Latest articles by Lauren Morton
Hotel Galactic is a cozy Ghibli-inspired crafting and management sim where you'll host adorable intergalactic visitors
PCGS Tidy up and make sure the water is warm for all your extraterrestrial customers.
Captain your own flying island base in wind-powered crafting survival game Aloft's new co-op demo
PCGS As if picking the perfect place to build wasn't tough enough, now I have to go island hopping.
Slavic witchcrafting game Reka is equal parts cozy and creepy and it's coming to early access in August
PCGS Become a witch of the woods and make Baba Yaga proud.
Splodey is a platformer that 'does away with the jump button' in favor of magical propulsion platforming
PCGS I can't even begin to think of platforming backwards.
'Not too cozy' farm sim Everholm has brought back its demo for more mysterious witch simming
PCGS Everholm's demo is back for you to try its take on a less linear life sim.
Drug Dealer Simulator 2 launches this month with co-op drug empire management and nostalgia for the early 2000s
PCGS It's dangerous to grow alone.
Unbeatable is an exceedingly cool rhythm RPG 'where music is illegal' coming in 2025
PCGS The demo is pretty slick and the full game is shaping up for next year.
When to watch the Xbox Games Showcase 2024
Premiere Here's when and where to catch the latest reveals from Xbox and all its many studios.
The 5 best cozy game demos I tried from the Wholesome Games showcase
Quick and Cozy I've played 11 demos (so far) so you only need to download the best ones.
When and where to watch the 2024 Future Games Show summer showcase
Don't miss out on the summer edition of the Future Games Show with dozens of new trailers and reveals.
Palworld's first major update, Sakurajima, lands on June 27 with a new island and new Pals
News The new update has lots of new tech, pals, and some handy new crafting stations too.
The Stanley Parable developer's next game is a cozy tea shop sim where you have some trauma to process, actually
News Wanderstop is a cozy tea shop life sim where the main character doesn't actually want to be cozy at all.
How to watch the 2024 PC Gaming Show: our 10th annual summer showcase
PCGS Our 10th annual showcase with over 70 trailers and reveals will premiere on June 9.
The Sims 4 has just launched a battle pass-like 'events' system to reward players with new items for logging in regularly
News It's yet another feature getting slapped on the main menu, but at least this one's free.
Just 2 weeks before its early access release, Life By You is delayed again, this time without a new date
News The Sims-style life sim from Paradox Tectonic is no longer launching in June.
Jake Solomon's upcoming life sim will create a cast of characters for you in a way that almost sounds like Dwarf Fortress
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
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
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
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
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.
Gorgeous cozy castle doodling game Tiny Glade is launching a demo this month
News We're finally getting our hands on Tiny Glade, at least for a tiny while.
Sandbox farm sim Mirthwood will let you bring your pets into battle with you
News Mirthwood revealed more of its sandbox-y features in a new trailer this week.
Beautiful upcoming Sims competitor Inzoi reveals tons of weird features like sleepwalking, custom crime rates, and relationship hard mode
News Inzoi's developers have shared another deep dive video on features in the upcoming life sim.
