Common Sense Media Review
By Christy Matte
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Silly farm sim with wacky machines and uncommon controls.
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Funky Barn 3D
What's It About?
FUNKY BARN 3D is a family simulation game with some cute twists. You've recently inherited a farm from your uncle, but there isn't much going on. You'll start with some money, land, and a machine that sells products for you. Slowly the animals will start to arrive and you'll need to meet their needs for shelter, food, protection, and decoration. You can purchase special machines to help you collect wool, eggs, milk, fruit, and other products, and even to transport the goods to the selling machine. Beware of foxes, tornados, thunderstorms, and aliens who will hinder your progress. If you keep upgrading your farm, you'll eventually reach the top status. There are three farms of increasing difficulty, and three \"challenge\" games where you'll need to meet objectives within a time limit.
Is It Any Good?
Funky Barn 3D has an engaging premise, and it features cute animals and wacky machines that are interesting to watch. This playful game is, at times, flat-out silly. However, its frustrating interface, too much micro-managing, and eventual repetitive play may dampen the fun. The default controls are likely to be difficult for young kids and tiring for everyone else.
Sim fans will probably either hate the game or feel compelled to work their way through it to see what they can unlock. Funky Barn 3D does show some sparkle in the Challenge modes, which require you to repair/rebuild a farm within a given time limit. Unfortunately, there are only three of those and they can only be unlocked by completing the corresponding full-farm levels. This game comes close, but doesn't quite make it. Still, kids who like sim games will probably be quick to overlook the negatives and just enjoy the silliness of the game.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about caring for animals. What do they need? What are the responsibilities involved?
What do you like about playing simulation games?
Game Details
- Platform : Nintendo 3DS
- Subjects : Language & Reading : following directions , Hobbies : gardening , pets
- Skills : Responsibility & Ethics : fiscal responsibility , Self-Direction : work to achieve goals , Thinking & Reasoning : strategy
- Pricing structure :
- Available online? : Not available online
- Publisher : UbiSoft
- Release date : April 3, 2012
- Genre : Simulation
- Topics : Animals , STEM
- ESRB rating :
- Last updated : October 1, 2025
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