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Japanese developer Sonic Powered has been steadily chugging along for years now, delivering FMV-based railway simulations on a regular timetable for the Nintendo Switch. A handful of these have made stops on the PS4, including the delightfully autumnal Japanese Rail Sim: Journey to Kyoto, which...

Koei Tecmo has released more details about Venus Vacation Prism: Dead or Alive Xtreme, the so-called romance release due out in Japan and Asia from 6th March. Remember, there are no plans to release this in the West right now, but the Asian version will feature English subtitles. In truth, this...

Atari has indeed acquired the rights to Chris Sawyer's classic PC simulation game 'Transport Tycoon'. This acquisition was announced on November 1, 2024, marking a significant development in the gaming industry. Transport Tycoon, originally released in 1994 by MicroProse, is a beloved transport...

Update: We didn't have access to the livestream prior to publishing this article, which was embargoed, but we've just watched through it and have a few additional details to share. For starters, there'll be a Starter Pack available to download for free for 30 days following Train Sim World 5's...

Greetings! We're starting to run low on review code for the delightfully chaotic management sim, Let's School, launching on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X | S and PlayStation 5 on 16th July and I just wanted to send over a quick email to ask if you'd like a review key? Let's School is an...

I can't say I've played a game set in the Austrian Alps before, but now I know of two that are coming up in the next year! I've had my eye on one for awhile now: RPG/social sim Dungeons of Hinterberg is set to launch in a few weeks. Another was announced today, Kindred Vale. It is a cozy life...

Howdy partner, and welcome to Cattle Country, the only cozy cowboy life-sim adventure, coming to PC via Steam from publisher Playtonic Friends and developer Castle Pixel. Cattle Country takes you on a wholesome adventure as a determined pioneer travelling west to start a new life in a pixel art...

PM Studios and Pathea have announced that the 'chaotic and colourful' management sim Let's School will be launching for the Nintendo Switch on 16th July 2024. With gameplay reminiscent of Theme Hospital and Two Point Campus, Let's School sees you building your very own educational institution...

I guess life was never meant to be designed by you, after all. Who is you? YOU you! Upon announcement, Paradox Interactive and Paradox Tectonics' Life By You was described as being really moddable and open, and maybe "ambitious" should have been tacked onto that list of superlatives. Following...

The time has come to open the doors of your very own fashion business with the Early Access release of Clothing Store Simulator from indie developer Kiki Games. Available today for PC via Steam for £10.99 , $12.99, €12.79, Clothing Store Simulator immerses you in the exciting and busy world of...

Today, Maximum Entertainment and indie developer RainyGames are excited to launch Persona-inspired farming sim SunnySide to PC! Featuring a rich anime-style cast of characters, modern farm-sim gameplay, and a cozy turn-based combat system, SunnySide promises to push the boundaries of the entire...

Hey folks, Today, Woodland Games and Team17 Digital launched Autopsy Simulator, a first-person medically authentic horror-sim created in collaboration with real-world forensic doctors. The first major update to the game has also been confirmed, Autopsy Only Mode will allow players to slice in...

In the midst of its planned takeover of Fanatec, Corsair is taking its own first steps into the sim racing market, revealing a new driving rig set to launch later in 2024. The company revealed a prototype of its cockpit at the Computex Taipei event in Taipei, Taiwan, as well as releasing...

If you cast your mind back to the hazy days of 2021, you might remember the reveal of The Garden Path, a super cute-looking sim that flew past its Kickstarter goal and was quickly announced for Switch. Well, after a whopping seven years of development, solo dev cheesecake and publisher Mooncat...

Influential dating sim Tokimeki Memorial launched 30 years ago today in Japan. One of the first dating sims to gain worldwide fame, it was first released on the PC Engine CD-ROM system in 1994 before being ported to several other popular platforms of the time, including the PS1 (1995), Super...

To celebrate the 15th anniversary of Train Simulator Classic, Dovetail Games has released Train Simulator Classic 2024 on Steam. This version brings a free performance update, a new routes collection, and allows players to experience over 450 km of railways across five countries. The Deluxe...

Watching games progress through development is one of the great pleasures of writing game-related news. I've had my eye on indie-developed Garden Witch Life for about three years now. I first heard about it during 2021 when it was known as A Garden Witch's Life and set to launch for PC. In 2022...

Adding a layer of the supernatural to life sims isn't uncommon, but I'm excited for Moonlight Peaks because it is about living a supernatural life in a supernatural town. The life sim was announced by its developer Little Chicken Game Company a couple of years ago, and I believe the plan (until...