Tag: sim

If you’re a House Flipper or PowerWash sicko you’ve gotta check out The Lift, a game about being a space-repairman in a spooky faux-Soviet research base

If you’re a House…

It’s odd, I think, that so few videogames focus on the tender process of repair. Restoration is satisfying in…
‘Overwhelmingly positive’ rover-building sim Mars First Logistics rolls out of early access with a new automation system and a 40% discount

‘Overwhelmingly positive’ rover-building sim…

Mars First Logistics is one of those beautifully singular ideas that reminds you why Steam is ultimately a good…
Someone made the Metal Gear Solid 4 channel-surfing section into a game and it’s absolutely perfect

Someone made the Metal…

There’s something about over-the-air broadcasting. Tuning a radio has a way of making the world feel vast: picking up…
I wish I’d known this one stupidly simple trick when I started Baby Steps—it makes some of the harder early climbs much easier

I wish I’d known…

I’ve only played about five hours of Baby Steps, but if there’s one thing I’ve learned during that time,…
Baby Steps review

Baby Steps review

Need to know What is it? There is only one set of footsteps in the sand, because you are…
Baby Steps review roundup: ‘Is it possible to love and hate a game at the same time?’ (The answer, clearly, is yes)

Baby Steps review roundup:…

Baby Steps, the “slapstick walking simulator about a slob climbing a mountain” co-developed by Bennett Foddy (the Getting Over…
Eric Barone says he doesn’t want ‘too much hype’ for Stardew Valley’s 1

Eric Barone says he…

Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone can’t help himself. The long and glorious journey of Stardew Valley development was supposed to be…
Shadows of Doubt’s hilarious new modifiers let you play as a wall-crawling rat detective and evade a killer snail

Shadows of Doubt’s hilarious…

I didn’t think there were many ways to make Shadows of Doubt a better detective game—aside from giving the…
Fata Deum is an early access god sim inspired by Black & White, but I wish I was just playing Black & White instead

Fata Deum is an…

I didn’t set out to be a terrible god. Feeding the hungry, inspiring speeches, fashionable sandals—it was going to…
This theme park sim based on a 30-year-old sci-fi movie is so much better than it has a right to be

This theme park sim…

Before billionaires decided they’d quite like to transform Mars into a tax haven, the red planet was pretty cool.…