RimWorld
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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.

DEV: Ludeon StudiosPUB: Ludeon StudiosAppID 294100
UPDATE PULSEevery ~8d·last 105d ago·8 recent on record

Is RimWorld still being updated? — the short answer, with the evidence.

99.0
Exceptional

Elixir Rating

97.8% of 246,411 Steam reviews are positive, which after adjusting for sample size gives a reception score of 97.8. The developers have shipped 3 substantial updates in the past six months, adding 1.2.

reception 97.8·support +1.2·Exceptional

Computed from Steam’s own review tally and observable developer activity — never from anyone’s opinion of the game. How this is calculated

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Current price

$27.99$34.9920%

Development

Slowing down

Last heard from developers

2 months ago

Usual rhythm

every ~21 days

Substantial updates (6 mo)

3

Current silence

3× normal

Posting has slowed: the developers usually appear every 21 days, and it has now been 52. 3 substantial updates landed in the past six months, 2 of them major. It is currently 20% below its usual price.

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Our coverage

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patchAug 8, 2026

RimWorld Summer Merch Collection Runs Through August 24

A temporary merchandise collection for RimWorld opened on July 31 and will remain available through August 24, according to a community announcement authored by Mal.

What's in the collection

The summer lineup is available at the official RimWorld merch store and includes five items:

  • Warg plush — a soft version of the game's predatory canine
  • Man in black t-shirt — a graphic tee referencing an in-game character
  • Gunslinger tote bag — a carry bag styled around colonist equipment
  • Colony-issued research notebook — a physical notebook with a RimWorld theme
  • Golden cube keychain — a solid metal keychain referencing the game's cube item

No pricing information was included in the announcement.

For players who want physical objects from the RimWorld universe, the collection offers a narrow buying window — it closes in late August, leaving roughly three and a half weeks from the announcement date.

Two years of development

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PlayGround.ru - официальная группаSep 19, 2026
Модификация RimWorld 3D&VR перенесла симулятор колонии в полное трехмерное пространство и виртуальную реальность

Моддер под псевдонимом leopoko выпустил в мастерской Steam масштабную модификацию RimWorld 3D&VR, которая полностью меняет визуальную перспективу культового симулятора выживания. Проект переводит привычную двухмерную плоскость в полноценное

Community AnnouncementsJul 31, 2026
The Jugust merch caravan has arrived!

Howdy, the traders are here! They've brought a summer-y RimWorld merch collection with them. The caravan closes up shop on August 24, so get yours now. The new collection includes a plush warg to watch your back, a notebook for your travels

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Community AnnouncementsJul 29, 2026
Get the RimWorld x Project Zomboid bundle

Hey everyone, I'd like you to meet the survivors of Knox Country! Project Zomboid just dropped their huge B42 update, and we put together this bundle with them to celebrate the moment. If you've ever wanted to try out your zombie survival s

Community AnnouncementsJul 13, 2026
RimWorld x Abiotic Factor bundle out now

Hey all, our scientists just finished researching a new bundle: RimWorld x Abiotic Factor! It's Abiotic Factor's birthday and they've released their Anniversary update to celebrate. 🎉 It even features a fashionable Randy Random hairdo and

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Community AnnouncementsJun 8, 2026
Update 1.6.4850 released

Hey everyone, we’re back with a small update for RimWorld and the expansions today. Check out the changelog below. This update should be compatible with all savegames and mods. Have a bug to report? You can share it with us on the official

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Community AnnouncementsMar 27, 2026
RimWorld x Going Medieval bundle now available

Hey there everyone, Going Medieval just launched in 1.0 and we're bundling RimWorld with them in the Fortresses and Frontiers Bundle! You get 10% off with the bundle, or 10% off the other game if you already own one. https://store.steampowe

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PCGamesNFeb 18, 2026
Grab RimWorld for cheaper than ever, and get its excellent expansions at a great price, too

RimWorld is a strange, beautiful gem of a game. Masquerading as a colony simulation experience, as you survive a daunting alien world, it's also arguably a story generator. For every haunting night that you barely see the next day, you'll a

Community AnnouncementsNov 27, 2025
The winter merch collection is here! ❄️

Hey everyone, a holiday trade caravan just arrived! 🎁 We’ve got a fresh RimWorld winter collection as well as beloved items from past drops, so this is your chance to grab something if you missed it last time. Stock is limited and the wint

Community AnnouncementsNov 4, 2025
Happy birthday, RimWorld!

Get out the lavish meals and chocolate - RimWorld is 12 years old today! 🎂🍫 As part of our celebrations, we're running a birthday community event to celebrate the game and everyone who plays it. 🎉 We want to see your fanart and hear abou

Community AnnouncementsOct 31, 2025
Update 1.6.4630 released

BOO! Happy Halloween! 🎃💀 On this spooky day, we’ve got a small RimWorld update loaded with fixes. They’re listed below in the changelog. This update should be compatible with all savegames and mods. Have a bug to report? You can share it

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Community AnnouncementsOct 10, 2025
Bring home a thrumbo and boomalope!

