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Colony building sim Mountaincore is now free to play and open source

By Liam Dawe,
A complicated history for this one, with the developer Rocket Jump Technology no longer existing as a business. The previous iteration of the game named King under the Mountain went open source back in January 2024, and now what was to be the big revamp is also open source.

Stone Age co-op farming & life sim Roots of Pacha gets a major 'Sun and Moon' v1.3 update

By Liam Dawe,
Roots of Pacha is basically like a Stone Age version of Stardew Valley, a co-op farming and life sim from Sofa Den. The Sun and Moon update is a big one and it's out now.
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LIBRITOPIA: Librarian Simulator recently added a Linux version

By Liam Dawe,
LIBRITOPIA: Librarian Simulator is a game that based on the name, probably doesn't need an intro. As part of a wave of these simulator games (there's suddenly quite a lot of them), here you manage a library.

A retro goodie rebuilt from 1994, Ironseed 25th Anniversary Edition recently added Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
Ironseed from 1994 is not one I'm familiar with, I only know if I had seen it when I was small I probably would have played it for hours. Ironseed 25th Anniversary Edition is a modern 2020 remake and now it has a Native Linux version.

MySims and MySims Kingdom from EA get Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe,
Electronic Arts (EA) announced that both MySims and MySims Kingdom have been upgraded with "some things we have been working on for a long time" which includes Steam Deck support for both titles.

Smash-hit drug sim Schedule I plans full Steam Deck support, will use the Steam Deck as the "performance benchmark"

By Liam Dawe,
Schedule I is high up on my wishlist to eventually play-through, thankfully being in Early Access I've got plenty of time to get to it and it's only going to get better with full Steam Deck support planned.

Egosoft reveal the big free Diplomacy update for X4: Foundations due out in 2025

By Liam Dawe,
Egosoft have revealed that their expansive space sim X4: Foundations is getting another major upgrade named Diplomacy, scheduled to arrive some time this year.

Cute life sim Little Sim World comes to Early Access on May 1

By Liam Dawe,
Developer .Gravity announced recently that Little Sim World will be entering Early Access on May 1st, and it appears it will also get Linux / Steam Deck support.

Iron Village is a sweet super-casual city-builder and railway manager out now

By Liam Dawe,
If you prefer your games a bit cosier and sweeter perhaps Iron Village might be your next one to pick up. Especially if you like building and management sims.

PowerWash Simulator 2 announced for release in 2025 with split-screen co-op

By Liam Dawe,
Ah hell, here we go again, I'm going to be hooked on it. FuturLab have revealed PowerWash Simulator 2 is coming and it will be this year too.

FACEMINER will have you scale up your A.I. surveillance empire on February 27

By Liam Dawe,
A narrative-driven management simulation that plunges players into the heart of a 90s-era data harvesting and artificial intelligence empire, FACEMINER is set for release on February 27th.

Mudborne is a cozy sim about collecting and breeding frogs releasing in March with a new demo up

By Liam Dawe,
From the developer of chilled beekeeping sim APICO, their next game Mudborne: Frog Management Sim is set for release on World Frog Day (March 20th) with a brand new demo.

Heart of the Machine is deep, fascinating and engrossing to play as a sentient AI

By Liam Dawe,
Become a sentient AI in Heart of the Machine, the latest deep strategy game from Arcen Games (AI War 1/2, The Last Federation, Bionic Dues) and it's now in Early Access.

Run a game store and go through gaming history in GSC - Game Store Chronicle

By Liam Dawe,
Imponix Game Studio have announced GSC - Game Store Chronicle, a management simulator where you run your very own game store.

Physics building game Besiege gets a big 10 year anniversary update

By Liam Dawe,
Besiege from Spiderling Studios just had a big free upgrade for all players to celebrate the 10th anniversary.

Next-gen construction simulation RoadCraft gets a new trailer and release date

By Liam Dawe,
From the teams that gave us the popular SnowRunner and MudRunner, the next-gen construction simulation RoadCraft is looking great. There's a new trailer and release date now too.

The latest Two Point Museum trailer shows off Museum Management

By Liam Dawe,
Releasing with Linux support on March 4, Two Point Museum has a brand new trailer to showcase Museum Management and more.

Iron Roads is a cute-looking rail network optimisation sim out in Early Access

By Liam Dawe,
Love your building and management sims? Iron Roads puts a rather cute looking style on it and it's now available with Linux support in Early Access.

Adventure Mode for Dwarf Fortress is out now

By Liam Dawe,
Bay 12 Games and Kitfox Games have announced today that Adventure Mode for Dwarf Fortress is now officially out for everyone.

over the hill is an offroading exploration game announced by the art of rally devs

By Liam Dawe,
The devs of art of rally, Funselektor Labs along with Strelka Games have announced over the hill, a new offroading exploration sim where you can bring a friend along for the ride.
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