About the Game

The Headlands is a cozy farming strategy about a small Ukrainian village caught between two eras: Soviet machinery and an independent countryside on the verge of the 2000s. Ahead of you lies a run-down farm waiting for a new beginning.

Start small: an old tractor, a neglected field and limited resources. Step by step, work the land, sow the grain, bring in the harvest and gradually build a farm that runs on your decisions.
At the heart of the game are your own pace and balance. You decide which fields to work first, when to invest in new machinery and how to make the most of your time, fuel and grain. Market prices live a life of their own — and sometimes the price of grain shifts exactly when it is already in the truck bed. There are no timers pushing you and no sudden punishments — only thoughtful planning and steady, tangible progress.

Every tractor here is the one you saw in the fields as a child: the same engine, the same rattle, the same peeling paint. Maybe you even remember the moustachioed neighbour who once let you climb into the cab while he checked something under the hood — and you sat there alone like a cosmonaut in a spacecraft, studying every lever and every button.
Every machine in the game has its own character and story. And you won't be left alone with them: there is always a mechanic and mentor nearby who will advise you, and in his spare time will put together a machine that has no name in any catalogue.

Help your neighbours through contracts, unlock new opportunities and turn a small holding into a living, well-run farm.
Start small. Give the land time. And you'll see everything begin to grow.
🌾 Meditative strategy gameplay. Planning without rush and the freedom to choose your own pace.
🚜 Gradual farm growth. From a single tractor to a full holding with a large fleet and expanded buildings.
📦 A living market and resource balance. Time, fuel and harvest are all connected, and prices won't wait until you are ready.
🔧 Machines with character. Dozens of vehicles with a history — from the mechanic's homemade "masterpieces" to heavy combines.
🏭 Your own production — set up supply chains and sell finished goods for more than raw materials.
🤝 Contracts and village life. Help your neighbours and develop the region together.
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Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
Update - The Headlands – ea.0.22.7
A small one today, dedicated mostly to
Fixes
- Fixed tracked tractors' turning radius. Thanks to SandWedge, Mushroom and Kixer
- Fixed heavy vehicles parking spots. Thanks to Ethan022
- Fixed turning wheels on KKTZ combine.
- Fixed low condition notification for trucks.
- Fixed LOD distance for some consumables.
Improvements
- Redone the wooden boards consumable model
As always - thanks for playing and reporting issues!
Update - The Headlands – ea.0.22.6
Some more fixes today (mostly trucks and saves).
Fixes
Fixed truck behavior when it could get stuck during the harvesting task. Special thanks to zozylka22 and SupaNerdo for providing logs!
Fixed and slightly improved the overall vehicle behavior.
Fixed save file writing. The previous version might not save the file properly and stored it in cache instead of writing it to disk.
Fixed autosaving intervals. Saves occurred too often and could lead to the error above.
Fixed behavior of "Continue" button in the main menu that sometimes could load and overwrite a different slot.
Fixed save identity. Because of the error above, saves sometimes could replace each other that was leading to save/backup loss 😥
Added in-game save file restore dialog. If the save was broken and there is a backup, the game can restore the save for you.
Added notifications if something was wrong during the save.
Fixed SZU-2 behavior if it was bought before the "I Need to Sow Too" contract was completed. Now the seeder can be sold.
Fixed dust emitting while vehicles stand still.
Fixed tractor's engine sound disappearing under certain conditions.
Fixed some French localization strings. Thanks to Nate.
Improvements
Added random contracts cooldown to level the gameplay speed. Next contracts now wait until the next day to begin.
Removed the "New Contract Available" notification for random contracts.
Vehicle's condition is no longer dropping so quickly while waiting for something.
Added a notification if the vehicle is in bad condition (<50%).
Thanks for playing and reporting issues - you are the best!
Update - The Headlands – ea.0.22.5
A bunch of fixes today, including one that affects harvest-and-deliver contracts — please read the note below if you've been stuck on one.
Fixes
- Fixed a save bug where grain in transit during a "harvest and deliver" contract would go straight to your storage instead of counting toward the contract, leaving it stuck incomplete. If you're affected: sow and harvest any field — the yield will count as the missing amount and the contract will complete.
- Fixed trucks sometimes driving to unload every single trip instead of waiting at the edge of the field for a full load
- Fixed fuel consumption calculations for tasks (fuel amount was sometimes a bit off, and the task consumed the fuel from the farm's storage)
- Fixed fuel consumption format (value was shown as 0.7 instead of 0.71)
- Fixed sunflower icon (and double-checked all other crop icons while at it)
- Fixed KOZ-A6 attachments having broken/missing textures
- Fixed tooltip when hovering over the village market
- Fixed a perk showing incorrectly on the LZHT-B4 header
- Raised the unload point at the grain silo slightly
Improvements
- Selling unused equipment now refunds the full price, as long as it has zero working hours on the clock
- Shop cards now show equipment type (tractor class, header type, truck weight class, etc.) for more clarity at a glance
- Vehicle info popup now shows current speed, and refreshes more often (capacity updates faster)
Thanks for playing and reporting issues — keep it coming!
Known issues
- Trucks getting stuck in various spots — still investigating. If you catch one with a log file, I'd really appreciate it if you sent it over.
- Tractor engine sound occasionally cuts out
Current Release
Build 25304169
Uploaded Sep 15, 2026
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How to Install
TheHeadlands.exe to play
Troubleshooting tips
• Run Redist/_CommonRedist installers if game won't start
• Add folder to Windows Defender exclusions
• Run as administrator
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