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RimWorld

Steam
App 294100Ludeon StudiosIndieSimulationStrategy📅 Oct 17, 2018

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.

📦Patches analyzed
59
/59 total
🟢Buffs
273
🔴Nerfs
97
🎯Subjects tracked
166
370 changes

Power trajectory

▲ Net +176 overall buffed
0+176Jul 18, 2016Jun 8, 2026Jul 18, 2016 — Alpha14b unlocks the missing half of the game events +0 / -0 (cum 0)Jul 19, 2016 — Alpha14c release, tiny balance update +1 / -0 (cum +1)Jul 29, 2016 — Broken-save bugfix pushed to unstable branch +0 / -0 (cum +1)Jul 29, 2016 — Alpha 14e - Fixes for game-breaking bugs +0 / -0 (cum +1)Aug 28, 2016 — Alpha 15 - Tutorial and Drugs released! +8 / -5 (cum +4)Aug 29, 2016 — Alpha15b - Tiny fix to early game raid timings +2 / -0 (cum +6)Dec 20, 2016 — RimWorld Alpha 16 – Wanderlust released! +8 / -5 (cum +9)May 24, 2017 — Alpha 17 - On the Road released! +9 / -5 (cum +13)Jun 3, 2017 — Alpha17b performance hotfix released. +1 / -0 (cum +14)Nov 18, 2017 — RimWorld Beta 18 – A World of Story is released! +6 / -2 (cum +18)Jan 20, 2019 — 1.0 technical update brings multi-version mod support +2 / -0 (cum +20)May 17, 2019 — Unstable testing of minor update 1.0.2271 +0 / -0 (cum +20)May 31, 2019 — Update 1.0.2282 released +0 / -0 (cum +20)Feb 18, 2020 — Minor fixes to 1.1 unstable +1 / -0 (cum +21)Feb 19, 2020 — Minor update #2 to 1.1 unstable +0 / -1 (cum +20)Feb 20, 2020 — Minor update #3 to 1.1 unstable (1.1.2550) +0 / -0 (cum +20)Feb 21, 2020 — Minor update #4 to unstable build (1.1.2551) +1 / -0 (cum +21)Feb 26, 2020 — Update 1.1.2257 released +5 / -0 (cum +26)Feb 28, 2020 — Update 1.1.2258 released +2 / -1 (cum +27)Feb 29, 2020 — Update 1.1.2559 released +9 / -3 (cum +33)Mar 1, 2020 — Update 1.1.2560 released +2 / -0 (cum +35)Mar 3, 2020 — Update 1.1.2562 released +4 / -1 (cum +38)Mar 3, 2020 — Update 1.1.2563 released +9 / -3 (cum +44)Mar 5, 2020 — Update 1.1.2564 released +7 / -3 (cum +48)Mar 6, 2020 — Update 1.1.2565 released +5 / -1 (cum +52)Mar 7, 2020 — Update 1.1.2566 released +4 / -6 (cum +50)Mar 8, 2020 — Update 1.1.2567 released +3 / -6 (cum +47)Mar 10, 2020 — Update 1.1.2569 on unstable branch +3 / -1 (cum +49)Mar 11, 2020 — Update 1.1.2570 released +2 / -1 (cum +50)Mar 12, 2020 — Update 1.1.2571 +9 / -24 (cum +35)Mar 14, 2020 — Update 1.1.2575 +9 / -1 (cum +43)Mar 20, 2020 — Update 1.1.2579 +8 / -2 (cum +49)May 24, 2021 — Version 1.2.3005 updates languages and names +0 / -0 (cum +49)Jul 21, 2021 — Update 1.3.3067 released +10 / -1 (cum +58)Jul 22, 2021 — Update 1.3.3068 in testing on unstable branch +5 / -1 (cum +62)Jul 23, 2021 — Update 1.3.3069 released +7 / -1 (cum +68)Jul 24, 2021 — Update 1.3.3069b adds ideoligion save and load +1 / -0 (cum +69)Jul 26, 2021 — Update 1.3.3072 adds various improvements and fixes +9 / -0 (cum +78)Jul 28, 2021 — Update 1.3.3074 brings various fixes and improvements +6 / -2 (cum +82)Jul 30, 2021 — Update 1.3.3076 released +8 / -2 (cum +88)Aug 3, 2021 — Update 1.3.3080 adds classic and preset ideoligion setup +8 / -1 (cum +95)Aug 10, 2021 — Update 1.3.3087 adds tree replanting +9 / -2 (cum +102)Jun 6, 2022 — Update 1.3.3387 includes improvements for Steam Deck and other bits +15 / -0 (cum +117)Oct 22, 2022 — Update 1.4.3525 hotfixes some issues +1 / -0 (cum +118)Nov 3, 2022 — Multiple updates for 1.4 and Biotech +9 / -5 (cum +122)Nov 11, 2022 — Recent patches for 1.4 +2 / -3 (cum +121)Nov 15, 2022 — Unstable build update 1.4.3548 +4 / -0 (cum +125)Nov 29, 2022 — Update 1.4.3563 improves quest reward variety +9 / -1 (cum +133)Dec 17, 2022 — Update 1.4.3580 fixes and wishing you a happy 2023! +4 / -1 (cum +136)Jan 18, 2023 — Update 1.4.3613 released +4 / -1 (cum +139)Feb 15, 2023 — Update 1.4.3641 released +6 / -0 (cum +145)Mar 28, 2023 — Update 1.4.3682 released +4 / -2 (cum +147)Apr 19, 2023 — Update 1.4.3704 released +0 / -0 (cum +147)May 24, 2024 — Update 1.5.4104 released +7 / -0 (cum +154)Jul 22, 2025 — Update 1.6.4528 released +8 / -1 (cum +161)Jul 29, 2025 — Update 1.6.4535 released +3 / -1 (cum +163)Aug 6, 2025 — Update 1.6.4543 released +6 / -0 (cum +169)Oct 31, 2025 — Update 1.6.4630 released +4 / -0 (cum +173)Jun 8, 2026 — Update 1.6.4850 released +4 / -1 (cum +176)
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Latest patches

