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RimWorld

4.8 out of 5
211 User Ratings
5 Stars
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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
Link:

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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>= 80 Hours
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Achievement Hunter?
75.86% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!

Difficulty Statistics

Difficulty Rating

Simple
0.75%
Easy
2.24%
Just Right
41.79%
Tough
51.49%
Unforgiving
3.73%
Don't Ragequit! 51.49%  of players consider this game to be Tough

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Play Behaviour

Tried It
7.33%
Played It
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Halfway
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Beat It
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Conquered It
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Completionist! 10%  of players have Conquered It

RimWorld User Reviews

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User Rating

Average score from 211 ratings
91% of users would recommend this.
4.8

User Ratings Breakdown

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Recommended

User1992
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Great game and great service from Fanatical
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Like it or love it, everyone dies.

Nick L.
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If you like strategy games at all, you'll get some hours out of this. Not only is it a great colony simulator in a unique setting, it's a fantastic story generator. If you want to get lost in a world, this is for you. Modding aside, it's great as is, and only gets better. If you haven't played it, give it a try. If you've been on the fence, buy it.
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Lovely

Alexander The Great
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Legendary game, especially to be spiced up with mods, just creates a pleasant experience I love it :)
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Recommended

Fanatical User
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Very addicting game, don't let the graphics fool you! Amazing game!
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Recommended

Fanatical User
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Great game and the best price I've seen on any store. This game offers near endless content and is always a fun experience
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Man made horrord beyond my comprehension

Shibe
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Rimworld is a story generator that lets you commit horrendous crimes against humanity or just hang out on an alien planet, its a little slow to start but its relatively fun and interesting after the begining of a world passes.
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Great game , genre creator.

Fanatical User
Verified purchase
What a game. basically create your own utopia or dystopia. You build a village with different characters who have different skills and personality traits , more will join . manage the group dynamic, lack of food. raiding parties. focus on taming and animal farming tons of different animals to choose from. or focus on planting potatoes... or growing "smokeweed" and turn into a drug cartel. Maybe u feel viking today , so create a viking village ready to raid and pillage other villages around you. My village leader got bit by a snake time to amputate his leg and give him a stick. Or maybe he needs bionic eyes. Make sure the village doctor has high enough skill. Maybe its time for a cannibal tribe....
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Recommended

PresidentRednax
Verified purchase
This game is excellent for those who want to escape into a new world with new problems. It can be unforgivingly brutal, or pleasantly laid back depending on starting options. Quite versatile. I've really enjoyed it and I can see myself playing for hundreds of hours.
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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 Anomaly, Ideology, Biotech, and Royalty
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. Valve’s testing indicates that RimWorld is Verified on Steam Deck. This game is fully functional on Steam Deck, and works great with the built-in controls and display.
  • 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 76 hours. 76% 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.
91% of Fanatical users recommend RimWorld. The average review score is 4.8/5
Yes, 91% 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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