<s>
RimWorld	B-Application
is	O
a	O
construction	B-Application
and	I-Application
management	I-Application
simulation	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Montreal-based	O
developer	O
Ludeon	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
called	O
Eclipse	O
Colony	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
crowdfunding	O
project	O
in	O
early	O
access	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
in	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
17	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
as	O
RimWorld	B-Application
Console	O
Edition	O
on	O
July	O
29	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
with	O
development	O
and	O
publishing	O
being	O
handled	O
by	O
Double	O
Eleven	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
overwhelmingly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
PC	O
players	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rimworld	B-Application
has	O
a	O
small	O
variety	O
of	O
starting	O
scenarios	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
core	O
narrative	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
characters	O
(	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
pawns	O
"	O
in	O
game	O
documentation	O
)	O
are	O
stranded	O
on	O
a	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
planet	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
frontiers	O
of	O
known	O
space	O
(	O
a	O
"	O
rim	B-Application
world	I-Application
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
Royalty	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
also	O
end	O
by	O
hosting	O
the	O
High	O
Stellarch	O
,	O
leader	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
factions	O
that	O
inhabit	O
the	O
Rim	O
,	O
and	O
leaving	O
the	O
colony	O
with	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
Ideology	O
DLC	B-Protocol
the	O
Archonexus	O
ending	O
is	O
made	O
available	O
,	O
which	O
involves	O
selling	O
your	O
colony	O
for	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
map	O
to	O
the	O
Archonexus	O
,	O
a	O
massive	O
AI-controlled	O
computer	O
capable	O
of	O
controlling	O
the	O
entire	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commitment	O
mode	O
acts	O
as	O
Rimworld	B-Application
's	O
permadeath	O
mode	O
,	O
disabling	O
manual	O
saving	O
,	O
and	O
Reload	O
anytime	O
mode	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
save	O
and	O
load	O
freely	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
player	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
undo	O
an	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
require	O
food	O
,	O
rest	O
and	O
shelter	O
but	O
will	O
also	O
request	O
a	O
place	O
to	O
sit	O
while	O
eating	O
,	O
well-made	O
and	O
undamaged	O
clothes	O
,	O
or	O
enough	O
time	O
for	O
recreation	O
like	O
stargazing	O
,	O
cloud	O
watching	O
or	O
playing	O
chess	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
install	O
modifications	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
mods	O
"	O
)	O
distributed	O
via	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Workshop	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
official	O
forums	O
,	O
or	O
other	O
distribution	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RimWorld	B-Application
has	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
Windows	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
;	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nomura	O
Hikaru	O
of	O
IGN	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
9/10	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
all-in-one	O
package	O
for	O
management	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
writing	O
positively	O
of	O
the	O
way	O
it	O
handled	O
the	O
player	O
failing	O
and	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
tell	O
a	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RimWorld	B-Application
has	O
been	O
favourably	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
management-survival	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
RimWorld	B-Application
was	O
voted	O
Indie	O
DB	O
's	O
"	O
indie	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
Rimworld	B-Application
was	O
voted	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
Top	O
User-Rated	O
Game	O
,	O
from	O
all	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
RimWorld	B-Application
was	O
ranked	O
the	O
best	O
management	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
in	O
Rock	O
Paper	O
Shotgun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Sylvester	O
that	O
RimWorld	B-Application
had	O
sold	O
over	O
a	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
estimated	O
that	O
RimWorld	B-Application
had	O
accumulated	O
well	O
over	O
100	O
million	O
dollars	O
in	O
revenue	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
indie	O
games	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
Royalty	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
the	O
1.1	O
update	O
,	O
adding	O
a	O
new	O
empire	O
faction	O
and	O
psylink	O
technology	O
for	O
colonists	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
Ideology	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
the	O
1.3	O
update	O
,	O
adding	O
belief	O
systems	O
based	O
around	O
several	O
memes	O
which	O
make	O
up	O
the	O
core	O
of	O
the	O
ideology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
21	O
October	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
third	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
Biotech	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
1.4	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
pulled	O
from	O
the	O
digital	O
storefront	O
Steam	B-Application
for	O
Australian	O
users	O
without	O
input	O
from	O
the	O
developers	O
,	O
with	O
them	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
unsure	O
of	O
the	O
reasoning	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
"	O
working	O
to	O
resolve	O
this	O
situation	O
and	O
make	O
RimWorld	B-Application
available	O
to	O
everyone	O
again	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
possible	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2022	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
classified	O
as	O
R18+	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
was	O
subsequently	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
again	O
.	O
</s>
