Can I Run RimWorld?
RimWorld is an indie simulation game from Ludeon Studios, released in 2018. Ludeon Studios both developed and published it. The game supports a single player campaign. Its 8 years mean the stated figures describe machines that were current then, not now. Steam lists support for 24 languages. Over 206 thousand players have left a Steam review, so this is a title whose performance is widely reported. Because it hooks into the Steam Workshop, what a player installs on top can matter more for performance than the official figures. Progress follows the account through Steam Cloud rather than sitting on one disk. It is not Windows only, with macOS and Linux covered too. Controller support is partial, so some input still falls back to the keyboard. Critics scored it 87 on Metacritic.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | Core 2 Duo |
|---|---|
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4000 or other shader model 4.0 |
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 1 GB |
| OS | Windows 7 |
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Setting and environment
RimWorld places its action in an open sandbox, and the player works through a settlement the player grows. The publisher supplies 11 storefront screenshots of these environments. Play is presented in two dimensions. The load here grows with the save. An empty map tells you very little about how the machine will cope once the build is large.
Why RimWorld is demanding
RimWorld makes almost no demand of the graphics card. Nearly any machine built in the last decade clears the stated Intel HD Graphics 4000 or other shader model 4.0 target. The install is small at roughly 1 GB. RimWorld needs only 4 GB of RAM.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run RimWorld?
RimWorld is light on hardware. Its minimum, Intel HD Graphics 4000 or other shader model 4.0, 4 GB RAM, about 1 GB free, sits below what an entry-level PC ships with today, so nearly any modern machine, and many older ones, will run it.
Bottleneck: GPU
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Comfortable | 48.57x |
| 1440p | Comfortable | 27.32x |
| 4K | Comfortable | 12.14x |
A projection, not a measurement. We scale the published GPU requirement by pixel count, since 1440p draws 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p and 4K draws 4 times as many, then compare against RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. The publisher did not state a target resolution, so 1080p is assumed as the baseline. We hold no frame rate data, so no FPS figure is claimed. Headroom above 1 means the reference machine has room to spare at that resolution.
Common GPUs
| Graphics card | Verdict |
|---|---|
| GTX 1060 6 GB | Runs great |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Runs great |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs great |
Each card is compared against RimWorld's published GPU requirement, assuming an otherwise-capable PC. Laptop rows use the real mobile chip's benchmark, a mobile GPU is always slower than its desktop namesake.
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Frequently asked questions
Can my PC run RimWorld?
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What are the minimum system requirements for RimWorld?
The minimum requirements are CPU: Core 2 Duo; GPU: Intel HD Graphics 4000 or other shader model 4.0; 4 GB RAM; OS: Windows 7.
How much storage does RimWorld need?
RimWorld needs about 1 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run RimWorld?
The RTX 3060 runs RimWorld comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for RimWorld?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for RimWorld is the GPU.