Slime Rancher
Slime Rancher
Game
Game2025
Slime Rancher 2
Developer Monomi Park
Slime Rancher 2 is a 2025 farm life sim video game developed and published by American indie studio Monomi Park. Slime Rancher 2 is the direct sequel to its predecessor Slime Rancher (2017). It features the playable character and main protagonist of Slime Rancher, Beatrix LeBeau, exploring a new location called Rainbow Island. The game released in early access on September 22, 2022, with a version 1.0 full release… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
501 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
84
LovedLoved
314 positive · 60 negative
95% range 80–87%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 314 | 60 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 37 | 1 | 65 |
| Lemmy * | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Mastodon * | 3 | 2 | 7 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
26,211 of 27,833 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Mixed reception: fans of the original are split on this sequel.
Many players find the game beautiful and charming, with improved graphics and a cozy atmosphere. However, several feel it lacks the magic of the first game, describing it as tedious and grindy. [9][24][32][33]
Some players argue the sequel feels more like a DLC than a full game, with too many returning slimes and not enough new content. Others appreciate the expanded world and gadget system, but note balancing issues and a lack of post-story activities. [26][29][14][25]
Praised Graphics and atmosphere · Charming and relaxing gameplay
Criticised Tedious grinding and resource hunting · Lack of new content compared to original
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Critics, per Wikipedia
Slime Rancher 2 received positive reviews upon its version 1.0 release. Checkpoint Gaming gave praise to the game's art style, visuals, and addictive gameplay loop. Criticism was directed at the game's story, calling it "unengaging" and the late game grind "tedious".
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Reactions
60 of 501 · most liked firstTime for a lil introoo...Hi Bluesky! I'm Marby, I'm from the UK ✨ I'm a senior concept artist at Monomi Park working on Slime Rancher 2 🌱 Previously was at Blizzard working on the survival game. I looove fantasy worldbuilding 💗 Currently trying to learn Godot in my free time 🤓 Nice to meet you!!
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neutral · AI labelView post →Gaming on Linux has come a long way. ***TL;DR**; tried gaming on Linux again after not having done so for ~10 years and **am absolutely blown away by how much improved it is*** Today I decided to get some use out of an older/leftover PC that I had laying around after upgrading. My plan was to plug it into the TV in our lounge room so that my 5 year old can play some of the less demanding games she enjoys from my steam library (stuff like Slime Rancher 2). Originally my plan was to install…
neutral · AI labelView post →Welcome to Slime Rancher! Would you like to ranch some slimes? I bet, especially if you enjoyed the first game! Don't you worry, we have (most) of your favorites here looking better than ever, and a bunch of fun new wiggly friends to- what's that you say? Where are the Mosaic slimes? ....uh. Well. About that- so, look- now don't be mad- why did we bring back Tangle and Dervish slimes and lock them behind random weather events, but not Mosaic slimes? Uh, well... ssssomething something plort…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Slime Rancher 2 is a terrible sequel that doesn't understand what's fun about its own gameplay loop and feels more like Slime Rancher 1.5 more than anything. If you've played the first game, this review is for you. If you haven't played the first game this will be a very enjoyable game for you and I wholeheartedly recommend it. If you have however this game will feel like you paid £24/$30 to replay the first game with marginal improvements. When asking what players want from a sequel, Monomi…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Maybe its because i'm older now and i've already played the first game so its not new to me anymore, but this game is nowhere near as good as the first one. In fact I'd argue this game is terrible. Coming from someone who 100% Slime Rancher 1 on xbox and then bought it again on PC... To start off its not even a ranch anymore. Just a giant dome. Was kinda hoping for a way larger ranch and ability for free range slimes + corrals. You know like an actual farm. Or maybe actual farm expansions like…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☐ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Holy grind. A huge step down from the first game. Everything is slime rancher 2 seems to be designed to be a tedious and grindy as possible. The map is overall nice, there's a few new slimes which are okay but is mostly just the same as the first game with less. You can't upgrade your range like the first one, you can decorate it a lot but every decoration item costs resources to make, the game only released recently so maybe they plan to add endgame content so maybe that will change. Making…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Beloved"🥺💖😭 ICYMI 😉 Steam Autumn Sale = Slime Rancher (90% off) and Slime Rancher 2 (30% off) !! www.pcgamesn.com/slime-ranche...
