Action · August 1, 2017

Slime Rancher (2017)

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Just Updated Login to Viktor’s Experimental Update! Join Viktor Humphries and test his simulated reality of the Far, Far Range. Well, a work-in-progress version anyway... Read more about Viktor's Slimulations here The Automatic Update The Automatic Update is here and introduces a new Slime Science gadget: DRONES! Drones are happy little helper bots that can be programmed to help with various tasks around the ranch! Read more about Drones here The Party Gordo Update Let's get this party started! Every weekend, the Party Gordo comes to the Far, Far Range, but you have to find him first! Read more about the special weekend events here! The Little Big Storage Update The Little Big Storage Update is here to help! Ranch storage is getting a huge upgrade and it’s just in time for a little spring cleaning. Learn more about the new silo upgrades here! Mochi's Megabucks Update Mochi’s Megabucks Update is here and you've been invited to explore the Nimble Valley: a new zone that is home to the exceedingly rare quicksilver slimes! Learn more about the Nimble Valley here! Limited Holiday Event Celebrate the season with our limited-time Wiggly Wonderland event! Hunt for ornaments and decorate your ranch from December 20 - 31 A new ornament will appear in crates every day, so hurry and collect as many as you can before they’re gone! Read more here Ogden's Wild Update Ogden’s Wild Update has arrived! Slime Rancher v1.1.0 contains a dangerous, new zone to explore, missions to undertake from Ogden Ortiz, the feral descendants of the long-extinct saber slime, and more! Discover more about The Wilds and version 1.1.0 here About the Game Welcome to the Far, Far Range! Slime Rancher is a charming, first-person, sandbox experience. Play as Beatrix LeBeau: a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range.’ Each day will present new challenges and risky opportunities as you attempt to amass a great fortune in the business of slime ranching. Collect colorful slimes, grow crops, harvest resources, and explore the untamed wilds through the mastery of your all-purpose vacpack. Stake Your Claim The renowned rancher, Hobson Twillgers, has passed his ranch on to you. Get it back up and running, discover the secrets hidden on this mysterious planet, and dominate the Plort Market. Grow crops and raise chickadoos to feed your collection of hungry slimes. Complete daily requests from other ranchers to get bonus rewards. Earn money to upgrade your vacpack, build more corrals, or expand your ranch. Use Slime Science to find rare resources, craft decorations, and create gadgets that will help you on your adventures. Explore a sprawling world loaded with lots of secrets and hidden treasures. Slimetastic Features: Choose from 3 game modes: Adventure, Casual, and Rush Get creative and combine slimes into more than 150 hybrid slimes Take advantage of our full controller support if you think keyboards should be used to play music instead of games

Action releases from 2017

180 Action titles launched in 2017 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume138.1k Steam reviewsTop 5% in Action
Positive rating98% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 3%
Metacritic81/100Genre average 77 — top 36% of Action titles
Concurrent peak858 playersTop 11% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours23 h averageTop 21% for session depth among Action

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Cute · 3.2k
  • Exploration · 2.5k
  • Adventure · 2.3k
  • Singleplayer · 2.2k
  • Open World · 2.1k
  • First-Person · 2.0k
  • Colorful · 2.0k
  • Funny · 1.3k
  • Sandbox · 1.2k
  • Casual · 1.2k
  • Simulation · 1.2k
  • Management · 1.1k
  • Fantasy · 1.1k
  • Family Friendly · 948
  • Indie · 940

Reception Metrics

Steam community

98%Overwhelmingly Positive · 138.1k reviews

135.3k positive · 2.8k negative

Metacritic

81/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

8.0/10

Curator recommendations

130.6k

Peak concurrent players

858

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (10)

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Russian
  • Swedish
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Japanese
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Korean
  • Spanish - Latin America

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Remote Play on TV

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Press Quotes

“I absolutely loved Slime Rancher, from the colourful start to the bittersweet ending that literally had me sobbing—something that is quite hard for video games to achieve...I’ve never played a cuter, more pure game in my entire life, so I have no qualms awarding Slime Rancher a well deserved perfect score.” 10/10 – CGMagazine, Jed Whitaker “Slime Rancher has the ability to keep you hooked for hours; I often looked out over my ranch, felt pride at my accomplishments, and…

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

23h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

10h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

7h

Current engagement

Achievements

57

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateAug 1, 2017
DeveloperMonomi Park
Base price$4.99
DLC / Add-ons5 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Editions & Packages

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