#life simulator

[n64retro]

1 a.m. (Winter) Kenta Nagata Animal Forest / Animal Crossing (Nintendo, 2001 / 2002) Soundtrack

[theaftersundown]

I really hope they do my boy Ais good in the rest of the game, me thinks my MC is really leaning towards that sexy ass demon.

[kurimuri100]

🛒 Did a little grocery shopping for my Zoi today. The kitchen’s now fully stocked with AI-printed veggies, fruits & more, my Zoi's fridge might still be empty, but hey — the counters look amazing !

[idletrait]

All the (confirmed) characters in Chef RPG

[bisexualgoth]

PARALIVES THE GAME THAT YOU AREEEEEE

[alpaca-clouds]

The Issue With Solarpunk Gaming

Alright, another week for talking about Solarpunk. And this time about Solarpunk and Lunarpunk games. Because, look. I think no other Indie-media branch is as accessible and as successful as the indie gaming sphere. And given that generally speaking Solarpunk has become a bit of a buzzword, one would think that there are some Solarpunk games out there. But... There kinda aren't.

There was a Solarpunk game announced last year that is basically a survival crafting game from the looks of it, where you explore some sort of floating isles word. The gif above is one I made from the trailer of the game.

And there are currently 27 games on Steam that are tagged as Solarpunk:

And just for reference, among those 27 games in the steam store tagged with Solarpunk have those other tags as the most common:

And of course there are quite a lot of smaller games on itch.io, where the solarpunk game category looks like this:

Other than that, there is of course a variety of lists online, which will tell you games that might not be tagged Solarpunk, and might not be meant to be Solarpunk, but have a Solarpunk-feel to them. Those might look somewhat like this:

And when you look through all those lists, you will quickly find one thing. Most of all the stuff that is a game tagged as Solarpunk, or told to be kinda solarpunk, fall under one of the following categories:

Farming Sims

City or Environmental Builders

Crafting Games

Narrative VN-like Games

Sure, there are a few exceptions in there, but not a whole lot given that there are not a whole lot of games to begin with and allmost all of it goes into the same kind of direction.

And I think this goes into the same direction of people being unable to think of how to write a Solarpunk thriller or Solarpunk stories in general. Because people do not understand how utopian stories work, people are unable to understand how to create conflict in utopian worlds.

So, I thought to myself... I am gonna share some ideas with you about what kinda games one could create that are not so much in the sim/builder type of game. Because Solarpunk could be so much more. :)

And if you are interested in creative Solarpunk endeavors, I would love to invite you into the Solarpunk Creatives community! :)

[rema-toro]

The portrait position is not ideal, but i cant fit it anywhere else

[blerdyotome]

Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma Coming May 30

Marvelous USA announced that Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma will launch globally on the Nintendo Switch™ system and Windows PC via Steam on May 30, 2025. The latest entry in the popular action-RPG and life-simulation series introduces players to the Eastern territory of Azuma, a land of Japanese-inspired visuals and unique twists on familiar gameplay elements from the Rune Factory franchise.…

[mongoliannomad84]

True and Orlando Sidebe enjoyed a celebratory lunch at a rooftop restaurant in San Myshuno, overlooking the city skyline. It was a special treat to honor True’s graduation from Britechester University with honors—an achievement she worked hard for, with Orlando’s unwavering support. As they toasted to her success, True playfully blew him a kiss, her eyes sparkling with a promise of the night to come. A little woohoo was definitely on the agenda!

[rhiandoesfandom]

GUYS. INZOI releases on March 28th!!!!

I am so excited to have a new life simulation game that can rival The Sims.

[n64retro]

どうぶつの森  Dōbutsu no Mori  Animal Forest Nintendo EAD Nintendo 64 2001

[theaftersundown]

The way The Sims team/EA is scrambling to RE-release 20 year old games and drop a bunch of Sims packs because they know people are sick of their money hungry attitude and the fact you have to pay separately for everything in the game now. And the fact that TS4 is the worst version of their game yet so they have to return to the original ones everyone loves.

They also know inZoi is coming for their crown in life simulation/dating sims. It's actually so funny to watch because they deserve it.

They priotized money over their creation and fand for years and only started caring when they realized we would all move to a better game with better graphics and you don't have to pay 10-40$ to have simple stuff like laundry, pets, careers...

As a Sims girlie for a long time, I can only say LMAO. Will I play the TS1 and TS2? Yes but that is besides the point! I won't feel bad when the company fails.

[fvckw4d]

I really want to be rooting for indie devs breaking into the life Sim market after maxis and ea fucked the bed but so many of the offerings I've seen make it obvious that, apart from the business model, none of these people understood what fans hated about sims 4 in the first place.

[kurimuri100]

A huge shoutout to @bodaccia48 for sharing an incredible collection of patterns with me over the years! Originally, they were for my Sims custom content, but now they’ve found a new home in inZOI. And honestly? They look amazing here too! ✨

This Dreamy Kitchen is my first fully furnished room, and I had so much fun playing around with custom patterns and 3D-printed objects. inZOI’s new design tools are seriously next level!

[yolkema]

seems like life by you really was an asset flip based on the character models ! https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/3d/characters/uma-2-unity-multipurpose-avatar-35611 https://www.reddit.com/r/LifeByYou/s/fCoY7IvaCP