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CasualIndieSimulationLife SimFarming SimImmersive SimRealisticRelaxing

Playing nowFewer than 10

Peak in the last 24 hours: 20

Peak in the last 7 days: 28

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Game description

Start a new life as a Rancher. Travel the forest paths by quad bike, raise cattle, build, repair, and improve your farm. Take care of animals, go fishing, cook, grow vegetables, practice your accuracy on shooting range, take photos, and much more. Relax away from the hustle and bustle of the city!

Basic info

DeveloperSim Farm S.A.
PublisherSim Farm S.A., PlayWay S.A.
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckUnsupported
Release dateAug 6, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10/11 (64-bit versions)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-10400F or AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Memory16 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super or AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (6 GB VRAM)
Storage15 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 201 reviews from the past 1 year

61.7/ 100
Bottom 10%

Steam rating: Mixed (63%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 21, 2026)

Restoring an old farm sounds relaxing, but this early access life sim launched with heavy bugs, and Rancher: A new life scores 61.7.

👍 Strengths

73 reviews say they enjoy it and find the slow farm work relaxing, and some report finishing large renovations with only minor trouble. 19 credit a developer team that keeps releasing updates and patches, sometimes within hours of a bug report, and several say the game became much more playable after the first fixes. 10 like the amount of content, with lots to do from repairing buildings to tending gardens, feeding animals and cooking. Content Volume ranks 395th of 1351.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support appears in 83% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1351st of 1399. 79 reviews report bugs and crashes, and the most upvoted lost progress after a crash because there was no autosave. 28 describe performance problems, from FPS drops to poor optimization that led a few to ask for refunds. 19 say it is confusing for new players, with unclear mechanics, a weak tutorial and minigames that are poorly explained, and some point to rough translations. Gameplay ranks 1371st of 1396, and Visuals & Sound ranks 1109th of 1249.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“completed major content without significant issues” · 73 reviews
“unclear mechanics and poor Japanese translations confuse progression” · 19 reviews
“lots to do, extensive content and activities available” · 10 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 50% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Onboarding -2.73 · How easy it is to learn — tutorials and the first hours
Negative “unclear mechanics and poor Japanese translations confuse progression” · 19 reviews

Progression 10% · Difficulty 2% · Freedom 13% · Strategy 3% · Controls & feel 25%

Plot, characters and the world

Not enough data — only 9% of reviews mention this.

World +2.55 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

Story 1% · Characters 0%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 21% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.48 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “lots to do, extensive content and activities available” · 10 reviews
Negative “content runs out too quickly, insufficient endgame activities” · 1 review

Variety 7% · Replayability 0%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 16% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +2.52 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Negative “graphics and NPC/animal/vehicle design poorly done” · 2 reviews

Audio 6%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 2% of reviews mention this.

Community +4.00 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly

Playing together 1% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 10% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.07 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “paid for full version but only received campaign content” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 1% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 83% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -1.66 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “autosave missing caused progress loss after crash” · 79 reviews
Positive “no crashes, freezes, or save issues; solid foundation” · 2 reviews

Performance 27% · Developer support 39%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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