Slime Rancher vs Yooka-Laylee
Slime Rancher is an FPS open-world game from Monomi Park (2017) while Yooka-Laylee is an open-world platformer game from Playtonic Games (2017).
What each one is
Steam files Slime Rancher under FPS and Open-World. In contrast, it files Yooka-Laylee under Open-World and Platformer.
Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.
Yooka-Laylee is an all-new open-world platformer from genre veterans Playtonic! Explore huge, beautiful worlds, meet an unforgettable cast of characters and horde a vault-load of collectibles as buddy-duo Yooka and Laylee embark on an epic adventure to thwart corporate creep Capital B!
At a glance
| Slime Rancher | Yooka-Laylee | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 8.6/10 | 6.6/10 |
| Steam rating | Overwhelmingly Positive (98%, 156,780) | Mostly Positive (75%, 5,397) |
| Critic aggregate | 81/100 | 73/100 |
| Price | $19.99 | $19.99 |
| Install size | 1 GB | 9 GB |
| Steam Deck | playable | verified |
| Released | 2017 | 2017 |
| Developer | Monomi Park | Playtonic Games |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Slime Rancher vs Yooka-Laylee, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Slime RancherFPS open-world gameYooka-LayleeOpen-world platformer gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Slime RancherCute, Exploration, AdventureYooka-Laylee3D Platformer, Collectathon, AdventureThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Slime Rancher ✓Score 8.6 · 98% on Steam · 81 criticYooka-LayleeScore 6.6 · 75% on Steam · 73 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Slime Rancher156,780 reviews · 5 add-ons · 1 GBYooka-Laylee5,397 reviews · 2 add-ons · 9 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Slime Rancher$19.99Yooka-Laylee$19.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Slime RancherPlayableYooka-Laylee ✓VerifiedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Across the rounds a number can settle, it is level at 1 each. Which one is "better" is the part no figure decides, so we leave it to what you want from the two.
The two on the grid
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2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
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Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Slime Rancher (GamingPickz Score 8.6)
- Better on a Steam Deck: Yooka-Laylee (verified)
- Lighter on storage: Slime Rancher (1 GB)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Slime Rancher (156,780 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
CuteExplorationAdventureSingleplayerOpen WorldColorfulFunnyCasual
Where they differ
First-PersonSandboxSimulationManagementFantasyFemale Protagonist
3D PlatformerCollectathonKickstarterPlatformerRetroComedy
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Slime Rancher is relaxed, easy to pick up. Yooka-Laylee is relaxed, easy to pick up.
System requirements, side by side
| Slime Rancher | Yooka-Laylee | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | 512MB | — |
| Minimum CPU | 2.2GHz Dual Core | — |
| Minimum RAM | 4 GB | — |
| Install size | 1 GB | 9 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Slime Rancher · Yooka-Laylee.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Slime Rancher and 1 for Yooka-Laylee. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Slime Rancher and Yooka-Laylee in scope?
Slime Rancher has drawn 156,780 Steam reviews, ships 5 add-ons and installs in 1 GB. Yooka-Laylee has drawn 5,397 Steam reviews, ships 2 add-ons and installs in 9 GB.
Is Slime Rancher or Yooka-Laylee better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Slime Rancher rates higher (8.6 to 6.6). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Slime Rancher or Yooka-Laylee?
Slime Rancher is cheaper right now at $19.99, against $19.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.