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lifesimulation·Life Simulation GamesbyAgent_Karyo

"I torture myself over every last detail": Stardew Valley's creator is having a real time of it with Haunted Chocolatier's recipe book interface

Stardew Valley creator Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone has released his latest reminder that yes, he's still working on sweetshop action RPG Haunted Chocolatier.

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/i-torture-myself-over-every-last-detail-stardew-valleys-creator-is-having-a-real-time-of-it-with-haunted-chocolatiers-recipe-book-interfaceOpen link View original on piefed.world

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lifesimulation·Life Simulation GamesbyAgent_Karyo

Tracing blueprints in Paralives is so easy it freed me from 25 years of The Sims' grid-based tyranny

One tiny mod for Paralives has finally made my childhood dreams of more realistic life sims floor plans possible.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/life-sim/paralives-floor-plans-custom-rug-mod/Open link View original on piefed.world

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lifesimulation·Life Simulation GamesbyAgent_Karyo

Now that we have Paralives, Inzoi, and The Sims 4, life simmers finally have the variety we've been begging for

With Paralives joining the party, I finally feel like there's a real buffet of choice for life sim players.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/life-sim/now-that-we-have-paralives-inzoi-and-the-sims-4-life-simmers-finally-have-the-variety-weve-been-begging-for/Open link View original on piefed.world

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lifesimulation·Life Simulation GamesbyAgent_Karyo

Paralives continues to sound promising with a roadmap outlining free updates The Sims would normally charge for

Given that all updates and expansions will be supposedly be free, this one's a win for Paralives.

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/paralives-continues-to-sound-promising-with-a-roadmap-outlining-free-updates-the-sims-would-normally-charge-forOpen link View original on piefed.world

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lifesimulation·Life Simulation GamesbyAgent_Karyo

I'm not ashamed to admit that The Sims 2 got me into house music, especially since its devs hired the best DJs in the biz to score it

Nightlife's remixes live rent-free in my head.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/im-not-ashamed-to-admit-that-the-sims-2-got-me-into-house-music-especially-since-its-devs-hired-the-best-djs-in-the-biz-to-score-it/Open link View original on piefed.world

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lifesimulation·Life Simulation GamesbyAgent_Karyo

Paralives is the very definition of early access, but it's already a promising Sims rival

Paralives still feels very early in development, but its potential is blinding.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/life-sim/paralives-is-the-very-definition-of-early-access-but-its-already-a-promising-sims-rival/Open link View original on piefed.world

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lifesimulation·Life Simulation Gamesbyvelma

Paralives: 45 Minutes of Gameplay

Less than a week until Early Access!

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lifesimulation·Life Simulation GamesbyAgent_Karyo

Like fleshy, diaper-wearing cars, infants in The Sims 4 have been "tuned up", making them faster to feed and change, and it's easier to clean up their poop

The next patch for The Sims 4 brings a laundry list of fixes and changes to infants.

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/like-fleshy-diaper-wearing-cars-infants-in-the-sims-4-have-been-tuned-up-making-them-faster-to-feed-and-change-and-its-easier-to-clean-up-their-poopOpen link View original on piefed.world

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lifesimulation·Life Simulation GamesbyAgent_Karyo

inKONBINI: One Store. Many Stories - Review

inKONBINI combines convenience store management with character-driven storytelling. Stock shelves, manage 1993 HONKI PONKI, and help quirky customers find clarity and peace

https://gamersocialclub.ca/2026/04/29/inkonbini-one-store-many-stories-review/Open link View original on piefed.world

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lifesimulation·Life Simulation GamesbyAgent_Karyo

Petit Planet is exactly the Animal Crossing clone it looked like, but after 15 hours of it I'm shocked by how many new ideas it has too

HoYoverse reaches for the stars with a cozy life sim that's more ambitious than it first appears.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/life-sim/petit-planet-is-exactly-the-animal-crossing-clone-it-looked-like-but-after-15-hours-of-it-im-shocked-by-how-many-new-ideas-it-has-too/Open link View original on piefed.world

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lifesimulation·Life Simulation GamesbyAgent_Karyo

The Peak of Life, a lifesim set in a major metropolis, with professional development, enterpreneruship and investment, released on Steam

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4320230/The_Peak_of_Life/Open link View original on piefed.world

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lifesimulation·Life Simulation GamesbyAgent_Karyo

The Sims 4's microtransaction Marketplace has officially shown me the door after 24 years of Simming

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4s-microtransaction-marketplace-has-officially-shown-me-the-door-after-24-years-of-simming/Open link View original on piefed.world

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lifesimulation·Life Simulation GamesbyAgent_Karyo

Crop is Stardew Valley except you arrive at your farm naked and in the boot of a car

If Stardew Valley is a cosy farming game the Crop is a what you get if you make it a horror farming game.

