I’ve been a merchant of a lot of things. The Elite series allowed me to be a space trader, Euro Truck Simulator let me try my hand at terrestrial trade, and Wall Street Kid had me trading stocks directly. Now it’s time for Merc...

Nintendo has been busy patching Animal Crossing: New Horizons these past few months. The flood gates opened when a large number of community members made use of a get-rich-quick duplicate exploit far ahead of a patch that removed ...

Kingdom and Kingdom: New Lands developer Noio is onto something special with Cloud Gardens, a relaxing simulation game about planting seeds so nature can overtake "lo-fi scenes of urban decay." I was on board with that one-sentence pitch, ...

In a game about collecting little critters through dance battle prowess and agriculture, you find yourself overrun with Ooblets awfully quick. Not a problem! They're adorable and only a monster wouldn't want an endless flock of these little...

As this blur of a summer wears on, I've found myself drawn to wholesome games more than ever. Games that lift me up, give me something pleasant to focus on, and let my mind rest – if only for a bit. Ooblets sits at the top of the feel...

Another week, another Animal Crossing: New Horizons exploit. It makes a whole lot of sense: it's a simulation game with millions of dedicated players. They're bound to find glitches here and there! But one of the most famous ones ...

In Death Stranding for PC, you can wear a headcrab on your head and drive around in a Half-Life branded van. Seriously, what else do you need to know?

No, this isn't the Chucklefish simulator with witches and wizards (that's Witchbrook!), but the "witch sim" subgenre is definitely becoming a thing, if it wasn't already. Developed by the cutely named Sunny Side Up, Little Witch in the Wood...

Sometimes you need to return to your past to see a way forward, and honestly, I believe nothing could be truer for the Story of Seasons franchise. Since the split with Natsume, its games have gotten better, but those improvements have been ...

In August of last year, Jordan wrote "I'm going to lose so much time to The Settlers." Not anytime soon, he won't! The newest game in the long-running strategy civilization-building series has been hit with an indefinite delay. Maybe devel...

The three-year wait for Ooblets, a game about farming crops for cash and raising a team of cute little critters, is almost over. Glumberland is starting its Early Access journey for Ooblets on Xbox One (with the Game Preview program) and PC...

[This week Destructoid is brought to you by Urban Flow, out now for Nintendo Switch. Here's a word from our sponsor.] Urban Flow is a new Switch exclusive with an unusual premise. The game gives you a bird's-eye view of busy city streets fi...

In today's contest you can win a Switch copy of House Flipper! I gotta admit: This is one of the weirdest concepts for a video game I've seen in a good while. I know the idea of renovating a house to sell for a profit isn't all that inheren...

If you like the idea of managing a theme park on consoles but you're worried that Planet Coaster: Console Edition might not run well enough on PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, a spot of good news: Frontier Developments is also bringing the simul...

If you've been part of the Animal Crossing: New Horizons community for a bit, you've probably heard of the real-money transaction (RMT) ring that is currently running rampant. In short, if people want a certain villager, sellers offer the a...

Surgeon Simulator 2 is coming to the Epic Games Store in August 2020. You can pre-order the game now in order to receive access to the closed beta. Also announced today was the inclusion of a new creation lab which will allow users to crea...

We're just a few week away from the North American release of Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town. The game, a remake of the Game Boy Advance original, has been announced for Nintendo Switch for quite some time. But during the PC Gami...

Think you could walk a kilometer in Pablo Escobar's shoes? Do you have what it takes to bump other kingpins off their coca-leaf-lined perch? Step up and take on the stress of running an empire. TinyBuild's newest game is the Moon Moos...

I'm not going to lie. I've never heard of the game Evil Genius until I watched the trailer for its sequel during the PC Gaming Show. Holy hell, how have I lived without this in my life? As revealed during last year's PC Gaming Show, E...

The next major Elite Dangerous expansion will put players in a position they've never been before: Upright, on two legs, walking about extraterrestrial planets. In March 2019, Elite Dangerous developer Frontier Developments tease...

Although it arrived earlier this month, Nintendo recently brought it to our attention that there was a "starter guide" available for Animal Crossing: New Horizons on the US My Nintendo site. For 75 Platinum Points (funny money) you can...

Townscaper is a town-builder without the usual hustle, bustle, and minutia that so often defines larger-scale simulation games like Cities: Skylines and Anno. In fact, Townscaper is "more of a toy than a game," according to creator Oskar St...

Look, some people just really like Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Once you've exhausted pretty much everything there is to do in terms of the main storyline and various challenges, it's time to delve into the creative side of it, which can ...

There was confusion in the world of System Shock last month, after an ambiguous tweet brought about conflict as to who owned the sci-fi horror IP and who was working on what project. Attempting to bring a little clarity, OtherSide Entertain...

We've had homage after homage for Pokemon in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, but this is one of the most clever I've seen to date. Crafted by The-Nooksters over on Reddit, the scene is set for a faux Pokemon battle within the confines o...