- Update 0.6.40 - Household Expansion - 31 August 2026
Ranchers,Update 0.6.40 greatly expands Household progression. Your starting cabin can now be developed through five levels, with every upgrade visibly transforming the building, increasing its capacity, and expanding the space available for your cowboys and their horses.This update also improves custom cattle filter management, makes pastures more sustainable, reduces cowboy upkeep on most gameplay profiles, and fixes several issues involving loaded cattle, returning horses, hover panels, and train settings.Thank you for all your feedback, suggestions, and bug reports. Please keep sending them through Discord or the Steam Community Hub. I read every message.Let’s take a closer look at what Update 0.6.40 brings.Household and Cowboy ImprovementsHousehold capacity now increases by one with every level, from two cowboys at Level I to six cowboys at Level V.Household upgrade costs have been…
- Hotfix 0.6.32 - 22 August 2026
Fixed severe freezing when opening very large cattle genealogy trees.Family trees now load relatives progressively, with controls for expanding or hiding ancestors and descendants.Improved complex family tree readability with clearer controls and color-coded relationship lines.Increased the chance for calves to inherit multiple perks, while each additional perk remains progressively rarer.
- Update 0.6.31 – Cattle Management & Quality of Life - 21 August 2026
Ranchers,Update 0.6.31 expands cattle management with a new Cattle Registry, genealogy tree, and custom filters. It also introduces new financial and settlement tools, balance adjustments, and numerous gameplay and UI improvements.Thank you for all your feedback, suggestions, and bug reports. Please continue sharing them through Discord or the Ranchbound Help Center. I read every message. Let’s take a closer look at what Update 0.6.31 brings.New Features• Added the Cattle Registry, accessible by clicking the cattle counter. View all owned cattle in one place and search or sort them by name, location, age, sex, type, and assigned filters.• Added an interactive Cattle Genealogy Tree showing ancestors and descendants. Historical records remain available for cattle that were sold, stolen, or died.• Added custom cattle filters. Create named groups, assign each animal to up to three filters,…
- Hotfix 0.06.21 + 0.6.22 – UI Scaling Improvements - 17 August 2026
Hotfix 0.06.21 + 0.6.22 – UI Scaling ImprovementsThis hotfix improves UI scaling, positioning, and interaction across a wider range of screen resolutions and aspect ratios.Fixes• Improved the Settings panel layout in both the Main Menu and the in-game pause menu.• Fixed incomplete menu and card-game backdrops on 16:10 and narrower displays.• Fixed structure panel borders on 3:2 and 16:10 resolutions.• Fixed misplaced or unclickable Blackjack and Faro controls on some displays.• Adjusted Settings panels on 3:2 displays so they remain within the screen boundaries.• Expanded responsive layout support for QHD, ultrawide, 16:9, 16:10, and 3:2 displays.Thank you for your reports and feedback!
- Update 0.6.20: Cattle Breeding and Genetics - 15 August 2026
Ranchers,Update 0.6.20 is Ranchbound’s first major content update. Previous updates focused mainly on fixes, stability, and quality-of-life improvements. This time, the update introduces substantial new gameplay systems and new ways to manage, breed, and develop your cattle across generations.Thank you for all the feedback, suggestions, and bug reports you have shared so far. They have a real impact on the direction of the game. Please keep them coming through our Discord server or the Ranchbound Steam Community Hub. I read everything, even when I cannot respond to every message.I am especially interested in your thoughts about cattle breeding, inherited traits, and the balance of the new systems introduced in this update.Now, let’s take a closer look at what Update 0.6.20 brings. CATTLE SEXES AND BREEDINGCattle now have individual sexes, with separate cows, bulls, heifer calves, and bu…
- Update 0.6.08: Quality of Life, Doctor, Bank and Stability - 10 August 2026
Ranchers,Update 0.6.08 brings new quality-of-life options, more active bank share trading, improved doctor billing, and stability fixes.QUALITY OF LIFE• Added optional screen-edge camera scrolling.• Added an option to close Structure panels and small event windows with the right mouse button.• Added an experimental Run in Background option.BANK AND DOCTOR• Redstone Ridge Bank now periodically buys and sells shares in the Iron Railroad Company, with its ownership stake capped at a certain limit.• Doctor visits now cost $5 plus $2 for each sick cow that can be treated.• Any extra treatment cost is charged only after a successful visit, with a clear notification.• If cash is short, an active bank can cover the remaining doctor bill as a loan with a fee.STABILITY AND LOCALIZATION• Reduced the risk of crashes when loading saved games on some CPUs.Thank you for playing Ranchbound and for shar…
- Update 0.6.06: Economy and Gameplay Improvements - 8 August 2026
Ranchers,Update 0.6.06 improves town management, financial information, and the reliability of everyday ranch work.CAMERA AND NOTIFICATIONS• Use the mouse wheel to smoothly zoom the gameplay camera in and out. • Tired and departing cowboy notifications can now take you to the cowboy’s current location while it remains available.FINANCES AND BUSINESSES• Financial results in Household can now be viewed by day, week, or month. • Income and expenses now have clearer source labels, including businesses, investments, and bank operations. • Fixed weekly result history for the Hotel, Barber Shop, and Undertaker. • The Hotel now has a maximum of 20 guest rooms.CATTLE AND TOWN ECONOMY• Redstone Ridge now consumes cattle from the local trader based on its population. • Redstone Ridge’s average cattle sale price increased from $14 to $16, with less severe low-price rolls. • The Native trader’s catt…
