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24 alternatives to Slime Rancher

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Slime Rancher launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Bit Evolution▲79

   Watch the history of 2D platformers unfold in one game

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   That Dragon, Cancer▲122

   A videogame developer's love letter to his son

   2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   0RBITALIS▲60

   An abstract gravitational puzzler

   2015 · 0rbitalis.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   I Am Bread▲80

   A bread simulator about bread's quest to become toasted

   2015 · iambreadgame.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Starbound▲67

   An extraterrestrial sandbox adventure game

   2015 · playstarbound.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Sun Dogs▲71

   An open-world text adventure in a transhumanist solar system

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Hanger World▲79

   Happy Wheels meets Spider-Man meets Super Meat Boy

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Toby: The Secret Mine▲76

   A puzzle platformer in the vein of Limbo and Nihilumbra

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   MegaSphere▲80

   A sci-fi themed action platformer with a big shiny gun

   2015 · antonkudin.me · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Circa Infinity▲73

    A circular platformer with pulse pounding soundtrack

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Airscape: The Fall of Gravity▲61

    Gravity-shifting action platformer about an octopus

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Hunger Crunch▲90

    Fight Hunger in a Game... And The Real World Too

    2015 · hungercrunch.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Poncho▲73

    A robot, a poncho and a journey of discovery!

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Of Carrots And Blood▲54

    A survival arena shooter about bunnies, carrots & blood

    2015 · tritegames.itch.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Foodo World▲78

    Open-ended realm of exploration with a purple dinosaur

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Swapper▲84

    An atmospheric puzzle platformer set on a distant planet

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Endless Sky▲76

    A 2D space trading and combat game

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Evoland▲73

    A short story of adventure video games evolution

    2015 · evoland.shirogames.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Space Food Truck (Kickstarter)▲56

    Digital board game. 1-4 players. Card-based.

    2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    PigFall▲71

    Pigs everywhere! #omg #yolo #groh #lol

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Super Meat Boy▲106

    One of the greatest 2D platformers ever made

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Life in Bunker▲67

    A bunker-building survival simulator

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Potatoman Seeks the Troof▲60

    A challenging potatosophical platforming adventure

    2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Carrots and Cream▲60

    A horror game about carrots

    2015 · aergia.itch.io · its alternatives →

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