<s>
Slime	B-Application
Rancher	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
life	O
simulation	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
American	O
indie	O
studio	O
Monomi	B-Application
Park	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
early	O
access	O
title	O
in	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
official	O
release	O
on	O
Windows	O
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
21	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
11	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
DLC	B-Protocol
named	O
'	O
Slime	B-Application
Rancher	I-Application
:	O
Secret	O
Style	O
Pack	O
 '	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
18	O
,	O
2019	O
which	O
added	O
additional	O
cosmetic	O
appearances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Slime	B-Application
Rancher	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
access	O
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
character	O
named	O
Beatrix	O
LeBeau	O
,	O
a	O
rancher	O
who	O
moves	O
to	O
a	O
planet	O
far	O
from	O
Earth	O
called	O
the	O
Far	O
Far	O
Range	O
to	O
live	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
slime	B-Application
rancher	I-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
constructing	O
her	O
ranch	O
and	O
exploring	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
the	O
Far	O
Far	O
Range	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
collect	O
,	O
raise	O
,	O
feed	O
,	O
and	O
breed	O
slimes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
moves	O
the	O
character	O
around	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
environments	O
and	O
can	O
collect	O
slimes	O
,	O
food	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
plorts	O
by	O
sucking	O
them	O
up	O
with	O
their	O
vacuum	B-General_Concept
tool	O
(	O
called	O
a	O
"	O
Vacpack	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
portmanteau	O
of	O
vacuum	B-General_Concept
and	O
backpack	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Slime	B-Application
Rancher	I-Application
started	O
in	O
Popovich	O
's	O
apartment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
eight	O
hours	O
a	O
day	O
,	O
a	O
practice	O
Popovich	O
used	O
with	O
employees	O
of	O
Monomi	B-Application
Park	I-Application
to	O
avoid	O
crunch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Early	O
Access	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Slime	B-Application
Rancher	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Neilsen	O
from	O
Games	O
Mojo	O
awarded	O
it	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Slime	B-Application
Rancher	I-Application
is	O
fun	O
and	O
addictive	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
fun	O
premise	O
and	O
cute	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Game	O
Informers	O
Reader	O
's	O
Choice	O
Best	O
of	O
2017	O
Awards	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
tied	O
in	O
third	O
place	O
along	O
with	O
Forza	B-Application
Motorsport	I-Application
7	I-Application
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
came	O
in	O
second	O
place	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Simulation	O
Game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
