RimWorld (2018)
- Developer
- Ludeon Studios
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Genres
- Indie, Simulation, Strategy
- Rating
- 4.9 of 5, 242,870 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 356 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
Playing RimWorld feels like managing a chaotic, story-driven colony where every setback and success emerges from the interplay of AI-driven events and colonists' unpredictable personalities.
colony simstory generatorchaoticemergentpunishingmoddableatmosphericstrategic
What players say
Players call RimWorld a system-thinking game where small failures cascade into disaster, and they often commit war crimes like organ harvesting or human-leather furniture. The game has a steep learning curve, but massive mod support and emergent storytelling keep players returning for hundreds of hours. Players are split on whether they play humanely or ruthlessly.
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