Yangyang Mobile has announced Spirit Rancher, a cozy creature-collecting farming sim coming to Steam Early Access in 2028.
The game casts players as ranchers who catch magical spirits, fight alongside them, use their powers, and build a farm around the resources those spirits produce.
Spirits Power the Ranch
Spirit Rancher replaces traditional crop rows with living spirits that act as companions, helpers, and resource producers.
Players can find and catch different spirits, bring them back to the ranch, and build spaces that keep them happy. The happier they are, the more resources they generate, giving players more room to build and expand.
Battle, Explore, and Borrow Powers
Spirits can also join players outside the ranch.
Players can bring companions into battle, use them while exploring, and fuse with them to gain their abilities. Those powers can help with combat, gathering, and interacting with the land.
Build Automated Production Chains
Ranch design plays a major role in Spirit Rancher.
Players can set up automated systems that move resources across the ranch and create small ecosystems where one spirit’s output becomes another spirit’s food. Smart layouts can turn habitats into self-sustaining production chains.
Story and Relationships
Spirit Rancher will also include a story-driven structure with characters to meet, relationships to form, and choices to make.
The larger mystery centers on the spirits and the land they inhabit.
Coming to Early Access in 2028
Spirit Rancher is currently in development at Yangyang Mobile.
The game is planned for Steam Early Access in 2028.
