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RimWorld

Ludeon Studios · 2018-10-17

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

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).

38,544
playing now
98%
positive of 246k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
1,331
twitch viewers (latest)
75/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (307 ratings)
86/100
opencritic · mighty · 90% recommend
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$27.99
steam price (US)

38,544 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 15:00 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
  • · 38,544 players in-game right now — a Steam top-100 title.
  • · 14,527 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,816/week).
  • · Review velocity down 25% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 17,871 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 6.1M–15M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 245,552 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 51 of 88 observed days · $3.85 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
4.7k4.7k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 550 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 482 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 16 negativeWeek 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: 270 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 18 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

39k21k2026-08-06 16:00 — 29,766 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 22,362 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 25,108 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 34,766 players2026-08-09 04:00 — 28,614 players2026-08-09 19:00 — 34,223 players2026-08-10 10:00 — 26,034 players2026-08-11 01:00 — 24,286 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 32,525 players2026-08-12 07:00 — 23,691 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 23,808 players2026-08-13 13:00 — 31,447 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 23,356 players2026-08-14 19:00 — 28,646 players2026-08-15 10:00 — 30,593 players2026-08-16 01:00 — 26,430 players2026-08-16 16:00 — 38,300 players2026-08-17 07:00 — 23,824 players2026-08-17 22:00 — 24,197 players2026-08-18 13:00 — 31,065 players2026-08-19 04:00 — 22,354 players2026-08-19 19:00 — 27,649 players2026-08-20 10:00 — 24,593 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 21,914 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 31,843 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 26,829 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 28,048 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 37,014 players2026-08-24 04:00 — 23,325 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 28,575 players2026-08-25 10:00 — 24,821 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 22,674 players2026-08-26 16:00 — 30,293 players2026-08-27 08:00 — 22,585 players2026-08-27 23:00 — 21,208 players2026-08-28 14:00 — 32,182 players2026-08-29 05:00 — 26,183 players2026-08-29 20:00 — 30,978 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 33,727 players2026-08-30 15:00 — 38,544 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Chart history

#75#852026-08-062026-08-302026-08-06 — #812026-08-07 — #812026-08-08 — #812026-08-09 — #812026-08-10 — #812026-08-11 — #812026-08-12 — #762026-08-13 — #752026-08-14 — #752026-08-15 — #762026-08-16 — #762026-08-17 — #762026-08-18 — #762026-08-19 — #782026-08-20 — #792026-08-21 — #792026-08-22 — #802026-08-23 — #832026-08-24 — #792026-08-25 — #792026-08-26 — #792026-08-27 — #802026-08-28 — #822026-08-29 — #842026-08-30 — #85
Best Steam most-played rank per day (census top-100 snapshots).
PositiveNegative
69692026-08-072026-08-302026-08-07: 59 new positive2026-08-08: 67 new positive2026-08-08: 5 new negative2026-08-09: 68 new positive2026-08-09: 1 new negative2026-08-10: 68 new positive2026-08-10: 3 new negative2026-08-11: 62 new positive2026-08-11: 2 new negative2026-08-12: 62 new positive2026-08-12: 3 new negative2026-08-14: 59 new positive2026-08-14: 3 new negative2026-08-15: 55 new positive2026-08-15: 4 new negative2026-08-16: 69 new positive2026-08-16: 3 new negative2026-08-17: 48 new positive2026-08-17: 8 new negative2026-08-18: 64 new positive2026-08-18: 1 new negative2026-08-19: 60 new positive2026-08-20: 45 new positive2026-08-20: 2 new negative2026-08-21: 66 new positive2026-08-22: 67 new positive2026-08-22: 3 new negative2026-08-23: 59 new positive2026-08-23: 1 new negative2026-08-25: 50 new positive2026-08-25: 1 new negative2026-08-27: 39 new positive2026-08-28: 58 new positive2026-08-28: 5 new negative2026-08-29: 64 new positive2026-08-29: 3 new negative2026-08-30: 37 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$34.99$24.142016-07-152026-08-302016-07-15 — best price $29.992019-12-18 — best price $32.192020-06-01 — best price $31.382020-08-29 — best price $34.992020-11-28 — best price $31.492021-02-10 — best price $34.992021-04-21 — best price $29.042021-07-09 — best price $31.492021-09-20 — best price $34.992021-11-23 — best price $31.492022-01-12 — best price $29.042022-03-21 — best price $31.492022-05-16 — best price $31.492022-08-08 — best price $29.042022-11-21 — best price $27.992023-01-02 — best price $27.992023-02-13 — best price $27.992023-03-27 — best price $27.992023-06-01 — best price $27.992023-08-03 — best price $27.992023-10-03 — best price $34.992023-12-21 — best price $27.992024-02-19 — best price $34.992024-04-17 — best price $25.542024-06-19 — best price $27.992024-08-05 — best price $25.542024-09-30 — best price $34.992024-11-12 — best price $34.992025-01-09 — best price $34.992025-03-13 — best price $27.992025-04-29 — best price $34.992025-07-26 — best price $34.992025-10-07 — best price $27.992025-11-17 — best price $34.992026-01-08 — best price $34.992026-03-18 — best price $25.542026-05-12 — best price $34.992026-08-13 — best price $27.992026-08-30 — best price $27.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.0k2682026-05-13 — 295 pageviews2026-05-16 — 296 pageviews2026-05-19 — 388 pageviews2026-05-22 — 271 pageviews2026-05-25 — 384 pageviews2026-05-28 — 320 pageviews2026-05-31 — 365 pageviews2026-06-03 — 403 pageviews2026-06-06 — 328 pageviews2026-06-09 — 337 pageviews2026-06-12 — 275 pageviews2026-06-15 — 412 pageviews2026-06-18 — 345 pageviews2026-06-21 — 303 pageviews2026-06-24 — 272 pageviews2026-06-27 — 347 pageviews2026-06-30 — 363 pageviews2026-07-03 — 419 pageviews2026-07-06 — 369 pageviews2026-07-09 — 395 pageviews2026-07-12 — 376 pageviews2026-07-15 — 284 pageviews2026-07-18 — 338 pageviews2026-07-21 — 363 pageviews2026-07-24 — 371 pageviews2026-07-27 — 461 pageviews2026-07-30 — 342 pageviews2026-08-02 — 496 pageviews2026-08-05 — 364 pageviews2026-08-08 — 384 pageviews2026-08-11 — 373 pageviews2026-08-14 — 346 pageviews2026-08-17 — 391 pageviews2026-08-20 — 394 pageviews2026-08-23 — 337 pageviews2026-08-24 — 358 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

2.5k582026-08-19 02:12 — 2,543 viewers2026-08-26 19:34 — 623 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 973 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 220 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 137 viewers2026-08-27 08:34 — 214 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 410 viewers2026-08-27 14:34 — 783 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 1,025 viewers2026-08-27 21:34 — 204 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 171 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 178 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 301 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 264 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 280 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 592 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 1,369 viewers2026-08-28 21:34 — 219 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 278 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 170 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 114 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 334 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 994 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 1,468 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 1,157 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 980 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 488 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 667 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 943 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 2,008 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 1,595 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 1,331 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…

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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Similarity via IGDB.

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