Slime rancher 2 feels like it has more grind to it.
I’ve been playing Slime Rancher 2 for awhile and I feel it’s more grindy than the first game. Maybe it’s been too long since I played the first game but I don’t recall having to spend so much time hunting down resources.
I only played the first one and never had the feeling I would want to play a second one. Towards the “endgame” already the first felt quite grindy to me, and that was enough for my personal taste.