RimWorld

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Jun 8, 2026) · 300 reviews sampled · 5199 total reviews in window · weighted 257.1 up / 10.8 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →

• 95
  GRYOnline.pl

  trust 75Oct 26, 2018

  “Some minor flaws turn RimWorld into a slightly flawed diamond. It is a truly unique game, one that appears every few years. I have been following RimWorld's development from the beginning, and every session with this game was superb. The same comment applies now.”

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• 75
  GameGrin

  trust 65Jan 9, 2019

  “A satisfying colony-building sandbox with a lot of replayability that suffers from a lack of polish in the UI. A great aesthetic and quirky sci-fi take on the genre mean there is a lot to like here, it just takes a little digging to get there.”

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• 74
  PC Gamer

  trust 64Jan 8, 2019

  “An imaginative management game but a weak story generator. ”

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• 95
  GideonsGaming

  trust 62Oct 22, 2018

  “It's entirely worthwhile to learn and navigate the games clunky interface to access the garden of Eden underneath. RimWorld is an experience that is rarely replicated in gaming and one worth every penny that it asks.”

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• 90
  IGN

  trust 61Nov 30, 2018

  “This strategy game offers survival and business simulation in one package. With the player learning from trial and error, numerous unpredictable events bring additional challenges to solve, while enriching the story at the same time.”

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• 100
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  Strategy Gamer

  trust 60Oct 18, 2018

  “Rimworld is a new standard in survival/strategy sims, and has emerged from early access with grace. Now the REAL fun can begin...”

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• 85
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  GameStar

  trust 59Nov 11, 2018

  “Successful mixture of strategy, tower defense, survival sandbox and sci-fi story generator with a guaranteed high replay value.”

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• 81
  DualShockers

  trust 58Aug 7, 2022

  “As a PC player of Rimworld, I’ll be returning to the more bespoke experience I’ve turned the game into on its home platform, but I’m also delighted that games like this are coming to consoles, and being ported with this much care and attention. This is one of the best management sims and story generators around, brought to console in almost all its glory. The quality of this console implementation should be a guiding light for other games in this traditionally PC-only genre to do the same.”

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• 100
  Netto’s Game Room

  trust 57Mar 17, 2025

  “I really love RimWorld. It's a game I waited too long to play because of the price tag, and I am not usually that into colony management games in general. However, a friend heavily recommended the game for me, and now I am stuck! There aren't that many games that I can call "forever" games, or games I will come back to constantly like Terraria, but RimWorld, if anything, has enough content to last you for a long while depending on the kind of gamer you are. I strongly recommend you give it a chance if you can!”

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• 80
  Hey Poor Player

  trust 56Aug 8, 2022

  “RimWorld Console Edition is a fantastic addition to anyone’s game library, regardless of whether or not they’ve played the PC version. When the only criticism of the game is that it doesn’t go on sale very often, you know you have an absolute winner on your hands. I wish I could have seen all the text better without having to scoot so close to my TV, but the fact that it’s my only complaint in an otherwise addicting and enjoyable experience speaks volumes. If you’re looking for a game that breaks expectations in terms of depth and discovery, RimWorld Console Edition will sate that storytelling hunger.”

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• 100
  Windows Central

  trust 56Jul 27, 2022

  “RimWorld has become a lauded classic on PC, and with the Xbox port, Double Eleven delivers a master class in how to bring games designed for mouse and keyboard intuitively to console. RimWorld is an utterly brutal survival sim where cutesy simplistic graphics belies endless depth, and you get procedural drama on a scale I have never before experienced in video game form. This game is a masterpiece, and RimWorld for Xbox faithfully shepherds the budding franchise to a brand new audience.”

