Life simulation games have become a safe little escape for many gamers. They create worlds where time moves normally, and progress feels natural. In these games, success does not depend on fast ...

When I heard that the games division of Weta Workshop -- the New Zealand-based FX company that produced the wondrous sets, costumes and props for the "Lord of the Rings" (2001-2003) movie trilogy was ...

HoYoverse revealed their latest game in the works, as we got our first official look at Petit Planet. Announced ahead of the Tokyo Game Show 2025 weekend, this is the studio's first venture into the ...

In Palworld: Palfarm, the game seems to start like many farming and life sims, as we show up on an island and suddenly become part of the community by setting up our homestead on a vacant plot of land ...

Not even Will Wright fully knows what he's doing ...

Life Sim Eric Barone says he'd 'love to' make Stardew Valley 2 someday: 'A whole new set of characters, a whole new world, maybe capture some of that original energy that I had back in 2012' Life Sim ...

HoYoverse is known for its excellent gacha offerings, with Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail drawing in millions of dedicated players. For its next game, Petit Planet, it's headed in an entirely ...

As the daily grind becomes “gamified,” players are nostalgic for older, more chaotic versions of the life simulation game By Kim Hew-Low While playing The Sims 4 — the latest iteration of the wildly ...

You might not have to wait long to try out HoYoverse’s cosiest game yet. HoYoverse has officially announced a start date for its upcoming life sim game Petit Planet. Entitled “the Cosiness Test,” this ...

Carla is a writer from Peñuelas, Puerto Rico, now based in Atlanta. She’s an Emory alum with both a BA and MA in English, but more importantly, she’s a Pisces with lots of opinions about video games.