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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.
718 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
126 months, May 2016 to October 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
14 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
30 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 344 hourly samples from 16 Sep, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
16 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 374 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
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50 developer announcements, Nov 2022 to Jul 2026 · times in UTC
Howdy, the traders are here! They've brought a summer-y RimWorld merch collection with them. The caravan closes up shop on August 24, so get yours now. The new collection includes a plush warg to watch your back, a notebook for your…
MalHey everyone, I'd like you to meet the survivors of Knox Country! Project Zomboid just dropped their huge B42 update, and we put together this bundle with them to celebrate the moment. If you've ever wanted to try out your zombie survival…
MalHey all, our scientists just finished researching a new bundle: RimWorld x Abiotic Factor! It's Abiotic Factor's birthday and they've released their Anniversary update to celebrate. 🎉 It even features a fashionable Randy Random hairdo and…
MalHey everyone, we’re back with a small update for RimWorld and the expansions today. Check out the changelog below. This update should be compatible with all savegames and mods. Have a bug to report? You can share it with us on the official…
Patch notesHey there everyone, Going Medieval just launched in 1.0 and we're bundling RimWorld with them in the Fortresses and Frontiers Bundle! You get 10% off with the bundle, or 10% off the other game if you already own one.…
MalHey everyone, a holiday trade caravan just arrived! 🎁 We’ve got a fresh RimWorld winter collection as well as beloved items from past drops, so this is your chance to grab something if you missed it last time. Stock is limited and the…
MalGet out the lavish meals and chocolate - RimWorld is 12 years old today! 🎂🍫 As part of our celebrations, we're running a birthday community event to celebrate the game and everyone who plays it. 🎉 We want to see your fanart and hear about…
MalBOO! Happy Halloween! 🎃💀 On this spooky day, we’ve got a small RimWorld update loaded with fixes. They’re listed below in the changelog. This update should be compatible with all savegames and mods. Have a bug to report? You can share it…
Patch notesHello everyone, our new RimWorld thrumbo figure and boomalope nightlight are now available on YouTooz: https://youtooz.com/collections/rimworld! It's a limited edition campaign, so get yours before it ends. - Thrumbo figure: The regal…
MalHello everyone, we’ve got a content update for RimWorld today! Gravships have received some quality-of-life changes. The new gravship launch interface lets you get your colony's animals and mechanoids onboard, and kicks visitors out. This…
MalHi everyone, we just released a small update for RimWorld. Have you reached Odyssey’s ending? There’s now a new epic song that plays! We also fixed an issue where quest shuttles attempted to land on water, which caused them to teleport into…
Patch notesHello, we’re back with another update for RimWorld! If you need to report a bug, or you’re having a problem while playing, please join us on the official RimWorld development Discord. Today’s update fixes several issues people were…
Patch notesHello! It’s been almost 2 weeks since Odyssey came out, and we’ve been hard at work fixing bugs and incorporating your feedback. If you’d like to help us by reporting a bug, please join the official RimWorld development Discord. Today’s…
Patch notesThe RimWorld - Odyssey expansion is out now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3022790/RimWorld__Odyssey/ We’re celebrating Odyssey’s release with a sale on all past RimWorld products. Get 20% off RimWorld, 15% off Royalty and Ideology…
MalHello everyone. Odyssey launches in a couple of days on July 11, 2025! We’ve had a lot of fun sharing the previews with you guys. So many great comments, fanart, videos, analyses, and theories. Your 1.6 feedback has also been awesome during…
MalHello! We’re only one week away from Odyssey’s release! The new expansion launches on July 11, 2025. Please wishlist so you’re notified when it’s out. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3022790/RimWorld__Odyssey/ Today’s blog post looks at…
MalHey again! We’re back with our second blog post about the upcoming Odyssey expansion. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3022790 Release date: Odyssey comes out on July 11, 2025! (If you missed the announcement, you can check it out here.)…
MalHey everyone! We’re back with the first Odyssey blog post where we take a closer look at the expansion’s new content. We’ll be posting leading up to release - which is in approximately 3 weeks. If you missed Odyssey’s announcement, check it…