neutral · AI labelView post →Day 188 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I’ve been playing until I forget to post Screenshots. I picked up Slime Rancher 2 along with the Entire Assassin's Creed Bundle (it was only $70 for me, so why not?) today. I wanted to give it a try after first playing the earliest version on Xbox Cloud Gaming. I have to say, this one feels a lot more forgiving. I feel like i'm drowning in Chickens within days. For context this is my Stony Hen Coop after a day:…
positive · AI labelView post →Bigger, not better. I hate to leave a negative review, but after the first game, this was a let-down. While there's still some fun to be had, the balance is just off in this one. What felt like exploration and building in the first game feels like tedious grinding for resources here, especially at the start. Exploration is painful until you get a few upgrades in, and the ranch sprawls far more than in the first game, which makes the actual ranching such a chore that I found myself wanting to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm not sure what to think about this game. I played and loved the first one, and this is mostly just the same thing, so I guess I should love it, but something about it feels lacking. Like, there just isn't enough new and exciting things about this game to really constitute a sequel. It could have been a DLC map or something instead. It feels like the largest amount of things that were added were just decorations that I really have no interest in. The map in this game is extremely busy and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a good game but fans of the original should lower their expectations. The world is like 4x bigger but only about 1.5x the content of the original. So there's a lot of meaningless running around. Only about 4-5 slimes per new island. One hidden island only has 1 new slime. Placing down gadgets all over the world is cool and all but gets old. It was fun to beat but not as fun to 100% as the first. Maybe they will add more content later.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →From personal experience, feels like a huge downgrade after the first game. The game truly doesn’t respect the player’s time, it’s all grinding with no reward. The characters, which were a great part of the previous game, now feel just pointless to even bother with. The story is just meh. All the most fun parts of what was in the original game were just replaced with boring, time consuming mechanics. I tried liking the game, I enjoyed the graphics and the new slimes I thought are pretty neat,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dang, I really wish I could recommend this. Don't get me wrong, it's cute and visually stunning, and if that's all what you want, rolling with the new slimes? Sure, snag it on a discount. But boy does it feel like some weird design choices were made here, gameplay-wise, that makes the game feel a lot more empty and hollow than SR1. Maybe that's going with an intended theme, given how the game focuses on a new NPC who is pretty isolated herself. Said NPC almost feels like the ONLY NPC as…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A perfect day consists of a cuddled up under a blanket and the Slime Rancher 2 OST playing in the background. (This is scientifically proven fact by Viktor.) Listen to both Volumes 1 and 2 back to back for the ultimate cozy experience! 🎶 www.youtube.com/@Monomipark/...
positive · AI labelView post →Ahh Slime Rancher 2: The Final Solution electric boogaloo. I had no idea you could just slap a cute coat of blobs on a Holocaust simulator. Pokémon is dark. Slime Rancher is unsettling. It’s like slavery in cute version form. Pokemon can be said to be comprised of kids enslaving animals and forcing them to fight each other cockfighting-ring style. The Slime Rancher series is not that much different. The Slime Rancher games look like nice games where you just go around catching slimes as if…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Slime Rancher 1 is fantastic. Slime rancher 2 is a constant grind and sadly unplayable without a website open to guide through the shortcomings. Good games have blueprints for upgrades in several locations. If you want the extremely critical jetpack upgrade in Slime Rancher 2: it is in one specific place with zero hint on where that is. Good games fill in the map as you explore or have indicators on where you can unlock maps. None of that in Slime Rancher 2. A critical gatekeeping resource,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played a ton of Slime Rancher 2 on stream for the first time today and I had a heckin' blast with it. The icing on the cake was when I was about to stop and my amazing friend @tiredratman.bsky.social sent me this art of me as a Slime from the game he drew and OMG IT IS SO CUTE I AM GONNA EXPLODE
positive · AI labelView post →guys it was like 2am & i was balling my eyes out because life is just too hard. but this game cheered me up omg i love it sm u get to just run around with ur little sucker gun thing and pick up slimes and cage them and take care of them while adventuring collecting money to upgrade stuff. i loved slime rancher one and i love slime rancher two. it's a good game to escape reality & enjoy stress free.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had to put the game down once i got to the "mid-end game" areas with the shadow plort portals. Its not fun to spend hours grinding these materials. You need perhaps a couple hundred to a thousand of them, which is really time consuming and unrewarding. If you miss a deposit place for them, good luck finding it without a wiki. The most annoying element of the game is material farming. In SR1 it was fine to create the drills to harvest the goods, but having to go out every day to grind honey…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want to start off by saying that I really enjoyed Slime Rancher 1, it is a great game with a fantastic story, something truly crafted out of love. Slime Rancher 2 is a pale imitation of Slime Rancher 1, no, that's not right, it's worse than that. It is an Insult to the first game, it is worse in every possible way. Originally, I had planned to still give it a thumbs up because the game is, at least, a fine game, but once I got that AWFUL ending I knew I couldn't recommend this game to Anyone,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Two weeks from today Slime Rancher 2 v1.0 will be out and I'm feeling the way I always do with shipping a game, like some part of the history I helped create and shared is cataloged into a tome and placed upon a shelf somewhere to be referenced by me and countless others for hopefully a long time.
