Rim World Accessibility Report

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Rim World in the Difficulty area to aid enjoyment of the game for different players. This report is created with input from accessibility experts and the player community to help people find games that have the accessibility features they require. Once you have found potential games on the database, there are excellent specialist accessibility sites that offer in-depth reviews to guide your purchasing decisions.

RimWorld is a sci-fi strategy game about survival, trading, exploring and developing your colony. You start the game with three survivors of a shipwreck on a distant planet and begin to craft structures, weapons and clothes. The objective of the game is to create a successful colony, keep your settlers happy by fulfilling their needs.

Rim World

ACCESSIBILITY REPORT

Game Details

Release Date: 17/10/2018

Platforms: PC

Expected Content Rating: PEGI 16

Players: 1

Genres: Simulation, Strategy and Collecting

Accessibility: 1 feature

Components: 2D Overhead, Day and Night, Grid, Open World and Pixels

Developer: Ludeon Studios (@LudeonStudios)

Costs: Purchase cost

Controls

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Controls in Rim World which deal with how you control the game, different options for alternative inputs and whether you can remap these settings to suit your needs. The following games are similar to Rim World, and offer accessibility features for Controls:

Difficulty

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Difficulty in Rim World which deals with how you can adjust the challenge of play, and whether this is locked once chosen or can be adjusted as you play.

Difficulty Options

Select Difficulty: Select the level of difficulty from a range of presets. This not only offers a way to adjust the challenge of a game but enables you to do so without dealing with individual criteria.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Difficulty

If you want to play Rim World, but it doesn't offer the Difficulty accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Difficulty accessibility:

Days Gone

Unto The End

Getting Started

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Getting Started in Rim World which deal with what support is offered to get started with the game. This includes customising the experience when you first open the game via any onboarding processes it provides as well as tutorials and other assistance when you first start playing. The following games are similar to Rim World, and offer accessibility features for Getting Started:

Reading

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Reading in Rim World which deal with how much reading or listening comprehension is required, how well the game provides visual and audible access to the text and whether subtitles and captions are a good fit for purpose. The following games are similar to Rim World, and offer accessibility features for Reading:

Navigation

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Navigation in Rim World which deal with how the game provides guidance and assistance to navigate its worlds. These are only for games that have traversal and exploration in 2D and 3D spaces. The following games are similar to Rim World, and offer accessibility features for Navigation:

Visual

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Visual in Rim World which deal with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game. The following games are similar to Rim World, and offer accessibility features for Visual:

Audio

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Audio in Rim World which deal with how you can adjust the audio of the game and whether audio cues compensate for aspects of the game that are hard to see. The following games are similar to Rim World, and offer accessibility features for Audio:

System Accessibility Settings

In addition to the accessibility features provided in the game, you can also use system-wide accessibility settings:

PC
Windows has extensive accessibility features. Some, like colour correction, work with games. Lots of accessibility software can be used with PC games, from voice recognition to input device emulators.

Read more about system accessibility settings.

Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors Hannah Robertson