MalHey everyone, it’s time. We’re thrilled to announce RimWorld’s fifth expansion, RimWorld - Odyssey! Odyssey enriches the world and expands your adventure beyond a single map. Build a gravship - your flying home - to travel across the…
MalHey everyone, we've teamed up with FanGamer to bring you a new wave of RimWorld merch! (And three makes the perfect start.) All items are available now on the Worldwide store and the EU store!…
MalHi everyone, the official RimWorld merch store is live, but only until Jan 9, 2025! We're sending out transport pods with our new Randy Random hoodie, muffalo plush, megasloth plush (plus wool), and RimWorld sticker pack! They're all…
MalHi there, we're back with the Terraform Titans Duo where you'll get the ultimate survival and strategy experience! With Oxygen Not Included and RimWorld, you'll master resource management, build intricate bases, conquer hostile planets and…
MalRimWorld turns 11 years old on November 4th! To celebrate, we’re holding a birthday community event to showcase all things RimWorld. 🎂 Everyone that participates (and follows the rules below) will be entered in a random giveaway for one of…
MalHey there, we're excited to share that our majestic vinyl War Queen figure and RimWorld enamel pin set are now available on YouTooz for the next 4 weeks! War Queen vinyl figure: We sent out a signal pulse... and a War Queen responded!…
MalHi everyone! Our new Steam bundle lets you experience the best of city-building and colony-building with Foundation and RimWorld! Relax in Foundation as you create sprawling medieval cities with free-form tools and watch as your villages…
MalHello! We're launching a bundle that combines two classic colony-building simulators: RimWorld x Necesse! Develop your settlements and explore procedurally generated worlds. Go from fighting raiders and sentient robotic beasts to conquering…
MalHi everyone! Our new plushie boomrat just launched on Makeship! Handle this little guy carefully, he just might explode... with love! His boomy pustules also glow in the dark with special fabric. The boomrat plush is only available for a…
MalHello! We're launching a very special colony simulator bundle today: RimFort x DwarfWorld! Get 10% off the game you don't own to complete the set! The bundle runs until June 26, 2024, and it's one of the best ways to spend 1000 hours in…
MalHey everyone! We're back with a small update containing some changes, improvements and fixes for RimWorld and its expansions. This update should be compatible with all savegames and mods. We do these updates with the help of players from…
Patch notesHi everyone! We're here today with a new feature update to Anomaly. Today's update adds a new way to play with all Anomaly content threaded into the entire game, instead of being linked strictly to the monolith quest. This resembles more…
TynanHi everyone - Ty here. We’re loving your Anomaly stories! Please keep it up with the duplicated babies, shambler babies, and gray labyrinth baby drama. This expansion explores new ground creatively for RimWorld and it’s been incredibly…
MalThe RimWorld - Anomaly expansion is out now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2380740/RimWorld__Anomaly/ We're celebrating Anomaly's release with a sale on all previous RimWorld releases: Get 20% off RimWorld and 10% off the Biotech…
MalHi folks! Only ONE MORE DAY until RimWorld - Anomaly, free content update 1.5, and the Anomaly OST are out! They all release tomorrow Thursday, April 11 at 10 AM Pacific time. This is super-bonus content just for you on Steam. (The cube…
MalHi folks! Only 2 more days until RimWorld - Anomaly and free content update 1.5 are out! They both release on Thursday, April 11 at 10 AM Pacific time. (There’s also a timer counting down on the store page!)…
Mal🚨 SPOILER WARNING: Read at your own risk! These preview blogs WILL SPOIL some of the surprises in the expansion. 🚨 We’re releasing RimWorld - Anomaly on April 11, 2024! (That’s 1 week away!) You can read the announcement here.…
Mal🚨 SPOILER WARNING: Read ahead at your own risk! These preview blogs WILL SPOIL some of the surprises in the expansion. 🚨 Hello, it’s Tia and I’m back with our next preview blog of RimWorld - Anomaly! Also, mark your calendars: Anomaly…
Mal🚨 SPOILER WARNING: Reading these blogs will reveal some of the surprises in the expansion! Read at your own risk! Hi everyone! Tia here with the first of our Anomaly feature blogs where we go over the expansion’s content in detail. We’ll be…
MalWe’re super excited to announce our new horror-themed expansion, RimWorld - Anomaly! This expansion adds all manner of monstrous, mysterious, and maddening threats, containment facilities to capture and study dark entities, and a new…
MalHey everyone! We're excited to announce a limited edition game bundle between RimWorld and Medieval Dynasty running from Feb 15-Feb 22. Get 20% off when you buy the game bundle, or 20% off the game you don't own to complete the set!…
MalTis the season to be merry! We had a great 2023 together with you guys! Thank you for sharing your love for what we've all created. We see your mods, art, writing, videos, screenshots, Reddit posts, lore analyses, bug reports, comments…