neutral · AI labelView post →Something feels missing with this sequel. I enjoyed playing it but soon found a rhythm of repetition that I was constantly locked into. The first game was nice and also had this issue but didn't seem so prevalent. I liked turning my brain off to play this but after an hour just found myself annoyed at the need to hunt down resources. Maybe add a plot for minerals and spouts on the ranch. But then why leave the ranch? Idk. I liked what I played overall. Just know that it feels a bit undercooked.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Proof that bigger isn't always better. Everything I liked from SR1 is here, but overdone to the point where there's more bloat than game. SR1 had a very simple and effective gameplay loop: find slimes, ranch slimes, earn money, buy better tools and more space to ranch slimes more effectively, repeat. The story was very simple: a rancher has come to the ranch to ranch slimes. Simple but effective, literally all you need. The maps in SR2 are bigger and extremely beautiful, but you'll get sick…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What a sad experience. Improved graphics, more slimes, good music, cool and intense weather and lots more. And it bores me... Slime Rancher 2 is a game of two gameplay loops. Exploring and the titular ranching. Exploring functions somewhat similar to Metroidvanias, where certain areas can only be reached once you unlock the tools necessary for traversal. It's (for me) the highlight of the game, because everytime you turn a corner or enter a cave you can find new slimes, new biomes, or cool…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☑ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☐ Decent ☑ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Playing Slime Rancher 2 for the first time! I adored the first game so I have high hopes 🩷
positive · AI labelView post →Okay, this is ridiculous. Slime Rancher 2 launching out of early access today, too. Could someone turn off the game hose.
neutral · AI labelView post →Used to think it was worse than the original. It happens that, actually, I just didn't play long enough.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →nowhere near good as the first game, tedious, not a lot of new slimes and the story is disappointing. still a decent game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Slime Rancher 2 Introduction A game I’ve seen a lot of people hate on, and while I definitely have some things I don’t like about it, I still had a lot of fun. Slime Rancher 2 is far from perfect, but there’s something about its cozy atmosphere, silly slimes and satisfying progression that kept me playing. World & Atmosphere The world is beautiful. It’s colorful, bright and full of life. There wasn’t really a section where I walked through and thought, "Yeah, they clearly didn’t work…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A full review has been posted on [url=https://lilsis.moe/games/Steam/Slime_Rancher_2/]my website. This is a shortened version to fit Steam. The Slime Rancher series is a tycoon & exploration game that was there at the genesis of the “comfy” genre. You explore the world to get more slimes to ranch, which make you money to upgrade your abilities and your base. Upgrades to your jetpack and movement speed return, making exploring the world as fun as ever. Attempting to find the secrets and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you enjoyed Slime Rancher, Slime Rancher 2 is exactly the kind of sequel you hope for: more slimes, more exploring, more adorable nonsense, and somehow even more reasons to completely lose track of time. However, it does have enough chops to stand alone. Not having played Slime Rancher 1 won't hold you back. I own this on both Steam and Switch, so once again, my Steam playtime is absolutely not an accurate representation of how much time I've sacrificed to these tiny gelatinous creatures.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This review is based on 100% completion and 39.7 hours of gameplay. Recommendation: Would I recommend this game? Absolutely. I would, however, recommend starting with the first game before jumping into this one, as this is a direct continuation of the story and playing this first will spoil a lot of that experience. Other than that, this is essentially more of the goodness from the first game. I will say it’s not doing anything groundbreaking or massively new, but if you’re looking to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Worth playing if you enjoyed the original, but I really do not understand the change in direction they took with regards to slime science. In Slime Rancher slime science is more of an add-on--a way to optimize your ranching, with ranching itself being the main focus and the main vehicle by which the user progresses through the game. Slime Rancher 2 is the opposite; slime science gadgets are now essential to advancing the story, which is not only