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RimWorld

Ludeon Studios · 2018-10-17

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Oct 17, 2018 (Mac), Oct 17, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 17, 2018 (Linux)

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.

RimWorld is an Indie, Simulation, Strategy game released in 2018, priced at $27.99, with an estimated 5,000,000 .. 10,000,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (98% of 244499 reviews).

29,966
playing now
98%
positive of 248k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
923
twitch viewers (latest)
15.6
viewers/channel (concentration)
75/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (307 ratings)
636
Nexus mods (2.4M downloads)
86/100
opencritic · mighty · 90% recommend · from 11 critics
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$27.99
steam price (US)

29,966 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

RimWorld is a construction and management simulation video game developed by Canadian game designer Tynan Sylvester and published by Ludeon Studios. Originally called Eclipse Colony, it was initially released as a Kickstarter crowdfunding project in early access for Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux in November 2013, and version 1.0 was released on October 17, 2018. The game was ported to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as RimWorld Console Edition on July 29, 2022, with development and publishing being handled by Double Eleven. Rather than a test of skill or a challenge, the game is intended to be a "story generator" run by different computer "storytellers", where the game is used as the medium for players to experience narrative adventures.

Trailer

RimWorld trailer thumbnail

RimWorld Launch Trailer

≈842,433 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Thriving
  • · 29,966 players in-game right now — a Steam top-100 title.
  • · 13,647 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,706/week).
  • · Review velocity down 32% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 49,345 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 6.2M–15M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 248,000 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$27.99-20%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $24.14 at Fanatical (2024-07-01) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $34.99 · on sale 74 of 121 observed days · $3.85 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
4.7k4.7k20182026Week of 2018-03-01: 460 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 405 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 446 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 508 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 658 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 538 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 594 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 2,250 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 4,381 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 626 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 927 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 566 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 505 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 434 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 474 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1,984 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 2,414 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 477 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 354 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1,042 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 4,700 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 2,943 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 2,674 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 3,868 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 4,657 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 2,619 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1,990 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1,972 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 2,201 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2,355 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1,774 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1,514 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 2,633 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1,994 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 2,446 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1,954 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1,628 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1,542 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1,535 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1,803 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 4,023 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 127 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3,077 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2,032 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1,688 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2,641 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2,003 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 2,030 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1,692 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1,846 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1,715 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1,802 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1,748 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 2,107 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2,042 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1,629 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 3,410 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 113 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 4,505 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 149 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2,261 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 103 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2,360 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1,596 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1,555 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1,473 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1,527 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1,329 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1,960 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1,759 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1,354 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1,490 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3,567 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1,793 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1,696 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1,375 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2,071 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3,161 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 141 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2,059 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1,507 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1,986 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1,607 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1,285 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1,559 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2,543 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2,103 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,831 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1,652 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1,835 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1,557 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1,580 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2,091 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4,163 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 169 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2,416 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1,490 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1,700 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3,846 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,909 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,944 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1,729 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1,761 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1,646 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1,594 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1,607 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,822 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1,574 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 1,415 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 558 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 14 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

