Project Rimheim (Early Supporter Alpha)

Welcome to the first playable early access build of Project Rimheim (working title), an atmospheric, high-performance colony and survival simulation built entirely from scratch.

This project is a labour of love inspired by the deep mechanics, unforgiving worlds, and emergence of my favourite titles: RimWorld, Project Zomboid, Kenshi, and Valheim.

Why Early Access Now?

I have poured everything into building this custom isometric WebGPU game engine and creating a deeply systemic simulation after being after losing my software engineering job last year.

To keep development completely independent and keep the lights on, I am releasing this playable pre-alpha build earlier than planned. By supporting this build, you are directly funding the survival and future of this game.

The build features a fully procedurally generated world engine, with several hours of fully playable, stable gameplay loops for you to stress-test, build, and survive in.

🕹️ Controls

• WASD – Move camera
• SHIFT + Mouse Pan – Rotate camera view
• Mousewheel – Zoom camera in/out

🔨 How to Play & Get Started

1. Establish your camp: Open the build menu at the bottom, navigate to Build > Military, and place your Caravan site to deploy your starting workers ("Pawns").
2. Issue Orders: Use the Build menu to construct base facilities, or open the Tools menu to draw down job zones (foraging, harvesting, etc.) for your workers.
3. Manage Resources: Your workers will automatically look for tasks, gather materials from the environment, and deposit their goods into your central stockpile. Watch your rations and secure your perimeter!

⚠️ A Note on Pre-Alpha State

This is an active, living engineering build. While there is lots of content to explore, you will encounter rough edges, missing tooltips, and structural bugs and broken/incomplete systems.

Please drop your feedback, bug reports, and base screenshots in the comments below. Your input right now will directly shape the architectural roadmap of the game. Thank you for supporting independent, from-scratch game development!