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Media statement-Classification of the game RimWorld 10 March 2022 The Classification Act provides that computer games are to be classified prior to sale in Australia. Following application by the distributor, the Classification Board classified the computer game, RimWorld, RC (Refused Classification) on February 28 2022. The Board's decision is based upon the application of the Guidelines for the Classification of Computer Games 2012 (the Games Guidelines). The Games Guidelines state "interactive illicit or proscribed drug use is not permitted" within the G, PG, M or MA 15+ classification, and that "drug use is permitted' within the R 18+ classification, provided any "interactive illicit or proscribed drug use" is not "detailed or realistic". Pursuant to the Games Guidelines, "drug use related to incentives and rewards is not permitted" at any classification level. The Board considered that the depiction of drug use in the game, RimWorld, did include "illicit or proscribed drug use related to incentives or rewards" and that therefore the Board was required to classify the game, Refused Classification. A game that has received an RC rating cannot be sold, hired, advertised, or legally imported into Australia. Board classification decisions may be reviewed by the Classification Review Board. On receipt of an application for review from the Applicant, or other persons defined in section 42 of the Classification Act, the Review Board will make a new decision which replaces the original decision by the Board. Applications for review generally need to be made within 30 days of the original Board classification decision. Fiona Jolly Director Classification Board

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Official statement on Rimworld ban


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= PRESS START Rimworld Has Had Its Australian Ban Overturned And Will Now Be Rated R18+ R 18+ RESTRICTED UPDATE: The Classification review board has confirmed that it has overturned the Classification Board's decision to ban RimWorld, the latest game to be banned in Australia. The decision was overturned by a four- member panel. The game will now be rated R 18+ (restricted) with the consumer advice high impact themes and drug use.
NEWS POSTED Sat, March 5 RimWorld removed from sale in Australia on Steam, existing owners unaffected Hello everyone, Unfortunately, we've just been informed that RimWorld has just been made unavailable for new purchases by Australian customers on Steam. This does not seem to affect existing owners - it only prevents new purchases. Anyone who already owns the game is still be able to play, receive updates and access community features like the forums and workshop. The Ideology and Royalty expansions are also not affected. We don't have a ton of information about this since it just happened within the last few hours, it's Friday evening, and mos people we could ask are not at work. From the info we have, this happened because a few days ago, the Australian Classification Board classified a potential console version of RimWorld as “Refused Classification (RC)", meaning it can't be sold in Australia. We did not expect this to affect the Steam version because in previous similar cases, as with Disco Elysium for example, an RC rating on a console version did not affect the availability of the PC version on Steam. We're not sure why this decision was made in RimWorld's case. I'm sorry this news was so sudden and for anyone who is frustrated by this. We are working to resolve this situation and make RimWorld available to everyone again as soon as possible, but we don't yet know what that might require or how long it may take. Thanks for your understanding everyone. - Ty
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