Slime Rancher 2

Slime Rancher 2
Promotional artwork
Developer(s)Monomi Park
Publisher(s)Monomi Park
Director(s)Nick Popovich
Designer(s)Chris Lum
Artist(s)Ian McConville
Victoria Joh
Composer(s)Harry Mack
EngineUnity
Platform(s)
ReleaseTBA
Genre(s)Farm life sim
Mode(s)Single-player

Slime Rancher 2 is an upcoming 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, for Xbox Series X/S and Microsoft Windows via the Microsoft Store, Steam, and Epic Games Store,[1] and for PlayStation 5 on June 11, 2024.

Gameplay

In an open world the player controls the character Beatrix LeBeau, a rancher who moved from planet Earth to a far away planet to live the life of a slime rancher, centered around ranch construction and the exploration of the environment in order to collect, raise, feed, and breed slimes, gelatinous living organisms of various sizes and characteristics.[2][3]

The game revolves around feeding slimes the correct food so that they can produce "plorts", which can be sold in exchange for Newbucks, a currency required to purchase upgrades for the ranch and its equipment. There are different kinds of slimes in the world, including some introduced for Slime Rancher 2.[4][5] Slimes react and change based on what they are fed. Slime Rancher 2 introduces a dynamic weather system that impacts the slimes that appear at a certain time. [6]

Development and release

Slime Rancher 2 was revealed on June 13, 2021, having been featured during the 2021 Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase.[7] During the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022 more information about the game was revealed along with a projected release date of fall 2022.[8]

Slime Rancher 2 uses the Unity engine.[9] It utilizes Unity's new High Definition Render Pipeline,[10][9] a render pipeline that handles graphical features. This required a new approach to the graphics pipeline compared to the one used in the previous game.[11]

References

  1. ^ Diaz, Ana (June 13, 2021). "Slime Rancher 2 oozes out in 2022". Polygon. Archived from the original on February 3, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  2. ^ Murray, Sean (June 15, 2022). "Slime Rancher 2 Gameplay Revealed, Coming In Fall 2022". TheGamer. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  3. ^ Swan, Cameron (May 28, 2022). "Slime Rancher 2: Every New Slime Revealed So Far". Game Rant. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  4. ^ Cooper, Gael (June 15, 2022). "Slime Rancher 2 Finally Shares 2022 Release Date, Drops Preview Video". CNET. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  5. ^ Nunneley, Stephany (June 14, 2021). "Slime Rancher 2 is in the works and it's coming to Xbox Series X/S". VG247. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  6. ^ "Come Rain or Slime". August 23, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  7. ^ Bailey, Kat (June 13, 2021). "Slime Rancher 2 Announced During Xbox Games Showcase - E3 2021". IGN. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  8. ^ Smith, Graham (June 16, 2022). "Slime Rancher 2 will serve up familiar and adorable goo this autumn". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  10. ^ Technologies, Unity. "Create high-quality graphics and stunning visuals | Unity HDRP". unity.com. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  11. ^ McKeand, Kirk (January 19, 2022). "Slime Rancher 2 interview - liquid meat products and rainbow islands". For The Win. Retrieved August 13, 2022.