Latest articles by Lauren Morton
Watch a bunch of game developers screaming in a public park to protest the state of the industry: 'It feels hard to be here and pretend like everything is fine'
news Amidst the excitement of GDC, dozens of developers shared a moment of pure catharsis.
The best deals in the 2024 Steam Spring Sale
deals We've combed the first big Steam sale of the year for the best deals on new games and older favorites.
Even 'cozy' gaming's biggest fans can't decide on its definition, but they aren't worried: 'There's a whole lot of grey area, and that's what makes it interesting'
Cozy Consensus As the cozy game genre grows, it remains one of the most challenging to define.
Creatures of Ava is the cozier version of Palworld: A 'creature saver' co-written by Rhianna Pratchett
News Creature collecting is cozy again.
Sims 4 players hate its obtrusive new store button so much that a modder has already removed it
News The DLC purchase tooltips are getting a bit incessant.
The Sims 4's new Crystal Creations DLC basically gave me craftable cheat codes for boosting my mood, love life, and defying death
Gem Goddess Is this what we mean by toxic positivity?
The Palworld breeding bug that was causing all Cattivas to be born cowards, and other species trait dominance, has been fixed in a new patch
News Let the coward Pals breed in peace.
Side-scuttling strategy game Crab God will let you amass a crustacean congregation
News This enormous crab also has aspirations for real world activism.
Finally, a farm sim that will let me date hot demons and also collect capybaras
News Tales of Seikyu is a yokai shapeshifting farm sim planning to launch this year.
Cozy MMO Palia is threatening players with an increasingly enormous stuffed frog if they keep wishlisting it on Steam
News To celebrate Palia's launch on Steam next month, Palia is rewarding players with "Giga Frogbert."
6 reveals from the Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC trailer that had us shaking in our greaves with excitement
SHADOWS LIFTED It's finally here, weary tarnished.
Minecraft just launched add-ons, which are mods, not to be confused with the previous add-ons that were also mods, and won't replace mods for Minecraft Java
News Minecraft Bedrock now has community-made mods to download in the Minecraft Marketplace.
Survival games are having another viral moment, making PC players the tastemakers once again
Survivor Bias The genre that just can't stop producing hits is still entirely the territory of PC gaming.
Palworld breeding guide and the best breeding combos
Matchmaking Learn how to combine your most powerful Pals.
Islands of Insight has a great gauntlet of logic puzzles that overshadows its beautiful but aimless world
This shared world puzzle game is a little too open-ended to feel compelling.
Minecraft commands list: all the best cheats
Give Diamonds Tailor the sandbox to your liking with this list of the must useful Minecraft commands you should know.
The Sims 4 free update adds vitiligo skin details in continued effort for more inclusive character creation
News Maxis has invited fashion model and vitiligo activist Winnie Harlow to share her decor inspo and a Sim inspired by her.
We're in a golden era of game demos
Sea of free We're spoiled for choice in an unending tide of free game trials.
Lightyear Frontier makes mechs cozy with its low-stress approach to alien planet environmentalism
Final Frontier This colorful open world makes farming a well-oiled endeavor.
Paralives will enter early access in 2025 and will never have paid DLCs, only free expansions
News Paralives shows off its live mode features with group activities and "together cards."
This Townscaper-like building game on 'the dark side of cozy' is the perfect lock screen photo designer
News Dystopika's new demo in the Steam Next Fest is photo mode gold.
