Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Coming May 25: Quality of Life Game Update + Highland Cows Pack Paid DLC | 2026-04-30 | Hello ranchers,We're excited to reveal a new game update and a new DLC launching on May 25!Quality of Life UpdateThis game update, which will of course be available at no additional cost to all players, focuses on quality of life improvements.For example, this update will stop animals scattering when purchased, add a sterilization gun so that you can prevent breeding and add the option to recover lost cars via a terminal in the car store.A common issue, especially for those of you who have large ranches, is reduced performance due to large volumes of dead animals. To tackle this, dead animals will now be automatically skinned after a certain |
| Shovel and Animal Trailer Hotfix | 2026-01-21 | We have pushed a hotfix which includes the following fixes Fixed animals disappearing from the trailer. Chinese localization fixed. Possibly fixed the shovel selection disappearing. Fixed jittering when the client moves in co-op. |
| 77% Off This Weekend: Southwest Ranch & Farm DLC | 2026-01-16 | This weekend, get the Southwest Ranch & Farm DLC at 77% off with our limited time discount!This is our biggest discount to date on the DLC so make sure to pick it up - discounted until Monday January 19 at 10 AM PST/6 PM GMT.Run multiple ranches across this stunning, expansive new map. Explore the plains and choose your ideal ranch location. Purchase new vehicles and complete exciting new quests. Combine your skills as a rancher and farmer, alone or with your friends to build a successful business in this challenging environment. |
| Fishing Update Now Live! | 2025-12-18 | Hey ranchers,Ranch Sim's fishing update is now live! Whether alone or with friends, head down to the lake for a relaxing new pastime and money making opportunity. To purchase a fishing rod and tackle you'll need to head to the new fishing hut, which is marked on the in-game map.Once obtained, keep an eye out for ripples near the edge of the water to locate fishing spots.Hold Tab to access the action wheel and switch to your rod, and then press the R key to open the tackle menu and make your selection.Now you are all set! Hold right click to cast. Once you have a bite, press left click to pull the fish in.We have a variety of fish species (car |
| Economy Update NOW LIVE | Supply and Demand Economy, New Decorations | 2025-09-25 | Hello Ranchers, We're excited to announce that the new supply and demand economy system in now available in Ranch Sim, making your business and produce sales feel more dynamic as a result.Also added is a bunch of new decorations and building components, enabling you to further customise your homestead and make it your own! (This free update adds the new supply and demand system and the new decorations and building components to both the base game and the Southwest Ranch & Farm DLC)Supply and Demand System Prices are now affected by the local supply and demands. The more you sell of an item, the lower the buying price will be, so make sure you |
| Sheep Update NOW LIVE | Sheep and Lambs, Shearing and Milking | 2025-07-08 | Hello ranchers,We're excited to announce that sheep are now available in Ranch Sim! You can now purchase, raise and tend to sheep and lamb on your ranch. Make sure to shear the sheep and sell the wool for a profit, or milk them and make cheese! Alternatively, slaughter the sheep for meat to sell to the general store or the Best Burger restaurant for funds.This new update also adds the ability to produce sausages and meatballs from goat meat.Patch NotesAdded sheepSheep can be shearedTrimmer (for sheep shearing) added to general storeSheep and Goat meat can now be processed into Sausages and MeatballsSheep can be milked and that milk can be tur |
| 2025 Roadmap Revealed | 2025-04-14 | Hello Ranchers, We are very excited to reveal our plans for 2025, which include 3 updates spread over Summer, Fall, and Winter of 2025. EDIT: We've seen a few of you asking if the updates announced here will be released as paid DLC, so for clarity: these are upcoming game updates which will be released for free. In the Summer, sheep will arrive to Ranch Simulator. These heavily requested animals can be sheared for their wool or butchered for their meat. You'll also be able to breed them as with all livestock in the game. Later in the year during the Fall period, we will be adding a host of additional decoration and building items, enabling pl |
| 27 March 2025 - Bug Fix Patch | 2025-03-27 | Ranch Simulator General Game Fixes: Addressed an issue where some animal navigation and behaviours were not triggering correctly on load Fixed a crash issue when constructing very large buildings and large quantity of blueprints have been placed Southwest Ranch & Farm Expansion Pack Fixes: Further fixes to the muscle car quest |
| 28 Feb 2025 Patch | 2025-02-28 | Hi all, We have just released a new patch for Ranch Simulator. Take a read of the patch notes below, and keep the feedback coming! Thanks for your support. General Game Fixes Eggs placed on foundations will no longer cause hatched chicks to spawn within the foundation Double beds can now sleep 2 people once again Lawnmower prompt said flip instead of load when loading onto the car trailer Dogs assigned to different dog houses will no longer be assigned to the same house on load Southwest Ranch & Farm Expansion Pack Fixes Fixed an issue with the muscle car rear door disappearing or not appearing (Fixed, however the quest marker unfortunately m |
| Hotfix Now Live | 20 February 2025 | 2025-02-20 | Thank you all for your invaluable feedback on the Southwest Ranch & Farm Expansion Pack over the last few days and reporting issues. We've just launched a patch that addresses issues with session ids not appearing and in-game invites not working correctly. We have also fixed mowing grass, invisible fences, passengers in some of the new cars, and horse auction issues. Fixed issues relating to the creation of multiplayer sessions Fixed a crash issue when using the in-game invitation system Mowing grass should now work for all players (hosts and clients) and on all ranches Accessing horse auctions now works correctly for all signs across the new |
| OUT NOW: Southwest Ranch & Farm Expansion Pack + Bug Fix Update | 2025-02-17 | Hey ranchers, We're delighted to announce that Ranch Simulator: Southwest Ranch & Farm Expansion Pack - featuring a brand new map, multiple ranch plots to choose from, new vehicles, new predators and more - is now available! The expansion is priced at $14.99/£14.99/€14.99, and we're currently offering a limited time 33% launch discount! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3255980 We've also launched a new patch for the base game, which fixes some key issues such as the box truck flying off, eggs not hatching, doghouse assignments not saving, controller inputs mapped to multiple functions, and lightning flashes not being disabled correctly when |
