RimWorld

RimWorld is a science-fiction colony simulation game in which players manage a group of survivors who crash-land on a distant world. The game is directed by an AI storyteller, which controls the events that occur throughout play, such as raids, storms, and trade opportunities. Several storyteller options are available, each altering the pacing and difficulty of these events.

Players oversee colonists’ physical and psychological needs, including mood, hunger, illness, injury, and addiction. Colonists have individual backgrounds and skills that affect their abilities, such as social skills, combat, farming, or research, and they form relationships with one another that can develop into friendships, rivalries, or romances. Injuries and missing body parts are tracked individually and affect a colonist’s capabilities, with options to treat them using prosthetics, bionics, or transplanted organs.

The game features a procedurally generated planet with varied biomes, including tundra, desert, forest, and jungle, each with distinct climates, resources, and hazards. Players can construct buildings, craft weapons and clothing, tame and train animals, trade with passing factions, and form caravans to travel, complete quests, or relocate their colony. RimWorld supports modding through the Steam Workshop, allowing for community-created content and expansions.