RimWorld’s Biotech expansion introduces families and genetic engineering Rock Paper Shotgun Support us Join our newsletter Visit our store Sign in / Create account If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. RimWorld’s Biotech expansion introduces families and genetic engineering Can’t imagine this’ll make it any less controversial News by CJ Wheeler News Reporter Published on Oct. 6, 2022 10 comments Sci-fi colony simulator RimWorld is capable of generating some scenarios that could make The Sims 4 blush, and the newly announced Biotech expansion isn't likely to change that. Y'see, Biotech introduces pregnancy, child-rearing, and families. It isn't stopping there, because there's also genetic engineering now. Your character will be able to psychically command semi-living machines too thanks to a special implant, making them your thralls. That's one word for it, anyway. Watch on YouTube RimWorld is one of the best survival games on PC, we reckon. RimWorld's new families system sounds much like real life. You can choose to look after kids well, educate them, then send them off to be happy and productive members of society. Or you can treat them like a resource, setting up growth vats to churn out cheap and disposable labourers. Gene modifying means you can take those little scamps, or adults, and do everything from changing eye colour to making them immortal fire-breathing yeti people. If you don't fancy any of that then you can become a mechanitor, commanding legions of emotionless robo-slugs to do your every bidding. Biotech will be RimWorld's largest expansion so far, and was nearly split into two parts. Along with the new expansion, the devs are also releasing a free 1.4 update that brings a load of changes, from the new lung rot disease to "actually useful shelves". The update's just on the game's unstable branch for now, so modders have time to adjust their wares. You can read the full details of the Biotech expansion and 1.4 update here. We rate RimWorld among the best survival games and top management games you can play on PC. Biotech is the game's third expansion, following on from 2020's Royalty, which added empires and psychic powers, and last year's Ideology, focused on belief systems. That one also added slavery. Australia's Classification Board effectively banned RimWorld on PC in March this year for offending "against the standards of morality, decency and propriety". Can I say strewth? RimWorld is on Steam, GOG and the Epic Games Store for £28/$35/€30. The Biotech expansion releases this month. More News Jack King-Spooner's next handcrafted game has a teaser demo out Judero brings chat and action in the Scottish Borders Alice O'Connor 17 hours ago 1 If you were hoping for any Overwatch 2 balance changes then you'll have to wait until season two The next season begins in December CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 3 The Dead Space remake will chuck random Necromorphs at you as you wander the Ishimura In space, no one can hear you proper bricking it CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 8 Valve register mysterious new Neon Prime trademark in the US It doesn’t seem to be for a particularly colourful Steam Deck CJ Wheeler 20 hours ago 11 Latest Articles What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Alice O'Connor an hour ago 22 Past Wordle answers Here's an archive of previous Wordle words Ollie Toms 2 hours ago 1 Wordle answer today (Saturday 15 October) Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word Rebecca Jones 9 hours ago Overwatch 2 hero tier list Which are the best heroes in Overwatch 2? Ollie Toms 16 hours ago Supporters Only You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody You go on without… uh, you? Sin Vega 17 hours ago Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones Bad science is also FUN science! Alice Bell 18 hours ago Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona My new obsession Ed Thorn 2 days ago If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute It's not out on PC until next month, but the console demo has been a surprise charmer Katharine Castle 1 week ago 4 We've been talking, and we think that you should wear clothes Total coincidence, but we sell some clothes Buy RPS stuff here