Games like Slime Rancher
If Slime Rancher is your kind of game, the closest matches are Slime Rancher 2, Totemlands and Mini Pond Farm: Frogs & Lilypads — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its collect every slime type, explore vast alien biomes and atmospheric. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Slime Rancher is a first-person action-adventure simulation developed by Monomi Park, released in 2017 at $19.99. Set on the Far, Far Range, an alien world thousands of light years from Earth, players build and expand their ranch through mechanics including exploration, resource management, slime-breeding, plort-harvesting, ranch-automation, and farm-expansion. The open world features colorful alien biomes to explore while tending to various slime species. Reviewers describe the experience as atmospheric, cozy, relaxing, and whimsical. Players pursue goals like collecting every slime type, harvesting plorts for profit, building and decorating their ranch, and experimenting with largo slime creation. The game holds a 98% positive rating from over 64,000 Steam reviews and is marked as playable on Steam Deck.
About Slime Rancher: Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.
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Slime Rancher 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Slime Rancher.
Top pick for Slime Rancher fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Slime Rancher.
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.
Totemlands
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Slime Rancher.
Second-strongest match for Slime Rancher fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Slime Rancher.
Totemlands is a relaxing crafting, building game where you raise totem poles, hunt spirits, decorate and explore the lands.
Mini Pond Farm: Frogs & Lilypads
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Slime Rancher fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Slime Rancher.
Collect all the cute frogs! Shape your pond paradise, fill it with colorful hoppers, make them happy with reeds and lilies, and enjoy pure cozy serenity.
Kynseed
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Slime Rancher.
Ranked #4 for Slime Rancher fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Slime Rancher.
Embark on a lifetime of adventure in a beautiful world of creativity and intrigue. Raise a family, customise your farm, run a business, craft items, and battle some marvellously malevolent monsters.
Fish Hunters: Most Lethal Fishing Simulator 🐟
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Slime Rancher fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Slime Rancher.
Hunt fish solo or in co-op. Haul them in and take them down with crazy guns. Try out different baits and rods, explore unique locations, and complete your fish collection in the atlas. Or just kick back by the campfire with friends in this wild webfishing adventure 🎣 🐟 💥
SPORE™
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Slime Rancher.
Ranked #6 for Slime Rancher fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Slime Rancher.
Be the architect of your own universe with Spore, an exciting single-player adventure. From Single Cell to Galactic God, evolve your creature in a universe of your own creations.
Zoo Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Slime Rancher.
Ranked #7 for Slime Rancher fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Slime Rancher.
In Zoo Simulator, your main task is to run and manage your own zoo. Renew it and take care of all the animals' needs, ensuring them a peaceful life! Will you attract crowds of visitors? Create your own zoo!
SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Slime Rancher.
Ranked #8 for Slime Rancher fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Slime Rancher.
A unique artist sim game with realistic paint mixing, physics and numerous painting tools. Upgrade and customize your studio, complete tasks, sell and expose art, buy instruments and get famous!
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Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Slime Rancher.
Reviewers of Slime Rancher cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Slime Rancher.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Slime Rancher cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Slime Rancher.
Episode 1 is now FREE - for a limited time! In Minecraft: Story Mode, playing as either a male or female hero named 'Jesse,' you’ll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond.
Subnautica
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Slime Rancher.
Reviewers of Slime Rancher cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Slime Rancher.
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
No Man's Sky
WHY THIS
Shares exploration, resource management and an atmospheric mood with Slime Rancher.
Reviewers of Slime Rancher cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Slime Rancher.
No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.
Slime Rancher 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Slime Rancher.
Reviewers of Slime Rancher cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Slime Rancher.
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.
Breath of the Forest
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Slime Rancher cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Slime Rancher.
You will experience the journey of the Kaiak, a native who was chosen by Mother Nature to fight an evil entity that wants to destroy the forest and animals. Get ready to use the magic bow of Tupã and control the four natural elements.
Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition
WHY THIS
Shares exploration, resource management and a cozy mood with Slime Rancher.
Reviewers of Slime Rancher cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Slime Rancher.
Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife. The Spiritfarer Farewell Edition includes the heartwarming base game and three major content updates.
PowerWash Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Slime Rancher.
Reviewers of Slime Rancher cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Slime Rancher.
Release the Pressure with PowerWash Simulator! Wash away your worries with the soothing sounds of high-pressure water. Fire up your power washer and blast away every speck of dirt and grime you can find, all with the simple satisfaction of power-washing to a sparkling finish.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Slime Rancher at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Slime Rancher on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Slime Rancher.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Slime Rancher on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Slime Rancher.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Slime Rancher on Steam right now. Shares Action with Slime Rancher.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Slime Rancher on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Slime Rancher.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Slime Rancher.
Priced ~50% under Slime Rancher on Steam right now. Shares Action with Slime Rancher.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Slime Rancher.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Slime Rancher.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Slime Rancher.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Slime Rancher.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Slime Rancher.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Slime Rancher.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Slime Rancher.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Slime Rancher 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Slime Rancher.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Slime Rancher.
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.
Kynseed
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Slime Rancher.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Slime Rancher.
Embark on a lifetime of adventure in a beautiful world of creativity and intrigue. Raise a family, customise your farm, run a business, craft items, and battle some marvellously malevolent monsters.
SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Slime Rancher.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Slime Rancher.
A unique artist sim game with realistic paint mixing, physics and numerous painting tools. Upgrade and customize your studio, complete tasks, sell and expose art, buy instruments and get famous!
Frequently asked about Slime Rancher
- Does Slime Rancher run on Steam Deck?
- Slime Rancher is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Slime Rancher cost?
- Slime Rancher is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Slime Rancher?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Slime Rancher are Slime Rancher 2, Totemlands, Mini Pond Farm: Frogs & Lilypads.
- Who developed Slime Rancher?
- Slime Rancher was developed by Monomi Park.
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