36k19k2026-09-14 18:00 — 26,146 players2026-09-15 18:00 — 25,820 players2026-09-16 18:00 — 25,803 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 25,680 players2026-09-18 18:00 — 28,034 players2026-09-19 18:00 — 31,923 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 33,766 players2026-09-21 18:00 — 28,222 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 27,284 players2026-09-23 18:00 — 26,412 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 27,228 players2026-09-25 18:00 — 28,165 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 32,666 players2026-09-27 18:00 — 33,022 players2026-09-28 18:00 — 27,308 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 26,164 players2026-09-30 18:00 — 26,419 players2026-10-01 18:00 — 26,213 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 27,479 players2026-10-03 18:00 — 32,201 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 33,612 players2026-10-05 18:00 — 27,891 players2026-10-06 18:00 — 26,776 players2026-10-07 18:00 — 25,823 players2026-10-08 18:00 — 25,893 players2026-10-09 18:00 — 27,210 players2026-10-10 18:00 — 32,102 players2026-10-11 18:00 — 32,717 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 28,880 players2026-10-13 18:00 — 28,451 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 29,966 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
51k1May 2016Aug 2026May 2016 — avg 1 · peak 3Sep 2016 — avg 6,123 · peak 10,259Jan 2017 — avg 8,306 · peak 13,447May 2017 — avg 5,702 · peak 11,795Sep 2017 — avg 5,738 · peak 9,066Jan 2018 — avg 7,674 · peak 12,072May 2018 — avg 6,298 · peak 9,555Sep 2018 — avg 9,628 · peak 15,159Jan 2019 — avg 11,908 · peak 18,208May 2019 — avg 10,834 · peak 16,594Sep 2019 — avg 10,463 · peak 16,282Jan 2020 — avg 12,111 · peak 18,083May 2020 — avg 14,814 · peak 21,491Sep 2020 — avg 15,326 · peak 22,093Jan 2021 — avg 18,661 · peak 26,982May 2021 — avg 14,856 · peak 20,751Sep 2021 — avg 20,349 · peak 31,984Jan 2022 — avg 18,436 · peak 25,439May 2022 — avg 18,307 · peak 25,979Sep 2022 — avg 17,605 · peak 26,309Jan 2023 — avg 23,151 · peak 31,951May 2023 — avg 19,138 · peak 28,614Sep 2023 — avg 16,224 · peak 24,980Jan 2024 — avg 19,157 · peak 27,401May 2024 — avg 27,322 · peak 46,527Sep 2024 — avg 20,054 · peak 29,619Jan 2025 — avg 23,633 · peak 34,240May 2025 — avg 23,300 · peak 34,564Sep 2025 — avg 28,485 · peak 45,541Jan 2026 — avg 27,676 · peak 39,403May 2026 — avg 26,726 · peak 39,474Aug 2026 — avg 27,433 · peak 39,627
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

#38#932026-09-142026-10-142026-09-14 — #922026-09-15 — #382026-09-16 — #382026-09-17 — #382026-09-18 — #872026-09-19 — #852026-09-20 — #852026-09-21 — #792026-09-22 — #782026-09-23 — #782026-09-24 — #802026-09-25 — #802026-09-26 — #812026-09-27 — #832026-09-28 — #832026-09-29 — #832026-09-30 — #842026-10-01 — #862026-10-02 — #902026-10-03 — #912026-10-04 — #892026-10-05 — #892026-10-06 — #872026-10-07 — #872026-10-08 — #882026-10-09 — #892026-10-10 — #932026-10-11 — #902026-10-12 — #902026-10-13 — #892026-10-14 — #89
Best Steam most-played rank per day (census top-100 snapshots).
PositiveNegative
1311312026-09-162026-10-142026-09-16: 51 new positive2026-09-16: 1 new negative2026-09-17: 51 new positive2026-09-17: 1 new negative2026-09-19: 52 new positive2026-09-19: 2 new negative2026-09-20: 49 new positive2026-09-20: 3 new negative2026-09-21: 63 new positive2026-09-21: 1 new negative2026-09-22: 97 new positive2026-09-22: 3 new negative2026-09-23: 42 new positive2026-09-23: 4 new negative2026-09-24: 51 new positive2026-09-25: 54 new positive2026-09-25: 3 new negative2026-09-26: 46 new positive2026-09-26: 2 new negative2026-09-27: 69 new positive2026-09-27: 2 new negative2026-09-28: 42 new positive2026-09-28: 4 new negative2026-09-30: 39 new positive2026-09-30: 1 new negative2026-10-01: 45 new positive2026-10-03: 57 new positive2026-10-03: 2 new negative2026-10-04: 60 new positive2026-10-04: 1 new negative2026-10-06: 93 new positive2026-10-06: 1 new negative2026-10-07: 49 new positive2026-10-08: 40 new positive2026-10-08: 5 new negative2026-10-09: 49 new positive2026-10-11: 50 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative2026-10-12: 51 new positive2026-10-12: 1 new negative2026-10-14: 131 new positive2026-10-14: 2 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$34.99$24.142016-07-152026-10-142016-07-15 — best price $29.992020-01-04 — best price $34.992020-06-09 — best price $34.992020-09-11 — best price $31.492020-12-18 — best price $29.392021-02-25 — best price $34.992021-05-18 — best price $34.992021-08-07 — best price $31.492021-10-28 — best price $31.492021-12-11 — best price $34.992022-02-14 — best price $31.492022-05-02 — best price $31.492022-07-14 — best price $29.042022-11-15 — best price $34.992023-01-01 — best price $34.992023-02-13 — best price $27.992023-04-03 — best price $25.542023-06-16 — best price $27.992023-08-15 — best price $34.992023-11-01 — best price $25.542024-01-10 — best price $34.992024-03-09 — best price $24.492024-05-19 — best price $34.992024-07-15 — best price $27.992024-09-10 — best price $34.992024-11-01 — best price $25.542024-12-12 — best price $27.992025-02-28 — best price $27.992025-04-24 — best price $34.992025-07-25 — best price $34.992025-10-07 — best price $27.992025-11-20 — best price $27.992026-01-22 — best price $34.992026-03-27 — best price $34.992026-06-17 — best price $27.992026-08-30 — best price $27.992026-09-15 — best price $34.992026-10-01 — best price $27.992026-10-14 — best price $27.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.4k2702026-05-13 — 295 pageviews2026-05-17 — 366 pageviews2026-05-21 — 312 pageviews2026-05-25 — 384 pageviews2026-05-29 — 317 pageviews2026-06-02 — 380 pageviews2026-06-06 — 328 pageviews2026-06-10 — 349 pageviews2026-06-14 — 328 pageviews2026-06-18 — 345 pageviews2026-06-22 — 270 pageviews2026-06-26 — 349 pageviews2026-06-30 — 363 pageviews2026-07-04 — 376 pageviews2026-07-08 — 369 pageviews2026-07-12 — 376 pageviews2026-07-16 — 331 pageviews2026-07-20 — 319 pageviews2026-07-24 — 371 pageviews2026-07-28 — 368 pageviews2026-08-01 — 1,000 pageviews2026-08-05 — 364 pageviews2026-08-09 — 412 pageviews2026-08-13 — 340 pageviews2026-08-17 — 391 pageviews2026-08-21 — 327 pageviews2026-08-25 — 347 pageviews2026-08-29 — 331 pageviews2026-09-02 — 309 pageviews2026-09-06 — 433 pageviews2026-09-10 — 288 pageviews2026-09-14 — 367 pageviews2026-09-18 — 397 pageviews2026-09-22 — 471 pageviews2026-09-26 — 390 pageviews2026-09-30 — 301 pageviews2026-10-04 — 346 pageviews2026-10-08 — 316 pageviews2026-10-12 — 658 pageviews2026-10-13 — 1,374 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

