"Sometimes a game is a reinvention of the original, but others it's not much more than a fresh coat of paint - and that's not necessarily a bad thing. After entering early access in 2022, Slime Rancher 2 is out in full, and while it doesn't cover much ground that the first Slime Rancher didn't already get to, it's still a supremely relaxing, gorgeous farming sim that's easy to get lost in."
"The premise of Slime Rancher 2 is simple: as Beatrix LeBeau, protagonist of the original game, you receive a summons via mysterious self-piloted boat to leave your ranch for the new environment of Rainbow Island. Beatrix, whose desire for adventure apparently outweighs her self-preservation instincts, climbs aboard, finding an abandoned conservancy waiting for her with all the amenities she needs to start her slime ranching operation anew."
"The reason to play is the chill farming, which sees you vacuuming up slimes across the island, bringing them home to raise them in enclosures, and feeding them their favorite foods to make a profit. How does feeding them make you a profit, you may ask? Why, by causing the slimes to leave behind a "plort," which you can sell at a handy machine you find on your ranch."
Beatrix LeBeau travels to Rainbow Island aboard a self-piloted boat and finds an abandoned conservancy where she can restart slime ranching. Players capture and raise various slimes, explore the island to uncover its history through researchers' notes, and manage enclosures and resources. Feeding slimes produces plorts that can be sold at a machine on the ranch to earn money for upgrades and vacuum improvements. The gameplay emphasizes a chill farming loop of exploring, collecting, returning resources, and upgrading equipment. Visuals are gorgeous and the experience is relaxing, even though the game does not significantly expand beyond its predecessor.
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