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The Early Access version may contain bugs and issues. If you encounter any, we encourage you to join the project's Discord server and share your feedback. By doing so, you'll help us improve the game and take part in its development. (-> https://discord.gg/y8j5z5tuGN <-)
🛠️ More performance! 🛠️Bug fixes 🛠️ Economy and player stats balancing 🛠️ SFX & VO 🛠️ Autosave
Better Performmance Save states for:
Decorative plants and spots for them
Broken coop fence
In-progress repairs (electric box and pickup)
Cat and Dogs after multiple saved sessions
Chickens gender and race
No more free planks and metal sheet in the barn after loading
Cleaning and renovation of sink and kitchen cupboards
Issue loading while having a particular quest active
Pan Issues:
Cleaning it
Being stuck to the player after serving food
Quest fixes:
Fixed animal hay spots and feeders.
Placed markers on the map to mark areas where you need to drive to leave the ranch
Cleaning sink
We're excited to announce that Rancher: A New Life Closed Beta begins on July 31, 2026!
On that day, we'll send beta keys to a limited number of selected players.
Because the number of keys is very limited, we're looking for people who genuinely want to help shape the game. We're especially interested in players who are willing to:
📝 provide detailed feedback,
💡 share ideas and suggestions,
🤝 work closely with our developers and publisher to make Rancher: A New Life even better.
⚠️ Important: Your activity and engagement on our Discord server will be an important factor when selecting participants.
If you're passionate about the game and want to help us build the best possible experience, we'd love to have you with us!
Thank you for your support—we can't wait to start this journey together! 🌾
Leaving the corporate world behind to become a farmer is a brilliant adventure!
But you know what’s even better?
Petting calves, dogs, kitties and other animals!
Hot chocolate made with fresh milk from your own grass-fed cows 🥛🐄🥛
Fragrant apple pie made from apples from your orchard.
Oh, I’ve gone off on a tangent… what about you?
#cow #cozy #calf #rancheranewlife #circleoflife #shycow #cozygame
Howdy Ranchers,
Thanks to everyone who played our demo during Steam Next Fest.
We appreciate your feedback very much. It helped us look at our game from other perspectives.
We are planning to keep the demo up and prepare at least one more content update before the launch of the game.
We’ll bring you new devlogs as well.
Do you have any mechanics or topics that you'd like to see a devlog about?
Patch changelog:
Small but great fixes in the painting view in the shop
Added a warning for held item status
Added SHIFT+LMB as a shortcut for moving items between inventory, containers and toolbelt
Changed the look of player status
Added stack size info for stackable tools
Better collisions for placed items
New inventory look
Removed unnecessary delivery options for cart filled with furniture and/or painted objects only
Better behaviour of app menu in tablet
Added better tooltips for choosing the next quest
Improved the cooking tutorial
Ghost items should no longer remain on the screen
Better dialogue for trying to pick up items when it's not possible
Improved handling of several ambient animations
Improved formatting of stove tooltips
Moving divided into the toolbelt no longer deletes them
Added a rotation tooltip to the workshop
When the voice is set to 0, a voiceless cutscene will play instead
Added an extra task to turn on the flashlight to teach about controls
Improved the ordering of one kitchen quest
Improved tooltips and outlines for shelves
Dirt on the table should not be visible on the plate
Sandpaper is visible in the hand again
You can no longer use the bed multiple times in quick succession
You can no longer right-click items being dragged
ATV garage pillars now have collision
Picking up the ladder outside of build mode should not leave a ghost behind
Added particles to the paint bucket during the correct quest
Improved blurry rock textures
Updated rocks in the overturned flower pot
Fireplace particles no longer go through walls and now disappear instantly on collision
Fixed levitating rocks by placing them properly on the ground
Adjusted walls that were darker than the rest of the building to better match the overall color
Adjusted darker trees to match the rest of the trees
Improved water level visuals in the water bucket and watering can
Fixed fireplace textures that previously appeared cut off
Fixed black lines appearing on eggs
Fixed black voids in the bedroom
Adjusted garden object culling so objects no longer visibly disappear for the player
Dust should no longer adhere to certain trash objects
De-selecting a quest chapter no longer counts as selecting a new one
Added several missing outlines
You can no longer move while falling asleep
Throwing force UI will be hidden properly when unequipping items
You can no longer throw away animals in cages
You cannot start throwing away items when they are being used
You cannot fall asleep while nauseous
Removed certain props that looked too much like trash
Buying a chimney decoration is no longer required
Added a notification sound volume
Sitting should now align your character properly
Chickens that fell under the map will be returned to the porch
Mushroom particles are now delayed until the correct step
Birdhouse quests now have proper compass markers
Player stats tutorials were more spread out
Shooting range buttons no longer briefly stop you from moving
Improved item pickup tooltips
Added several missing trash items
Added a tooltip for uninstalling the scaffolding
Improved sawhorse, workshop and sink tooltips
Fixed coffee machine amount tooltip
Chickens can spawn earlier if certain criteria are met
Fixed footstep sounds on the dock
Added sounds to picking up plates from the table
Store-bought eggs no longer fulfill the chickens quest
