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RimWorld
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
65 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Fentanyl laced crack would probably be healthier and less addicting than continuing to play this game 10/10”
“Once you get over the learning curve and start adding mods, this game is +20 enjoyment. There is a mod for everything, you want a hardcore milsim? Modders got you Want a super gooner game? Modders got you Want a chill…”
“It took 62 hours for me to complete the base game, but damn was it addictive. It really feels like the old school PC games of my childhood like rollercoaster tycoon. A simple looking game but miles deep once you give it…”
32 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Once you get over the learning curve and start adding mods, this game is +20 enjoyment. There is a mod for everything, you want a hardcore milsim? Modders got you Want a super gooner game? Modders got you Want a chill…”
“A very good game. The mods in the workshop make it playable again and again and the devs also deliver solid dlcs from time to time. My advice: start with the base game and if you get bored, buy one dlc after another.…”
“So I bought this towards the end of 2020, some guy in a discord promised me I could make hats out of human leather and naturally it intrigued me. What I wasn't expecting was how much I would come to play the human…”
20 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“RimWorld: One More Colony Won’t Hurt RimWorld is one of those games where you can easily lose hundreds of hours without noticing. The base game is already fantastic, but with all the DLCs it becomes an absolute sandbox…”
“I have played this game for years, and I keep coming back. There is no better colony sim, and no better story driven game. Even after all these years, I still learn new things, end up with happy accidents, and having a…”
“I didn’t expect this game to turn into a full-blown story generator, but here we are. I started out just trying to survive, basic base, some crops, a few colonists figuring things out. Pretty quickly it stopped being “a…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“It took 62 hours for me to complete the base game, but damn was it addictive. It really feels like the old school PC games of my childhood like rollercoaster tycoon. A simple looking game but miles deep once you give it…”
“What I can say, this is 10/10 for me. There are so many details and fun things to do. Is it frustrating sometimes? Yes, but the difficulty makes part of what is so good about the game”
“Great level of detail with the characters that actually effect the game in a meaningful way. balancing is great and progression feels earned.”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Crazy, fun and sometimes unexpected colony sim. Every playthrough is very different and there's a LOT to explore and experience in the game. Would definitely recommend it! Some quality of life mods are highly…”
“This is one of (if not the) best games I have played. I love Factorio, Dyson Sphere Program, and Satisfactory. Having now played Rimworld, I can definitely say this scratches the itch I have had for a while. I play…”
“This has the best replayability of any game I've ever had. The modding community also is active and amazing.”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“Once you get over the learning curve and start adding mods, this game is +20 enjoyment. There is a mod for everything, you want a hardcore milsim? Modders got you Want a super gooner game? Modders got you Want a chill…”
“if you don't know what you're doing it's gonna be rough first few saves. but once you get a hang for it the colonies last a while and it's a bit addicting but it is a great game by no means 10/10”
“like the game cus i can just make a fun colony but then we all get raped by some homeless ♥♥♥♥♥ with a bow and i wanna kill myself or someone becomes mad and destroys everything. its alright some bs i get sometimes…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Only real gripe is that the expansions are the price of the game itself.”
“RimWorld is one of those games with a huge amount of variety in how you can approach it. There are so many systems interacting at once that it really feels like you can shape your colony in a lot of different ways…”
“lovely game i love rimworld 💖💖 dlc too expensive for me, I work long hours at an oil rig and cannot afford it”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“It is a fine, albeit older game now. This is a really good introduction to the genre and lets you create a truly emergent colony. I personally enjoy naming my colonists after close friends or family to make the things…”
“RimWorld is one of those games with a huge amount of variety in how you can approach it. There are so many systems interacting at once that it really feels like you can shape your colony in a lot of different ways…”
“Extremely good game and the best game I've got in my steam library. At first I was put off by the graphics before purchasing the game and then the game got me hooked immediately. Purchase the base game first, eventually…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Very addicting love the game honestly. The only thing that really gets me is the way the world map loads activities and settlements. It would be interesting to see more environmental storytelling through something like…”
“I can't tell if I'm just very "unlucky" with my runs or if the game is just very dull and tedious. For the 70 hours I have, I think there were only a couple events I remember really having fun with, one where I…”
“It is a fine, albeit older game now. This is a really good introduction to the genre and lets you create a truly emergent colony. I personally enjoy naming my colonists after close friends or family to make the things…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 97.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“You'd think after nearing 2800 hours in this game (And nearly a decade) I'd be able to write a solid and cohesive review for this game. But honestly, I still am at a loss for words. I spent the first 50ish hours trying to learn it, and the rest of the time just having fun. It's…”
— a player, Steam review · 2,815 hrs played“This is one of those games that makes you time travel. Not in game, but in reality. This was the fastest 880 hours of my life have disappeared. Do I regret it? No. Should I have slaughtered all those prisoners because my colony was low on food and I didn't want them to try to…”
— a player, Steam review · 883 hrs played“I cannot state how good this game is, Base game is really good, modded is crazy, and I've had so many different stories from this from amazing moments of total mud stomping the enemy, to Crisis scrambling to pick up the ashes. And funny odd ones where a group of 10 cats joined…”
— a player, Steam review · 1,554 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Colony Sim · Base-Building · Survival · Strategy · Sandbox · Management · Building · Simulation · Moddable · Singleplayer · City Builder · Open World (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Workshop · Adjustable Text Size · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input |
| Languages | English, French, German, Polish, Russian, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Hungarian, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turk… |
| Official site | https://ludeon.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Core 2 Duo Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 or other shader model 4.0 Storage: 1 GB available space