Randy Smith Evergreen, a designer on Thief: The Dark Project and System Shock 2, says the immersive sim genre keeps building games for an audience that doesn't exist at AAA scale.

Corsair Cove hands you a cliff, a campfire, and four Drifters, then lets Cohesion decide whether any of it survives the week.

Corsair Cove hands you a cliff, a campfire, and four Drifters, then lets Cohesion decide whether any of it survives the week.

A leak points to Saber Interactive working on a rideshare driving game, and the name is apparently exactly what it sounds like.

Every doppelganger red flag in the game points straight at Norbert the gnome, and following that instinct is exactly how you wreck your shift.

Every website in Welcome to the Game III runs on a strict clock, and half of them go offline before you even finish reading the page.

Eight killers roam one motel complex in Welcome to the Game III, and half the battle is knowing which ones are a single rule away from a non-issue and which ones need an actual defense system.

Quitting a room halfway through wipes your cleaning progress completely, so knowing exactly how this game tracks your efforts ensures your hard work always counts.

Stumbling upon a plain gray rock in a dungeon quickly turns into a delightful afternoon of managing a tiny pixel art flock.

The 9th Charnel promises a terrifying psychological survival horror experience but delivers a broken and mind-numbing walking simulator. Save your money and your sanity because the only genuinely scary thing here is the game-breaking bugs.

I spoke to an indie developer who had to scramble to move their entire launch window after realizing a titan of the genre was about to crush them. The fear of Slay the Spire 2 is very real.

Gambler's Table is a $5 digital dopamine machine that proves I'll watch anything as long as a number goes up and a little guy is wearing a funny hat.

Tracking the digital madness of Gambler's Table? Here is the full achievement list to help you hit 100% completion faster.

ConcernedApe just saved you $15 and gave you a reason to actually use those fancy new Joy-Cons. Here is the lowdown on the Switch 2 upgrade.

It looks like Balatro, plays like Cookie Clicker, and will absolutely ruin your productivity for exactly one afternoon. We review This Ain’t Even Poker, Ya Joker, the cheap dopamine dispenser you didn't know you needed.

Winter Burrow is one of the most beautiful and well-written games I've played this year. It's also one of the most tedious and annoying. I am... conflicted.

This game is a clunky, addictive mess. I love it. But before you start, you need to know which stats are useless, why your bots are idiots, and the only two upgrades you must get first.

The first House Builder was a solid sim. The sequel is a "meme version" that guts everything that made the original good and replaces it with bugs and clicker mechanics.

This game is a prime example of "stupid fun." It's a janky, cheap co-op horror game where a killer clown hunts you by listening to your mic.

This game isn't revolutionary, but it's the most fun I've had losing friends in ages. Capote is a chaotic Brazilian card game that's all about strategic betting and pure sabotage.