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....I did not expect that it would suck up my entire weekend when I did! My wife is now threatening to leave me.  (kidding!)

Congrats on the release! I think it was a wise decision to wait until you came back before releasing on Steam and I'm glad my input in that regard seemed to help.

Ty, with the recent refund policy enacted by Steam, does that make you more or less hesitant to put the game on Steam?

I could see it both ways. On the negative side, you have to deal with refunds. Or more appropriately, you don't get the expected income from sales due to refunds. On the positive side, you have fewer trolls or unhappy customers mucking up the forums and therefore it's easier to compile useful game play feedback from those who will stick with the game. You would know that someone who has the game is likely to want to stick with it.

Of course, it may not mean much of anything and may not influence your opinion about when to put Rimworld on Steam either way. But considering Rimworld is not on Steam and thus you have an outsider's view on this issue, I was curious about your opinion.

I've been looking at RimWorld for about a month now, reading the forums and looking at a couple of Let's Play videos found online.  Everything looks promising.  I know it's still in alpha, but it looks pretty comprehensive for an alpha game.  I know the graphics are being redone, but they're ok.  But the one question I haven't seen answered yet is perhaps the most important - is the game fun?  Is it enjoyable?

I understand that's a loaded question because the same things aren't fun for everyone.  I like city-building games and games that allow the user to be creative.  I didn't hate, but didn't particularly like, Prison Architect.  I thought it was ok - I like building things and figuring out now to make an area grow and expand.  I didn't like some of the annoying mechanics (trying to get everyone fed or giving inmates access to rec rooms was tedious), I found the subject matter a little bothersome and the sounds (the constant clanking of the bars) drove me up a wall.

So while I expect RimWorld to get better, how is it now?  Is it fun?  Are there enough features to give the game long-term legs?  Can you recommend it at this stage?

Thanks for the info!