Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life has made its way to consoles and PC, and the remake of the 2004 farming sim is a well-developed, faithful rendition of its predecessor. The original A Wonderful…
July 5, 2023 | 10:28 EDT
Earlier this month, publisher Lesser Evil and developer Rockodile Games announced their upcoming game Death from Above. The title places the player in the role of a drone operator belonging to the…
March 30, 2023 | 12:46 EDT
As with any life-sim or farming-sim, My Time at Sandrock has an element of romance. There are several villagers that you can choose to pursue a relationship with over the course of the story, and of…
March 11, 2023 | 12:00 EST
As with any farming sim, My Time at Sandrock has a plethora of NPCs for you to romance, toy with, and potentially marry over the course of the game's storyline. And, naturally, that means we have to…
March 11, 2023 | 11:30 EST
Stardew Valley turned the gaming community upside down when it was released in 2016, especially the farming sim community. According to the game's press page, the indie hit has sold over 20 million…
January 14, 2023 | 12:00 EST
Cult of the Lamb released last week and has become a popular game across social media. In it you take up the lead to run a cult as the last Sacrificial Lamb. You get to name a cult, defeat demonic…
August 30, 2022 | 12:00 EDT
I’ve been playing The Sims franchise since The Sims 2 era -- just long enough to attribute it to my own coming out -- and I've witnessed firsthand how it has evolved its representation of LGBTQIA+…
July 30, 2022 | 12:00 EDT
When The Sims 4 began teasing its newest game pack, Werewolves, alongside its two newest Kits, the occult reveal was a long time coming. Werewolves have been featured in The Sims, The Sims 2, and The…
June 15, 2022 | 11:30 EDT
In the middle of March, indie studio Fire Hose Games revealed their latest project: Techtonica. The first-person factory builder puts players in subterranean caverns on a mysterious alien planet…
April 4, 2022 | 12:00 EDT
There's a lot in the Animal Crossing: New Horizons 2.0 update and Happy Home Paradise DLC to yell in excitement about. Whether it's the long-awaited arrival of Brewster or the addition of moss, there…
November 15, 2021 | 12:30 EST
So you just got the Happy Home Paradise DLC for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. You’ve squashed all the cockroaches in your house, talked to all your villagers after abandoning them for months, and…
November 13, 2021 | 12:00 EST
The Sims franchise has been around for over 20 years, which is a massive feat for any IP in the industry. The Sims has always had a pretty active community aspect, with many players creating Custom…
August 3, 2021 | 01:00 EDT
Happy Pride, friends! When it comes to representing the LGBTQ community in video games, there are more misses than hits. This is why I was so surprised to discover the LGBTQ-positive relationships…
June 29, 2021 | 01:00 EDT
Simulation may seem like an odd genre of gaming. Many may wonder why a person would spend time playing a game about a real-life activity rather than pursue it. Well, depending on your circumstances…
June 16, 2021 | 12:00 EDT
Video games have had the ability to save your progress for decades with various systems. There are all sorts of ways to save a player's data, but Going Medieval's save system might be the best…
June 9, 2021 | 12:00 EDT
To say 2020 was an arduous year would be an understatement. It thrust many of us, myself included, into situations we would never have imagined otherwise. The need for escapism was high. How could a…
May 26, 2021 | 12:00 EDT
It’s been 22 long years since we last strapped into the NEO-ONE, but aspiring photographers have finally been given a New Pokemon Snap game. The game with a simple premise of taking pictures of…
May 17, 2021 | 12:00 EDT
Twenty years ago, the world was introduced to an animated raccoon (OK, technically a tanooki) real-estate investor, general store owner and probable mob boss. To say it was a simpler time would be an…
April 14, 2021 | 11:30 EDT
In an ever more chaotic world, Stardew Valley has become a place of escape. Amidst everything from pandemics to political instability, more and more gamers have turned to titles which allow them to…
February 26, 2021 | 11:00 EST
Like any good farming sim, Stardew Valley has an abundance of NPCs to talk and interact with, give gifts to, and progress their storylines. And like any good game site, we are here to judge them! So…
February 25, 2021 | 12:00 EST
The Sims turned 21 this month. Over its 21 years of entertaining gamers, players have had the opportunity to build families, buildings, and experiences in-game and in the larger Sims community. But…
February 18, 2021 | 12:00 EST
While not strictly necessary, having another pair of hands around the farm never hurt anybody. Farming RPG Stardew Valley, developed by ConcernedApe, lets you marry one of six bachelors or…
January 3, 2021 | 12:00 EST
You're itching to get your teeth into Young Horses' delicious new adventure Bugsnax, but you haven't received that confirmation email about your PlayStation 5's shipping date and you're starting to…
November 12, 2020 | 01:00 EST
I first encountered crafting/farming/life simulator My Time at Portia when I purchased it on a whim during a Steam sale. Now, several months and over 100 hours of gameplay later, I found myself (…
November 6, 2020 | 01:00 EST
Beyond Blue, the latest game from E-Line Media follows the journey of underwater diver Mirai as she follows a pod of sperm whales in the Pacific Ocean. In order to truly bring the ocean and all its…
June 12, 2020 | 12:00 EDT
After more than 200 hours, I've come to the conclusion that there are some Animal Crossing: New Horizons quality-of-life changes that are badly needed. While this is generally a pretty great casual…
April 30, 2020 | 11:05 EDT
Perhaps the most poignant personality during a pandemic, lazy is the perfect embodiment for all of us stuck inside. Lazy villagers love to sleep around, talk about snacks, and are sometimes just…
April 29, 2020 | 01:00 EDT
Almost two years ago, I was casually scrolling Twitter when something caught my eye. It looked kind of like Stardew Valley in space. I was (and still am) a huge fan of farming RPGs, and so I reached…
March 27, 2020 | 01:00 EDT
So, you've finally secured yourself a copy of Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Maybe it's your first game in the franchise and you're not quite sure what to do first, or maybe you're a veteran who just…
March 20, 2020 | 03:37 EDT
Pretty much everyone I know grew up playing some version of The Sims. For anyone born in the '80s or' 90s, it was a pretty significant cultural milestone, much like Pikachu and the Spice Girls. At…
February 5, 2020 | 12:30 EST
Tomorrow, We. The Revolution releases and it takes place during the French Revolution, a point of major political and social upheaval at the tail-end of the 18th Century. In the game, you'll play the…
March 20, 2019 | 02:00 EDT
We. The Revolution is a historically-inspired titled title loosely based on the French Revolution. This tumultuous event in Europe's history took place in the late 1700s, and as such we have no…
March 20, 2019 | 01:00 EDT
The French Revolution was a time marked with executions, revolt, and violence. Yet, one part that some might overlook is the humanity of it. The courtroom drama, the decision of life or death, and…
March 19, 2019 | 02:00 EDT
It's almost been a year since Hello Games released their massively hyped space simulator No Man’s Sky. For many, the hype that once spread like wildfire has been doused completely. The rocky release…
July 31, 2017 | 01:00 EDT
First revealed way back in December of 2013, No Man’s Sky has been making waves in the gaming industry ever since. The developers over at Hello Games have taken on one of the biggest projects in…
April 26, 2016 | 01:00 EDT
Welcome back to the Mother's Day edition of the Screenshot Survey, where tweets are discussed, pixels are praised, and hidden gems are discovered. Some of the most interesting projects that share…
May 10, 2015 | 03:05 EDT