Simulation - Page 12 of 43

15Oct

By StuartNo Comments

Maestro – Quest 3 Review

Have you ever been sitting at the opera and always wanted to have a go at the stick? Well now is your chance, developed by Double Jack and VR label Creature bring you Maestro. After a hugely successful free demo, the full-length game will be released on the Quest 2, 3, 3s and Pro on October 17th, with SteamVR releasing on October 22nd. Musicality at its finest. So just what does that guy at the front of the orchestra do exactly? Well read on and you might just find out! Gameplay Maestro is, in essence, a rhythm game with a few differences. I won't tell you what they are yet, but stick around for the rest of the review, and all will become clear. When you start up for the first time, you are introduced to the game very gently. It is a nice, neat tutorial that takes you through the co...

15Oct

By CharlotteNo Comments

News & Updates

Date Everything! this Valentines Day

February is the month of love, and 2025 will be even more so. Team17 Digital and developer Sassy Chap Games have announced their sandbox dating simulator, Date Everything! will launch on 14 February 2025. Date Everything! lets players explore a world where even the most ordinary objects hold romantic potential. The game will be available for PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S upon launch. Romance is alive and well Date Everything! brings a new twist on the dating simulator genre. The game begins with you unfortunately losing your customer service job to AI. However all is not as miserable as it may seem. A mysterious stranger has sent you a gift to cheer you up - magical glasses called 'dateviators'. Upon putting them on you realise they've made your house come al...

11Oct

By Alex CrooksNo Comments

PC Reviews

Game Builder Tycoon – PC Review

Start your own gaming company in Game Builder Tycoon - the latest release from developers AM Playground and publisher Playway S.A. Choose your platform, game size and more as you take the reins and develop your own games. With plenty of areas to develop into and unlock, opportunities seem to be endless - even bankruptcy is a possibility! Game Builder Tycoon is available now on Steam for £6.80 thanks to a launch discount. However this ends on the 14th October after which the game will cost £8.50. You'll be the next Ubisoft in no time Gameplay It's now 2005 and you've decided that you want to set out into the world of game development! When you first load up Game Builder Tycoon you are prompted to choose your character, your company name and your favourite avatar. You can then distri...

10Oct

By Kyle McGrathNo Comments

PC Reviews

Amber Isle – PC Review

Amber Isle is a cosy management game with crafting and exploration. Developed by Ambertail Games and published by Team17. Available for £24.99, this adorable dino adventure arrived on Steam today! However, Nintendo Switch gamers will have to wait until 31st October to get their hands on this cute prehistoric village sim game. Let's make a name for ourselves! Your (customisable) Paleofolk embark on an adventure, which is short-lived after they fall from the hot-air balloon they’re travelling on. Your dino falls through the roof of an abandoned shop on Amber Isle. The outraged and less than friendly Mayor Clawsworth declares you a hooligan that must pay for damages. Two kinder Paleofolks, Mabel and Adi convince the Mayor to let you run the aforementioned store and help fix up the once ...

9Oct

By Jordan RookerNo Comments

PC Reviews

Satisfactory – PC Review

Satisfactory is a first-person factory simulator set in an open world. It was originally available for the first year exclusively on Epic when it hit early access in March of 2019. Developed by Coffee Stain Studios (Goat Simulator) and published by Coffee Stain Publishing (Deep Rock Galactic, Valheim), it opened a new chapter with a 1.0 release in September. If you're looking to sink a lot of time into a game, pick it up today on Steam or the Epic Games store. Symmetry is so Satisfactory I'll just be flat out up front: I don't know when exactly I'll be done playing Satisfactory. I completely underestimated just how much depth it has brought to the table. Especially when you compare it to when it first went into early access. Needless to say I will be putting in quite a lot more time to t...

7Oct

By StuartNo Comments

News & Updates

Gaucho Coming in 2025!

Gaucho and the Grassland from Epopeia Games is heading to PC in February 2025. With a console release coming later, you can get your hands on a Steam Demo in November. Gaucho or Gaucha? Playing at Gaucho, you get to learn everything from the basics to crafting your own tools to help expand your farm. That's not all though, you will be able to explore nature. Go hunting for materials, or just buy them from a local vendor, it's entirely up to you. Using your helpful horse and faithful dog you will unlock and explore many different biomes, both at different times and in various weather conditions. You can help out local residents to increase your charisma, helping to unlock new paths and resources to continue to evolve your farm. There are also some supernatural encounters where you ...

7Oct

By Jason1 Comment

Features

Dig VR Press Event Roundup

Recently I had the amazing opportunity with Thumb Culture to attend a Dig VR press event. Just Add Water and Wired Productions held the day-long event at the awesome DiggerLand theme park in Kent. Not only were we given the chance to experience the new Dig VR simulator game, but we also got to have a go on real-life diggers. Needless to say, mud was thrown around! We recently covered the news about the game releasing on 24th October. And so getting the chance to play Dig VR and chat to everyone involved made for a fantastic occasion. Enter Thumb Culture After having a meet and greet, and winding up Wired's Community Manager Steve with how close we lived to the venue, we were sorted into our groups and given a timetable of events. Our first item of the day was to go and play the Dig...

4Oct

By Kyle McGrath1 Comment

Previews & Early Access

Storage Hunter Simulator – PC Preview

Storage Hunter Simulator is a management simulator game. Developed and published Racoons Studios and additionally published by BeardedBrothers.Games, Storage Hunter Simulator releases into early access on Steam, on October 10th. A used towel, that's $250 easy. The simulator genre never ceases to amaze me with how many concepts can spring forth from it. Storage Hunter Simulator has the player bidding on abandoned storage lockers and trying to make your money back, plus profit. I’m definitely coloured intrigued, and since this game will release in Early Access, there’s potential for far more content even further post-launch. Gameplay There’s no overall story to Storage Hunter Simulator. You dive right in by choosing between one of two characters, male or female. After choosing, y...

3Oct

By Tom McMylorNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

Shadows Of Doubt- PS5 Review

Shadows of Doubt is an immersive sandbox detective stealth game developed by ColePowered Games and published by Fireshine Games. It was first released on PC in early access in April of last year, and launched in full release earlier this month. Available on PC, PlayStation5 and Xbox Series X|S, today I'll be taking a look at the PlayStation 5 version. Good cop, bad port. Shadows of Doubt encourages players to think like a private investigator and take on jobs to earn cash on your path to catching a serial killer. But as is the case in many ported games, there are some shortcomings. Have you played the game? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below. Gameplay Upon starting Shadows of Doubt you are instantly met with a choice. You can dive right into a pre-generated tutorial ca...

2Oct

By CharlotteNo Comments

News & Updates

Trash Goblin Coming To Early Access

Indie game developer Spilt Milk Studios has revealed that their upcoming wholesome shopkeeping game Trash Goblin is coming to Steam Early Access on November 6th. Don’t want to wait that long? Well the good news is there’s a new demo coming to Steam Next Fest running from October 14th-21st. One Goblin's Trash... Trash Goblin is a wholesome & cosy shopkeeping game with a twist! You play as a goblin who uncovers and restores trinkets. Find peculiar knickknacks by chipping away at the dirt and cruft they're embedded inside. Scrub them up nice and clean with your sponge to get them ready for sale. Customise your newly replenished goods by combining trinkets together to meet the eccentric requests of your endless array of colourful customers. Invest your savings to upgrade your shop, buy...