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"Like a PC game that Nintendo would have made": the making of Slime Rancher (and Slime Rancher 2)

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Slime Rancher 2
Genres · fps
Release · Sep 23, 2025
Developer · Monomi Park
PS5PCXbox Series X|S
18 articles 13 writers 1 reviews
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Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 1980–2026
Latest · Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave
Top genres · platformer, adventure, puzzle
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