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RimWorld

Ludeon Studios

2018•Strategy•PEGI 16

Taste attributes: science fictionanimalsfashionrobots/ai/spaceslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryglossybig & variedcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeSerious and otherworldly: a polished strategy game, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

80 / 100

309 ratings

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About This Game

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.

Summary: IGDB

Story

RimWorld follows three survivors from a crashed space liner as they build a colony on a frontier world at the rim of known space. Inspired by the space western vibe of Firefly, the deep simulation of Dwarf Fortress, and the epic scale of Dune and Warhammer 40,000. Manage colonists' moods, needs, thoughts, individual wounds, and illnesses. Engage in deeply-simulated small-team gunplay. Fashion structures, weapons, and apparel from metal, wood, stone, cloth, or exotic, futuristic materials. Fight pirate raiders, hostile tribes, rampaging animals and ancient killing machines. Discover a new...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

Science fictionAnimalsFashionRobots/ai/spaceComplex relationshipFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Keywords

WesternManagementBase buildingCrowdfunding - kickstarterPre-release public testingMod supportColony simulator

Where to play

Details

Developer: Ludeon Studios
Publisher: Ludeon Studios
Released: 17 October 2018
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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