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We are teaming up with Makeship and are pleased to announce that pre-orders are officially live for this beautiful, limited edition Beatrix plushie.
Standing at a perfectly huggable 16 cm tall, she’ll make an adorable addition to your living room, bedroom, or ranch house. As a thank-you for supporting the campaign, after ending Makeship will send out an email to collect your Discord information - the first 200 will receive an exclusive Discord role in the official Slime Rancher Discord sever.
She's only available for a limited time, so make sure to get her while you can; pre-order today and stay wiggly, Ranchers!
Change:
We are no longer collecting player data in-game and have made sure any potentially identifying information has been scrubbed, along with any data which could be linked to identifying information. As such, we have adjusted the options menu to remove indicating that we collect player data. If you have any questions or concerns, please see our Privacy Policy to learn more.
If you’re experiencing some pesky bugs first cross-check our Known Issues page to see if the team is already aware of the issue. We’re likely already working on a fix. If your bug isn’t listed, then go ahead and submit a ticket. Happy ranching!
Bugfixes:
Several Crash Fixes:
A PS5 specific crash that could occur
A crash loading and starting new games some players were experiencing
A crash that could occur when switching Xbox account
A crash that could occur from Radiant Sloomber yawns, along with other destructive yawn side effects
Solved issues to protect your Radiant Slimes!
Incinerators no longer permanently destroy radiant slimes
Picking up Linked Cannons and Stunt Cannons with slimes in it no longer strips them of their radiance
The Caretaker’s Shop now updates Sprinkles correctly after purchases
Main and gadget mode controls may again be bound to share keys and buttons
Solved an issue with the Island Alcove flashing on PS5
Solve an issues on Xbox with the Glo-Glo Frog not showing on the Coo-Coo Corner when selected or in the Slimepedia when switching profiles
Solved an issue with some newer gadgets having the Quantum Drone effect on them when a Drone is nearby
If you’re experiencing some pesky bugs first cross-check our Known Issues page to see if the team is already aware of the issue. We’re likely already working on a fix. If your bug isn’t listed, then go ahead and submit a ticket. Happy ranching!
The Radiant Slime Sanctuary update features new variants of slimes altered by the Prisma Core; Radiant Slimes, with a different color palette and radiant effect. These slime will be very rare and can appear anywhere their normal version might pop out.
In addition, we are introducing the Caretaker and The Sanctuary; a special NPC and area specialized for caring for your slimes, particularly with helping your Radiant Slimes shed some of that Prisma energy (while still retaining their lovely radiant colors). This includes special ranch expansions and rooms which you can set to different themes and decorate, along with themed alcoves where your most cherished slime friends can hang out. We’re very excited to see how everyone customizes these!
What is more, these rooms can generate a new currency: Sprinkles! These can be used to unlock expansions in The Sanctuary, new themes, gadgets and decorations.
We know that’s already a lot of amazing stuff, but we didn’t stop there! We’ve also added:
A New Toy, the Resource Detector - it “actually” works as intended; indicating if a crafting resource is nearby. Batteries ARE included!
Gadget Bundles: Amazing deals in the Coo-Coo Corner on loads of decorations.
An Improved Storage Capacity upgrade for Silos; bringing each up to a 200 item limit per slot.
A Growth Amplifier upgrade for your gardens; granting extra growing space to get more of those home grown veggies and fruits your slimes love.
We hope everyone has a blast looking for Radiant Slimes and building out The Sanctuary. Stay wiggly ranchers!
Radiant Slimes
Rare and shimmering versions of slimes that are wondrous on their own and add extra special magic when taken care of in The Sanctuary.
New Ranch Expansion
The Sanctuary - a new mystery within the Labyrinth unveils an exciting new ranch expansion with increased customizable themes and rewards; make sure to decorate it and make each room something special!
Includes a “Lost and Found” which will recover any Radiant Slimes lost in their original base form.
New Currency
Sprinkles are a new currency that can be generated by unleashing your creativity within the rooms of the Sanctuary and is used to unlock more rooms, themes, and more.
Plot Upgrades
Silo: Improved Storage Capacity - This increases the storage capacity of each slot to 200.
Garden: Growth Amplifier - Expands the growing space of each garden plot to increase your crop output.