mechanically but thematically centered around…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There will be no game ending spoilers in this review. There will, however, be spoilers for the large zone that makes up the second half of the game. You have been warned. I want to say that I would recommend this game to anyone who loved Slime Rancher 1, but while I absolutely loved Slime Rancher 1, I have very mixed feelings on the sequel, and therefore can't really do so. Let me start with the things I love. The crafting resources are placed at a random smattering of a pool of locations…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I absolutely adore this game, but it doesn't feel as satisfying as the first game. The economy is kinda frustrating in comparison since plorts are worth far less while upgrades are far more expensive at the same time. It just makes things far more tedious for no reason (all the slime science and unlockables are generally more tedious/grindy too). The music is also not as good as the first game too, but it's still fine. I still really like this game and I would recommend it, but the first game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Slime Rancher 2 - Coming Soon | PS5 Games.
neutral · AI labelView post →Too similar to the first game, in fact I find it easier to just start up a new save in the original game than to muster motivation to play this sequel. It lost the "magic" the first one had. There is more "grind" with less of the vibe that made the original so fun for me. Other reviews hit on this odd feeling, like it's missing something but hard to pin down what that is. I just defer to "it lost it's magic" and the original is still a blast to play
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ever since I was a little kid, it's always been a dream of mine to make a game for a Nintendo system, so I'm very excited for this announcement of Slime Rancher 2 coming to Switch 2. It seems like the perfect system for such a cute wiggly game. 💗
positive · AI labelView post →Superior to its predecessor, as long as you've initially played the first and come to enjoy the Slime Science loop the game gives you in its midgame. This game foregoes the buildup of the first (you need money in the door and progress made to unlock the Slime Lab) by unlocking it on Day 1 of this game, and building progression around a very stable Science and Money incentive. Money is virtually secondary as it's not too tricky to gain money en masse in this game; you don't need as much as you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely worth the wait. 100% completed a few weeks after release. One of, if not the best relaxing tycoon / resource farming game I've ever played. Theres always something to do.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So, a couple of years back, I played the very first release build of Slime Rancher 2 in Early Access. The original is a very special game to me And now it's finally out. We can get Bee drones. We can have cute slime friends Let's get to it! www.twitch.tv/jimmy_wuffster
positive · AI labelView post →It's a shame I feel I can't recommend Slime Rancher 2. I think it's necessary to say that I enjoyed the first game but this sequel leaves much to be desired. The ranching feels even more tangential than it did in the first and the exploration mechanic features constant back tracking and is restricted by the construction of special items. (with uninteresting puzzle design that again doesn't involve the slimes) There is creativity and wonder missing in the sequel that the original heavily relied…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Does anyone want a quick $25 icon commission like these so I can get Slime Rancher 2 I might take 2 actually to splurge on another game thing without feeling too guilty lol- feel free to DM me if you're interested [ #art #commission ]
neutral · AI labelView post →Realized I never properly introduced myself here. So... I'm Jasmine aka Jazzrabbit. I'm a trans game developer currently working on Slime Rancher 2. I also sometimes mod and develop for A Hat in Time. I'm a big fan of indie games, and cute/wholesome things in general. ❤️🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 My Portfolio: jasmine.games
neutral · AI labelView post →Finally finished 100%ing this and wanted to give my thoughts. Overall I had a hugely positive experience, I love this series and have played both games in full, but there's a few quality of life changes and issues that are seriously holding this back. The positives: God this game is so charming, the graphics are absolutely stunning and it was so much fun exploring each area for the first time and just being awestruck with the amount of creativity and love that has been poured into every inch…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Certainly getting ontop of catch-up as I'm recovering, YT behaved last night so I've gotten all VoDs posted outside of this current week~ www.youtube.com/@SDVods What to expect: - Slime Rancher 2, including Finale - Pokemon Z-A Post Game/DLC - Many One Off Multiplayers - WoW Classic (Druid Squad)
