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How to Fish is the latest Steam indie sensation, selling 1 million copies in just two days
The indie co-op fishing game How to Fish, developed by Dazed Games, has achieved remarkable success on Steam, selling one million copies within its first two days of release. The game, which features physics-based gameplay and unique mechanics like using firearms and explosives for fishing, also saw a peak of over 268,000 concurrent players. Dazed Games has confirmed that additional content and bug fixes are planned for the future.
Pool Cleaning Simulator Review | TheXboxHub
Pool Cleaning Simulator offers a relaxing gameplay loop of maintaining and cleaning various swimming pools, drawing parallels to the satisfaction found in PowerWash Simulator. While the game features visually appealing water effects and diverse environments, its control system can feel awkward, and the need to find the last percentage of dirt can lead to frustration. Despite its enjoyable moments, the overall experience is somewhat hampered by rough edges in its user interface and controls.
Creepy Shift: Uncle Joe’s Motel Checks In With A Dark New Horror Story
Creepy Shift: Uncle Joe's Motel, a new psychological horror and simulation game with noir influences, is now available for £8.39 on Xbox Series X|S and PC with Play Anywhere support. Developed by Night Shift Team and published by Red Limb Studio, the game tasks players with mundane motel duties that become increasingly unsettling as they uncover dark secrets. This is the third entry in the Creepy Shift series, following Roadside Diner and House For Sale.
Grandpa’s Bee Haven – Beta Sign Up | Alpha Beta Gamer
Grandpa's Bee Haven, a cozy idle simulation game, is opening beta sign-ups. Players manage hives, flowers, and insects to build an apiary, with features like specialized extraction stations and cute helpers. The game encourages creative garden design to attract new insect species.
Hack The Planet - Free Online Browser Game
Hack The Planet is a new offline, single-player browser game that simulates hacking with a retro-cyberpunk aesthetic. Players act as a hacker named Ghost, scanning networks, breaching systems through minigames, stealing data, and deploying viruses to build a hacking empire while managing their trace level to avoid detection. The game features procedurally generated content, a Windows 11-inspired UI, and synthesized audio.
Police Office Inc - Free Online Browser Game
Police Office Inc is a free, browser-based simulation and management game developed by Happystoner5420 Games. Players manage a police station's dispatch, personnel, and investigations in real-time, with all gameplay rendered procedurally and capable of running fully offline. The game emphasizes strategic resource allocation and case follow-through without requiring any data to leave the player's browser.
GT-BR CULTZONE Games MotorSports - Free Online Browser Game
GT-BR CULTZONE Games MotorSports is a new browser-based racing game from Cultzone Games that blends simulation and customization with Brazilian automotive culture. Players can build and tune cars inspired by real local classics, race on various tracks, and learn about the vehicles and their history. The prototype focuses on short, intense events and offers a unique look at grassroots motorsport.
Cozy Marbles Brings Relaxing Marble Run Creativity to Steam Today | Invision Game Community
Cozy Marbles, a physics-based marble run building simulator developed by Pixel Pea Games, has launched on Steam. The game allows players to create elaborate marble runs with a variety of track pieces, customize marbles, and share their creations online. It is available for $9.99 USD with a 10% launch discount.
How To Play Anomaly Cafe
This guide provides instructions on how to play Anomaly Cafe, a game where players manage a cafe while dealing with supernatural threats. It covers basic cafe operations, cooking mechanics, handling urgent orders, managing reputation, and dealing with anomalies and in-game events. The guide also details the different character classes, available items for purchase, and stat upgrades, concluding with efficiency tips for players.
Review: No. 10 – Full Confidence – this new political satire game challenges you to outlast the lettuce as UK Prime Minister
No. 10 – Full Confidence is a new political satire simulation game available on mobile app stores that challenges players to remain Prime Minister of the UK for as long as possible. The game presents players with dilemmas every few seconds, requiring quick decisions to appease various factions and avoid being ousted. It features current political events and humor, with additional DLC scenarios available.
A Game About Chopping Trees Review
This review of A Game About Chopping Trees highlights the satisfying mechanic of domino-felling trees. However, it notes a sense of existential emptiness upon completion and hints at a surprising spoiler.
Greedy Growers codes (August 2026)
This guide provides the latest codes for the Roblox game Greedy Growers, offering players free tickets to expand their farms and acquire new seeds. It also details how to redeem these codes within the game and mentions the existence of a dedicated Discord server for updates and community interaction.
Recension – Low Budget Repairs
Low Budget Repairs is a humorous take on the simulation genre, placing players in the role of a handyman in 1990s Poland. While the game offers a unique concept combining slapstick comedy with repair tasks, it suffers from bugs, unclear instructions, and a lack of a multiplayer mode, though one is planned for the future.
Snabbkollen: Realistiska eller tramsiga simulatorer?
This article discusses the appeal of both realistic and 'silly' simulator games, asking readers for their preferences. It also includes a roundup of recent gaming news, including leaks, release date announcements, and developer interviews.
Behold, "the whole story of Steam's economy in one picture": the top 1% of games earn 84.5% of estimated revenue, and most games barely make anything
A new analysis of 99,206 paid games on Steam reveals that the top 1% of games earn 84.5% of the estimated revenue, with half of all paid games earning less than $4,000 lifetime. The report, which excludes free-to-play titles, highlights extreme revenue disparities and a rapidly growing Steam catalog that outpaces revenue growth.
RimWorld Hits A New Low Price, But You’ll Only Have 24 Hours To Grab It
RimWorld is currently available at a 29% discount on Fanatical for a limited 24-hour period, marking its deepest discount to date. The article highlights the game's chaotic AI storytelling and engaging simulation mechanics, noting that this sale also extends to its expansions, Anomaly and Odyssey.
Beastfolk Barber is an adorable hairdressing sim that offers up more than just shop talk
Beastfolk Barber is an upcoming simulation game where players manage a hair salon catering to beastfolk clients in Starfish City. The game features minigames for haircuts, a narrative involving client personal lives and social issues, and a demonic character with unique requests. The demo suggests a future release with engaging gameplay beyond simple styling.
PlayStation 5 Getting One of the Most Popular 2024 Games Soon
TCG Card Shop Simulator, a popular simulation game originally launched in Early Access on PC, is set to release on PlayStation 5 on September 15, 2026. The game will also leave Early Access with its version 1.0 update, introducing the Tetramon trading card game. Standard and Deluxe editions will be available, with pre-order discounts for PlayStation Plus subscribers.
TCG Card Shop Simulator’s Biggest 1.0 Feature: How to Dominate Tetramon Duel Master
TCG Card Shop Simulator will launch its 1.0 version on September 15, 2026, introducing the highly requested playable trading card game, Tetramon Duel Master. The game, currently in Game Preview on Xbox Series X|S and PC via Xbox Game Pass, allows players to manage their own card shop and now engage in duels with Tetramon cards.
Rescue on Fractalus! - An 8bit classic is coming to an Amiga near you!
The classic 1985 game Rescue on Fractalus!, originally developed by Lucasfilm Games, is being ported to the Amiga by Vesuri. This port requires 1 MB of RAM and runs on Kickstart 1.3 or 3.1. The game is a tense planetary simulation where players pilot a Valkyrie fighter to rescue stranded pilots while avoiding alien saucers and ground emplacements.