Buffs, nerfs, bug fixes & updates at a glance — click a row to jump to that subject

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Update 1.6.4850 releasedJun 8, 2026
1 buff🐛 3 fix5 update6 subjects

A small update focusing on stability, bug fixes for space/gravship mechanics, and wealth balancing for ancient bridges.

Update 1.6.4630 releasedOct 31, 2025
🐛 18 fix2 update4 subjects

A small update focused on bug fixes, performance optimizations, and stability improvements, particularly regarding gravships, void structures, and pawn behaviors.

Update 1.6.4543 releasedAug 6, 2025
🐛 6 fix5 update5 subjects

A small update focusing on bug fixes, stability improvements, and quality-of-life adjustments for quest shuttles, pathing, and the Archonexus ending.

Update 1.6.4535 releasedJul 29, 2025
2 buff1 nerf🐛 7 fix3 update6 subjects

Update 1.6.4535 focuses on fixing numerous bugs related to the Odyssey expansion, specifically regarding gravships, room vacuum, and corner-based interactions, alongside minor balance tweaks to psilocaps and genes.

Update 1.6.4528 releasedJul 22, 2025
5 buff1 nerf🐛 4 fix5 update8 subjects

Update 1.6.4528 focuses on bug fixes and performance optimizations for the Odyssey expansion, specifically targeting gravship mechanics, glowforest stability, and general game engine efficiency.

Buffs5
Nerfs1
🐛Bug fixes4
Updates5
Update 1.5.4104 releasedMay 24, 2024
1 buff🐛 4 fix8 update6 subjects

A small update focusing on Anomaly expansion refinements, ghoul behavior improvements, and a wide array of bug fixes across all expansions.

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Top abilities tweaked

Most-touched abilities across all patches

Fishing+3/-0
Pod Sprouts+3/-0
Berserk+0/-3
Berserk Pulse+0/-3
Mortar+0/-3
Shield Generator+2/-0
Militor+0/-2
Rituals+2/-0
Rebellion+1/-1
Conversion+2/-0
Connecting+1/-1
Prisoners+1/-1