Turns out Inzoi’s inhabitants wear towels in the shower because pixelating them Sims-style was too saucy: ‘We actually tested this ourselves during development, so you can trust us’

Inzoi has been in the hands of life sim sickos for a few days now, and while there are pockets of criticism here and there—build mode being too obtuse and a lack of gameplay depth being two major callouts—it seems that folks are having a real good time playing something that isn’t The Sims for…

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Valve considered making a ‘B title’ before Half-Life, until an exec told Gabe Newell ‘that’s just not gonna work… the company will fail’

Last year saw the 25th anniversary of Half-Life, one of the most important games in PC history and a spectacular debut for Valve. But in another timeline, it could’ve been the studio’s second game. Valve co-founder and former chief marketing officer Monica Harrington was on a panel at the recent 2025 Game Developers Conference called…

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Cult classic Rain World has dropped a new expansion about its most mysterious slugcat yet

We’ve known it was coming since last year, but atmospheric, beautiful, ecologically-driven metroidvania platformer Rain World‘s new expansion has dropped. In Rain World: The Watcher, you become Nightcat, AKA The Watcher, a new and adorable slugcat with its own (new, adorable) gimmick—finding mysterious echoes of itself, which will require you to check out all kinds…

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Five new Steam games you probably missed (March 31, 2025)

Best of the best (Image credit: Xbox Game Studios) 2025 games: Upcoming releasesBest PC games: All-time favoritesFree PC games: Freebie festBest FPS games: Finest gunplayBest MMOs: Massive worldsBest RPGs: Grand adventures On an average day about a dozen new games are released on Steam. And while we think that’s a good thing, it can be…

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