7.1k1102026-09-30 18:34 — 690 viewers2026-10-01 03:34 — 823 viewers2026-10-01 12:34 — 725 viewers2026-10-01 21:34 — 358 viewers2026-10-02 06:34 — 141 viewers2026-10-02 15:34 — 3,603 viewers2026-10-03 00:34 — 715 viewers2026-10-03 09:34 — 693 viewers2026-10-03 15:12 — 4,565 viewers2026-10-03 19:34 — 6,149 viewers2026-10-04 03:34 — 861 viewers2026-10-04 12:34 — 1,154 viewers2026-10-04 21:34 — 395 viewers2026-10-05 06:34 — 179 viewers2026-10-05 15:34 — 1,033 viewers2026-10-06 00:34 — 526 viewers2026-10-06 09:34 — 334 viewers2026-10-06 18:34 — 1,018 viewers2026-10-07 03:34 — 457 viewers2026-10-07 12:34 — 1,200 viewers2026-10-07 21:34 — 869 viewers2026-10-08 06:34 — 110 viewers2026-10-08 15:34 — 2,014 viewers2026-10-09 00:34 — 352 viewers2026-10-09 09:34 — 296 viewers2026-10-09 18:34 — 973 viewers2026-10-10 03:34 — 915 viewers2026-10-10 12:34 — 1,051 viewers2026-10-10 21:34 — 1,074 viewers2026-10-11 06:34 — 517 viewers2026-10-11 15:34 — 3,111 viewers2026-10-12 00:34 — 465 viewers2026-10-12 09:34 — 692 viewers2026-10-12 15:34 — 3,075 viewers2026-10-13 00:34 — 798 viewers2026-10-13 09:34 — 521 viewers2026-10-13 18:34 — 928 viewers2026-10-14 03:34 — 191 viewers2026-10-14 12:34 — 643 viewers2026-10-14 17:34 — 923 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam WorkshopAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimePartial Controller Support10 DLC

24 supported languages: English, French, German, Polish, Russian, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Hungarian, Japanese…

Post-launch support: 10 DLC released, first 2016-09-09, latest 2025-07-11 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)7354%24

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DSci-fiSandboxBuildingModdableStrategySurvivalColony SimManagementOpen World

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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