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Solve a crime or don't.

Nivalis Nights is now available. This "cyberpunk slice-of-life sim" lets you grow your business, chat with locals, chill in the neon-soaked city streets, fish, find love, and solve the mystery of a serial killer who is on the loose. That last one is completely optional. Technically, it's all optional. However, if you want to just play this as a slice-of-life sim, you can do just that.

Players will begin by running a simple noodle stall....

Being cozy is mandatory!

More of the cozy life sim game, Hello Kitty Island Adventure, is on the way. The game's second DLC is called City Town and it will take players to "a rainbow metropolis teaming with mystery" on April 16 for Switch, Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Steam.

In City Town, players will get to set up new shops with pals such as Kuromi, My Sweet Piano, and Tuxedosam. A new friend, U*SA*HA*NA (that is actually their name), will unlock the customizable...

Leave the big city life behind you.

Looking to get away from all that "hustle and bustle of big city life" and just chill on an island where you grew up? Starsand Island, coming February 11th to Steam Early Access and Xbox Preview, will let you do just that.

In Starsand Island, players will return to their childhood home and embark on "a journey f personal healing." You'll get to master various outdoorsy skills such as farming and fishing, all while...

New animals, cooking minigames, and more.
A free new content update for the life sim game Calico will be out on December 22, 2022. The teams at Whitethorn Games and developer Peachy Keen Games have put together a rather hefty update that will add in a bunch of new features and content.

Those of you with the game on Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and PC (Steam, EGS, and lots more listed on their site) will soon be able to befriend and play with a variety of new animals. There are some...

It's coming to Steam with visual updates and various customization options.

XSEED Games announced that Rune Factory 5 will be coming to PC via Steam on July 13. When it does, it will feature graphical improvements and various customization options unique to the PC platform.

Rune Factory 5 is apparently a farming/life sim RPG delivered in full 3D. Players will tackle dungeons, battle dangerous foes, and "unravel a mystery threatening their adopted home of Rigbarth."...