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Slime Rancher 2
Continue the adventures of Beatrix LeBeau as she journeys across the Slime Sea to Rainbow Island, a land brimming with ancient mysteries, and bursting with wiggly, new slimes to wrangle in this sequel to the smash-hit, Slime Rancher.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “cozy slime collecting and ranching” (75 of 103 reviews) and “beautiful visuals and new slimes” (35); the most common complaint is “grindy empty directionless exploration” (11). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
75 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I LOVE THIS GAME SO MUUCCHHH!!! I'm genuinely shocked how this game isn't more popular! It's such a wholesome single player experience, and has ended up being my comfort game throughout the years, and that includes the…”
“A pleasant journey through vibrant yet muted shades of colours and emotions, punctuated by dark pastel contrasts through which sparks of light and purity shine. The meditative nature of a cozy experience and the…”
“This game was very fun. The atmosphere and map *visual* design is outstanding and is leaps and bounds above SL1. I also enjoyed the change from using extractors for resources to finding them around the map and them…”
35 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I loved the first game and tried very hard to love this one too, but gameplay feels boring, unfinished & directionless. I found the first few new slimes cute, then felt a bit underwhelmed that, that was just it - The…”
“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…”
“A pleasant journey through vibrant yet muted shades of colours and emotions, punctuated by dark pastel contrasts through which sparks of light and purity shine. The meditative nature of a cozy experience and the…”
15 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I LOVE THIS GAME SO MUUCCHHH!!! I'm genuinely shocked how this game isn't more popular! It's such a wholesome single player experience, and has ended up being my comfort game throughout the years, and that includes the…”
“A pleasant journey through vibrant yet muted shades of colours and emotions, punctuated by dark pastel contrasts through which sparks of light and purity shine. The meditative nature of a cozy experience and the…”
“I love this game. It's so cute and relaxing. I really recommend it, the story is also amazing.”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I haven't played recently, but I do plan on starting the game all the way over soon. The game has a perfect balance of cute and mysterious, and the slimes are way too adorable. I love being able to explore new areas and…”
“I've been playing this game since version 0.2.0 and I'm still in love with it. The latest update (Sanctuary & Radiant Slimes) is great, made me add 30+ hours to my played hours. We definitely need more room and alcove…”
“Amazing game with unlimited long term potential. Such a calming farm type that allows for endless fun! 10/10 recommend!”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Literally the best game to play four hours... I havent finished it yet cuz theres so much to do, but I have so many hours on it. 100% recommend. I cant wait to beat the game!!”
“I love this game so much! I think it's as good as the first one, even though many aspects are different. There are lots of new slimes, and it seems like there are a lot more areas to explore.”
“Really fun if you just want to relax and ignore other games. Me personally I am an avid combat game player, and yet I still enjoy playing this after everything. I can even play for hours on end. It's just, fun! 8/10…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“I loved the first game and tried very hard to love this one too, but gameplay feels boring, unfinished & directionless. I found the first few new slimes cute, then felt a bit underwhelmed that, that was just it - The…”
“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…”
“It has way more grind than the first game which I 100% completed it. The loop of running around for resources and walking back to base gets boring fast. The progression is really slow, they should give you more…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I loved the first game and tried very hard to love this one too, but gameplay feels boring, unfinished & directionless. I found the first few new slimes cute, then felt a bit underwhelmed that, that was just it - The…”
“It has way more grind than the first game which I 100% completed it. The loop of running around for resources and walking back to base gets boring fast. The progression is really slow, they should give you more…”
“Grey Labyrinth represents everything I hate about this game and made me rage quit couple month ago. Now that I played a lot more hours I have some thoughts. It's not fun to explore, it's not fun to grind, upgrades now…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Honestly, I really enjoyed the first game despite its poor optimization and random bugs so I was excited for the second one but I really feel like this one was a money grab and they stopped caring about the story. The…”
“its a good game, love playing it as much as the first one; just kinda feels like a dlc to the first game, not a second game altogether”
“Maybe I'm biased since I played the first one, but the exploration didn't feel as rewarding. A lot of the doors are shortcuts which is like...okay I'm just gonna jetpack over the whole map anyway I'm really opening them…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“More super cutsie slimes with so much adventure. YAY. Slightlyyy laggy for laptop gamers but turning the graphics down helps this significantly !”
“this game is amazing, a bit too grindy(which is kinda good for me because i like grinding games like this), the map is massive and doesnt have useless spots like in other semi open world games(i call this semi open…”
“this game is very detailed and fun, there are many things to do so you wont get bored easily, i love the all the hard work in this game, however this game is a bit laggy if your divice dose not work well with laggy…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Used to think it was worst than the original. It happens that, actually, I just didn't play long enough.”
— a player, Steam review · 30 hrs played“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…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“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…”
— a player, Steam review · 30 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-26.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Early Access · Cute · Relaxing · Colorful · Open World · Singleplayer · First-Person · Creature Collector · Adventure · Simulation · Family Friendly · Casual (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 27 |
| Official site | http://slimerancher.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K / AMD FX-6300 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB / AMD Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 8 GB available space