Some people have reported that the epic login screen keeps coming up for them.
This shouldn't be the case an is an issue we are working on.

In the meantime, can you try the following.

First, click on "Create an account" this will close the screen and you should be able to continue without the need to log into an epic account.

You can also try loading the UE4 version of the game first and then reverting back to the UE5 version.

To access the UE4 branch, do the following:
- Load up Steam and head to your Library
- Right click on Ranch Simulator and then select ‘Properties’
- Head to the Beta tab and in the drop down select ‘unreal_engine_4_branch’ (no password needed)
- This will then download the old UE4 version for you