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RimWorld is a sci-fi strategy game about survival, trading, exploring and developing your colony. You start the game with three survivors of a shipwreck on a distant planet and begin to craft structures, weapons and clothes. The objective of the game is to create a successful colony and keep your settlers happy by fulfilling their needs.
Unfortunately, RimWorld is not available on Android, Mac, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox X|S or iOS. However, we recommend the following games that offer a similar experience or theme, and at a lower age rating:
Release Date: 17/10/2018
Out Now: PC
Players: 1
Genres: Simulation, Strategy and Collecting
Accessibility: 1 feature
Components: 2D Overhead, Day and Night, Grid, Open World and Pixels
Developer: Ludeon Studios (@LudeonStudios)
Costs: Purchase cost
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If you like the sound of RimWorld but it doesn’t offer the accessibility you require, the games in this section offer a similar experience but with more Accessibility Features. You can view a full breakdown in our RimWorld Accessibility Report.
In addition to the similar games listed above, which have been linked to this game specifically in the database, you may find games with a similar theme to RimWorld in the following lists: