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.
- Colony Sim (3617)
- Base-Building (3546)
- Survival (3182)
- Strategy (2498)
- Sandbox (2414)
- Management (2389)
- Building (1889)
- Simulation (1677)
- Singleplayer (1414)
- Moddable (1401)
- City Builder (1398)
- Open World (1382)
- Procedural Generation (1335)
- 2D (1321)
- Sci-fi (1255)
- Indie (1239)
- Space (1210)
- Tactical RPG (1201)
- Western (1149)
- Cartoony (1140)
Release Date | Oct 17, 2018 |
Price | $ 34.99 Top 3% |
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 98% (overwhelmingly positive) Top 2% / 98.1% Top 1% |
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 96.7% Top 1% / 96.8% Top 1% |
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 146.8K Top 1% / 173.9K Top 1% |
Curators | 083 reviews Top 10% |
Median Play Time | 330.6 hours Top 1% |
Play Time per Dollar | 9.5 hours Top 1% |
Followers | 543.7K Top 1% |
Owners | ± 4.3M Top 1% |
Copies Sold | ± 3.7M Top 1% |
Gross Revenue ($) | ± 104.1M Top 1% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
This graph shows RimWorld's Steam rating and reviews between July 2016 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a very narrow range going from 97.5% (August 2016) to 98.4% (November 2020).
With 173.9K reviews Top 1%, RimWorld is definitely a major AAA level success.
Review Languages
This doughnut chart shows RimWorld's review languages. The most popular language is English (61%), followed by Simplified Chinese (12%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 29 different languages represented. The game is translated in 24 languages, which is nice.
Time Played
This chart displays the number of hours played in RimWorld depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. It also shows the reviews during Early Access. Notice how the time in game reaches a stellar 939 hours in the 80th percentile.
The median play time for the negative reviews is 3.1 times less than the median for positive reviews. Some RimWorld players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 550 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it.