Getting Started & Core Mechanics

Dive into RimWorld's Anomaly DLC! Learn about the mysterious monolith, terrifying entities like Fleshbeasts and Sightstealers, and the new research and containment mechanics.

The Anomaly DLC for RimWorld introduces a horror-themed experience filled with mysterious threats, new research, and containment mechanics. Players will encounter entities such as flesh infestations, cultist attacks, shambling undead, and invisible hunters. The core of the DLC revolves around a dark monolith that, once activated, allows these terrifying manifestations to appear. Players can capture and study these entities to advance in a new research tree, harness the power of the void, conduct psychic rituals, and potentially awaken an evil machine god. The DLC was released on April 11, 2024, and adds new gear craftable from the resource Bioferrite, alongside a new endgame scenario.

• The Monolith: A central structure that, when investigated and activated, escalates the appearance of dangerous entities and unlocks the entity codex. Its level increases as more entities are discovered.
• Entities: A variety of new threats including the Harbinger tree, Fleshbeasts, Sightstealers, Shamblers, Ghouls, Gorehulks, and Death palls. These entities can be studied by incapacitating them and placing them in containment cells to advance the Anomaly Tech Tree.
• Ambient Horror: A game setting where Anomaly threats can occur but are rare, and the monolith endgame is not possible.
• Anomaly Settings: Players can adjust the frequency of anomaly threats in custom difficulty options, with specific settings for when the monolith is inactive versus active.
• Basic Entities: Includes the Void monolith, Harbinger tree, Fleshbeast, Sightstealer, Shambler, Ghoul, Gorehulk, and Death pall.
• Advanced Entities: Introduces the Pit gate, Dreadmeld, Fleshmass heart, and Fleshmass nucleus.
• Containment: A key mechanic for studying entities by placing them in specialized cells.
• Equipment: New weapons, utility items, and serums are available, craftable from new resources.
• Psychic Rituals: A new system allowing for unique interactions and potential outcomes.