neutral · AI labelView post →doesn't give you the same wonder and joy as the first game -- not just because you may have already played it. i replayed slime rancher for the first time since its release year and had the time of my life. sr2 is beautiful, but that's my only very positive remark about it. it feels less like a home and more like a "hey, we updated a game you like. look at the graphics!". i still adore each and every slime but i do not feel as welcomed by this game nearly as much as i did with the first game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really want to recommend this game, but I can't. It's not exactly a bad game or anything, but I feel that it's simply lacking in the charm that made the original so special. First of all, the game feels a lot more lonely. In the original you would get starmail from Casey, other ranchers, and even the 7Zee Corporation, which made the world feel more alive. Add on to that, all the little notes that Twilgers had left for you across the ranch, and it felt like there were real people there with…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As someone who 100%ed both Slime Ranchers, I'm clearly a fan, but I also have a lot mixed thoughts about this sequel. The side characters feel pretty useless and lifeless, which is incredibly sad considering how fun it was to befriend them and have separate "game modes" and ranch expansions through these characters in the first game. I personally hateeeee the new drones and how they work. The new system majorly limits automation, and using plots to charge versus water feels a lot more…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Basically expanded refined version of slime rancher 1. [+++] Great Visual Upgrade. [+++] Gadget became versatile. [++] World bigger than SR1. [++] Upgrades is fair. [++] Treasure pods finds a better identity than SR1. [++] World has more detailed and puzzle as well. [+] Removing drills with RNG Loot. New Slimes are not bad. Wished other slimes from SR1 is present. The same formula that we all love from SR1. Still grindy, but not too grindy. [-] I expected more map area, but…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For everybody who played Slime Rancher 1 - this game will bring all your memories back! It's very nostalgic and a lot more free. The options to decorate your ranch are sooooo much better in this version. You are really free to place whatever and whenever you want. I was a little bit sad to see so many slimes repeat themselves. I think this game would be a 10/10 with all the slimes being new and not mostly repeated from Slime Rancher 1. Either way, I still love it and will definitely hope…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A very cute cute cute cute, super-adorable game with really pleasant colors. However, in terms of mechanics, it doesn’t differ much from the first part(
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Slime Rancher 2 is such a fun game... I wish it was multiplayer so I'd have someone to chat with
positive · AI labelView post →QTP with a gif of the game youre currently playing I’m trying to Platinum Slime Rancher 2 and I’m losing my god damn mind
negative · AI labelView post →Slime Rancher 2 is a great game, but it isn't everyone's cup of tea. The game is mainly about exploring areas and unlocking gadgets that you have to find resources and plorts for, while building your base of slimes and making money. There isn't a crazy amount of new slimes since most of them are from the first game, but the ones that are new feel pretty unique from other slimes. The exploration is much more focused in this game. The areas you visit are very large and can feel a bit overwhelming…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love Slime Rancher 1 and was so excited when I heard that Slime Rancher 2 had finally been fully released! This game is amazing! The slimes are super adorable and there is so much to see! I explored the entire island and can't wait for the next updates! I have to say, I really like the improved Drones. Besides their normal job of carrying items around the Ranch, you can now program them to collect things for you. Cool! Monomi Park, it was a great idea to add Shadow Jars and I think you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In short, I feel like the game does not respect the players time. Going back and forth to your farm to pick up plort to open a door is annoying, but it's even more annoying to discover that there was another door that needs a different plort behind the first door and now I need to travel back to the farm to get that one. Everything that helps you move faster like teleporters and drones are grindy to get and don't show up till much later. Managing the ranch became annoying more than it…
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