One thing that the gaming community can never seem to agree on is genre definitions. What exactly is a visual novel, and what’s the real difference between psychological and survival horror? Genres ...

WolfEye, the studio founded by Dishonored co-creator Raphael Colantonio, has a new game coming out. It's apparently a first-person immersive sim with a structure between Prey and Fallout: New Vegas, ...

Explaining himself, Colantonio said "If you really think about it, Bethesda games - or Obsidian games - are very, very immersive sim. The overlap between first-person RPG and immersive sim, it's very ...

Immersive sims are traditionally thought of as single-player titles. They can be really dense and systems-heavy games in which having even one player introduces an incredible number of variables, as ...

Jack Coleman (He/Him) is a Lead Editor from Ireland. This is his third full year in games media, having previously worked freelance for various outlets, including NME. A lifelong gamer, Jack is ...

Larian Studios has revealed that it plucked inspiration from developers such as IO Interactive and Arkane when developing Baldur’s Gate III. Speaking on the Official Xbox Podcast, the studio’s lead ...

The hardcore controls and rules in Immersive Sim games often pair well with a backdrop of horror. Putting players in a position where their every move or decision is meaningful and can drastically ...

If you miss old-school Thief or immersive sims like Deus Ex and Dishonored, there are plenty of indies carrying on the legacy. The newly released Selaco channels the genre in surprising ways, but we ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Squidge, splodge, splat: Skin Deep doesn’t sound like most immersive sims. It doesn’t sound like most video games ...

The director of Marvel's Blade says there's "some potential" for immersive sims to move towards increased multiplayer possibilities. Responding to resurfaced comments from immersive sim legend Warren ...

Immersive sims are magical delights in the hands of an open-minded player. The only drawback is that there are consequences. Militsioner is no different. You've been arrested in a small, provincial ...

The stealth-action game Thick as Thieves comes from some of the creators of the influential Thief game series, but the new title from OtherSide Entertainment and Megabit adds one very important ...