The best games like RimWorld and Dwarf Fortress

What are the best games like RimWorld? As Charles Caleb Colton said back in the days of Commodore 64: “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”. But what must also be remembered is that without imitation, we wouldn’t have innovation, and without innovation, we wouldn't have variety. Dwarf Fortress, iconic for its deep, emergent gameplay and ASCII graphics, actually innovated on games like King of Dragon Pass. That older but just as classic text-based clan manager is nearly unrecognizable to our modern town-builders, but its influence is still felt. Dwarf Fortress has since gone on to inspire a new generation of best city-builders and narrative best management games. Continue reading The best games like RimWorld and Dwarf Fortress MORE FROM PCGAMESN: The best Rimworld mods, The best games like Rimworld and Dwarf Fortress, RimWorld multiplayer guide

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The best games like RimWorld and Dwarf Fortress
The best games like RimWorld and Dwarf Fortress

What are the best games like RimWorld? As Charles Caleb Colton said back in the days of Commodore 64: “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”. But what must also be remembered is that without imitation, we wouldn’t have innovation, and without innovation, we wouldn't have variety.

Dwarf Fortress, iconic for its deep, emergent gameplay and ASCII graphics, actually innovated on games like King of Dragon Pass. That older but just as classic text-based clan manager is nearly unrecognizable to our modern town-builders, but its influence is still felt. Dwarf Fortress has since gone on to inspire a new generation of best city-builders and narrative best management games.

MORE FROM PCGAMESN: The best Rimworld mods, The best games like Rimworld and Dwarf Fortress, RimWorld multiplayer guide