Tag: Life Sim

Sims 4 players hate its obtrusive new store button so much that a modder has already removed it

Sims 4 players hate…

Alongside the new Crystal Creations DLC pack this week, The Sims 4 got a pretty standard game update with…
The Sims 4’s new Crystal Creations DLC basically gave me craftable cheat codes for boosting my mood, love life, and defying death

The Sims 4’s new…

Say what you will about the properties of rose quartz and other supposedly supernatural gems in real life, in…
Schedule 1 creator had a backup plan if Steam rejected it—pack up the product, don a farmer’s hat, and ‘pivot it to be a farming game’ like Stardew Valley

Schedule 1 creator had…

Schedule 1 was one of 2025’s freshly-cooked batches of surprise hits. Y’know, the kind that comes out of basically…
Despite getting delayed, Paralives looks like it’s avoiding Inzoi’s biggest flaw

Despite getting delayed, Paralives…

The big renaissance for life sims that I was expecting this year hasn’t happened, thanks in part to a…
Rumors about The Sims 4 remastered are probably bunk, but we already know EA is quietly cooking up some unified multi-platform Sims Hub

Rumors about The Sims…

The fate of The Sims 4 has been a big question mark for, oh, over a year now. There…
How to make Button Stew in Disney Dreamlight Valley

How to make Button…

Disney Dreamlight Valley’s Wishblossom Ranch DLC introduced not only new characters for you to welcome home, but a number…
Like going to the office in Animal Crossing: my most productive work-from-home experience this year was spending all day online in this virtual co-working game

Like going to the…

Some people have a great fondness for working in an office. I am not one of them; I consider…
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…
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…