Every update, patch and developer post we have logged for RimWorld, newest first: the date, the headline, a one-line summary and a link to the original source. We file RimWorld under Crafting & Colony Sims.
| Date | Title | Summary | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-26 | It's RimWorld's birthday! | RimWorld's 13th birthday on November 4, 2026 is marked by a community creations event running until November 6 and a sale on the base game and its five… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-10-21 | Pick your storyteller! | Fangamer released hard-enamel pins of the three RimWorld storytellers — Cassandra Classic, Randy Random and Phoebe Chillax — sold individually or as a… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-10-12 | Announcing the Waylith Engine and Update 1.7 | Update 1.7 moves RimWorld from Unity to Ludeon's in-house Waylith Engine with claimed 2-4x performance gains; it is on the unstable beta branch now. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-07-31 | The Jugust merch caravan has arrived! | Ludeon's summer merch collection adds a warg plush, a Man in Black t-shirt, a gunslinger tote bag, a research notebook, and a golden cube keychain, available… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-07-29 | Get the RimWorld x Project Zomboid bundle | RimWorld and Project Zomboid are being sold together in a Steam bundle at 20% off, timed to Project Zomboid's Build 42 update. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-07-13 | RimWorld x Abiotic Factor bundle out now | A RimWorld x Abiotic Factor bundle is available at 20% off, released alongside Abiotic Factor's Anniversary update, which adds a Randy Random hairstyle and… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-06-08 | Update 1.6.4850 released | Update 1.6.4850 makes heavy bridges immune to explosions, adds ancient bridges to avoid wealth spikes on water ruins, and fixes numerous bugs. | store.steampowered.com |
| 2026-03-27 | RimWorld x Going Medieval bundle now available | RimWorld is bundled with Going Medieval's 1.0 launch in the Fortresses and Frontiers Bundle, offering 10% off the pair or 10% off the other game if one is… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2025-11-27 | The winter merch collection is here! ❄️ | Ludeon's holiday post lists the RimWorld winter merch drop (Muffalo Fur Beanie, plushies, ornaments), notes it leaves the store Jan 11, and details Steam… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2025-11-04 | Happy birthday, RimWorld! | Ludeon Studios is running a 12th-anniversary community event asking for fanart, screenshots and videos, with entries open until Nov 14 and a YouTooz merch… | store.steampowered.com |
| 2025-10-31 | Update 1.6.4630 released | Update 1.6.4630 is a bug-fix patch addressing gravship, shuttle, void provocation, and ritual issues; saves and existing mods remain compatible. | store.steampowered.com |