MalHey everyone. RimWorld turned ten years old on November 4, 2023, and it's just in time for the 2023 Steam Awards. You can nominate RimWorld under the "Labor of Love" category! It's been ten years of content from the Kickstarter, alpha…
MalThe Makeship campaign has ended! Thank you to all of our supporters! Hello! We just launched these adorable plush thrumbos on Makeship! They're delightfully fluffy and only available for a limited time - the campaign ends May 17. (They're…
MalHello hello! There's a little update today that fixes a bug where colonist assignments were removed when you entered a caravan, plus some other useful changes. :) Changelog is below! And if you encounter a bug, please share it over on our…
Patch notesSpring is here, so we’re springing into action with a (small) update of fixes for RimWorld and its expansions. The changelog is below, but here are the highlights! We fixed an issue where captured prisoners were escaping from your caravans…
Patch notesHello everyone, Tynan here. Good news today: We're reducing prices for RimWorld and its expansions in multiple non-USD currencies. The prices were already below Valve's recommended prices in most cases (you can see the discounts here). This…
derekHi again, just dropping by with another small update. We addressed some issues with Biotech and fixed a UI scaling issue that occurred when players had DSR enabled. (UI was way too big!). The changelog is below for you to read. The update…
Patch notesHi folks! We have a pretty small update with just a few changes and fixes to get 2023 started. This update should be compatible with all savegames and mods. Big thanks to our community for submitting bugs and testing our updates over at the…
Patch notesHo ho ho! The Steam Winter Sale is here! We have a bunch of sales until Jan 5, 2023 to celebrate. 20% off RimWorld 10% off Ideology 10% off Royalty {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/25160263/8f309ebb1a0543e9c44ef38bcb0c1126766b598a.jpg Thank you for a…
MalHello, it’s Tia! I’m here to share a small update just before the holidays. ❄️️ Today’s update comes with a looong list of fixes. Loads of these were made with the help of our testers - a big ol’ hug and huge thank you for helping us squash…
Patch notesHi! Fresh patch notes here. Today, we’ve got rebalanced quest rewards and some changes for genes and children, plus various bug fixes. The changelog is available below. With the wide variety of items added over the past few expansions, it…
Patch notesEverything Steam lists as add-on content for this game, newest first. Prices are left out on purpose: the store answers this page in one currency and it is not the reader's.
| Name | Platforms | Released |
|---|---|---|
| RimWorld - Odyssey Soundtrack | WindowsmacOSLinux | 11 Jul 2025 |
| RimWorld - Odyssey | WindowsmacOSLinux | 11 Jul 2025 |
| RimWorld - Anomaly Soundtrack | WindowsmacOSLinux | 11 Apr 2024 |
| RimWorld - Anomaly | WindowsmacOSLinux | 11 Apr 2024 |
| RimWorld - Biotech | WindowsmacOSLinux | 21 Oct 2022 |
| RimWorld - Ideology | WindowsmacOSLinux | 20 Jul 2021 |
| RimWorld - Royalty Soundtrack | WindowsmacOSLinux | 27 Feb 2020 |
| RimWorld - Royalty | WindowsmacOSLinux | 24 Feb 2020 |
| RimWorld Soundtrack | WindowsmacOSLinux | 14 Jan 2019 |
| RimWorld Name in Game Access | WindowsmacOSLinux | 09 Sep 2016 |
What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launch | RimWorldWin.exe | -disable-compute-shaders | windows 32 | |
| Play 1.7 Unstable | RimWorld.app | macos | branch unstable | |
| Play 1.7 Unstable | RimWorld | linux | branch unstable | |
| Play 1.7 Unstable | RimWorld.exe | windows 64 | branch unstable | |
| RimWorld Beta 18 | RimWorldWin.exe | windows 64 | branch beta18 | |
| RimWorld Alpha 17 | RimWorldWin.exe | windows 64 | branch alpha17 | |
| RimWorld Alpha 16 | RimWorldWin.exe | windows 64 | branch alpha16 | |
| RimWorld Alpha 15 | RimWorldWin.exe | windows 64 | branch alpha15 | |
| RimWorld Alpha 14 | RimWorldWin.exe | windows 64 | branch alpha14 | |
| RimWorld Alpha 13 | RimWorldWin.exe | windows 64 | branch alpha13 | |
| RimWorld Alpha 4 | RimWorldWin.exe | windows 64 | branch alpha4 | |
| Launch - Phoenix | RimWorld.exe | windows 64 | branch phoenix | |
| Launch - Phoenix | RimWorld | linux 64 | branch phoenix | |
| Launch - Phoenix | RimWorld.app | macos | branch phoenix | |
| Launch | RimWorldWin64.exe | -disable-compute-shaders | windows 64 | |
| Launch | RimWorldMac.app | -disable-compute-shaders | macos | |
| Launch | start_RimWorld.sh | -disable-compute-shaders | linux |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
| Root | Folder | Files |
|---|---|---|
WinAppDataLocalLow | Ludeon Studios/RimWorld by Ludeon Studios | *.rws and below |
WinAppDataLocalLow | Ludeon Studios/RimWorld by Ludeon Studios | *.rsc and below |
WinAppDataLocalLow | Ludeon Studios/RimWorld by Ludeon Studios | *.rid |
WinAppDataLocalLow | Ludeon Studios/RimWorld by Ludeon Studios | *.xtp |
WinAppDataLocalLow | Ludeon Studios/RimWorld by Ludeon Studios | *.xgm |
WinAppDataLocalLow | Ludeon Studios/RimWorld by Ludeon Studios | *.rml |
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