This or Rimworld

[Spaddel2710]

Say I got 30 quid to spend. This or Rimworld? I like games like Anno, age of empires (I know it's round based but i like the different areas) and I really liked Banished.

[Stealthysteveo]

Rimworld obviously

[Saint Landwalker]

Well, I don't have any experience with Clockwork Empires, so I can't offer much of a comparative analysis, but I will say that I greatly enjoyed Rimworld. Of all those you listed, Banished is probably the closest to both Rimworld and CE (in the sense of being a small-population colony-builder simulation), but since Banished has no external or psychological threat factor, it's hard to draw an exact line between them.

I found Rimworld's mechanics to be very slick once you learn how to set them up, and I like that it has a pretty flexible "difficulty" concept that can accommodate just about any preferred playstyle while still keeping things interesting. I would definitely recommend Rimworld to anyone interested in the genre, but I'll have to defer to other folks in terms of making an "if only one" call between that and Clockwork Empires.

[Obiwan]

I think its a bit unfair to compare the 2.

It's like asking Aliens or Predator?

[Musket Squid]

RIM!!WORLD!!, don't bother with this.

[President Jyrgunkarrd]

Rimworld.

I won't lie; I'm mad that this project was basically abandoned while still in an extremely basic prototype stage. This is not 1.0, no matter how much the developers insist it is. :|

Clockwork Empires is shovelware at best. I'm embarassed that I ever got excited about it.

[Gunnare]

Rimworld +++

[Tikigod]

If you're wanting something like Banished/Anno then definitely this game as that's very much the genre of game Clockwork Empires eventually found itself sitting in... regardless to the original intentions.

Rimworld is more akin to the likes of Dwarf Fortress which have entirely different focuses in the core user experience that CWE doesn't really touch on, rather favouring infrastructure micromanagement and population housing grind.

[President Jyrgunkarrd]

Um, no. CE has nowhere near the polish of Anno, does not have roads or any other equivalent infrastructure, has a copatively simple production chain, etc.

Rimworld much is just a much better equivalent, even without talking about things like Rimworld's storyteller (who keeps the game actually interesting to play, unlike CE).

Riworld has full Steam Workshop support and a very large library of mods, as well as a community of dedicated third party content creators. How about CE? It have any of that?


CE is one-and-done garbage that nobody will be talking about a year from this post, and that the devs (assuming they survive) will probably try to sweep under rug due to the poor reception. Rimworld is a modern classic that people will probably still play or at least fondly remember 10 years from this post.

It's not even a contest as to which game the OP should buy.

[Treefart]

I haven't had allot of playtime with this one but I highly recommend Rimworld. With some mods it goes from great to amazing!

[Gremlin Man]

Originally posted by SickBoy:

@OP: Two (four) totally different games. A *lot* depends on your preferences (especially when it comes to themes and visuals). Also, a lot is going to depend on how Rimworld fleshes out. Who the hell knows where it will end up. CE has gone through a ton of iterations that completely changed various aspects. I suggest highly researching CE, and if it appeals to you, getting CE and waiting for Rimworld to finish. Jumping into EA for these kinds of games is *NOT* fun, and mostly just a lot of frustration and disappointment.... whereas getting the final product without the knowledge of what was cut/changed is a kind of joy-via-ignorance situation.

As for your enjoyment of Anno and Banished: they are their own games. CE and RW can't and won't compare, as all four games are totally different. I'm a huuuuuge fan of both Anno and Banished myself, but for completely different reasons. Same goes for my enjoyment of CE and RW. All four are fantastic additions, but for completely different satisfactions.

My advice: consider what you enjoy in the games you *have* played, consider what you wanted but wasn't present in them, and then research whether CE and/or RW will satisfy those itches.


Related but not: Startopia is an oldie-yet-goodie you may want to check out as well (and at a lower price point). The camera controls blow, and it's pretty old, but a very enjoyable sim game nonetheless.

*edit*
Tooootally didn't see your Age of Empires reference. Just substitute everytime I said "four" with "five". AoE is another great series, but an extremely different game.

CE is easily the most individual-based simulation out there. A LOT is going on that is focused on each colonist's life and personality, and no other game really does that. The building, strategy, product line, etc. stuff isn't all that unique, but the complex lives of individuals is something CE has really focused on.

Thank you for the refreshing dose of informed logic and reason, this thread needed it.

And yeah, Startopia is pretty awesome!

[Motör]

Rimworld is a funny, but serious survival management game with a great math/programm/algorythm/thingens in background where you see pretty fast if your plan works or not.

In a special way, Clockwork is less complex in the oppotunities what you can do in general but it have much more character. It feels slower then rimworld in a positive way. You need more time to see everything the game includes. I can identify myself with the colonists much more then with the survivers in rimworld.
So Clockwork is more emotionally and rimworld is more rational.
It is no question what to buy. It is more the question which one to buy first.

[clone6]

Rimworld... Hands down!

[Pototron]

Rimworld is great. Rimworld + mods is amazing!!.

[Erei]

If you want control over your "pawn", but enough automation to see them live an thrive : rimworld.
If you want modding : Rimworld
If you want pawn you can like and know, be sad when they die, or just care : Rimworld
If you want a polished game with few bugs and crashes : Rimworld

If you want unecessary tedium over micro management, poor UI, lots of item clutter, an unfinished game, and fish people : CE.

CE is a game I would like to like, but it's not going to happen.

[oldeguy]

Rimworld this is the Sims on steroids