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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"
By Austin Wood published
News How Jordan Morris of Mister Morris Games balances games as an art and business

Stardew Valley-infused Lord of the Rings life sim Tales of the Shire almost had its hobbits speaking Westron – but while "die-hard Tolkien fans" would've loved it, "there just wasn't enough to go on"
By Anna Koselke published
News The language "would sound a little bit like Simlish," too

Tales of the Shire: Everything you need to know about the new Lord of the Rings game
By Hirun Cryer, Emma-Jane Betts last updated
Guide Tales of the Shire is finally here, so here's everything you need to know before picking up the new Hobbit game!

The zombie apocalypse simulator where you're a Last of Us-style fed deciding who gets to live in the quarantine zone hits 1 million wishlists as indie powerhouse Devolver Digital signs on as publisher
By Jordan Gerblick published
news Quarantine Zone: The Last Check demo has nearly 2 million downloads, but the full game is delayed to November

Former Stardew Valley dev's new farming sim boasts animals that "produce multiple types of items," like sheep milk usable for pecorino cheese – and the carbonara lover within me is thrilled
By Anna Koselke published
News Sunkissed City is set to be a baa-nger

Hytale co-founder says "I won't say much" as he tries to buy back the IP from Riot, and then basically gives us a full road map for the Minecraft-like game
By Issy van der Velde published
news He's actually saying quite a lot

Stardew Valley, Hollow Knight, and a strange strategy game from 2023: the now wildly successful dev behind idle farming sim hit Rusty's Retirement says he learned from the greats, and literally called his latest game "Idle Valley" internally
By Austin Wood last updated
News Not to mention a clever strategy game from 2023

Hytale co-founder replies to their own "no risk, no story" tweet, and fans haven't known peace since: "This is either the biggest comeback in the gaming industry or the biggest troll ever"
By Issy van der Velde published
News Fans are beside themselves

"My savings had run out": In a few months, a Sonic 3 animator made an N64-style game based on an iconic Animal Crossing mechanic and chucked it onto Steam because "I needed to pay rent," and it worked
By Austin Wood published
News Merchant 64 is a fascinating slice of game dev and a cute little sim
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