aesthetics and a healing sensibility with the automation and production chain systems of ‘Satisfactory’ and ‘Factorio’. Since its announcement, it has been quickly gaining word-of-mouth popularity in communities such as YouTube and Discord, with reactions describing it as “a work with a warm atmosphere rarely seen in the automation genre.”
22nd-century Hwaseong reinterpreted with Eastern European folk sensibilities
The setting of Agronom is 22nd-century Mars. Players will build a home filled with their grandmother Sophia’s dreams in the middle of the desolate red planet.
The game is characterized by putting the warm sentiment unique to Eastern European farmhouses front and center instead of a cold sci-fi atmosphere. Elements such as painted wooden buildings built on red wastelands, potatoes and strawberries grown in greenhouses, and shelves filled with jars of pickles and plum jam pancakes create a unique contrast with the setting of Mars.
The visual style is based on a Slavic sci-fi sensibility reminiscent of ‘Atomic Heart’ and ‘Breath Edge,’ with terrain rendered by referencing actual Mars exploration data from NASA/JPL-Caltech. The game features plains with swirling dust storms and Above a terrain where shimmering mineral deposits are intricately recreated Overlapping with the warm atmosphere of an Eastern European farmhouse It emphasizes the sense of “living on Mars” rather than mere survival.
The sound design also supports this atmosphere. The lively mechanical sounds of robots busily moving in a production base blend with warm folk music, completing the stable auditory texture characteristic of healing automation games.
An automation system where robots move instead of conveyor belts
The element that most significantly distinguishes Agronom from similar competitors lies in its automation structure. Instead of mechanical conveyor belts, robots with distinct personalities and roles form the production chain.
Centered around the player-controlled robot ‘Rusty,’ various robots—such as the versatile assistant robot Assistant, the construction specialist robot Builder, and the robot Loader specialized in transporting large resources—cooperate to expand the base. The robots are depicted not merely as simple production units, but as entities that require charging and are capable of interaction.
Players must mine resources, construct structures, and cultivate crops while simultaneously optimizing production efficiency. The structure, which extends from food production to tool crafting and unlocking new zones, captures both the strategic depth characteristic of automation simulations and the relaxed atmosphere of farm management.
It is not a lonely Mars… A village community pioneered together with neighbors
The game goes beyond simple survival or factory management. As Uncle Makar’s family and neighbors migrate to Mars, the player forms a community.
Completing quests from Martian residents allows players to acquire resources and blueprints, and the game also includes village management elements, such as exchanging items with neighbors or sharing new crafting recipes. The development team has set “creating a cozy community on Mars reminiscent of a rural village on Earth” as their primary goal.
At the same time, the game also contains mysterious narrative elements. Questions such as AgroNova’s suspicious corporate ambitions, the real reason Uncle Makar left Earth, and who among the characters encountered on Mars can be truly trusted are naturally woven throughout the game.
Kazan-based indie team adds Eastern European vibes to the automation genre
MindEdges, based in Kazan, Russia, is an indie game development studio that pursues projects combining automated systems with the construction of emotional worlds.
We are focusing on adding a cozy sensibility to the fun of designing complex production chains and creating a ‘living space,’ and through our debut work, Agronom, we are showcasing a unique style that combines Eastern European folk aesthetics and a Slavic sci-fi atmosphere with the automation genre.
In particular, it is attracting the attention of both automation game fans and healing game users with an approach that combines a warm community and the unique personalities of robot characters with a hardcore system centered on factory operations.
Along with the Steam Wishlist registration, the development team is building a community across all channels including YouTube, Discord, X, Blue Sky, Instagram, and TikTok, and is rapidly attracting the attention of fans of the automation genre with reactions such as “an automated farm empire featuring the cutest robots of all time.”
Information regarding ‘AGRONOM’
| item | detail |
|---|---|
| Developer | MindEdges |
| Publisher | Skystone Games (co-founded by David Brevik and Bill Wang) |
| Genre | Automated Farm Simulation / Base Building / First-Person Crafting |
| Release platform | PC (Steam) |
| background | 22nd Century Mars / Eastern European Folk Sensibility |
| Art style | 3D / Stylized / Slavic Sci-Fi (Atomic Heart · Breathedge Vibe) |
| Genre inspiration | Factorio, Satisfactory, Dyson Sphere Program, Planet Crafter |
| Main Content | 4+ Unique Robots / 12+ Crops / Mars Community Quest / Production Chain Automation |
| Main Keywords | Automation, Cozy, Mars, Eastern Europe, Robot, Farm, Basebuilding, Slavic SF |
| Official Channel | Discord · YouTube · X · Bluesky · Instagram · TikTok |
| Steam Wishlist | Shortcut |
