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Shares procedural generation with RimWorld.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 2)
- Deck Playable
- 2022
Games like RimWorld
- 27 games
- Updated Nov 2, 2026
Players who liked RimWorld also play
The closest matches to RimWorld: Dwarf Fortress, Kenshi, Factorio, Oxygen Not Included, and Frostpunk. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Oxygen Not Included
Why this: Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like RimWorld.
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Banished
Why this: Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like RimWorld.
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- Released: 2018
- Developer: Ludeon Studios
- Price: $34.99checked Nov 2
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 98% of 116,236 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- Metacritic 87
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Mods are amazing
- Challenging
- Immersive
- Ideology systems
- Mod support
- Procedural generation
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Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
Going Medieval
Why this: Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like RimWorld.
7 Days to Die
Why this: Same immersive mood as RimWorld.
The Riftbreaker
Why this: Shares procedural generation with RimWorld.
Farthest Frontier
Why this: Also Base-Building and City Builder, like RimWorld.
Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)
Why this: Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like RimWorld.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below RimWorld at current Steam store prices.
Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation
Why this: Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like RimWorld.
Aven Colony
Why this: Shares procedural generation with RimWorld.
Craft The World
Why this: Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like RimWorld.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Oxygen Not Included
Why this: Also Colony Sim and Base-Building, like RimWorld.
Against the Storm
Why this: Shares procedural generation with RimWorld.
Co-op via mod
RimWorld has no co-op on Steam, but a fan mod adds it.
- Full game together
- Updated after the latest patch
Everyone runs the same colony at the same time, kept in sync on every machine. Other mods you add have to support it.
About RimWorld
The closest matches to RimWorld: Dwarf Fortress, Kenshi, Factorio, Oxygen Not Included, and Frostpunk. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If RimWorld is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dwarf Fortress, Kenshi and Factorio — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging and immersive, and single out its ideology systems and mod support. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
RimWorld is a sci-fi colony simulation and strategy game developed by Lodeon Studios that released in 2018. The game costs $34.99 USD and runs verified on Steam Deck. Players manage a colony of survivors on a distant world, with gameplay driven by an intelligent storyteller system that generates narrative events. The simulation encompasses multiple interconnected systems including ecology, combat, interpersonal relationships, medicine, trade, and art. RimWorld features ideology mechanics and deep mod support that allows players to customize and expand their experience. Players describe the game as challenging and immersive, with tactical positioning matters cited as a key element. The title holds a 98% positive review score from over 116,000 Steam reviews.
About RimWorld: 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.
Is RimWorld worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 98% of 116,236 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 97% positive across 1,863 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- Price: $34.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 237 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Mods are amazing
People who play it also play: Dwarf Fortress, Kenshi, Factorio
Frequently asked about RimWorld
Can I run it?
Is RimWorld verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — RimWorld is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does RimWorld cost?
RimWorld is listed on Steam at 34.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to RimWorld?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside RimWorld are Dwarf Fortress, Kenshi, Factorio.
Who developed RimWorld?
RimWorld was developed by Ludeon Studios.