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/crop-is-stardew-valley-except-you-arrive-at-your-farm-naked-and-in-the-boot-of-a-carOpen link View original on piefed.world

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lifesimulation·Life Simulation GamesbyAgent_Karyo

Witchbrook's taken 10 years because "Harry Potter meets Stardew Valley" got old and the devs wanted time to make "something more unique"

Chucklefish is bringing the magical life sim out this year

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/simulation/witchbrooks-taken-10-years-because-harry-potter-meets-stardew-valley-got-old-and-the-devs-wanted-time-to-make-something-more-unique/Open link View original on piefed.world

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lifesimulation·Life Simulation GamesbyAgent_Karyo

Petit Planet, the upcoming 'cozy galactic life sim' from HoYoVerse, is taking signups for a new beta test happening later this month

There's still no release date, but it's getting closer.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/life-sim/petit-planet-the-upcoming-cozy-galactic-life-sim-from-hoyoverse-is-taking-signups-for-a-new-beta-test-happening-later-this-month/Open link View original on piefed.world

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lifesimulation·Life Simulation GamesbyAgent_Karyo

Inzoi Studio head says early access was unavoidable, but he feels kind of bad about it: 'The users are testing it on our behalf, so I always feel sorry for them'

Yeah, that's pretty much how it works.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/life-sim/inzoi-studio-head-says-early-access-was-unavoidable-but-he-feels-kind-of-bad-about-it-the-users-are-testing-it-on-our-behalf-so-i-always-feel-sorry-for-them/Open link View original on piefed.world

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lifesimulation·Life Simulation GamesbyAgent_Karyo

New inZOI patch dubbed the "GTA 6 update" by eager fans, adding everything from cozy flower shops to car theft to the Sims 4 competitor

GTA comes to inZOI before GTA 6

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/simulation/new-inzoi-patch-dubbed-the-gta-6-update-by-eager-fans-adding-everything-from-cozy-flower-shops-to-car-theft-to-the-sims-4-competitor/Open link View original on piefed.world

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lifesimulation·Life Simulation GamesbyAgent_Karyo

Stardew Valley-like farming sim, [Grave Seasons], with a romanceable "supernatural serial killer", [and horror elements], gets an August release date, with a demo coming soon

Grave Seasons arrives in under 5 months

Steam Store page

Stardew Valley-like farming sim, [Grave Seasons], with a romanceable "supernatural serial killer", [and horror elements], gets an August release date, with a demo coming soon

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/simulation/stardew-valley-like-farming-sim-with-a-romanceable-supernatural-serial-killer-gets-an-august-release-date-with-a-demo-coming-soon/Open link View original on piefed.world

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lifesimulation·Life Simulation GamesbyAgent_Karyo

Stardew Valley farmer takes advice from AI, ends up brewing 136 useless bottles of rice juice

Don't listen to Google and mill your rice for vinegar.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/life-sim/stardew-valley-farmer-takes-advice-from-ai-ends-up-brewing-136-useless-bottles-of-rice-juice/Open link View original on piefed.world

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lifesimulation·Life Simulation GamesbyAgent_Karyo

'I took those files and deleted them': Former Sims 4 developer says he totally rewrote the sims' AI in the middle of development and 'that was a scary thing to do'

The Sims 4's original lead AI programmer says he pitched the entire AI system not long before alpha and rewrote it from scratch.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/i-took-those-files-and-deleted-them-former-sims-4-developer-says-he-totally-rewrote-the-sims-ai-in-the-middle-of-development-and-that-was-a-scary-thing-to-do/Open link View original on piefed.world

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