Fun, chaotic co-op with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Co-op is where it really shines—total chaos in the funniest way.”
Steam review · 58 h played ↗
Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 79%Mostly Positive · 79%Toxic Dog2023Farming Sim · Sandbox · Simulation
$24.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A janky but charming ranch sandbox that shines in co-op, with building, animals and hunting. Skip it if you want polish, deep content or smooth performance, especially at full price.
Great for
Friends playing co-op who want a relaxing, chaotic, grindy ranch sandbox on sale
Main risk
Buggy physics, poor optimization and thin content make it feel unfinished, especially at full price
What players love
Relaxing, chill gameplay loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“A really chill game to play when you just want to relax and take a break from more intense games!”
Steam review · 4.2 h played ↗
Satisfying ranch building and progression
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Starting with a run-down ranch and slowly turning it into something successful feels really rewarding.”
Steam review · 71.7 h played ↗
Addictive, charming jank
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Yes its a bit janky. Yes its grindy. But dang is it addictingly fun.”
Steam review · 110.3 h played ↗
Good value on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“It's absolutely worth that, and maybe a little more than that, even.”
Steam review · 7.8 h played ↗
Lots of varied activities
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“One moment you are repairing your ranch, then feeding animals, then going out to hunt, then coming back to expand everything again.”
Steam review · 53.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Buggy and unfinished
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 negative reviews
“Dogs don't eat the food and die. Yes, this is STILL an actual bug after two years.”
Steam review · 26.4 h played ↗
Poor optimization and performance
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“this game make my pc fans go vroom, like it wants to send my pc to mars. Even with the lowest settings... Bad optimization.”
Steam review · 34.7 h played ↗
DLC and AI-asset complaints, high price
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“in the most recent update they filled it with ai slop - The shop icons, the animal models, its all ai slop now”
Steam review · 88.5 h played ↗
Awful vehicle and trailer physics
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The vehicles drive like they are on ice constantly and trailers behave like they're slinkies, sliding back and forth out of control.”
Steam review · 34.3 h played ↗
Empty world and thin content
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“But it is empty. After a couple of hours you get a feeling of isolation and loneliness.”
Steam review · translated · 50 h played ↗
Repetitive, grindy gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“the slow progression and repetitive tasks make it lose its appeal quickly”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnsupportedController support15 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 (64-bit versions only)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-3570K or AMD FX-8310
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX series / Radeon 500 series or above
Storage15 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 (64-bit versions only)
ProcessorIntel Core i7-4790 or AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
Memory12 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX series / Radeon 500 series or above
Storage15 GB available space
OSWindows 10 (64-bit versions only)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-3570K or AMD FX-8310
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce RTX series / Radeon 500 series or above
Storage15 GB available space
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