Cozy, relaxing atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“It's become a major comfort game for me. It's got extremely casual, low-stakes farming and exploration based gameplay.”
Steam review · 1058.1 h played ↗
Slime Rancher
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 98%Monomi Park2017Sandbox · Adventure · Simulation
The verdict
A cozy, charming slime-ranching sandbox with lovely art and music, but the loop gets repetitive and chore-heavy later. Skip it if you want depth, real automation or clear goals.
Great for
Players who enjoy cozy, low-stress farming, collecting and exploring with cute creatures
Main risk
The loop turns into repetitive grind, backtracking and chores with limited automation
What players love
Adorable slimes and art style
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“i loved the art style! the NPC and slime designs are all very cute & unique”
Steam review · 23.4 h played ↗
Fun slime breeding and ranching loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Unexpectedly fun trying to figure out the best slime combinations and ranch layouts to optimize productions while also exploring the world.”
Steam review · 53 h played ↗
Great soundtrack and story
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“I’ve never liked a video game’s music more than I did with Slime Rancher, it's both calming and overall beautiful.”
Steam review · 29 h played ↗
Nostalgic childhood favorite
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“This game was a highlight of my childhood.”
Steam review · 40.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive, grindy gameplay loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“It is not much content and has a verry repettetive gameplay loop (wake up colect slime poop sell slime poop get new slimes go to bed).”
Steam review · 8.7 h played ↗
Little direction and shallow depth
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Doesn't at all tell you where key game locations are.”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗
Tedious backtracking and limited inventory
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“You have four slots, that's it. You can never upgrade the amount of slots”
Steam review · 14.8 h played ↗
Weak automation and late-game design
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“there is a drone limit of 2 per expansion. They also cannot place in or take from warp depot.”
Steam review · 20 h played ↗
Falling through the ground and losing items
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“30 minutes and I kept falling through the ground and losing all my stuff”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗
Crashes and stability issues
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 negative reviews
“Crashes from time to time, which is a huge problem considering how rarely it auto saves”
Steam review · 4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support1 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7+
Processor2.2GHz Dual Core
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics512MB VRAM
Storage1 GB available space
OSWindows 7+
Processor2.2GHz Dual Core
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics512MB VRAM
Storage1 GB available space
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