Tag: simulation

The Sims have opened up a world of diversity by destroying the genre

Throughout this last decade, the Sims have become one of the best known social simulation videogames in our gamer imaginary. A game that allows us to create a new world with adorable virtual alter-egos with which to manage a parallel life that doesn't exist. A new life where you choose how and who to be and where the representation of you is increasingly diverse

Motherlode, Motherlode, Motherlode – The Story of The Sims from Rags to Riches

The Sims was once a game made with love and has since become a huge game franchise in and out of the simulation genre but also notorious for its prices and bugs.

Destroy global supply chains with a mouse click: Innocent Passage review

Innocent Passage is a game about processes of adaptation and cascading failure in global supply chains. It allows us to think about how the world might be changed through our collective.

Finding structure and connections through Animal Crossing: Horizons – how games can help us cope with crises

This is an overview of a study on how Nintendo's Animal Crossing: New Leaf has helped players cope with the isolation of COVID-19 lockdowns in early 2020. The study centers around the routines and player identities that arise from the game.

Everyday Humanity in the Void: Experiencing Outer Space in Elite Dangerous

Two books helped me discover that playing as a space trucker is more fun than I thought it’d be!

Dirt Rally 2.0: Is that dirt in your eye?

Blast through muddy slopes and drift to the goal line, right before getting to peek inside the secret lives of crash test dummies in Dirt Rally 2.0 review.

Cities: Skylines Review - Being A Mayor Has Never Been So Fun

Develop your city from a humble village to a bustling metropolis in this colorful, smoothly running city simulator.

Stardew Valley – Charming Farming Simulator

Stardew Valley lets players fulfill their fantasies of becoming a farmer through an addicting and rewarding gameplay-loop.

Mini Metro - Bite-sized puzzle strategy game wrapped in a minimalistic atmosphere of transit craze

Mini Metro, a satisfying minimalistic puzzle game about passengers, metro systems, and real cities. What else could an evening need?

RimWorld: a space colony simulator where hijinks ensues

Have you ever wanted to play a construction and management simulation game with potentially game-changing random events and quirky characters?

Noita — An Unforgiving Roguelite Full of Surprises

Under the unforgiving rogue-lite core of Noita is a game filled with content, customizations, marvels, and surprises that makes it an extremely fun and unforgettable experience.

The Sims 4 – Where You Are The God

Create the house of your dreams, make the perfect Sim or watch the world burn. In The Sims 4, the choice is yours!

Totalitarianism in the age of ice and steam

#Frostpunk demonstrates political progress and how #totalitarian tendencies may develop

Developing of Project Management Skills by Playing with LEGOs