- Gameplay Fixes and Balance Update - 7 August 2026
Ranchers,This update focuses on fixes and improved reliability across cattle transfers, cowboy travel, settlements, saves, and railroad management.COWBOYS AND CATTLE• The post-task destination option is now also available when sending cattle from the Cow Pen to a pasture. For each cowboy, you can choose whether they remain at the destination or return to the Household.• Fixed situations where cowboys could become stuck or report reaching their destination too early.• Cowboys should now retry interrupted journeys and recover safely if they cannot continue along their route.• Cowboy horses now retain their coat colors after loading a saved game.SETTLEMENTS AND RAILROAD• Rebalanced the railroad company’s income and operating costs.• The bank holding railroad shares is now correctly identified as the Redstone Ridge Bank.OTHER FIXES• Corrected the text indicating whether a cow is available f…
- Bandit Raids, Cowboy Rest & Performance Update - 6 August 2026
Ranchers,Bandits will now make more frequent attempts to steal cattle when playing with the default Normal setting.If you prefer the previous, calmer raid frequency, you can select the new Rare setting when starting a new game.BANDIT RAIDS• Bandits now try to steal cattle more often with the default Normal raid frequency.• Added the new Rare raid frequency. It keeps the previous raid frequency and is intended for players who prefer a calmer experience.COWBOYS AND CATTLE• Added a new button next to cowboys when sending or selling cattle from a pasture. It lets you decide whether a cowboy should return to the current pasture after completing the job.• If a cowboy is not ordered to return, they will stay at the destination pasture or return to the Household, depending on the job.• Cowboys resting at the Household now recover their full Energy within one in-game day.• Cowboys spending free…
- Hotfix 0.6.01 – Performance Improvements - 5 August 2026
This update focuses on game optimization, improving FPS stability and reducing performance drops for smoother gameplay.
- The Next Chapter Starts With You! - 5 August 2026
Howdy, Ranchers!First of all, thank you for every wishlist and every follow. Your support has brought Ranchbound this far, and it truly means a lot to me.Now it’s time to pull back the curtain and begin the most exciting part of this journey: building the game together with you.To celebrate the Early Access launch, Ranchbound is available with a 25% discount! I also want to be transparent from day one: I currently don’t plan to offer a larger discount at any point during Early Access.I’ve read every message you’ve shared in the Community Hub. Some of your suggestions were already incredibly on point - even before you had the chance to play the game! That makes me even more excited about what we can create together, and I truly believe that building Ranchbound alongside the community will be an incredibly rewarding journey.So come join us on Discord! Share your feedback, ideas, bug repor…
- Ranchbound Early Access Launches August 5! - 5 July 2026
Howdy Ranchers 🤠 Ranchbound is launching in Early Access on August 5! I’m really happy to finally share the Early Access date with you. The game has come a long way since the demo, and Early Access will be the next big step in shaping Ranchbound together with the community. Early Access Roadmap I understand that not seeing a detailed list of specific features tied to specific dates may be disappointing for some of you, but hey - it also means everything is still on the table. I have a clear vision for the game, but I also want to leave room for player feedback to change priorities, reshape ideas, or move things around over time. I can share that multiplayer is high on the priority list and is already being gradually implemented, so I expect it to arrive fairly early in Early Access. The current plan is for Early Access to last somewhere between six months and a year. Community feedback…
- Steam Next Fest is coming - see Ranchbound in February! - 8 February 2026
Howdy Ranchers 🤠I’m happy to share that Ranchbound’s demo will be part of Steam Next Fest (February Edition), running from Feb 23 to Mar 2. The demo will stay available until the end of the festival, so you’ll have the whole event to jump in and try it.Also - a brand new trailer is live now, so if you want a quick look at what the game is about, make sure to check it out!A quick reminder: this is an early demo made to show the game’s core mechanics and overall potential. It’s not a content-packed slice of the full release, so please don’t judge the final scope by what’s currently in the demo - there’s a lot more planned and still in the works.How you can help (it means a lot)Play the demo and tell me what feels good / what feels offWishlist the game (huge support for visibility during the fest)Follow the store page to catch future updatesShare it with a friend who loves strategy/manage…
- Demo Now Available! - 18 November 2025
I’m releasing this demo earlier than planned because I want your voice to matter. I have my own vision for the game, but at such an early stage of development your feedback can point to new directions for how this project grows. Besides, I simply couldn’t wait to share my vision of the game with everyone who has already added it to their wishlist - you’re amazing. I never expected such a warm reception, especially with no marketing!Please remember: this is an early-stage demo with plenty still in development - but sharing it now lets the community help guide Ranchbound from the ground up.Thanks for giving it a try, and let me know what you think! 🤠
