I've been a longtime fan of rimworld and the new dlc, ideology, came out. I have a major problem with its handling of real world religions, my religion of Islam as well as others like Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism are featured as game mechanics and factions. They all have randomized names like the blue Islam cannibalism cult or the buddhist people's nudist temple. I find it pretty offensive that I would have to fight other muslim factions in game and these factions often have beliefs (called memes in game) that are just contradictory to what Islam actually practices. When I bought this I was expecting something a little more secular. I wouldn't have bought this knowing how my religion is treated as a tasteless game mechanic. I'm not gonna play rimworld again unless there's a patch that removes all references to real world religions. Islam doesn't need to featured in a game where the primary mechanics are death camps and cannibalism, it's absolutely not okay.
Lol https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2553766942
it's openly inspired by, but that doesn't make it a 'ripoff'. they focus on different things, DF is more about a huge fortress and the grand narrative of that in a large living world, while RW is a lot more about the individuals and the struggle of building a small community. they also play very differently in terms of combat and other mechanics. as for tact, honestly they're both as bad as each other on the absurd and edgy things players do
Damn you might have actually changed my mind
I've played a lot of both, and I like both. but like the OP said, this latest expansion really crossed a line in having real world faiths and their symbols as a part of the game where you can harvest peoples organs
That’s not allowed here