{
  "id": 14211723,
  "title": "RimWorld drops Unity for its own in-house engine, says your saves still work, so do most mods, and the whole thing runs twice as fast",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/rimworld-drops-unity-for-its-own-in-house-engine-says-your-saves",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-13T13:58:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PC Gamer",
    "slug": "pc-gamer",
    "url": "https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/game-development/rimworld-drops-unity-for-its-own-in-house-engine-says-your-saves-still-work-so-do-most-mods-and-the-whole-thing-runs-twice-as-fast/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Which is quite the feat.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
        "title": "RimWorld switches engine from Unity to the devs' own, faster Waylith Engine, all apparently without breaking mods somehow",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/rimworld-switches-engine-from-unity-to-the-devs-own-faster-waylith",
        "published": "2026-10-13T08:51:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}