Added screws to the birdhouse
added indicator for missing materials/tools in workshop/fixing view
automatic completion of fixing/building - after closing panel with congrats or after the last step
clearing currently equipped tool and material in workshop/fixing view on another opening
disabling/enabling buy button in shop depending on cart content
automatic equipping of an item when player has no toolbelt and has an empty slot
proper default naming of photos
addes spoiled status for food
added tutorial for cooking
Breaks between dialogue were reduced in length
Added a quest for brewing coffee
Cooking is now easier (the bar for cooking a meal perfectly reduces slower in size)
Reduced audio radius of the fireplace; audio should not be audible at 0%
The game now properly saves windowed mode
You can no longer hear dialogue or use items during end stage loading
Improved tooltips for using the stove
Moved a few furniture and trash pieces to make movement easier
The damaged table can now be disposed of
Improved the tooltips for the painting tray
Added an outline for showing the blocking screw when replacing the damaged power cable
Added a tooltip to point towards the in-hand tool options
Bedroom doors now start open
Mac&Cheese and Bean containers now display their covers properly
Workshop should no longer show tooltips for other objects
The frying pan should no longer clip into the cabinets
Swapped order of courses in the shooting range
Mushrooms were made more plentiful and visible
Trash bag in hand should no longer get stuck in the doors
Several campaign localization fixes
Added a new task to choose whether to clean or explore the ranch
Fixed gun rack tooltips Join our Discord server to influence the development of Rancher: A new life -> https://discord.gg/y8j5z5tuGN <-
Fixed a campaign issue that could arrise if you feed chickens too early
Fixed shop text positioning
Added a number to trash bags held in hand
Fixed doors on containers opening and closing wrong in specific circumstances
Graphical settings now better affect the main menu
Added audio to dumping liquids and placing down books
Dialogue no longer breaks mouse cursor interaction
Improved weapon rack handling
Reworked design of several damaged drywall pieces
Sink and Tap are now one object
Reworked how scroll wheel works with the toolbar
Removed several hard to spot trash pieces
Moved the ladder and frying pan
Chopping wood was made easier
Reworked the placement of cookware upon the stove
More optimization fixes
Howdy Ranchers,
🎊🪇🎊
We are finally ready to share the demo with all of you for our upcoming “Rancher: A new life”.
Please keep in mind that the content is modified and limited not only from the full game but also from recent playtests.
We hope you’ll enjoy it! 🧩 Demo Features:
🎯 A simplified demo campaign introducing the main mechanics 🔫 2 shooting range mini-games 🍳 1 cooking level with a limited selection of dishes 🧰 1 workshop project to build and customize 🌲 Simplified wood processing — cutting trees and chopping firewood 🐔 Chicken care system (simplified — no petting interactions) 🍯 Beehives with basic honey production 🐦 Wild bird care — nesting box 🧹 House cleaning and renovation — 1 room 🪑 Simplified furniture placement with a limited number of items 🌍 Limited number of languages available in the demo ⌨️ Keyboard and mouse support only 👤 Single-player mode (no multiplayer) 🗺️ Limited map locations available 🍄 Mushroom picking in the nearby forest 🌿 Grass mowingHowdy Ranchers,
What’s your favorite dish that you’d like to see in our game?
🥗🥚🥗
Food is fuel for our bodies. And virtual food is virtual fuel for our virtual bodies.
You can prepare a healthy dish with home-grown produce, or order some canned goods. It’s up to you!
DEMO (release February 18th, 2026!):
#cozy #foodporn #rancheranewlife #simulationcooking
Howdy Ranchers!
😡🤯😡
We cannot escape stress in everyday life, even when making a fun game like a Rancher: A New Life.
Here are some of the ways we vent in-game while we prepare the demo for all of you.
How do you relieve stress?
#cozy #angermanagment #rancheranewlife #releaseanger
We gave access to the playtest to the next 200 people. Based on the feedback them we’ll prepare a demo and bring it to you soon.
Request Access on the main page of the game:
-> https://discord.gg/y8j5z5tuGN
🪵🔥🪵
Take a seat, grab a cup of warm cocoa, and add Rancher: A New Life to your wishlist.
Let the crackling fireplace keep you cozy while we show you how to set it up.
Huge thanks to everyone who joined and is helping us test the early version of Rancher.
If you want a chance to join and get early access, sign up here: ⚠️ Note: The upcoming playtest wave will be limited to a smaller group of players — make sure to sign up early!
#cozy #fireplace #autumn #rancheranewlife #cozygaming #satisfyinggame
The time has come. We are pleased to announce that in a few days, we will be launching a demo version for playtesting.
We look forward to your feedback via the in-game form. Join our Discord to share favorite moments and find more people like you! -> https://discord.gg/y8j5z5tuGN
Howdy Ranchers!
Last time we took you on a hunt for mushrooms. 🍄
This time we’re taking things into focus! 📸
Say cheese - because this update is all about PHOTOGRAPHY!
Get ready to capture your ranch, your animals, and maybe even that one chicken that refuses to sit still. 🐔
Last time we took you on a stroll around our game.
Now let’s take it slowly, partner.
This is the first in the series of showcases of activities in our games.
🍄 mushrooms 🍄
#autumn #mushrooms #rancher #forest #eatornot
It’s time to share with you what's happening behind the doors of our Ranch.
Sit on your porch, grab something to drink, and allow us to show you the current state of our game.
We talk about what we are currently working on and share a little secret with you.
What secret? Watch the first devlog and see for yourself.
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