players like RimWorld more than Dwarf Fortress
by where each lands in players' personal rankings
59% put RimWorld higher
16 of 27 players who ranked both games have RimWorld above Dwarf Fortress in their own library (13 more own both but never told them apart)
RimWorld wins when they meet, too
all 1 direct duel went to RimWorld
1 duel between exactly these two. the verdict above rests on everyone's full rankings; this is only what happened when both were on screen together.
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both tagged Colony Sim · Base Building · Survival · Strategy
>> the verdict in words what the duels say about rimworld vs dwarf fortress
Players like RimWorld more than Dwarf Fortress, by a hair. RimWorld beats 75% of the games in a typical Steam library, which ranks it #126 of 19,175 scored games; Dwarf Fortress beats 75% and ranks #237 of 19,175. Both are well liked, so this is a question of which one players love more, not whether Dwarf Fortress is any good. RimWorld's score rests on 218 players, Dwarf Fortress' on 74 players.
Of the 27 players who ranked both games, 59% put RimWorld higher in their own library and 41% Dwarf Fortress. The one time they met on screen together, the duel went to RimWorld.
64% of RimWorld's raters keep it in the top 30% of their own library, against 64% for Dwarf Fortress. Dwarf Fortress is the safer pick: 19% of its raters file it in their bottom 40%, against 21% for RimWorld.
Both are tagged Colony Sim, Base Building and Survival on Steam; RimWorld came out in 2018, Dwarf Fortress in 2022.
Every score here comes from players duelling games out of their own Steam library, not from reviews or playtime, and this matchup last moved 3 hours ago. A new duel on either game can change who wins.
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