RimWorld, developer Ludeon Studios’ widely acclaimed sci-fi colony sim, will finally be making the jump to consoles – some three and a half years after its full PC release – on 29th July.
RimWorld has, of course, made quite the mark on PC since its early access arrival all the way back in 2013 – partly for its wonderfully rich blend of management sim action and procedural storytelling, but equally for the way its complex systems can quickly tumble into outright debauchery, ranging from drug-fuelled cannibalism to non-consensual body harvesting.
Word that a console version of RimWorld was finally on the way arrived in March, although notably not through official channels. Instead, the port – being handled by Double Eleven Limited, which has previously helped port the likes of Minecraft Dungeons and Rust to consoles – hit headlines when it was listed as having been refused classification in Australia.
With that particular hurdle now cleared after a successful appeal, though, Ludeon Studios is finally ready to unleash RimWorld: Console Edition upon the world, with creator Tynan Sylvester confirming a 29th July launch date for Xbox and PlayStation over on Twitter.