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I turn to a very specific genre when I'm stressed, so here are the best dog games to play in 2025 in case you need a pick-me-up too
Best List From Nintendogs sequels to Phogs, these are the 10 best dog games to play right now
Spooky Stardew Valley vibes put this "nightmarish life sim RPG" co-directed by Celeste's artist on my radar, and I can't wait until it launches next year to start my new rural life on a twisted farm
News Neverway releases in 2026
I'm not saying PowerWash Simulator 2 is already my GOTY, but I just spent 2 hours using Witcher Senses to find dirt and it was the most satisfying experience of my life
Preview Hands-on | Look, washing stuff is very satisfying
It's not Portal 3 but this fan-made dating sim with enough of Valve's approval for a Steam launch might be as close as it gets, and its solo dev says it's canon: "There's nothing you can do about it"
news Aperture Dating Simulator "will introduce you to a new Aperture - one that seems a lot more... normal than the original. At first"
Former Stardew Valley dev decides against adding a "stink gun" to his new life sim, but offers a compromise by allowing you to torment cityfolk with pungent fruit
News Mr. Podunkian's life sim Sunkissed City keeps getting bigger and bigger
Stardew Valley with animal people and a lot more depression is an instant hit on Steam: "The plague is coming. The community must work together if everyone is to survive"
News Grimshire takes ConcernedApe's farming game and gives it an apocalyptical twist
EA exec says The Sims 5 is "not a good idea for our community" because The Sims 4 got so much DLC: "What I wouldn't want to have happen is you to have to start from day zero"
News Sadness in Sim City
Cozy life sim Hello Kitty Island Adventure adds puny little dustball with no prospects, and I would cry from joy if I weren't so afraid of melting her bones into smaller, more miniscule pieces of dust: "Peak has returned"
News Say hello to your leader, Cogimyun
Where Eric Barone used his indie bucks to buy a proper PC, creator of Stardew Valley-inspired hit Rusty's Retirement says he's got the same $1,000 rig after selling half a million copies: "We've literally done nothing else differently"
News How Jordan Morris of Mister Morris Games balances games as an art and business
