A new online trend has indie developers posting 15-second clips that briefly (sometimes) explain their game, and my Steam ...

Critic Linda Holmes has been playing The Sims since the early 2000s. Twenty five years in, she says she still finds the game ...

As the virtual dollhouse turns 25, the game designer Will Wright explains how The Sims was a sandbox for the American dream.

It’s 1999, and a school IT lesson deep in the south east London suburbs. Our teacher asked who had a “home PC,” and everyone ...

Everyone has to start somewhere, and for The Sims, that somewhere was a Windows PC in your parent's attic. Its humble ...

The Sims celebrated its 25-year anniversary on February 4, 2025. Below, we take a deep dive on how it's reached its current ...

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The Sims 4 illustrates how the gaming industry often prioritizes monetization over quality. With $1,235 worth of DLC and a ...

Hot Date expanded your Sims’ horizons by giving them a chance to get out of the house by heading downtown, and get together ...

The audience for the trailblazing life simulation game has stuck around through new editions, expansion packs and designs to ...

At a time when the success of a modern video game is measured in metrics like “cumulative engagement time” (number of players playing at the same time), acquisition of new players and “intensity of ...

The Sims is turning 25 and with it comes a whole host of celebratory events across the franchise's beefy lineup, including on ...