Slime Rancher is a first-person life simulation adventure video game developed and published by American indie studio Monomi Park.[1] The game was released as an early access title in January 2016, with an official release on Windows, macOS, Linux and Xbox One on August 1, 2017.[2] A PlayStation 4 version was released on August 21, 2018, and a Nintendo Switch version was released on August 11, 2021.