Thief Simulator | Mini Review
What is it? Thief Simulator is a game that does what it says on the tin. You’re in a small town and you’re tasked with breaking into and robbing a bunch of different places in order to get more money….
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Tag Archive: Simulation
August 2021 Playstation Plus Games | News
I may have run out of metaphors to describe the oppressive heat (I’m Scottish, meaning that I’m genetically predisposed to complaining about the weather, good or bad) but fortunately the good ship Sony continues its goodwill cruise to festoon you,…
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Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?! | Mini Review
What is it? Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?! is the third installment of the Cook, Serve, Delicious series and it sees you take charge of a food truck, making your way across the United States with your robot buddies in order…
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Five Dates | Mini Review
What is it? Five Dates is an FMV game that has you playing as Vinny, a man trying his hand at online dating for the first time, during the lockdown period of 2020. You help him answer questions and hopefully…
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Train Valley 2 | Mini Review
What is it? Train Valley 2 is a puzzle game that has you creating railways to transfer goods from one station or factory to another, advancing in technology as you progress through the game. Platform(s) PC Pros Cons Lovely graphics….
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Golftopia | Mini Review
What is it? Golftopia is a golf management and simulation game where you take over a golf course and try to make it the best one that your patrons have ever visited. Platform(s) PC Pros Cons Lots of customisation options….
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The Invisible Hand (PC) | Review
There’s been a surge in people getting interested in trading lately, thanks mostly to the GameStop stock phenomenon led by Reddit’s WallStreetBets subreddit. It’s led to some people earning a lot of money, and others losing much more. Things that…
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Booth | Mini Review
What is it? Booth is an indie dystopian management simulation game that puts you in a grey, very non-descript booth managing the flow of food into the nation. Your job is to take out all the dodgy or unsuitable items…
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Trailmakers | Mini Review
What is it? Trailmakers is a game where you can do almost anything in. Build crazy contraptions that can take to the sky as well as submerse under the sea, or the sports car of your dreams ready to race….
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Death and Taxes (PC) | Review
I think everyone and their dog has played Papers, Please, as it basically spawned a genre of games where games didn’t necessarily have to be all-action, but rather put people into a mundane activity and build a story around that….
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Turmoil (PC) | Review
Turmoil is one of the games I’ve had stashed in my library for a very long time, and I finally had the time to play it recently. In it, you play as an oil baron in the “ye olde” times…
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Five Dates (PC) | Review
Since Black Mirror dropped their interactive episode on Netflix, a few companies have tried to create something similar that has their own twist on the idea. One of the ones that got sent my way was Five Dates by Welsh…
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Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?! (Switch) | Review
I know what I’m getting into with a Cook, Serve, Delicious game. Tricky challenges with good humour and plenty of different ways to curate your restaurant. The third instantiation of the game is slightly different however – having watched your…
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Overcrowd: A Commute ‘Em Up (PC) | Review
I’m a big fan of simulation and management style games, so I’m always willing to give any in the genre a go, no matter how niche they are. I’ve not ever come across one quite as niche as the London…
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Booth (PC) | Review
Despite being a Humble Monthly customer since it began, I’ve never actually played any of their non-DRM free games. Mostly because, after noticing it when it first came out, I completely forgot about it. And then, over the last couple…
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