This game is truly a modern masterpiece. I am not joking and I don't take that statement lightly. At the time of writing this I have 690 hours on the game and I can say that the stories I have seen play out in this game have been nothing less than novel as well as artistic. I'm a big fan of playing through scenarios within the scope of the science fantasy setting of this game, and to be honest I am a prudent player! I play with no mods with the exception of "Prepare Carefully" and I know that I will be following this game for the rest of my life.

In this game you can use the any of the pre-made scenarios to play a more vanilla form of the game along the developers lines as a tribe of five trying to survive together, three crash landed crew members of a space wreck with a better understanding of technology, or a lonesome and wealthy explorer. My favorite however is playing a single person that starts with nothing... not even clothes on their back.

If surviving in Rim-world's desolate yet bustling worlds in those scenarios doesn't sound fun then you can just use the scenario editor and create whatever kind of cake walk or skull crushing story you'd like. Rather it is full of sunshine and rainbows or viscous ancient machines with nothing but orders to kill on sight the game will not disappoint.

As someone who likes to create story's and literature I will say that this game has given me so many happy moments within my life not just through the gameplay and challenge but also through inspiring me to use my creative talents and giving me an outlet for them.

If you're on the fence about this game and want a better display of its gameplay than I recommend checking out the following YouTube channels before you make your purchase. These channels have videos or series on Rim-world that may give you better insight.
- Pete Complete
- The Spiffing Brit
- ambigousamphibian