A simulation game that captures the immediate gratification of power washing dirty surfaces without the maddening racket or physical stress on your arms and hands? Oh, I'm in — I'm so incredibly in. After catching this clip of PowerWa...

Animal Crossing fans, this one's for you.

We're never going to run out of city-builders and management games, but what about something like Gord? It immediately stands out with its roots in Slavic folklore, a survival-oriented premise, and the ability to head out on quests. This i...

Spacebase Startopia is a bit of a weird thing. On the surface, it is definitely some sort of remake/reimagining/remaster of 2001's Startopia. It's even right there in the name. Looking over the marketing however, you'll find a suspicious la...

In today's contest you can win a Steam Early Access copy of Cartel Tycoon! Management sims stress me out. My day job is essentially a management sim -- I sure as hell don't want to continue to manage things in my free time, as well! Drugs a...

One of these days I'm going to go to Japan. It's been a lifelong dream of mine, and there is so much I want to see over there, from Mt. Fiji to Chuka-Soba Tomita to the torii gates of the Fushimi Inari Shrine. I'm also going to wa...

In today's contest you can win this limited Maximilian statue from Evil Genius 2! Man, we're really killing it this week with physical prizes! Artbooks, consoles, phones -- what could we do next? How's about this limited Max statue from Evi...

A dog shelter management game is a solid idea that should immediately click with a lot of people, myself included. I've run all sorts of failed virtual ventures, from theme parks to farms to hospitals to entire cities, but none of those sce...

Do you ever go trawling through Steam's Upcoming section looking for anything that stands out? It can feel like a game in and of itself to find gems buried beneath the mountains of similar genres, art styles, and mechanics. But while I can ...

I'm genuinely shocked to hear that Spiritfarer is getting three significant free content updates this year, but I'm all for it – the soothing afterlife simulation game really left a mark on its fans. It's a keeper. Thunder Lotus put o...

Y'all are straight-up thirsty. The recent craze over Lady Dimitrescu from Resident Evil Village has really exposed a lot of folks for their giant vampire lady fetish, showing that yes, gamers can and will get turned on by anything. Wel...

Don't be alarmed if you see a Steam notification that one of your friends – you know who – is settling in for a late night with OpenTTD. The transportation management sim is coming to Steam on April 1. "These days, we mostly dis...

In the upcoming PC management sim Definitely Not Fried Chicken, you'll need to balance the day-to-day of running a genuine public-facing establishment while also growing a hidden drug empire on the side. Pack your bags – we're heading...

I'm not here to convince you that Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator is anything more than that name implies, but if you think you'd get a few laughs from sending thousands of mishmashed warriors into battle and watching the chaos unfold, the S...

Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator – it's all there in the title. This game is exactly what you think. I appreciate Strange Scaffold's willingness to come up with an outlandish premise and call it like it is. When this point-and-c...

Frontier Developments has announced that it has been forced to delay the launch of Odyssey, the incoming expansion to interstellar explorer Elite Dangerous. Citing the COVID-19 pandemic as causing "ongoing impact" on production, the DLC wil...

Dinosaurs are on the short list of good things. They go, in order: Back massages, dinosaurs, astronauts. That's it. That's comprehensive. You have a fine opportunity to close 2020 with dinosaurs, to begin the new year with dinosaurs, or to ...

We're halfway through the Epic Games Store's 15 Days of Free Games promo. I've already missed a couple – it's easy to forget about this stuff on the weekend! – but I've taken notes for the rest. Epic's free PC game for December ...

Fortunately, digital files don't take up any room in the stocking. Otherwise, that thing would be stuffed half a month from now. They only take up space on the hard drive. You're going to build an entire goddang city today. Epic is giving a...

PC users have been at cruising altitude for months now. Xbox folks, well, the doors didn't close for an on-time departure. At The Game Awards, it was revealed that Microsoft Flight Simulator lands on consoles in the summer of 2021. Mi...

Whether you're here for the penguins (please read that in Benedict Cumberbatch's voice) or you're just sticking to the ongoing free content updates, December 8 will be a busy day for Planet Zoo players. The next slice of DLC for Planet Zoo...

A grown man probably shouldn't be so interested in a game where all you do is play with toy trains, but I never had a wooden train set growing up. We skipped over that staple of childhood in favor of Hot Wheels tracks. At the time, I didn't...

Koei Tecmo has announced a brand new entry in its long-running horse-racing franchise, Winning Post. The ninth entry in the steeplechase simulator will launch in Japan in March 2021. Debuting way back in 1993 on the Sharp X68000, the Winnin...

In today's contest you can win three months of beta access to Dual Universe! You know what sucks about our universe? Everything! With all the political bickering, rampant viruses, and overall sucktitude of this joint, wouldn't you like to j...

This week's Epic Games Store giveaway mixes the familiar with the new. Until next Thursday, November 26, you can nab Elite Dangerous and The World Next Door. If you've always thought about trying your hand at exploring the vastness of space...