​Slime Rancher is coming to mobile, and this game (which has been offering PC players an enjoyable experience for a very long time) is now bringing the same fun and excitement of exploration to mobile players as well. For smoother gameplay and high-quality graphics, you can play it on your PC with BlueStacks, just as you always have. However, once you start your adventure, you’ll notice that the game features a very large map, and figuring out where everything is without a guide will take quite a while. To help you avoid wasting time and ensure a more efficient experience, we’ve put together this guide.

General Information About the Slime Rancher Map

The game takes place on a planet called “Far, Far Range”, and the map is essentially divided into two regions: The Ranch and The Wilderness. Each region contains a series of sub-regions, and each of these offers different resources to collect, new slimes, food, and things to discover. When you start the game, you’ll see that the map is completely empty. By discovering and activating a total of 5 map nodes, you can start using the map for real and see what it contains. You can see the locations of these nodes in the image below (taken from MapGenie):

The Ranch

This is your main base: you’ll start the game here, and the buildings you’ll use are also constructed here. It contains two treasure pods that you can collect, and nothing else. The Ranch is divided into the sub-areas listed below, and you’ll need to purchase them using a certain amount of “newbucks” to unlock them.

The Grotto

This area is designed as a cave where no sunlight enters and contains only one treasure pod. This should be the first sub-region you open. You can store light-sensitive slimes here, and there’s no need to fence them in: the cave’s natural barriers are sufficient to keep them inside.

The Overgrowth

This is an area covered in moss and is primarily used for gathering fruit and food. You can also find wild chickens here. We can say that this is the best area for stocking free-roaming slimes like Dervish.

The Lab

This area is designed to allow you to produce the gadgets needed for Slime Science. You can gather the resources required to produce gadgets by storing Tangle Slimes, but if you plan to store multiple slimes together, make sure you don’t trigger an outbreak (for example, don’t store Tangle and Dervish Slimes near each other).

The Docks

As you might guess from the name, you can use this area to collect water and farm Puddle slime. There’s also a Slime Toy you can collect in the pond at the entrance.

Ogden’s Retreat

When you purchase Overgrowth, you also gain free access to this area. There isn’t an ideal type of slime to store here, so we recommend using this area to collect resources and spicy tofu. You can also purchase various building upgrades from Ogden Ortiz here.

Mochi’s Manor

When you purchase The Grotto, you also gain free access to this area. Just like Ogden’s Retreat, you should primarily use this location to interact with an NPC named Mochi Miles and purchase upgrades from him.

Viktor’s Workshop

When you purchase The Lab, you also get free access to this area. It’s used to access the upgrades offered by Viktor Humphries, but its dark design also makes it suitable for storing light-sensitive slimes.

The Wilderness

The Wilderness is divided into the following subregions:

The Slime Sea

This is the name of the ocean that surrounds the planet. You can reach it from different areas, but there’s nothing you can do there. You can’t store any slime, and if you touch the ocean, you’ll be automatically teleported back to The Ranch. Aside from two treasure pods, you won’t find anything here.

The Dry Reef

There are no plots in this area, so you can’t use it to store slimes. However, you can collect Pink, Tabby, and Rock Slimes, and you’ll find plenty of natural resources here.

The Moss Blanket

You can collect Tabby, Boom, and Honey slimes in this area. There are also 17 treasure pods and plenty of valuable resources waiting for you.

The Indigo Quarry

This abandoned quarry is ideal for collecting Indigonium. You use this material to craft gadgets, and nearly every gadget in the game requires a certain amount of Indigonium.

The Ancient Ruins

This is the farthest region on the map and the only place where you can collect “Echoes”. Echoes are used for decoration and come in different colors. By mixing these colors, you can create some truly unique items.

The Glass Desert

You can only reach this area via teleportation; it has been designed as an instanced zone separate from the others. You can gather most of the resources you’ll need for Slime Science here.

The Wilds

A small area where you can farm Saber Slime and Kookadoba, and it’s free to access.

Nimble Valley

A small, free-to-access area where you can gather the resources listed below.

The Slimeulation

This is an area that is freely accessible, like Wilds and Nimble Valley, and is used to collect the resources listed below.

To sum it up, you should use The Wilderness areas to collect slime and resources, and The Ranch areas to build structures and store slime. Explore every area you’ve unlocked and try to find all the chests: each one contains plenty of materials that will help you progress. And as always, we recommend playing Slime Rancher on your PC with BlueStacks for a more enjoyable and seamless experience!