Is it worth to get without dlc?

[Rhanos]

Dlc price so high for me is it still fun without dlc if it not which dlc I should get?

[pauloandrade224]

its worth yeah

[GetUrAssToMars]

If you don't know if it's fun without dlc I suggest you play the base game first and find out. DLC do not make or break this game.

[Hamstadini]

General consensus is yes, but it depends on your personality. I’m 450 hours in on my first run and easiest difficulty and I’m still having fun. It’s kind of like watching ants that you control, or maybe playing Sims, but with a survival aspect.

For DLC, the general consensus is Biotech. It’s the most expensive but it adds a ton of content. Since the Anomaly DLC is launching soon, the dev might put Biotech on sale so I’d not buy it right now.

[Fenris Silverfang]

Its spring sale and its a measly 10% off... bit of a shame to be honest. And biotech's still full price. Woulda nebbed it otherwise.

They are worth it to be honest... id say ideology and especially biotech add a lot of features and diversify how you play. Nobility a little less so but its a nice bit of flavour all the same.

[Rhanos]

Thx probably grab base game to try it out.

[Johnny Hammer]

buy it twice and gift the second copy to a friend, thats how good it is

[Teal VT]

yes its 100% worth without the DLC, you can get most of the functionality of the DLCs with mods anyway

[Synchrotron]

It really depends on how much you like Rimworld as a "storyteller" game. Royalty and Ideology are more focused at altering the behavior of your colonists, while Biotech is less focused on stories and brings things like genetic enhancements to your colonists or new mechanoids types and events to fight against. It might be worth watching a video describing each DLC since explaining them with words would be hard.

I like Rimworld more like a colony simulator and survival game so I make very little use of the Royalty and Ideology DLCs, and even without Biotech, vanilla Rimworld would still be very enjoyable to play.

[poop man]

I didn't want to get them, thought they were overpriced. Decided ♥♥♥♥ it, bought all of them at once, redid my mod list, and played. The game is significantly better, and I've already gotten my money's worth within a couple weeks of purchasing the DLC. I recommend playing the base game first. If you were to omit a DLC as of 3/14/2024 I'd omit Ideology, doesn't add too much to the game besides a lot of restrictions on your colony on a "ideology-point" system.

[JTG42]

I just play core with mods of my choice

[The Seraph of Tomorrow]

Originally posted by Rhanos:

Dlc price so high for me is it still fun without dlc if it not which dlc I should get?

The base game without mods isn't even worth playing, the base game is fine if you mod the heck out of it.

[dande48]

I've enjoyed it, but like most games, the longer you play the more routine it gets and the less fun it becomes. The DLC and a number of mods have sparked new life into a game I would've abandoned a long time ago.

Biotech certainly adds the most, but I've had plenty of fun with Royalty and Ideology too.

[Rhanos]

Originally posted by dande48:

I've enjoyed it, but like most games, the longer you play the more routine it gets and the less fun it becomes. The DLC and a number of mods have sparked new life into a game I would've abandoned a long time ago.

Biotech certainly adds the most, but I've had plenty of fun with Royalty and Ideology too.

Any mod recommend?

[riderkick]

There's only one essential DLC. The funny thing is, which one it is depends on who you ask. For me it's Ideology but for others it's Royalty.

[THEBEAST6969]

I think of it like expansions in the sims where you just buy what you think is cool