Popular Steam game abandons Unity for new engine promising up to 4× better performance

What happened

Ludeon Studios has announced update 1.7, which moves its colony simulation game from Unity to the company's newly developed Waylith Engine. RimWorld developer Ludeon Studios is replacing Unity with its own Waylith Engine, promising performance gains of up to four times.

The update also brings faster loading, broad mod compatibility and a surprise announcement about another game. Popular Steam game abandons Unity for new engine promising up to 4× better performance ⓘ Ludeon Studios RimWorld developer Ludeon Studios is replacing Unity with its own Waylith Engine, promising performance gains of up to four times.

In RimWorld's case, the answer could be a substantial performance boost . According to the developer, internal testing shows performance improvements of between two and four times compared with version 1.6.

The game itself should look and play the same. Under the bonnet, however, the changes are considerable.

Faster colonies, shorter loading times In one stress test, a demanding late-game colony ran 2.2 times faster than before. Another test involving 1,500 mods saw loading times fall from 14 minutes to just six.

Key facts

• Ludeon Studios has — announced: update 1.7, which moves its colony simulation game from Unity to the company's newly developed Waylith Engine