The Sims 4's decade-long reign as the king of life sims finally has a worthy contender for the crown. Krafton's upcoming PC game inZOI is no ordinary life sim; as its meta narrative framing puts the ...

Life simulation games like The Sims 4 and Medieval Dynasty offer diverse experiences and the ability to manipulate fate with cheats. Medieval Dynasty cheats include invincibility, unlimited stamina, ...

Since its emergence in the early 2000s, The Sims series has remained a dominant force in life simulation games, rarely challenged directly outside of Nintendo's Animal Crossing. Recently, however, a ...

With the PlayStation 5 (PS5) taking the gaming experience to new heights, players are now able to immerse themselves in virtual worlds like never before. The ability to live out alternate lives, build ...

Many video games are about larger-than-life concepts. The Mario series features a pair of plumbers who defeat monsters by jumping on them. Even more mature and violent titles, like the Grand Theft ...

If you’re going to discuss immersive gaming, then few genres or games in general hit harder than these best open world RPGs with simulation elements. You don’t merely get to play these games, you get ...

Originally from the UK Anthony is an avid reader and writer, now based in Finland. He graduated from the University of Nottingham with a BA in German with Dutch Studies and spent a semester each in ...

Editor's take: I will never understand why some people are so utterly obsessed with life simulation games. The entire concept behind The Sims and similar series strikes me as atrocious and meaningless ...

Simulation Games After rising to "Mostly Positive" Steam reviews following chill Stardew Valley-like DLC, inZOI devs know you want "realistic tragedy, the darker sides of life, and unpredictable ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Life of a Lonely Indie Game Developer “Create the games you want, at the time you want, and live doing only what you love.” In this realistic life ...

PC games started out with humble graphics and simple mechanics. Even if you weren’t born in the era of games with as basic graphics as Doom and Wolfenstein 3D, you’d still be aware of how graphics ...

This series of Playable Futures articles considers how the design, technology, people, and theory of video games are informing and influencing the wider world. For this series' final entry, we're ...