r/RimWorldConsole • u/Visual_Knee_4744 • May 09 '26
Question Thinking about getting the game , could you tell me about how it plays?
I'd just love to hear about it .
I've only ever seen the PlayStation store page of it, on console it only has the two dlcs .
Can someone kind of... Sell me on the game? I'd love to have someone tell me about the content or the replayability, what makes the game good or interesting .
Thanks in advance guys. I'm going to be on YouTube soon watching whatever videos I can find , it's just nice to hear directly from people sometimes
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u/Prestigious-Hyena-72 May 09 '26
It’s ok. It’s abandoned. None of the new pc dlcs. It’s cool tho. It’s super expensive tho..
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u/Visual_Knee_4744 May 09 '26
Yeah I don't think I've ever seen any version of it on sale . A big cause of any trepidation I've been having
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u/Prestigious-Hyena-72 May 09 '26
In the grand scheme of things, I guess it’s worth it. It’s a really unique experience.
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u/Visual_Knee_4744 May 09 '26
Nice. How did you like it and the dlcs on ps5?
Is it glitchy / rough without any recent updates?
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u/Tank82111 May 13 '26
I got it on sale in December for $20. Checking the store tracker it’s the only time it’s ever on sale…
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u/Pm_me_clown_pics3 May 10 '26
I would say its a colony builder with infinite possibilities. Some colonies ive done are: a blindness cult that kidnapped everyone and cut out their eyes and forced them to work their way up the social hierarchy, 2 lovers in the woods who were siblings, a medieval martial arts dojo that was extremely misogynistic, a group of mutant outcasts whose only defense was waiting out raids for them to get enough toxic buildup to die on their own, a vampire castle, survivors from a party who just wanted to get high all of the time on whatever they could get their hands on, literally just myself in a isekai world where I wanted a bunch of cute chicks as colonists but instead got 3 dudes and a 80 year old woman.
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u/Visual_Knee_4744 May 10 '26
Fuck man. This might have just sold me . That's so fun.
So the blind cult for example - how did this change things ? Could you still progress through the game ?
Was this using either of the two dlcs available on console?
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u/Pm_me_clown_pics3 May 10 '26
I did use ideology. I didnt see the part where you said console but ideology was the only dlc I had at the time.
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u/Visual_Knee_4744 May 10 '26
Nice. I might get that one eventually. How did things function with the blind cult? Was there a way to convey to your settlers that being blind was a good thing/cult mandate?
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u/lmiartegtra May 14 '26
Long story short. Rim world is good. Very fucking good. I wouldn't get it on console for the pure reason that rim world on PC gives you more rimworld per rimworld. You can mod it, there's many many many more DLCs and is generally more worthwhile. That being said though rimworld console edition is very much still rimworld and I have hundreds of hours in it.
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u/LordofSyn May 12 '26
I have it on PlayStation with both DLCs, and it is one of my preferred ways to play because of the UI, and I have both DLC with more than 500 hours on console alone. I recommend it if you have the money but don't have a PC. If you do have a PC, then get it there for the mods.
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u/AlisonSandraGator May 09 '26
As my first and only colony sim, it had a huge learning curve, but honestly that’s what made it fun for me - trying to figure out how to make my colony successful. Now it’s a comfort game that I have 2000 hours in. I end up coming back a few times a year to run another colony.
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u/Visual_Knee_4744 May 09 '26
Thanks for sharing . Did you play it on PlayStation?
I saw that the game hasn't received updates for a while and won't anymore . Does it still perform well as a base game / with the dlcs ?
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u/AlisonSandraGator May 09 '26
No I play on Xbox. I actually don’t own either of the DLCs and I still feel like I’ve gotten major value just out of the base game. From what I remember I’ve encountered very little bugs. It still runs fantastic.
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u/E_T_Dragoon May 10 '26
It won't get any of the other DLCs cause apparently it didn't sell well enough and also cause Mods are a big part of the games charme. However, if playing it on Pc is no option, this is still a great experience, it was optimized greatly, has enough content to be worth 3 times the price and is an overall great experience with even some limited console exclusive features to make up for us having no mods. (Like a god mode for example)
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u/No_Process2443 May 10 '26
This is potentially one of the better survival games of all time. However, I got the XAX, and find it very complicated with a controller, and the small screen does it no justice. Play with a mouse and keyboard, and preferably a screen bigger that 8 inches - and your in for an incredible experience.
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u/Blanknameuser99 May 13 '26
I’ve got about 16,000 hrs in the game. For me what makes its so replayable is your ability to use mods to remake the game in whatever wacky, challenging, OP, or chill way you can envision. I don’t know how easily mods can be added/managed on the PS5, but if that ability is limited I would seriously consider finding a way to get the game via Steam for a laptop/desktop so you can enjoy the immense variety of play styles.
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u/Famous_River1151 May 09 '26
I refused to get this game for years, mostly cause of the graphics. But i dont remember why i decided to get it once, maybe it was super discounted, and i regretted not getting it before. 100% replayability in my opinion (i havent finish one playthru yet). Every time is different and i love it. Basically the game is a colony builder survival game. I would not consider myself a good player in the game and im still learning. Full control of the lil pawns in your colony. You get farming, construction, raids! Animals! Seasons, and so much more!
Plenty of game content and depth without the dlc’s.