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 linkView original on piefed.worldWith 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 linkView original on piefed.worldGiven 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 linkView original on piefed.worldNightlife'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 linkView original on piefed.worldParalives 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 linkView original on piefed.worldThe 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 linkView original on piefed.worldinKONBINI 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 linkView original on piefed.worldHoYoverse 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 linkView original on piefed.worldIf 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 linkView original on piefed.worldChucklefish 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 linkView original on piefed.worldThere'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 linkView original on piefed.worldYeah, 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 linkView original on piefed.worldGTA 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 linkView original on piefed.worldGrave Seasons arrives in under 5 months
![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://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/bcd193e8-2ed5-4209-9d16-cf97b41f2b0f.jpeg)
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 linkView original on piefed.worldDon'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 linkView original on piefed.worldThe 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 linkView original on piefed.worldThe Sims 4 Marketplace will go live on PC and Mac on March 17, and will follow on consoles later this year.
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-announces-a-creation-club-style-marketplace-and-maker-program-enabling-content-creators-to-sell-their-work-directly-to-players/Open linkView original on piefed.world
