sim

How cats get drunk in Dwarf Fortress, and why its creators haven't figured out time travel (yet)

31.03.2016

I recently had the rare opportunity to interview Tarn Adams, the designer and programmer of Dwarf Fortress. For those who aren’t familiar, Dwarf Fortress is an incredibly complex simulation, and in a wide-ranging interview Adams talked about his quest to…

Dwarf Fortress' creator on how he's 42% towards simulating existence

31.03.2016

Dwarf Fortress, sim, Strategy

Is Dwarf Fortress what you want to, or plan to, be working on the rest of your life? The older I get, the more it seems like I can talk about that without seeming flippant and stupid or whatever word…

RollerCoaster Tycoon World limps into Early Access

31.03.2016

News, rollercoaster tycoon world, sim

“Not fully tested” isn’t something I like to hear in association with roller coasters, but here RollerCoaster Tycoon World is having a crack at Early Access. Your £30/$50 (wince) buys “the core features and content of the game”, including the campaign, sandbox and…

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3D is now on Steam

30.03.2016

Action, News, sim, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron

Superb Star Wars dog-fighting sim Rogue Squadron 3D has made it to Steam at last (£7/$10). Released in 1998 for Windows and the N64, Rogue Squadron proclaimed “astonishing 3D details including real time lighting and special effects (explosions, smoke, engine glow, tracer fire and…

Prison Architect's latest update adds hot water, improved 3D mode

27.03.2016

Introversion Software, News, Prison Architect, sim

Prison Architect’s hidden 3D mode was discovered the other week, and with the cat firmly out of the bag, developer Introversion said there may be updates on the way to the experimental mode. Said updates are now here as part of the…

Elite: Dangerous is getting a William Shatner voice pack

24.03.2016

Elite: Dangerous, Frontier Developments, News, sim

If you’ve ever thought to yourself that the one thing a deep-space exploration game like Elite: Dangerous needs is a ship’s computer that sounds like William Shatner, then today is your lucky day. The upcoming Orion voice pack for the…

Out of the Park Baseball 17 review

24.03.2016

Out of the Park Baseball 17, Reviews, sim, Strategy

need to know What is it? The best baseball management game ever made, with real teams dating back from the present day to 1871.Developer: OOTP Developments Publisher: OOTP Developments Release: Out nowExpect to pay: $40/£28 Reviewed on: Windows 8, Core i7-4770K, 16GB RAM Multiplayer: Up…

Urban Empire heats up city building with political infighting

24.03.2016

GDC 2016, sim, Urban Empire

City development happens organically and changes to reflect your composition of housing, commercial, and industrial buildings. I’ve never been a fan of the way many city builders ignore the exhaustive political process governing the construction of real cities. It’s easy…

This War of Mine: The Little Ones is coming to PC

23.03.2016

11 Bit Studios, News, sim, This War of Mine

This War of Mine is a game about surviving the horrors of war, not as a thick-necked soldier with an array of guns and a can-do attitude, but rather as a civilian: hungry, sick, injured, alone, and above all else,…

Planet Coaster enters early bird alpha

23.03.2016

News, Planet Coaster, sim

Frontier’s lavish modernisation of the theme park sim, Planet Coaster, is now available to play if you want to shell out on the early bird alpha. In keeping with Frontier’s history of charging high prices for early entry (and thus, the logic…

sim

Latest posts