Rimworld is clearly trying to be SciFi Dwarf Fortress, and Dwarf Fortress has mechanics for some pretty Dark Fantasy shit, like the whole thing with Elves being cannibalistic. So like, Cyborgs who harvest human body parts? Psionic drones that make people go mad and rip others apart? Seems like some good SciFi-Horror shit.
But then you hear about the Dev’s weird politics and you go
hence the human leather cowboy hat industry in his game lol
Yah know it’s hard to gauge.
Rimworld is clearly trying to be SciFi Dwarf Fortress, and Dwarf Fortress has mechanics for some pretty Dark Fantasy shit, like the whole thing with Elves being cannibalistic. So like, Cyborgs who harvest human body parts? Psionic drones that make people go mad and rip others apart? Seems like some good SciFi-Horror shit.
But then you hear about the Dev’s weird politics and you go
For what it’s worth, industrial mermaid bone farming was a bridge too far for Tarn.
Well this is an interesting piece of lore…