Scaling Up

Scaling Up is a ranch-management game in which you play as a small dragon raising a snake ranch. You gather and manage resources, build facilities for different snakes, care for them and collect the scales they shed. The game has no dangers: snakes will not die or leave if they are not fed, but they will not shed scales at the end of the day. It runs in the background by default, allowing tasks to continue while minimized; you can change the setting to pause the game when minimized.

Raise and care for snakes

Different buildings house different types of snakes, and each type sheds a different scale. The snakes range from horned varieties to ones with wheels or wings. You need to meet their needs each day, and weather can affect their work. Changing seasons bring new mechanics to the ranch.

Scales can be used to build facilities, craft better tools and equipment, or sold for gold. You can also decorate the ranch with a variety of items and arrange it to suit your style.

Automate ranch work

Many snake species can help run the ranch. They can feed other snakes, carry scales to storage, fell trees, hunt for food, forge equipment and cook.

Explore new lands

You can send fighter and gatherer snakes on expeditions to find rare resources and food. Some areas are underwater or high in the sky, while others are too hot or too cold. Equip your explorers to help them withstand the elements, or send specialized species suited to the task.

Research new options

Build a lab and work with your snakes to research new types of snakes, buildings and improvements for the ranch.