


"It 'feels' just like Slime Rancher, only smoother, more expansive, more rich in details, and with a lot of tweaks and quality of life changes," Popovich told us earlier this year. How do you begin development on a sequel (opens in new tab) to a game the world fell in love with? Well, Popovich says the team "started by meticulously recreating a lot of what everyone loved about the original". During E3, the Xbox Games Showcase Extended stream offered us the most extensive look at Slime Rancher 2 we'd had to date and confirmed that Slime Rancher 2 will launch for "Xbox consoles", PC, and Microsoft's cloud service.

The base retail price for Slime Rancher 2 is $30 - there are no plans for that to increase once the game gets a full release - and yes, your progress will carry over with each new early access update in a "seamless transition".ĭon't forget, Slime Rancher 2 is coming to Xbox Game Pass, too (opens in new tab), from day one.
