Monster Hunter Wilds Fans Love Gemma the Smithy So Much That It’s Now Tagged as a Dating Sim on Steam
Monster Hunter Wilds debuted a new look at its scaly new critters last week, but fans are so memorized by an NPC named Gemma the Smithy that they’ve added a…
Grab a Fallout survival sim and seven great cooking games for just $12
You might be wondering what on Earth Fallout has to do with cooking games and find it impossible to conceive of a scenario where the two would be entwined. Rest…
F1 24 review – a solid but skippable racing sim
F1 24 is my reintroduction to EA's racing series after reviewing the 2020 and 2021 releases and then skipping the last two entries. I’m always eager to see iterative improvements,…
Skyrim meets Rimworld in new fantasy life sim you can try right now
Mirthwood looks like it could be the next big hit on Steam. Inspired as much by life sims like Rimworld, Stardew Valley, and The Sims as it is fantasy RPG…
Stardew Valley meets Elite Dangerous in interstellar life sim, out now
There’s lots of competition these days for games adopting the Stardew Valley formula, with the likes of Coral Island, Slime Rancher, and Moonstone Island among my favorites. But they almost…
Legendary theme park sim shoots up Steam player charts due to big sale
From Theme Park to Rollercoaster Tycoon, making your own virtual rides has been part of gaming for decades. One of the best theme park sims you can play on modern…
This new soulslike sandbox survival sim has just launched on Steam
The joy of gaming is seeing new ideas crop up in unexpected ways. Genres get smushed together to make something new. Things spark off each other and come up with…
How XCOM’s Designer Went From “Marvel Dating Sim” To A Gilmore Girls-Inspired Life Sim
Jake Solomon is no stranger to creating complex games; his credits on XCOM, Marvel's Midnight Suns, and numerous other strategy games over his 23-year career at Firaxis prove that much.…
Veteran X-COM & The Sims devs form Midsummer Studios with plans for new life sim
Former Firaxis devs Jake Solomon and Will Miller have joined with former Maxis director Grant Rodiek and co-founder Nelsie Birch to work on a new life sim game.
Spooky Stardew Valley sim gets new demo, playable now
Moonlight Peaks has got a fresh new demo for you to try, alongside a launch year and new publisher. While this supernatural life simulator will look familiar to fans of…