Slime Rancher
by Thorm
Slime Rancher brings the ranch game from the Far Far Range into Minecraft, where players capture slimes and manage a ranch.
What it does
Players capture custom slimes, manage a ranch, harvest plorts and explore an infinite world. Slimes can be crossbred, and their genetics determine what the offspring become, so players can build a ranch around breeding experiments. The mod includes several core species such as Pink and Purple Slime, each with its own feeding needs and habitat. Pink Slimes are the classic cheerful variant that eats almost anything and suits early-game farming. Other species thrive in lush forest biomes or need specific aquatic-themed resources, and Purple Slimes are rare and yield valuable plorts that feed the economy shop.
Plorts and slime DNA are the main resources of the economy side. Players sell plorts for Newbucks and use the money to expand the ranch, while discovering the core species lets them build hybrids. The mod is Forge only and is published for 1.20.1, so a Forge 1.20.1 instance is required. It runs on the client alone, so servers do not need it. Slime Rancher is not open source and is released under All rights reserved.
Key features
Slime capture and ranching
Players capture slimes, keep them on a ranch and harvest the plorts they produce.
Crossbreeding and genetics
Slimes can be bred, and their genetics decide the traits of the offspring, which is how hybrids are made.
Species with distinct needs
Pink, Purple and other core species each eat different foods and live in different habitats, so the ranch needs planning.
Economy through plorts
Rare Purple Slime plorts are worth the most in the shop, and selling plorts earns Newbucks for expanding the ranch.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who enjoy farming, breeding and resource management in a sandbox world will find the mod's ranch loop useful. It suits single-player worlds, since only the client installs it.
How it compares
Strawcubbery Garden is a Forge 1.20.1 mod that needs client and server and is All rights reserved. Splendid Slimes is also Forge 1.20.1 and requires client and server, but it is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only. Craft Slime is Forge 1.20.1 only, requires client and server and is All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slime Rancher | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client-side only | 2026-01-13 |
| Strawcubbery Garden | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-04-20 |
| Splendid Slimes | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-08 |
| Craft Slime | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-03-02 |
Questions
Does Slime Rancher need to be installed on a server?
Which loader and version does Slime Rancher support?
How do players make hybrid slimes?
In the catalog
Slime Rancher is one of 2,072 Economy mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,010 Economy mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Build your ultimate ranch, experiment with slime DNA, and amass a fortune of Newbucks!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/slime-rancher
- Owner
- Thorm
- Published
- 2025-09-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-01-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15