I bought Ranch Simulator in early access with the promise that it would grow into a fully fleshed-out game. For two years, I waited—through minor updates and LONG stretches of SILENCE—hoping that the developers, Toxic Dog, and publisher, Excalibur Games, would deliver. Instead, we get a PAID DLC that LOCKS gameplay features behind a PAYWALL rather than being part of the base game we already funded.

Ranch Simulator was NEVER a complete game, but it had potential. That potential is now officially dead. Instead of meaningful updates that expand the base experience, they’re charging extra for what should have been a core part of development. Now I've seen anyone criticizing this decision is being silenced and banned from discussions.

I didn’t back an early access game just to be strong-armed into paying more for features that should have been part of its development. I paid expecting a game that would be developed, not ABANDONED in favor of DLC cash grabs. This move is a blatant slap in the face to those of us who supported this game from the beginning.

This shows the true colors of Toxic Dog and Excalibur Games. Ranch Simulator should be considered a FAILURE of a game and a warning to future buyers.

DO NOT BUY unless you enjoy paying extra for a game that was never finished.

Charging for a dlc before the game is properly released should be illegal

Don't buy this game! The game contains alot of bugs and the developers are very greedy, it is not worth the 25 bucks, EVEN if it is on sale, because you'll save a lot of your time, not playing this game. I have a fairly decend PC, but this game is very unoptimized. You wanna hear something? Instead of finishing this game, the developers published an expantion pack for 15 bucks. I mean, what the hell? Your game isn't finished, has bugs, the gameplay gets stale really fast and now you want to lock new features behind a pay wall? Yeah, a real time and money waste!