Award nominations for Slime Rancher Year Award Category Result 2017 Golden Joystick Awards[27] Best Indie Game Nominated Xbox Game of the Year Nominated The Game Awards 2017[28] Best Debut Indie Game Nominated 2018 National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards[29][30] Game, Original Action Nominated Game, Simulation Nominated 14th British Academy Games Awards[31][32] Debut Game Nominated