Tag: Life Sim

‘A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to,’ but it’s a different story for hobbits because Tales of the Shire is delayed again

‘A wizard is never…

Just over a month before it was due to launch, the cozy hobbit life sim Tales of the Shire…
Fishing minigames are the worst and I’m not afraid to say it

Fishing minigames are the…

Finishing minigames are the worst minigames and I’ve waited too long to say it. Maybe I’ve regressed into an…
On-Together is the first focus tool videogame I’ve used that understands the importance of partnered-up productivity

On-Together is the first…

I completed my final year of university during the pandemic and spent the last five years of my life…
Inzoi’s game director teases plans for ghost Zois getting shackled to the mortal realm, karma-starved and seeking redemption if they die with a bad rep

Inzoi’s game director teases…

The early access launch for fresh new Sims competitor Inzoi is just about six weeks away and information about…
The Sims 4 Businesses & Hobbies expansion announcement includes a ton of cross-pack play that I’m pretty psyched for

The Sims 4 Businesses…

The Sims 4 is now well into its nostalgia-fueled “Motherlode season” celebrating the series’ 25th anniversary and also revealing…
The Sims 2 has the most unhinged drama in the entire series that finally seduced me away from my beloved Build Mode

The Sims 2 has…

I’m not a Live Mode player. Or at least I haven’t been for the past decade of playing The…
Psychologist says ‘there’s a real sense of effort’ to The Sims 4’s emotional realism, from Maslow’s Hierarchy to personal pep talks

Psychologist says ‘there’s a…

The Sims series turned 25 this week and to mark the occasion we’ve asked a psychologist to take a…
After The Sims 1 + 2 rereleases stumbled out to mixed reviews, EA issues a patch that boldly declares they ‘should now launch in most situations’

After The Sims 1…

Some might argue launching is the absolute minimum you should expect from a videogame, a fundamental prerequisite to enjoying…
Will Wright says the original Sims AI was actually too good: ‘Almost anything the player did was worse than the Sims running on autopilot’

Will Wright says the…

As part of the 25th anniversary of The Sims, the New York Times spoke to the original game’s lead…
Cozy undead gardening game Greenheart Necromancer is apparently ‘a mixture of ‘witchcore’ and ‘whimsigoth’ with a healthy dose of ‘grandma chic”

Cozy undead gardening game…

Normally in games where you inherit a farm or plant shop or garden from an elderly relative, you conveniently…