Rancher: A new life

Wait64%

Mixed · 305 player reviews · Low confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Sim Farm S.A. · Life Sim · Aug 6, 2026

Player review score
64%
Mixed
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
Not sampled yet

Concurrent players not sampled yet.

All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
25
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
29
Full audio1 of 29
Subtitles29 of 29

Should I buy Rancher: A new life?

Buy it if you like
  • Performance: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Gameplay: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 305 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 108 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
25% of themes are praise13% are divided62% are complaints
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
8 of 108 sampled reviews raised it
It's day one of early access, meaning I expected there to be lag, but none.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
6 of 108 sampled reviews raised it
There is definitely some optimization that needs to be done, but I found if I turned my resolution down to 1440p, put the graphics settings to 'high', and set the frame rate limit to 60, i didn't have any stuttering issues aside from the first 10-20 seconds or so on the first boot up.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Performance8 reviews
Graphics6 reviews
Divided opinion
Crashes
25% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
52% still recommend
Gameplay
47% still recommend
Interface
20% still recommend
Optimization
33% still recommend
Controls
50% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • LAN Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support
  • Steam Input API Support

Store features

  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Remote Play Together
  • Save Anytime
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Stereo Sound

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $12.02.

8 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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