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• 95
  CD-Action

  trust 56Nov 14, 2019

  “The diversity of environments significantly enriches the game and challenges experienced players in new conditions every time. It’s a hellishly good game, for me an addiction that makes me go back to it and reach for more and more. [13/2018, p.84]”

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1. Update 1.6.4850 released

   Jun 8, 2026significant · resets scoring window
2. Update 1.6.4630 released

   Oct 31, 2025significant · resets scoring window
3. Update 1.6.4566 improves gravships, shuttles, and more

   Aug 28, 2025significant · resets scoring window
4. Update 1.6.4543 released

   Aug 6, 2025significant · resets scoring window
5. Update 1.6.4535 released

   Jul 29, 2025significant · resets scoring window
6. Update 1.6.4528 released

   Jul 22, 2025significant · resets scoring window
7. Odyssey expansion and update 1.6 out now!

   Jul 11, 2025significant · resets scoring window
8. Announcing Odyssey and update 1.6!

   Jun 11, 2025significant · resets scoring window
9. Update 1.5.4104 released

   May 24, 2024significant · resets scoring window
10. Anomaly expansion and update 1.5 out now!

    Apr 11, 2024
11. Anomaly expansion and update 1.5 announced!

    Mar 13, 2024significant · resets scoring window
12. Update 1.4.3704 released

    Apr 19, 2023
13. Update 1.4.3682 released

    Mar 28, 2023significant · resets scoring window
14. Update 1.4.3641 released

    Feb 15, 2023significant · resets scoring window
15. Update 1.4.3613 released

    Jan 18, 2023significant · resets scoring window
16. Update 1.4.3580 fixes and wishing you a happy 2023!

    Dec 17, 2022significant · resets scoring window
17. Update 1.4.3563 improves quest reward variety

    Nov 29, 2022significant · resets scoring window
18. 1.4 content update adds more integration between expansions

    Nov 21, 2022significant · resets scoring window
19. Unstable build update 1.4.3548

    Nov 15, 2022significant · resets scoring window
20. 1.4 content update in testing with cross-expansion integration

    Nov 12, 2022significant · resets scoring window
21. Recent patches for 1.4

    Nov 11, 2022significant · resets scoring window
22. Multiple updates for 1.4 and Biotech

    Nov 3, 2022significant · resets scoring window
23. Update 1.4.3525 hotfixes some issues

    Oct 22, 2022significant · resets scoring window
24. Biotech expansion and update 1.4 available now!

    Oct 21, 2022
25. Biotech expansion announced! Update 1.4 on unstable branch

    Oct 5, 2022significant · resets scoring window
26. Update 1.3.3387 includes improvements for Steam Deck and other bits

    Jun 6, 2022significant · resets scoring window
27. Update 1.3.3326 brings full support for Steam Deck

    Apr 6, 2022
28. Update 1.3.3287 makes ideoligions smoother to play

    Feb 26, 2022significant · resets scoring window
29. Update 1.3.3200 improves defense tools and raid strategies

    Dec 1, 2021significant · resets scoring window
30. Update 1.3.3159 improves caravans, biosculpters, archonexus, and more

    Oct 24, 2021significant · resets scoring window
31. Update 1.3.3117 makes multi-ideoligion colonies more viable

    Sep 10, 2021significant · resets scoring window
32. Update 1.3.3101 adds ideoligion development during play, and more

    Aug 24, 2021significant · resets scoring window
33. Update 1.3.3087 adds tree replanting

    Aug 10, 2021significant · resets scoring window
34. Update 1.3.3080 adds classic and preset ideoligion setup

    Aug 3, 2021significant · resets scoring window
35. Update 1.3.3076 released

    Jul 30, 2021significant · resets scoring window
36. Update 1.3.3074 brings various fixes and improvements

    Jul 28, 2021significant · resets scoring window
37. Update 1.3.3072 adds various improvements and fixes

    Jul 26, 2021significant · resets scoring window
38. Update 1.3.3069b adds ideoligion save and load

    Jul 24, 2021
39. Update 1.3.3069 released

    Jul 23, 2021significant · resets scoring window
40. Update 1.3.3068 in testing on unstable branch

    Jul 22, 2021significant · resets scoring window

…and 16 earlier patch announcements.