Simulation

RoadCraft returns to the record following an extended absence, prompted by the release of the Reclaim DLC. After many months away from an active pulse, the new content provided a reason to revisit familiar roads. ...

Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator leans fully into nostalgia, placing players behind the counter of a video rental store in 1990 — right at the height of their cultural dominance. ...

Sherman Commander presents a unique approach to tactical command by placing the player directly inside the commander’s seat of a Sherman tank. From this limited first-person perspective, players must both fight the battle personally and coordinate infantry and supporting units through either direct in first person or via the map interface. ...

Blossom: The Seed of Life tasks the player with the ambitious project of transforming Mars into a lush and green world. Developed by a single creator, the game carries that forgiveable indie feel of being solid and fun yet having imperfect gameplay. ...

Docked arrives from Saber Interactive carrying familiar logistical DNA. Much like its distant cousins SnowRunner and RoadCraft, the game focuses on the satisfaction of moving heavy things from one place to another and takes place in a post disaster world. ...

The Legend of Khiimori arrives in Early Access with a mostly clear path ahead of it. The experience leans toward a slower, more relaxed gameplay with bursts of wonder and stress — a frontier logistics game played from horseback set in 13th century Mongolia. ...

Railroad Corporation 2 has departed early access and entered full release, arriving with familiar cargo but also some unexpected surprises. Though I did not check out the game during it’s early access phase, the 1.0 build called for formal inspection. ...

TCG Card Shop Simulator turns the world of collectible card games into a satisfying management hack — from trying for rare pulls to selling cards at a marked up price for a nice profit. ...

SnowRunner has been around for years now and I don’t expect anything major from their DLCs at this point. More maps and more trucks, maybe a new mechanic or two. Season 17: Repair & Rescue is that. ...

The Last Starship officially left early access and reached version 1.0 and my first exposure to it came after it hit it’s full release. I completely missed this game during it’s development phase and came in knowing two things. It was made by the original Prison Architect developers and it had the same top-down looks. Ok, I knew it was in space two. ...