| Southwest Ranch & Farm Expansion Pack + Bug Fix Update - Out 17 Feb | 2025-02-05 | Hello ranchers, We're excited to announce Ranch Simulator: Southwest Ranch & Farm Expansion Pack, featuring a brand new map, multiple ranch plots to choose from, new vehicles, new predators and more! We'll be launching on 17 February at $14.99/£14.99/€14.99, with a limited time 33% launch discount. Take a look at the trailer below! https://youtu.be/VaYxwyv_I-o?feature=shared https://store.steampowered.com/app/3255980 Run multiple ranches across this stunning, expansive new map. Explore the plains and choose your ideal ranch location. Purchase new vehicles and complete exciting new quests. Combine your skills as a rancher and farmer, alone or |
| Community Spotlight: Screenshots | 2024-12-18 | Hello ranchers, As 2024 comes to a close, we wanted to share just some of our favourite community screenshots. These are a selection of funny, pretty and frankly impressive screenshots, so make sure to scroll through and take a look. We also wanted to take this opportunity to encourage you all to read our previous announcement if you haven't already. While upgrading the engine last year did help resolve many long standing issues for many players, there have been some issues which have remained, as well as some new bugs encountered. When a game has been in development for over 6 years, and where there have been so many new features added, thin |
| Ranch Sim - Status Report | 2024-11-06 | Hello ranchers! It's been a while since we last offered an update on our plans, so we wanted to share a quick status report with you today! We have seen the rumours that development has stopped, and I am happy to confirm that this is not true. Please rest assured that we are still working on Ranch Sim. Typically we work with the community to agree a set of features, announce a roadmap of updates, work on these features, and then repeat the process. Recently, it has become clear that the biggest issues people are having with the game these days relate to bugs. While upgrading the engine last year did help resolve many long standing issues for |
| Out Now: Horse Breeding and Tree Planting Update | 2024-08-15 | Hello ranchers, The horse and tree planting update is now available on the main branch, meaning it's available for all players! Horse Breeding Horses can now be bred! A male and female horse will now naturally breed when placed together. After a few in-game days the foal will be born. Once fully grown it will inherit a mix of characteristics (stats) from the parents. Plus, who doesn't like baby horses? Too cute. Tree Planting This update introduces the ability to plant and grow trees! To plant trees, you'll first need to buy a shovel from the hardware store. Once you have obtained the shovel, you can then purchase seedlings from the general s |
| Now Available for Testing: Horse Breeding and Tree Planting Update | 2024-08-05 | Hello ranchers, We have an early version of the latest update available to test now! We would love to get your feedback on the update. Horse Breeding Horses can now be bred! A male and female horse will now naturally breed when placed together. After a few in-game days the foal will be born. Once fully grown it will inherit a mix of characteristics (stats) from the parents. Plus, who doesn't like baby horses? Too cute. Tree Planting This update introduces the ability to plant and grow trees! To plant trees, you'll first need to buy a shovel from the hardware store. Once you have obtained the shovel, you can then purchase seedlings from the ge |
| OUT NOW: Optimisation and Bug Fix Patch | 2024-07-02 | Hey ranchers, An optimisation and bug fix patch is now available on the main branch, meaning it's available for all players! Take a read of the details, which were previously announced: This interim patch includes tweaked FSR and DLSS settings, as well as optimisations to some elements which were causing hits to performance such as anti-aliasing and chicken eggs. Large ranches with high volumes of animals should see improved FPS on some set ups. This is in addition to the following: - Optimized number of draw calls - Optimized textures and materials of stones, grass, trees and buildings - Removed unnecessary files from the game - Fixed issues |
| Now Available for Testing: Optimisation and Bug Fix Patch | 2024-06-27 | Hey ranchers, An optimisation and bug fix patch is now available for testing on the unstable branch! We want your help testing the patch before it goes live on the main branch! This interim patch includes tweaked FSR and DLSS settings, as well as optimisations to some elements which were causing hits to performance such as anti-aliasing and chicken eggs. Large ranches with high volumes of animals should see improved FPS on some set ups. This is in addition to the following: - Optimized number of draw calls - Optimized textures and materials of stones, grass, trees and buildings - Removed unnecessary files from the game - Fixed issues when mou |
| Coming Soon: Optimisation and Bug Fix Update | 2024-06-19 | Hello ranchers! We hope you've been enjoying Ranch Sim and the latest update! (Hands up if you've unlocked all the achievements!) We wanted to offer a quick update on the work going on behind the scenes and what you can expect from the next couple of updates. Right now, we're working away on improving some aspects of the game which we know need attention. We've been listening to all of your feedback and are pleased to confirm that the next update will bring further improvements to optimisation, including improved FSR and DLSS! We've also optimised some elements which were causing hits to performance such as anti-aliasing and chicken eggs. Sev |
| OUT NOW: Quality of Life + Achievements Update | 2024-05-09 | Hello Ranchers, We have just launched a quality of life update on the main branch, which introduces autosaves, convenient light switches and more! A big thank you to those of you who helped test the unstable branch version of this update. And, as always, we want to know what you think of this latest update, so do keep the feedback coming on the Steam forums and our Discord! Take a read of all the details, which were previously announced: Life is better on the ranch, but it isn't always easy. So we've have been hard at work on a quality of life update, which will make your in-game lives a little easier! This update introduces autosaves - you c |