New Gadgets and Variants
Short Comfy Couch
Long Comfy Couch
Scientist's Chair
Scientist's Desk
Half-Circle Grass Platform
Half-Circle Ice Platform
Half-Circle Magma Platform
Half-Circle Moss Platform
Round Grass Platform
Round Ice Platform
Round Magma Platform
Round Moss Platform
Step Grass Platform
Step Ice Platform
Step Magma Platform
Step Moss Platform
Round Stone Platform
Square Stone Platform
Blue Lava Lamp
Gold Lava Lamp
Green Lava Lamp
Shadow Lava Lamp
Red Lava Lamp
Prismatic Lava Lamp
Golden Honey Statue
Golden Saber Statue
Blue Sanctuary Portal
Green Sanctuary Portal
Teal Sanctuary Portal
Violet Sanctuary Portal
New Toy
Resource Detector - This toy is for you! Pick it up to start detecting and track the direction of nearby science resources.
Gadget Bundles
Rainbow Fields Bundle
Tide Pools Bundle
Grass Bundle
Flowers Bundle
Conservatory Bundle
Map Markers Bundle
Engineer Starter Bundle
Starlight Strand Bundle
Ember Valley Bundle
Fences and Walls Bundle
Music Bundle
Lights Bundle
Beach Day Bundle
Planter Bundle
Powderfall Bluffs Bundle
Bait Bundle
Magma Bundle
Cave Bundle
Labyrinth Bundle
Wind Bundle
Scientist Bundle
Reefs Bundle
Bug Fixes
1.2.1 We have solved an issue on PS5 where multiple auto saves could be triggered, which would break saving afterwards
Solved an issue where achievement progress was sometimes not tracked correctly
Fixed issue where gold plorts from Sureshot could sometimes end up under terrain
Prevented the ProntoMart music from getting into a state where it could play after exiting
Fixed an issue where the music could play twice when swapping between users (Xbox)
Nerfed distributors being able to duplicate objects and break their physics
Toy collision has been updated to solve them getting into places they shouldn’t
Graphics options now set properly when using the master graphics quality while creating a new game
Removed phantom lava from a pipe that was burning Bea when walking through it
Shadow plort doors no longer show the input indicator when completed
Several localization, text, and UI formatting issues have been corrected
Corrected some cases where there was poor optimization
Solved several graphics and texture related issues
Known Issues
(Xbox) Image does not display in Coo-Coo Corner for Glo-Glo Frog Toy
Unbinding the interaction button for controllers causes a No Bind icon to display for the mouse buttons
Some of the new gadgets will have the Quantum Drone effect on them when a Quantum Drone is near by
(Xbox) Switching between users on the title screen can sometimes result in a crash
(PS5) We are aware of a very rare crash which can occur
Radiant Sloober yawns have a hidden power which can, in very rare cases, cause the game to crash
Sloomber Slime clouds are not visible within the Dream Lantern effect
Shadows appear on Feral Phosphor Largo Slimes
We know how special each ranch and its collection of slimes is to each rancher, and we feel this update is going to help take that personalization to the next level. We can’t wait to see what wonderful habitats you wonderful ranchers make for your slimes, old and new!
For all things related to Slime Rancher 2 support, please visit our official Slime Rancher 2 Help Center.
Players experiencing new bugs should cross-check our Known Issues page to see if the team is already aware of the issue. If you don’t see your bug listed, please submit a ticket to the team so we can identify and reproduce the issue.
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The next Slime Rancher 2 content update is coming April 16th! Just in time to welcome spring and some radiant friends.
We also have some more goodies dropping in the Steam Points Shop next week, so make sure to check it out.
Stay wiggly, Ranchers!
Calling on all Ranchers on this side of the Far, Far Range! We hope that you are enjoying the full release of Slime Rancher 2. Rest assured future updates are still on the way. In the meantime, if you're having the wiggliest time on Rainbow Island take a moment and nominate Slime Rancher 2 for the following Steam Awards:
Sit Back and Relax Award
Best Soundtrack
Outstanding Visual Style
Thank you again, Ranchers. For all the love and support you've shown our team. We look forward to the new year and continuing to build on this incredible wiggly world.
Save the date, Ranchers! Slime Rancher 2 is officially leaving Early Access!
Full release (v1.0) will drop with much-anticipated updates, like the return of fan-favorite Drones (now with a Quantum twist!), a buffet of gadgets and upgrades, new places to explore, and more. So tighten your boots, and prepare to take the plunge into the enigmatic heart of the Grey Labyrinth and race against time to save Rainbow Island!
This update will hit Steam, Epic Games, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S on September 23, 2025.
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