Hello everyone, our new RimWorld thrumbo figure and boomalope nightlight are now available on YouTooz: https://youtooz.com/collections/rimworld! It's a limited edition campaign, so get yours before it ends. - Thrumbo figure: The regal thrum

Community AnnouncementsAug 28, 2025
Update 1.6.4566 improves gravships, shuttles, and more

Hello everyone, we’ve got a content update for RimWorld today! Gravships have received some quality-of-life changes. The new gravship launch interface lets you get your colony's animals and mechanoids onboard, and kicks visitors out. This m

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Community AnnouncementsAug 6, 2025
Update 1.6.4543 released

Hi everyone, we just released a small update for RimWorld. Have you reached Odyssey’s ending? There’s now a new epic song that plays! We also fixed an issue where quest shuttles attempted to land on water, which caused them to teleport into

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SteamDBJul 29, 2025
Steam Global Top Sellers for week of 22 Jul — 29 July 2025

* Steam Deck; * Killing Floor 3; * PEAK; * WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers; * Ready or Not; * Wildgate; * Dead by Daylight; * RimWorld; * Abiotic Factor; * Clair Obscur: Expedition 33; * excluding free to play games View top 100 on SteamDB

Community AnnouncementsJul 29, 2025
Update 1.6.4535 released

Hello, we’re back with another update for RimWorld! If you need to report a bug, or you’re having a problem while playing, please join us on the official RimWorld development Discord. Today’s update fixes several issues people were experien

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Community AnnouncementsJul 22, 2025
Update 1.6.4528 released

Hello! It’s been almost 2 weeks since Odyssey came out, and we’ve been hard at work fixing bugs and incorporating your feedback. If you’d like to help us by reporting a bug, please join the official RimWorld development Discord. Today’s upd

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SteamDBJul 22, 2025
Steam Global Top Sellers for week of 15 Jul — 22 July 2025

* Steam Deck; * PEAK; * RimWorld; * HELLDIVERS™ 2; * WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers; * Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition; * Ready or Not; * Dead by Daylight; * RimWorld - Odyssey; * Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate; * excluding free to play game

PCGamesNJul 18, 2025
Rimworld's full experience gets huge discount just days after new DLC launches

One of my first experiences playing Rimworld saw my colonist, Mr. Longbottom, hunt a seemingly normal squirrel. Little did I know, it was a rabid animal that not only wiped out my fledgling adventurer but also his attempted savior, suitably

GamingOnLinuxJul 15, 2025
RimWorld – Odyssey expansion is out now along with update 1.6

RimWorld has expanded in a massive way with the Odyssey expansion and the 1.6 update, now available for all players. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/rimworld-odyssey-expansion-is-out-now-along-with-update-1

SteamDBJul 15, 2025
Steam Global Top Sellers for week of 8 Jul — 15 July 2025

* RimWorld; * Steam Deck; * RimWorld - Odyssey; * PEAK; * Dead by Daylight; * Cyberpunk 2077; * Red Dead Redemption 2; * ELDEN RING; * Jurassic World Evolution 2; * Clair Obscur: Expedition 33; * excluding free to play games View top 100 on

PCGamesNJul 14, 2025
Rimworld system requirements

Rimworld is one of my favorite colony sims of all time, and the actual Rimworld system requirements are so accessible that most gaming laptops and PCs should have no issues getting the game to run. However, start packing on the DLCs or load

PCGamesNJul 12, 2025
Interstellar expansion Rimworld Odyssey blasts its Steam player count into orbit

While Dwarf Fortress is probably the most significant progenitor of the base-building colony sim, Rimworld certainly deserves similar recognition. Built by Tynan Sylvester and Ludeon Studios, it helped to define the unique blend of manageme

PCGamesNJul 11, 2025
New colony sim DLC Rimworld Odyssey is already on sale with a major discount

If you've never played Rimworld, it's a hybrid and monstrous mix of sandbox games, spontaneous stories, and tough survival, fueled by warped twists and turns. Set in the outer fringes of space, where chaos breeds even more chaos, Ludeon's c

SteamDBJul 11, 2025
RimWorld peaks at 96k players

RimWorld has peaked at 96,040 concurrent players on 20 July 2025 which is 7 years after release. View charts and more statistics on our website.

Community AnnouncementsJul 11, 2025
Odyssey expansion and update 1.6 out now!

The RimWorld - Odyssey expansion is out now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3022790/RimWorld__Odyssey/ We’re celebrating Odyssey’s release with a sale on all past RimWorld products. Get 20% off RimWorld, 15% off Royalty and Ideology, an

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PCGamesNJul 10, 2025
Rimworld Odyssey's unique new weapons give the colony sim the muscle it needs

Rimworld Odyssey is about to launch one of the most iconic and intricate colony sims into orbit as the new expansion lands this week. Ahead of its arrival, developer Ludeon Studios gives us a tantalizing final peek at what's in store, unvei

Community AnnouncementsJul 9, 2025
Odyssey preview #4: Quests, the mechhive endgame, drones, and more

Hello everyone. Odyssey launches in a couple of days on July 11, 2025! We’ve had a lot of fun sharing the previews with you guys. So many great comments, fanart, videos, analyses, and theories. Your 1.6 feedback has also been awesome during

PC GamerJul 7, 2025
The new Rimworld expansion adds therapy pandas, tameable insect hive queens, nanotech-enhanced alligators, prehistoric beasts, giant toads, flamingos, and something called a 'bog hound'

RimWorld's latest expansion, Odyssey, promises to add a pretty amazing amount of stuff to the game's already deeply layered space colony simulation. Between the customisable spaceship, orbital exploration, new biomes, quest system, and a wh

PCGamesNJul 5, 2025
Rimworld Odyssey's new animals will change everything, from food to combat

Rimworld Odyssey is almost upon us, and it's about to change the colony sim's world entirely. The new expansion for one of the most flowing, systemic strategy games on Steam introduces more than 40 animals, ranging from dangerous threats to

Community AnnouncementsJul 4, 2025
Odyssey preview #3: Animals, training, and fishing

Hello! We’re only one week away from Odyssey’s release! The new expansion launches on July 11, 2025. Please wishlist so you’re notified when it’s out. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3022790/RimWorld__Odyssey/ Today’s blog post looks at