Playing The Sims, the virtual life simulator created by sim game maven Will Wright, has always given its players the feeling that they can control life and death. A new expansion for The Sims 4 takes ...

It's a far more sensitive and grounded approach to, well, life and death than the other major features of the expansion, but nevertheless, long-time Simmers are understandably a little wary on the ...

With The Sims 4 now more than a decade old, it feels like there's certainly space for challengers in the life game space. While 2024 saw the cancellation of promising rival Life By You, I'm looking ...

As the year 2000 ushered in the new millennium, boy bands and pop stars dominated the music charts, and the International ...

These relationship terms are familiar to anyone navigating romance in today's dating hedonistic hellscape. But they're new to "The Sims 4," an EA game that recently updated its free version and ...

Now, I usually don't like leaning too hard on The Sims comparisons when discussing a new life sim game, even if the juxtaposition is pretty inevitable given that there's never been any major ...

The Sims was never supposed to be a hit. Back in the 1990s, when creator Will Wright pitched the game to his bosses, they weren't convinced by his idea of a "virtual dollhouse". A so-called life ...

Paradox Interactive's new life simulator, "Life By You," is set to release into early access on Sept. 12, and fans of the simulation genre have a lot to look forward to. According to the story by ...

The life sim genre, loosely defined, has assumed many shapes. Stardew Valley complemented its farming aspects with relationship-building among its townsfolk. Animal Crossing: New Horizons brought ...

The life simulation is led by veteran Rod Humble and is coming out in early access in September. The life simulation is led by veteran Rod Humble and is coming out in early access in September. is an ...