Hay Day

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Hay Day
Hay Day logo.png
Developer Supercell
Publisher Supercell
Platforms Android, iOS, iPadOS
Release
Genre Simulation
Mode Multiplayer

Hay Day is a mobile farming game developed and published by Supercell. Hay Day was released for iOS on 21 June 2012 and Android on 20 November 2013. [1] According to a 2013 report, Supercell earned $30 million a month from Hay Day and Clash of Clans . [2] [3] In 2013, Hay Day was the fourth highest game in revenue generated, with a total of over 1.2 billion dollars in gross income by the end of 2013. [4]

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Gameplay

Hay Day is a farming simulation game where players can grow crops and feed livestock. Players can sell goods in exchange for coins and experience points. When they get enough experience points, they go up a level in the game, which unlocks more features, such as new crops, goods and livestock. The player needs to buy production buildings using coins. Diamonds are a secondary in-game currency used to buy missing goods and boost production time. Players can join neighborhoods to help other players' farms such as requesting for items to upgrade their barn and silo's storage.

Legacy

British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay had a crossover with the game Hay Day for a limited-time event that ran from 15 January to 24 January 2025. [5]

A short-lived spin-off of Hay Day, known as Hay Day Pop was created on 16 March 2020. Hay Day Pop shut down less than a year after it's release. The game was shut down on 1 February 2021. [6]

Reception

Gamezebo gave it 4/5, noting its similarity to Farmville and praising the graphics. [7] Pocket Gamer gave it a bronze award. [8]

References

  1. "Hay Day for Android". Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  2. "Supercell earns $30M every month". 12 February 2014. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  3. "Hay Day sales Ranking". 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. Why free games are increasingly the most profitable apps Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  5. Lorenzo Burias, Arman (1 May 2025). "Gordon Ramsay Turns Over a New Leaf for Supercell's Hay Day Campaign" . Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  6. Valentine, Rebekah (30 November 2020). "Supercell cancels Hay Day Pop" . Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  7. Lufkin, Bryan (3 July 2012). "Hay Day". Gamezebo. Archived from the original on 1 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  8. "Hay Day". Pocket Gamer. 6 July 2012. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2014.