The first thing I realized when I opened Rusty’s Retirement was that I had no idea how to play the game. The easiest thing to do was open a new save file, and then there was a cool, Stardew Valley-esque game at the bottom of my screen. With no instructions or introduction to the game, I just started clicking. After a few hours, however, I figured out the five things you need to do first in Rusty’s Retirement to help you out.

The HELP section under Settings (the cog in the right-hand menu, which you can access by clicking on any of the tabs) wasn’t very helpful to me when trying to figure out where to start and how to play the game. So, here are five things you should do first to get your farm up and running while enjoying the soothing music that Rusty’s Retirement plays.

When you start your farm, you have three crops to choose from under the tab that looks like a strawberry. These are wheat, radishes, and cabbage. You want to start by planting some wheat. To do that, click on the wheat with your mouse, slide over to the empty crop field, and click to plant it. You can click and drag with your mouse to save time.

Once you have planted your first crop and earned more Spare Parts, you can move on to planting radishes and cabbage. You will need all three to keep your farm running smoothly.