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After 11 years, The Sims 2 returns with a re-release on the EA App and Steam – and it's still as wonderfully janky as it was in 2004
By Anna Koselke published
Preview Preview | Don't go in expecting a remake

Sanrio Animal Crossing successor Hello Kitty: Island Adventure gets off to a strong start on Steam, and a lot of fans are making the same 19-year-old South Park reference
By Ashley Bardhan published
News Hello Kitty: Island Adventure is now on Nintendo Switch and PC

Maxis teases something The Sims 1 and 2-related, and fans are already frothing at the possibility of long-overdue remasters
By Dustin Bailey published
News Could the re-releases we've needed for decades finally be on the way?

"Player expression" has been vital for Two Point Museum, whether you're displaying captured ghosts or frozen cavemen in your dream exhibit
By Oscar Taylor-Kent published
Big in 2025 Curation, customization, and expeditions all come together to make Two Point Museum a more creative experience for players than its just-as-quirky predecessors

Stardew Valley creator says "a game can have too much content" but still won't say "the book is closed" on the farming sim, teasing updates "maybe even 50 years from now"
By Jordan Gerblick published
News "I think it would be funny to release an update when I'm, like, 90 years old"

inZOI's "community simulation" approach to the life sim genre could make it The Sims 4's biggest rival yet
By Jasmine Gould-Wilson published
Big in 2025 Big in 2025 | Upcoming life sim inZOI wants to put its players in the spotlight

After 3 years away from The Sims 4, it's finally the game I've been waiting to play
By Heather Wald published
Now Playing Now Playing | Rediscovering The Sims 4 after 3 years is like getting to know an old friend all over again

Animal Crossing's "obscure references" were all "localized out completely" before its debut in the West, as Nintendo felt it needed to "change everything"
By Anna Koselke published
News The original Animal Crossing looked a whole lot different in Japan
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