Huge replayability and freedom
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“this game has the most replay value of any other game that I own. It's absolutely brilliant.”
Steam review · 482.1 h played ↗
RimWorld
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 98%Ludeon Studios2018Colony Sim · Base Building · Survival
The verdict
A deep, endlessly replayable colony sim that generates memorable stories and is hugely extended by mods, but the DLC-heavy pricing, RNG difficulty and steep learning curve put some players off.
Great for
Players who enjoy emergent stories, systems tinkering, modding and replaying colonies again and again
Main risk
Paying over $100 for DLC to get the full game, or bouncing off the steep learning curve and RNG
What players love
Extremely addictive time sink
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“This isn't a game it's an addiction.”
Steam review · 100.4 h played ↗
Fantastic modding scene
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“with the robust and healthy modding community, the most consistently replayable game I own.”
Steam review · 2091.4 h played ↗
Emergent stories you remember
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“This is not a game, this is a story, every playthrough is another story.”
Steam review · 528.4 h played ↗
Deep content and good DLC expansions
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“One of the most content filled games I've ever played.”
Steam review · 988.5 h played ↗
Great value for hours played
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“I think ive got my moneys worth wrung out of the game.”
Steam review · 5516.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
DLC overpriced and feels like base content
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“They effectively raise the price of the game from $35 to $80.”
Steam review · 184.1 h played ↗
Steep learning curve and clunky UI
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“it’s extremely unfriendly to new players.”
Steam review · 10.5 h played ↗
Unfair RNG and wealth-scaled difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Random for random sake is not fun.”
Steam review · 118.8 h played ↗
Repetitive and boring after early game
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“It just gets super repetitive after you've done the exact same setup a hundred times.”
Steam review · 415.1 h played ↗
Heavy micromanagement and poor performance
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“More time + More characters = More lag, until the game eventually cannot run anymore.”
Steam review · 1455 h played ↗
Weak story generation and shallow AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“the only story it is capable of simulating is "and then your colony was attacked"”
Steam review · 40.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified1 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7
ProcessorCore 2 Duo
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 4000 or other shader model 4.0
Storage1 GB available space
OSWindows 7
ProcessorCore 2 Duo
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 4000 or other shader model 4.0
Storage1 GB available space
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