Life sims are in a slump and the only way out is becoming strategy games again

Even with new competition in the mix, the life sim genre feels so afraid of being difficult, but that's what made the ...

After dominating 2025 with indie drug dealing sim Schedule 1, developer is looking to expand: "By the end of the year, there will likely be 4 people working on Schedul…

After being one of the most beloved PC games of 2025, the developer behind Schedule 1 has announced the team now has an ...

Schedule 1 developer TVGS is 'an actual game studio' now, with an office, desks, and a new guy named Rob: 'By the end of the year, there will likely be 4 people working on ...

"We've got an office in Sydney, and a new developer, Rob, who has just started," Tyler wrote on Steam. "We're also in the process of recruiting a 3D/technical artist. By the end of the year, there ...
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Hooded Horse ban AI-generated art in their games: "all this thing has done is made our lives more difficult"

Hooded Horse CEO Tim Bender has taken a firm view on genAI art assets. "I fucking hate gen AI art and it has made my life ...

New colony sim Architect of Ruin is basically Rimworld but you're building an evil cult to a vengeful god

Built by an indie team of ex-Valve devs, Architect of Ruin combines Rimworld with Cult of the Lamb, and is published by ...

The Binding of Isaac lead says "I think we will have a few DLCs to make" for upcoming roguelike Mewgenics, but he's "waiting to see" what fans think of the game

The Binding of Isaac's and Super Meat Boy's Edmund McMillen is about to unleash another (hopefully) moreish roguelike onto ...

Banana Castles, Frog Island, and Skinballs: Here Are Some of the Wacky Things Devs Do to Test Video Games

I put out a call on social media and through various PR contacts for QA professionals to share their most ridiculous game ...