RimWorld gets a chance to reverse its Australian ban

RimWorld gets a chance to reverse its Australian ban

The Australian Classification Board has agreed to review its decision to ban RimWorld from sale.

RimWorld, developer Ludeon Studios’ widely acclaimed sci-fi colony sim, was refused classification in Australia last month, preventing its release and effectively banning it from sale.

As Matt posited at the time it wasn’t a particularly surprising decision given the Australian Classification Board is notoriously sensitive around certain issues in games, and RimWorld is, after all, a simulation whose incredibly deep systems make drug-fuelled cannibalism an entirely legitimate pastime for colonist.

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