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RimWorld is excellent!

The only problem I have with this kind of game though is that time flies by really quickly for me with it. I think it's been 10 minutes while it's actually been an hour; next time I look at the clock it's 3am.

I only have this with games like RimWorld or SimCity (city builders, simulators) and it's actually the main reason why I play them so little. They're too "just one more thing".

So yeah, recommended but with a caveat.

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Agreed. I don't play RimWorld that often anymore (though that's about to change again as I'm about to get the new Biotech DLC), but when I do, I go out of my way to clear my whole weekend of any obligations just so I can immerse myself in the game for a couple of days.

There's a setting to show a real-world clock on the right side. Just goes to show that it's something common.

Time flies when you spend the night rimming.

We had a great Halloween stay pegged everyone.

I have the same problem. I play it a lot less than some other games simply because it is so addictive.

My pitch to people is “if you ever wanted to play a game where your colony’s economy can be built around farming illegal drugs and turning prisoners into hats, then this is the game for you!”

I think my bigger problem with that is that it always feels like you’ve barely accomplished anything in 3 hours.

My first playthrough is at 50 hours, and I still haven’t finished.

All I can say is avoid the SteamDeck. Having portable access to fully mod-able Rimworld is very dangerous.

Against the Storm has also gotten me pretty badly this way.

I think Simutrans may be to your liking.

Altough, a disclaimer is in order: Simutrans is one of those games that make time fly.

i play a RimWorld clone called amazing cultivation simulator and is the same for me, time goes by too fast.

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