RimWorld Console Edition

 Xbox One
Metascore
92

Universal acclaim - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Xboxygen
    Aug 8, 2022
    Even if RimWorld is not presently the best CMS game on console, it is not far from it. With its unfettered freedom, infinite replayability and constantly evolving story, it is a time-consuming title intertwining rich content with a well-designed gameplay. The port is quite brilliant and offers us all the features available on PC without the slightest compromise, except maybe for a handling that is a little complex to grasp at first.

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8.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 17 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 17
  3. Negative: 2 out of 17
  1. L3wisRafters
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
    This game is truly far superior than Call of Duty, and trust me when I say this as I'm a big Call of Duty fan, I mean Funko pops levels ofThis game is truly far superior than Call of Duty, and trust me when I say this as I'm a big Call of Duty fan, I mean Funko pops levels of being into it, people even tried to do an intervention (as if I need one lol). My first RimWorld run? I've named all the characters after character from Call of Duty and let them do several warcrimes on PS4! That's how good RimWorld gets. Anytime I look into what languages this console version supports I think of that line from the airport mission in Modern Warfare 2, but hopefully they'll add support for more languages in the future, the work they've done so far is impressive and deserves merit.

    I would still say RimWorld is like, "Better than Call of Duty/10"

    P.S. I do NOT have an unhealthy obession with Call of Duty, it is merely part of my well detailed mental process to review stuff. How was the new Avengers? "Kinda like Call of Duty sometimes/10". It is... it's a thing. trust me. What do you think of vegetarian diets? "It could be improved if it included more Call of Duty"/10, it's an extremely practical mental scheme, and anyway, giving numbers to evaluate the indescribable piece of art that is RimWorld Console Edition, as if writing only "10/10" could explain how good this game is, is ludicrous too. You should definitely play RimWorld. It's a great game.    … Full Review »
  2. 4rm4d110
    Jul 31, 2022
    10
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    Before going forward with this review, I find it important to state this: I don't have a criminal record, I promise.

    As I hovered on the PS5 version of this game, I looked at its details with the simple press of a button. A clean interface popped-up and said:

    RimWorld Console Edition (masterful: your colonists will feel happy about it).

    As I closed the menu, I smiled, knowing that indeed, it is true.

    "I can now indulge in slavery, organ harvesting, and making my colonists survive a pack of mad squirrels, while one of my colonists is throwing a tantrum 'cause they didn't eat on a table -the goddamn bourgeois, I swear, people these days? Cut me some slack, uuuggghh, what are we even dealing with? The complaining lad used to be an abrasive street urchin who grew up in some **** urbworld and became a salesman with an eating disorder before crashing on a planet in the middle of nowhere- well, I digress. See, I was getting riled up about this colonist acting like they've got standards like "Not eating on the floor, sleep in a proper building, clean the room" when they're eating UNCOOKED human flesh!
    (I didn't mean to end up in this scenario btw, I can explain), but the thing is, if you're doing the cannibal thing you can still cook your meals you know, there's a kitchen and a butchering table somewhere, good heavens! And then I'm realizing I didn't allow human flesh to be cut in the butchering table, and once I allowed it I could definitely have cooked human flesh if I ever ended up spending a harsh winter with a cannibal fighting side by side against an army of mad squirrels, I mean I don't wanna get political and I'm not saying cannibalism is ok but I'm willing to accept anyone who's willing to put their weight around to get things done, and uh, a pod crashed with some milk inside. ...Noice."

    That's what I think as I look at it all from a 4K monitor while eating my mom's spaghetti. This Joyce-like drivel is what one hectic minute of RimWorld can drive your mind to.

    The people behind this version have seriously done an amazing job and I hope they'll do some future GDC talk about the stunt they have pulled, 'cause I'd love to see the incredible team behind this get more recognition and get more games like this on Playstation, Xbox, and ...Nintendo Switch, maybe? I know, RimWorld for Switch isn''t out yet, but come on, it must happen, right? Pretty please with cherry on top? I'll even buy Tynan's book if it will help making it happen. And please get a Star Fox or Metroid themed mod on your way there heheh

    Speaking of the real sauce though, this is not the Steam Deck version, this is an actual new thing built from the ground up that allows you to play RimWorld on your telly. It works, and it is crazy. Honestly, the effort behind feels insane. It's not just a shallow port with a few cheap mouse bindings. I hope this will increase the game's popularity to a point where they'll add console exclusive mod support, it would be really cool to have actually licensed content coming from other franchises like Capcom did on Monster Hunter with The Witcher, Final Fantasy XV or Horizon Zero Dawn, etc. I mean you've got some stuff done for Bethesda and Microsoft, right? But even if all of this was off the table, I'd still have only one request for Double Eleven (and for once, it's not Rust community servers): bring Ideology in, it's a good DLC and people would love it.

    P.S: Also Amazing Cultivation Simulator aka Chinese RimWorld, bring that baby on consoles pls    … Full Review »
  3. darthraptor82
    Dec 21, 2022
    10
    A truly wonderful survival experience which leaves little room for error and ramps the tension up minute by minute. Adapted from the PCA truly wonderful survival experience which leaves little room for error and ramps the tension up minute by minute. Adapted from the PC version, the console version of Rimworld works really well with its intuitive UI and excellent controls.
    So far I've spent several hours getting used to the game again after a break from playing the PC version and so far, I'm utterly hooked once more.    … Full Review »
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