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, ...

Fans of immersive sims will not want to miss out on this new entry in the Styx series, which comes close to equalling the ...

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 ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Before its unfortunate closure, Arkane Austin, known for its development of Prey and Redfall, was exploring a return to its immersive sim roots. The team had proposed a new single-player project which ...

Joey Brown is an interview reporter, editor, and lifelong gamer with experience in nearly every genre from space sims and MMORPGs to metroidvanias and city builders. He has sat down with industry ...

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 ...