Games are fun and all, but they're even better when they're capable of simulating national embarrassment in all their pixelated glory.

Rimworld was officially released last week after being in early access for five years. All these years, players on Steam have been sharing their wild stories in their Steam reviews.

Oxygen Not Included is like a kinder, cuddlier Dwarf Fortress. Sure, you'll still get into a starvation spiral where everyone in your colony dies, but this base-building game looks cute while it happens.

All is not well in RimWorld, the popular space colonist simulator released in July. Yesterday, a Rock, Paper, Shotgun writer opened up RimWorld's code and published some surprising revelations about how sexuality factors into its gameplay. RimWorld's developer, in response, has gone on a tear, denying that the game mirrors the "sexist expectations of romance" described in the recent article.

In Steam sci-fi colony-building hit RimWorld, sanity is precious. Colonists have to deal with a lot of shit -- from deceased loved ones to rampaging space turkeys -- and they sometimes snap. H.P. Lovecraft also knows a thing or two about driving people to madness.

Thank goodness.

RimWorld is a phenomenal little game capable of generating stories equal parts hilarious and fucked up. The sci-fi colony sim is meant to be more accessible than inspirations like Dwarf Fortress, but it can still be kinda... obtuse. Here are some tips to help you get started.

I watched a man tearfully avenge his dear old dog, freshly murdered by a dastardly raider, and then cook and eat it immediately afterwards. What the fuck, RimWorld? What the fuck?