Can you trust RimWorld's Steam reviews? Adjusted rating 97.7%

Release date: 2018年10月17日 View on Steam

Official Steam rating
97.9%
247,752 reviews
Adjusted rating
97.7%
95% range 97.6%–97.8%
vs official −0.1pt
Japanese-language reviews
94.4%
1,864 reviews
vs overall −3.4pt

Genuinely great 400 positive and 400 negative reviews analyzed · data as of 2026-10-12

Summary

The adjusted rating for RimWorld is 97.7% (95% range 97.6–97.8%), in line with the official 97.9% on Steam. It is based on 400 positive and 400 negative reviews weighted by trust. Verdict: "Genuinely great" (the adjusted rating is 70% or higher and the positive reviews carry high average trust).

Positive reviews average 0.78 in trust and negative ones 0.83; the difference shifts the rating by less than one point. The most common discount factor is very short reviews (39% overall).

Across 124 months of history, no month shows a concentrated wave of negative reviews. There is no sign of coordinated review activity.

The last 180 days show 96.6% (last 30 days: 97.4%), close to the all-time figure.

Japanese-language reviews (1,864) show 94.4%, close to the overall rating. In the last 180 days, Japanese-language reviews show 94.8%.

The adjusted rating estimates trust from how reviews are written; it does not judge any individual review as fake. Data as of 2026-10-12.

Positive vs negative breakdown

Share of sampled reviews that meet each condition that lowers trust. When a condition is more common on the positive side, the adjusted rating falls below the official one.

ConditionPositive reviewsNegative reviews
Under 2 hours played at review1%10%
Very short text40%19%
Key activated outside Steam17%16%
Received for free1%1%
Owns very few games13%5%
Over 100 reviews written2%3%
Average trust (1.0 = full)0.780.83

The median total playtime of the sampled reviewers is 125.5 hours.

Rating history

Monthly positive and negative review counts since release, as published by Steam.

