RimWorld 1.7 Moves to Ludeon’s Waylith Engine, With 2-4x Faster Performance
Ludeon has launched the 1.7 update on Steam's unstable beta, swapping Unity for its in-house Waylith engine. The team also confirmed a new game is in development on Waylith.
Game
Out now
Released Oct 17, 2018
RimWorld
Ludeon Studios PC
- Overwhelmingly Positive Steam reviews
- 21,072 playing now
- $34.99 on Steam
- 87 Metacritic
- 1 story
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.
- Release
- Oct 17, 2018
- Platforms
- PC
- Developer
- Ludeon Studios
- Publisher
- Ludeon Studios
- Genre
- Indie, Simulation, Strategy
- Price
- $34.99 on Steam
- Steam reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive (247,827)
- Steam Deck
- Verified (Valve) · ProtonDB: Platinum (223 reports)
- Playing now
- 21,072 · 24h peak 33,463 on Steam
- Metacritic
- Our coverage
- 1 story
Where to buy on PCLowest price ever: $24.14 (Jun 2024). Prices via CheapShark.
Latest RimWorld 1.7 Moves to Ludeon’s Waylith Engine, With 2-4x Faster Performance
Updated Oct 12, 2026. Price, reviews and details from Steam.