Slime Rancher

Slime Rancher

Developers
	Monomi Park
Engines
Former	Unity 2018
	Unity 2019
Release dates
Windows	August 1, 2017
macOS (OS X)	August 1, 2017
Linux	August 1, 2017
Reception
Metacritic	81
OpenCritic	76
IGDB	78
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Simulation, Sandbox
Art styles	Cartoon
Series	Slime Rancher

Slime Rancher
Slime Rancher	2017
Slime Rancher 2	2025

General information

Official forums

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Official website
Epic Games Store		DRM-free when launched directly from an executable.
GOG.com		DLC was not released for this store.
Humble Store
Microsoft Store		Xbox Play Anywhere.
Steam

A demo is available on Steam.

Monetization

Type	Notes
DLC	The DLC includes new skins and items.
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	Game does not contain any microtransactions.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
VR Playground	Available for free. Very restricted mode with VR support. Unique maps, much less content
Galactic Bundle	Available for free. Ruby Chroma Pack, Galactic Fashion Pod, Beeper Bot Slime Toy
Secret Style Pack	Unlockable skin for each slime

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Monomi Park\Slime Rancher\slimerancher.cfg
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Monomi Park/Slime Rancher/
Linux	$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/Monomi Park/Slime Rancher/

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Monomi Park\Slime Rancher\slimerancher.prf %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Monomi Park\Slime Rancher\*.sav
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\MonomiPark.SlimeRancher_9ahw7gx0g86p2\SystemAppData\wgs\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Monomi Park/Slime Rancher/
Linux	$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/Monomi Park/Slime Rancher/

Every save slot has its own *.sav file.

Saves from the Microsoft Store need to be copied to the Desktop and renamed to *.sav files. Click on the first folder and you will find three more folders. It is usually the second one, but check for the folders anyway. (The biggest file is the saved file.)

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud		Linux Steam cloud saves are stored at $HOME./config/unity3d/Monomi Park/Slime Rancher, but the game actually uses $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/Monomi Park/Slime Rancher.
Xbox Cloud

Video

In-game video settings

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen			Hor+
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		The slider ranges from 60° to 90° vertical. Does not scale viewmodel.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		The default fullscreen is borderless. Use the -window-mode exclusive parameter and press Alt+↵ Enter twice after loading to get exclusive fullscreen.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		No in-game setting is used; AF is used, however. Force the desired value in the graphics card control panel.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		MSAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		120 FPS cap without Vsync enabled
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

In-game input settings

In-game gamepad settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		No mouse acceleration is present.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Supports both DirectInput and Xinput.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

Tracked motion controllers
Button/gesture prompts

Generic/other controllers

Audio

In-game audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles		All speech is text based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
Arabic				Fan translation by Abdul Haq and Usednoo25, download
French
German
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Native 3D		Free VR Playground DLC is required.
vorpX		G3D, DirectVR Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Headsets
SteamVR
Oculus VR (LibOVR)
Windows Mixed Reality		This game might be playable with the Revive Compatibility Layer, or Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR.

Devices
Tracked motion controllers		See Input for details.
Traditional controller		See Input for details.
Keyboard/Mouse
Tobii Eye Tracking		Supports: Clean UI, Extended View - Eye & Head Tracking.

Play area
Seated
Standing
Room-scale

Other information

In-game other settings.

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c, 11
OpenGL	3.2	OS X and Linux only.
Shader Model support	3.0, 5.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	7
Processor (CPU)	Dual Core 2.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	512 MB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.11
Processor (CPU)	Dual Core 2.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	512 MB of VRAM OpenGL 3.2 compatible

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 12.04
Processor (CPU)	Dual Core 2.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	512 MB of VRAM OpenGL 3.2 compatible
Sound (audio device)	ALSA compatible