Management Sim

The fun of a management sim mixed with the endless charm and cuteness of our feline friends? A game about running a cat cafe seems like the perfect recipe, but it’s also one that could easily go amiss if the pieces don’t line up just right. Luckily, Cat Cafe Manager …

A-Train: Hajimaru Kankou Keikaku, the next game in Artdink’s long-running rail management series A-Train, is coming to Switch in Japan on March 12. While no international release is planned at this stage, there’s good news for global A-Train fans: the Japanese release will include support for English, Korean, and Chinese …

RollerCoaster Tycoon is looking to return to its heydey with RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition for Nintendo Switch and PC, due out later this month. RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition comes with both the Soaked! and Wild! expansion packs, which bring water park and wildlife elements to the game. All …

Games often struggle with the apparent rift between “casual” and “hardcore” audiences, and there are few genres where this challenge is as apparent as in city management sims. At one extreme, you’ve got the intense micromanagement of competing priorities and complex systems that are interconnected but also fundamentally at odds …