RimWorld

4.8 out of 5
206 User Ratings
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Experience a strategy that's out of this world with the 'Overwhelmingly Positive' Steam rated sci-fi sim RimWorld.
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About RimWorld

About this game

RimWorld is a sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. It generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, and more.

Survive

You begin with three survivors of a shipwreck on a distant world. Your colonists are not professional settlers – they're survivors from a crashed ship. They're uneducated, so don’t know how to build shelter, find food and water, or defend themselves from the many threats that they will face. But not everything goes smoothly. starvation, disease, mental breakdowns, pirate raids...It's designed to co-author tragic, twisted, and triumphant stories about imprisoned pirates, desperate survivors, lone gunmen, and bumbling soldiers. It works by controlling the "random" events that the world throws at you. Every thunderstorm, pirate raid, and travelling salesman is a card dealt into your story by the AI Storyteller. There are several storytellers to choose from. Randy Random does crazy stuff, Cassandra Classic ramps up the difficulty, and Phoebe Friendly is… well… friendly.

Thrive

Build in the forest, desert, jungle, tundra, and more. Decorate your colonies to make them feel like home. Watch your colonists develop relationships with one another. Source the resources you need to survive and thrive and expand your colony until it spans the globe.

Try Again

The game is very complex and challenging, but also very rewarding. There are many different ways to play RimWorld, and no two games will ever be the same. It is a game that has a lot of replay value, as you can try different strategies and approaches each time you play. If you are looking for a game that is both challenging and fun, it will certainly appeal to fans of strategy and management games

Game Details

Platform:
steam
Release Date:
October 17, 2018
Developer:
Ludeon Studios
Publisher:
Ludeon Studios
Rating:
ACB rating of 18
Supported Languages:
English
Franchise:
RimWorld
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Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Windows XP
  • Processor: Core 2 Duo
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000 with 384 MB of RAM
  • Storage: 500 MB available space

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: OSX 10.5
  • Processor: Core 2 Duo
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000 with 384 MB of RAM
  • Storage: 500 MB available space

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • Processor: Core 2 Duo
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000 with 384 MB of RAM
  • Storage: 500 MB available space

RimWorld Editions

Critic Reviews

87

Strategy Gamer

100 / 100
"Rimworld is a new standard in survival/strategy sims, and has emerged from early access with grace. Now the REAL fun can begin..."

GRYOnline.pl

95 / 100
"Some minor flaws turn RimWorld into a slightly flawed diamond. It is a truly unique game, one that appears every few years. I have been following RimWorld's development from...

GameStar

85 / 100
"Successful mixture of strategy, tower defense, survival sandbox and sci-fi story generator with a guaranteed high replay value."
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Achievement Hunter?
76.74% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!

Difficulty Statistics

Difficulty Rating

Simple
0.75%
Easy
2.26%
Just Right
42.11%
Tough
51.13%
Unforgiving
3.76%
Don't Ragequit! 51.13%  of players consider this game to be Tough

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Play Behaviour

Tried It
7.38%
Played It
28.19%
Halfway
18.12%
Beat It
36.24%
Conquered It
10.07%
Completionist! 10.07%  of players have Conquered It

RimWorld User Reviews

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User Rating

Average score from 206 ratings
92% of users would recommend this.
4.8

User Ratings Breakdown

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Recommended

Fanatical User
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This is a one of a kind game in 2022. There's nothing out there that comes close to this level of detail in a sci-fi colony survival sim. Game never above 10% sale since release 4 years ago, and now I know why. I took advantage of a Fanatical 15% off offer, but it's worth $100 without a shadow of a doubt (given how much you'd pay for 2 hours at a movie). Seriously. Buy. This. Game.
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Good game, throw money.

Deeed
Verified purchase
Genocide. Murder. Mods. Organ harvesting. This game has it all; best game ive ever gotten and the biggest time sink I ever had. 10/10, would keep playing.
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Recommended

War To Win
Verified purchase
Its a pretty good game and quite unique with infinate amounts of mods and possiblities, its not my favorate and not perfect but it is a very good game as it is. I would defiantly recomend this game to most people.
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Recommended

Fanatical User
Verified purchase
Rimworld is a very interesting game, and it is worth spending a lot of time.
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Recommended

DarkLycan
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I knew it was good. I didn't know it was this good.
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10/10

Mister K
Verified purchase
Simply endless fun. It's a game with untold depth and possibility, but it isn't for everyone. Think about whether you like slow paced colony/builder sim games before purchasing, most negative reviews for RimWorld are basically "I don't like games like this, but I bought it for some reason and I don't like this either."
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Recommended

endless replayability
Verified purchase
whit a selection of difficulties, story tellers and a large amount of colonist. all your playthroughs will be different and at a dificulty you can manage. no matter if you are a casual or hardcore player this game has something for you
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MrFazams
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A cool sandbox with a lot of space to expand your game with mods and keep it fresh.
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Frequently Asked Questions

There are 3 editions. They are Standard Edition, Horror Pack, and Starter Pack
Horror Pack contains:
  • Rimworld
  • RimWorld Anomaly
Available DLCs for RimWorld include Royalty, Anomaly, Biotech, and Ideology
Are you ready for a challenge? 42% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right. 55% of GameFAQs users said RimWorld is Tough or Unforgiving.
According to ACB, RimWorld is suitable for players aged 18 and above.
Yes, RimWorld is Steam Deck Verified.
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
Minimum:
  • OS: Windows XP
  • Processor: Core 2 Duo
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000 with 384 MB of RAM
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
Minimum:
  • OS: OSX 10.5
  • Processor: Core 2 Duo
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000 with 384 MB of RAM
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 77 hours. 77% of users played RimWorld for over 80 hours.
Yes, RimWorld has broad critical consensus. 88% of critics on Metacritic recommend RimWorld. The Metascore is 87 out of 100.
92% of Fanatical users recommend RimWorld. The average review score is 4.8/5
Yes, 92% of Fanatical users and 88% of critics on Metacritic recommend RimWorld.
RimWorld was released on October 17, 2018
Yes, RimWorld supports MacOS.
Yes, RimWorld supports Linux.
RimWorld is published by Ludeon Studios
RimWorld was developed by Ludeon Studios
Fanatical users tagged RimWorld as Colony Sim, Base Building, Survival, and Strategy
Fanatical users tagged RimWorld as Management, Sci-fi, Space, and Western
Yes. Fanatical users tagged RimWorld as having Singleplayer
Yes, Fanatical users tagged RimWorld as Colony Sim
Yes, Fanatical users tagged RimWorld as Base Building
Yes, Fanatical users tagged RimWorld as Survival

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