because it's not as good. The only reason people played DF was the false sense of superiority gained from learning how to navigate the ascii UI, now that it's on steam and normalfags started playing it, the one novelty the game had is gone and it's just a shittier version of Rimworld.

It's far more complex.

Old shitty controls, ASCII graphics, and a generally more difficult game

>>724317291
didn't they only just add sieges to the game? rimworld has that already

Because it is a slow burn kino that is kryptonite to streamers, even after the premium release. Unlike Rimworld, which appeal to the streamerslop formula where every 5 min something must happen so that their audience can basedface and transheart on chat.
Also RW has a shit ton of anime and coomer sex mods that appeals to degenerates(pedos and people who shag the family dog)