Tag: sim

Cities: Skylines 2 warns players about an oncoming ‘death wave’ that’ll kill your elderly, ‘The older your citizens are, the more severe it will be’

Cities: Skylines 2 warns…

The next patch for Cities: Skylines 2 will be Economy 2.0, which will be released in the upcoming week.…
You can now play the secret best immersive sim in coop thanks to this mod

You can now play…

Immersive sims like Dishonored and Deus Ex are typically solo experiences, but there have been a few attempts to…
This birdwatching take on Pokémon Snap says my awful Junco photography is worth $6000 and I’m not about to argue

This birdwatching take on…

As it did to many in my generation, Pokémon Snap left an indelible imprint on my childhood psyche. Even…
In 1989, a Nintendo bigwig licensed SimCity on the spot by sliding a million dollar check across the table

In 1989, a Nintendo…

The road to SimCity's SNES port began with a 1989 meeting so vividly of its time that it almost…
Gone are the days of cows and chickens in farming sims, I’m replacing my farm animals with yokai in Tales of Seikyu

Gone are the days…

Fantasy farming simulator Tales of Seikyu strays from the traditional formula of raising cows, chickens, and sheep, and instead…
Hotel Galactic is a cozy Ghibli-inspired crafting and management sim where you’ll host adorable intergalactic visitors

Hotel Galactic is a…

We as cozy gamers have done our time managing farms, tea houses, items shops, and all manner of other…
The 5 best demos I tried from the Wholesome Games showcase

The 5 best demos…

We're undeniably in a boom era for cozy gaming which means we have so many games to choose from…
The makers of Parkitect have a new construction game coming, and it’s a froggy colony sim called Croakwood

The makers of Parkitect…

Here's a lovely little surprise in the midst of Summer Game Fest: the makers of the excellent building and…
I tried to recreate Marvel’s Iron Man in this movie studio sim, and my version was so bad my own father stormed out of the theater

I tried to recreate…

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but more importantly it's the path to boffo box office returns. I'm…
Thief designer says that the immersive sim audience is too small for AAA games: ‘There’s quite a few of us who think the way to do it is be III or AA’

Thief designer says that…

Randy Smith Evergreen knows his immersive sims. As a designer on Thief: The Dark Project, he was there in…