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Slime Rancher

Slime Rancher

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Welcome to the Far, Far Range! In Slime Rancher, you'll step into the boots of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky rancher who moves to a distant planet to make her fortune wrangling the adorable, yet sometimes dangerous, slimes. Your day-to-day involves vacuuming up slimes, feeding them their favorite foods to produce valuable plorts, and upgrading your ranch to house more critters and expand your operations. It's a charming open-world adventure perfect for anyone looking for a relaxing yet engaging experience.

This guide is here to help you master your slime-ranching career. We'll cover everything from essential beginner tips and ranch upgrades to dealing with trickier slimes like the Largo, and even navigating the mysteries of the Ancient Ruins. Whether you're aiming to fulfill rancher requests, discover all the secrets, or just want to avoid getting slimed, we've got you covered.

First things first

Get started in Slime Rancher by completing the tutorial, exploring, and learning basic ranching with pink, rock, and tabby slimes.

Welcome to the Far Far Range! Your first steps in Slime Rancher involve understanding the basics of exploration and ranching.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Complete the tutorial to learn the fundamentals.
  2. 2
    Explore the environment.
  3. 3
    Use your vacpack (a tool to suck up and spit out items) to interact with slimes and items.
  4. 4
    Begin by collecting pink slimes, rock slimes, and tabby slimes.
  5. 5
    Wait until dark to find special slimes.
  6. 6
    To make new slimes, feed a slime a different plort (the byproduct of slimes).
  7. 7
    Warning: If a slime eats two different plorts, it will become a tarr (a dangerous, corrupted slime).
  8. 8
    To produce plort, feed a slime a piece of food.
  9. 9
    Some slimes are picky eaters and only consume meat or vegetables, but pink slimes are never picky.
  10. 10
    Keep your slimes contained within a corral.
  11. 11
    Spend a few newbucks (the in-game currency) at the buttons to purchase and build a corral.

Following these steps will establish your basic ranch.

Tips
  • Always be aware of your surroundings as you explore.
  • Experiment with feeding different slimes to discover their preferences.
  • Keep an eye on the time of day for opportunities to find special slimes.

Guide and Walkthrough (MAC) by CoolerDude

Slime Rancher guide and walkthrough covering sections like Protection, Your First Farm, and Gordos. Updated 05/06/2019.

Table of Contents:

  1. First things first
  2. Protection
  3. Your first farm
  4. Expansions
  5. Silos and Incinerators
  6. Gordos
  7. Slime Doors and Slime Keys
  8. The Lab
  9. Keep on going
  10. Tarr Patrol
  11. Tips and Tricks
  12. Conclusion
Tips
  • Refer to the Table of Contents for specific section navigation.
  • This guide was last updated on 05/06/2019.

Protection

Learn how to kill Tarr enemies in Slime Rancher by launching them into the Slime Seas, using water, or building a water turret.

Tarr are enemies that you will encounter when playing Slime Rancher on Casual. Thankfully, Tarr can be killed easily.

Here are some ways to kill Tarr:

  1. Suck them up with your vacuum (a tool that collects items and slimes) and launch them into the Slime Seas (a large body of water).
  2. Buy the water vacuum upgrade, suck up some water, and blast the Tarr twice to kill them.
  3. Build a water turret from the lab.

You can tell if a Tarr is nearby because the happy music changes to scary and low music. This music stops once the Tarr are gone.

Warning: Be careful because the Tarr can turn other slimes into more Tarr.

Tips
  • Listen for the music change to know when Tarr are nearby.
  • Use the water vacuum upgrade for an effective way to deal with Tarr.
  • Consider building a water turret for passive Tarr defense.

Guide and Walkthrough (MAC) by CoolerDude (2)

Learn how to set up your first farm in Slime Rancher, including essential early game tips and management strategies.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Establish your first farm area.
  2. 2
    Begin managing your initial slime population.
  3. 3
    Understand the basics of ranching for early game progression.
Tips
  • Focus on efficient slime corralling and feeding.
  • Prioritize expanding your farm's capacity for more slimes and resources.
  • Learn the basic needs of your first slimes to ensure their happiness and productivity.

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