Tag: Life Sim

New Sims 4 update cuts back on excessive notifications—you can finally silence your phone, and the grim reaper will try to recruit you less

New Sims 4 update…

The Sims 4 is a noisy game, especially once you’ve piled on a few expansion packs. You’re constantly fielding…
Tailside: Cozy Cafe Sim kicks off Steam Animal Fest by announcing a winter release date and full mod support alongside a warm demo that’s available to play now

Tailside: Cozy Cafe Sim…

Often at the centre of a wholesome life-sim is a small business, where life slows down and you can…
The life sim revolution was supposed to happen this year but it completely evaporated

The life sim revolution…

All signs pointed to 2025 being a banner year for Sims players. After decades with only one series to…
Haunted Chocolatier fans don’t have fresh screenshots to fawn over because Eric Barone says sharing them mid-development ‘feels like serving half-baked bread’

Haunted Chocolatier fans don’t…

Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone recently gave us a small update on the progress of Haunted Chocolatier. He said that his…
Eric Barone gives players a small update on Haunted Chocolatier’s progress: ‘It’s not a simple task, as I torture myself over every last detail’

Eric Barone gives players…

It’s been five years since Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone announced the idea of Haunted Chocolatier, since then we’ve got a…
The best farm sim since Stardew Valley is on sale right before its 1

The best farm sim…

This year’s Steam Summer Sale has kicked off and if I could convince all my fellow cozy gamers to…
After the Saudi-backed EA buyout, OG Sims director says diversity isn’t just ‘critical,’ it’s ‘existential for the business’: ‘Love is love and people are people’

After the Saudi-backed EA…

The future of EA has looked, well, uncertain since it got picked up in the biggest leveraged buyout in…
Full list of The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature cheats for editing Fairy Sims or mastering their Apothecary skills

Full list of The…

The Sims 4 painted the town green with its outdoorsy, fairy-themed expansion, but if you don’t want to work…
I’ve been waiting 20 years for a worthy sequel to my favourite life sim, but THQ Nordic has other ideas

I’ve been waiting 20…

I usually expect blank stares when I wax nostalgic about The Guild 2, a rough diamond that’s part management…
Spore devs say the evolution game’s previews were more ambitious than what they were actually making, and they ‘built a fantasy in people’s minds that was unachievable’

Spore devs say the…

Spore is the greatest game that never was. Clear as day, I remember the wonder the pitch instilled in…