Reviews per month (green = positive, red = negative)
0 2,000 4,000 6,000 2016-07: +1,128 / −48 2016-08: +1,081 / −39 2016-09: +674 / −13 2016-10: +465 / −10 2016-11: +1,747 / −11 2016-12: +668 / −14 2017-01: +855 / −23 2017-02: +588 / −17 2017-03: +509 / −11 2017-04: +441 / −17 2017-05: +560 / −16 2017-06: +753 / −11 2017-07: +672 / −15 2017-08: +522 / −16 2017-09: +457 / −12 2017-10: +526 / −13 2017-11: +2,638 / −23 2017-12: +659 / −20 2018-01: +550 / −18 2018-02: +482 / −16 2018-03: +460 / −12 2018-04: +405 / −10 2018-05: +446 / −19 2018-06: +508 / −10 2018-07: +658 / −24 2018-08: +538 / −18 2018-09: +594 / −20 2018-10: +2,250 / −46 2018-11: +4,381 / −28 2018-12: +626 / −23 2019-01: +927 / −32 2019-02: +566 / −14 2019-03: +505 / −14 2019-04: +434 / −11 2019-05: +474 / −19 2019-06: +1,984 / −18 2019-07: +2,414 / −17 2019-08: +477 / −22 2019-09: +354 / −14 2019-10: +1,042 / −20 2019-11: +4,700 / −36 2019-12: +2,943 / −23 2020-01: +2,674 / −32 2020-02: +3,868 / −74 2020-03: +4,657 / −65 2020-04: +2,619 / −46 2020-05: +1,990 / −29 2020-06: +1,972 / −33 2020-07: +2,201 / −43 2020-08: +2,355 / −41 2020-09: +1,774 / −18 2020-10: +1,514 / −26 2020-11: +2,633 / −36 2020-12: +1,994 / −34 2021-01: +2,446 / −53 2021-02: +1,954 / −34 2021-03: +1,628 / −26 2021-04: +1,542 / −22 2021-05: +1,535 / −27 2021-06: +1,803 / −42 2021-07: +4,023 / −127 2021-08: +3,077 / −72 2021-09: +2,032 / −42 2021-10: +1,688 / −48 2021-11: +2,641 / −58 2021-12: +2,003 / −45 2022-01: +2,030 / −49 2022-02: +1,692 / −46 2022-03: +1,846 / −54 2022-04: +1,715 / −43 2022-05: +1,802 / −52 2022-06: +1,748 / −39 2022-07: +2,107 / −37 2022-08: +2,042 / −53 2022-09: +1,629 / −39 2022-10: +3,410 / −113 2022-11: +4,505 / −149 2022-12: +2,261 / −103 2023-01: +2,360 / −86 2023-02: +1,596 / −58 2023-03: +1,555 / −63 2023-04: +1,473 / −49 2023-05: +1,527 / −30 2023-06: +1,329 / −35 2023-07: +1,960 / −73 2023-08: +1,759 / −52 2023-09: +1,354 / −38 2023-10: +1,490 / −52 2023-11: +3,567 / −63 2023-12: +1,793 / −52 2024-01: +1,696 / −42 2024-02: +1,375 / −31 2024-03: +2,071 / −69 2024-04: +3,161 / −141 2024-05: +2,059 / −72 2024-06: +1,507 / −65 2024-07: +1,986 / −76 2024-08: +1,607 / −55 2024-09: +1,285 / −47 2024-10: +1,559 / −47 2024-11: +2,543 / −43 2024-12: +2,103 / −59 2025-01: +1,831 / −77 2025-02: +1,652 / −41 2025-03: +1,835 / −70 2025-04: +1,557 / −55 2025-05: +1,580 / −54 2025-06: +2,091 / −77 2025-07: +4,163 / −169 2025-08: +2,416 / −90 2025-09: +1,490 / −62 2025-10: +1,700 / −63 2025-11: +3,846 / −53 2025-12: +1,909 / −60 2026-01: +1,944 / −78 2026-02: +1,729 / −55 2026-03: +1,761 / −50 2026-04: +1,646 / −72 2026-05: +1,594 / −58 2026-06: +1,607 / −57 2026-07: +1,822 / −85 2026-08: +1,574 / −74 2026-09: +1,415 / −48 2026-10: +573 / −14 2016/072017/012018/012019/012020/012021/012022/012023/012024/012025/012026/01
Positive share per month (months under 30 reviews omitted)
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Monthly data overall 97.5% 2016-07: 95.9%2016-08: 96.5%2016-09: 98.1%2016-10: 97.9%2016-11: 99.4%2016-12: 97.9%2017-01: 97.4%2017-02: 97.2%2017-03: 97.9%2017-04: 96.3%2017-05: 97.2%2017-06: 98.6%2017-07: 97.8%2017-08: 97.0%2017-09: 97.4%2017-10: 97.6%2017-11: 99.1%2017-12: 97.1%2018-01: 96.8%2018-02: 96.8%2018-03: 97.5%2018-04: 97.6%2018-05: 95.9%2018-06: 98.1%2018-07: 96.5%2018-08: 96.8%2018-09: 96.7%2018-10: 98.0%2018-11: 99.4%2018-12: 96.5%2019-01: 96.7%2019-02: 97.6%2019-03: 97.3%2019-04: 97.5%2019-05: 96.1%2019-06: 99.1%2019-07: 99.3%2019-08: 95.6%2019-09: 96.2%2019-10: 98.1%2019-11: 99.2%2019-12: 99.2%2020-01: 98.8%2020-02: 98.1%2020-03: 98.6%2020-04: 98.3%2020-05: 98.6%2020-06: 98.4%2020-07: 98.1%2020-08: 98.3%2020-09: 99.0%2020-10: 98.3%2020-11: 98.7%2020-12: 98.3%2021-01: 97.9%2021-02: 98.3%2021-03: 98.4%2021-04: 98.6%2021-05: 98.3%2021-06: 97.7%2021-07: 96.9%2021-08: 97.7%2021-09: 98.0%2021-10: 97.2%2021-11: 97.9%2021-12: 97.8%2022-01: 97.6%2022-02: 97.4%2022-03: 97.2%2022-04: 97.6%2022-05: 97.2%2022-06: 97.8%2022-07: 98.3%2022-08: 97.5%2022-09: 97.7%2022-10: 96.8%2022-11: 96.8%2022-12: 95.6%2023-01: 96.5%2023-02: 96.5%2023-03: 96.1%2023-04: 96.8%2023-05: 98.1%2023-06: 97.4%2023-07: 96.4%2023-08: 97.1%2023-09: 97.3%2023-10: 96.6%2023-11: 98.3%2023-12: 97.2%2024-01: 97.6%2024-02: 97.8%2024-03: 96.8%2024-04: 95.7%2024-05: 96.6%2024-06: 95.9%2024-07: 96.3%2024-08: 96.7%2024-09: 96.5%2024-10: 97.1%2024-11: 98.3%2024-12: 97.3%2025-01: 96.0%2025-02: 97.6%2025-03: 96.3%2025-04: 96.6%2025-05: 96.7%2025-06: 96.4%2025-07: 96.1%2025-08: 96.4%2025-09: 96.0%2025-10: 96.4%2025-11: 98.6%2025-12: 97.0%2026-01: 96.1%2026-02: 96.9%2026-03: 97.2%2026-04: 95.8%2026-05: 96.5%2026-06: 96.6%2026-07: 95.5%2026-08: 95.5%2026-09: 96.7%2026-10: 97.6% 2016/072017/012018/012019/012020/012021/012022/012023/012024/012025/012026/01
Reviews per day, last 30 days
0 20 40 60 80 2026-09-13: +51 / −0 2026-09-14: +41 / −1 2026-09-15: +53 / −2 2026-09-16: +54 / −0 2026-09-17: +40 / −2 2026-09-18: +48 / −1 2026-09-19: +59 / −2 2026-09-20: +59 / −2 2026-09-21: +55 / −0 2026-09-22: +43 / −2 2026-09-23: +47 / −4 2026-09-24: +49 / −2 2026-09-25: +56 / −3 2026-09-26: +55 / −2 2026-09-27: +55 / −3 2026-09-28: +36 / −1 2026-09-29: +38 / −0 2026-09-30: +47 / −1 2026-10-01: +55 / −1 2026-10-02: +56 / −2 2026-10-03: +51 / −0 2026-10-04: +64 / −1 2026-10-05: +44 / −1 2026-10-06: +46 / −2 2026-10-07: +48 / −0 2026-10-08: +42 / −3 2026-10-09: +49 / −2 2026-10-10: +45 / −1 2026-10-11: +57 / −1 2026-10-12: +16 / −0 09/1309/2009/2710/0410/11

Recent sentiment

PeriodPositiveReviews
Last 30 days97.4%1,796
Last 180 days96.6%11,476
All time97.9%247,752
Japanese, last 180 days94.8%77

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