It’s only been a week since Monomi Park published Slime Rancher v0.6.0, better known as the Glass Desert Update, and the studio isn’t just ready to discuss what new feature(s) are up next on the developmental calendar. Monomi has also provided a timeline for Slime Rancher’s departure from Steam Early Access.
We’ve known for about a week that the Glass Desert update would be the last big patch for Slime Rancher before v1.0 is released to the public, thanks to a short note from the developers in the v0.6.0 patch notes. And now we have a timeline for that launch build. According to Rock, Paper, Shotgun, the full release of Slime Rancher will hit Steam and Xbox Live on Aug. 1. The game has been available in Early Access for more than 18 months and just recently received four new slimes as part of the Glass Desert patch. Now, Monomi says we’ll finally get a conclusion for the game’s Adventure Mode, bug fixes and “a couple other surprises.”
The developer says the next patch for Slime Rancher will be relatively small; however, Monomi reassured anyone who might take that information as a sign the studio is running out of ideas. The Slime Rancher team says it already has plans to continue supporting the game after launch and will still introduce “new, unexpected content” after Slime Rancher v1.0 hits Steam and Xbox Live. In the interim, anyone interested in learning more about the avalanche of changes introduced to Slime Rancher during E3 2017 can read the complete patch notes on Steam.
For a closer look at Slime Rancher, take a quick minute to watch the game’s Glass Desert Update trailer. Then head down to the comments section and let us know what you’re hoping to see in the full version of Slime Rancher when it heads to Steam later this summer.
Slime Rancher is currently available in Steam Early Access and Xbox’s Game Preview program. The game makes the transition to full release on Aug. 1.
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