Life Sim
Explore Life Sim
Latest about Life Sim
'My kids weren't born yet, and now they're in primary school learning how to make their own games': Game Dev Tycoon studio head talks taking 10 years to make his upcoming inn sim, Tavern Keeper
By Harvey Randall published
News "What people always say is that you should have a playable game from day one—but systems management games don't work like that."
A delightfully-detailed, Discworld-inspired inn manager with absurd furniture customisation stashed in the larder: Tavern Keeper enters early access this year
By Harvey Randall published
News It's taken Game Dev Tycoon studio Greenheart Games a full decade to put this thing together, and it shows.
As the Sims 4 continues to buckle under the weight of over $1,200 worth of DLC, EA has 'assembled a team' to focus on bug fixes
By Mollie Taylor published
news Hopefully it'll feel less like the game is being held together by sticks and chewing gum.
Just 2 weeks before its early access release, Life By You is delayed again, this time without a new date
By Lauren Morton published
News The Sims-style life sim from Paradox Tectonic is no longer launching in June.
'I have this problem where once I start, I can't stop': Eric Barone discusses how Stardew Valley has affected work on his upcoming game Haunted Chocolatier
By Elie Gould published
News Let him cook.
Jake Solomon's upcoming life sim will create a cast of characters for you in a way that almost sounds like Dwarf Fortress
By Lauren Morton published
News "We are pre-seeding the town with relationships" each time you start a new game, he says.
NFL team channels the true Sims player experience of stranding its rivals in a pool
By Lauren Morton published
News The LA Chargers made an entire video in The Sims 2 for its schedule announcement video this year.
Magical girl farm sim Fields of Mistria is bringing '90s anime sparkle to early access in August
By Lauren Morton published
News Early access will have plenty of farming to do, you just can't get married yet.
The Sims 4's new roadmap details the 'Season of Love' with two build kits and a romantic expansion
By Lauren Morton published
News The next season of Sims 4 DLCs is going to be a scorcher.
XCOM designer Jake Solomon is done with turn-based strategy and is now making a life sim inspired by small town dramas like Gilmore Girls
By Lauren Morton published
Small Town Sims Midsummer Studios CEO Jake Solomon lays out plans for a Sims-style life sim that pats you on the back for engineering drama.
The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware deals
Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team.