Simulation – Play Critically

Against the Storm Review

Allow me to add my voice to a chorus who have thundered the windows for years: Against the Storm is an impeccable city management sim.

PowerWash Simulator 2 is bigger, smarter, and more refined, but doesn’t feel as special.

Incredible though it may seem, PowerWash Simulator is one of the most satisfying and fulfilling videogames I have ever played.

Eastward’s inexplicable DLC transformation into farmlife simulation is a dreadful disappointment.

In terms of design and personal satisfaction, Build is one of SteamWorld’s most successful installments.

The satisfaction I gain from a thorough job well done in Fresh Start is fragile and breaks down the more it is examined.

Though I am not without my criticisms of Stardew Valley, every inch of its reputation is deserved.

Potion Permit has good puzzle and simulation ideas that are ground down by tedious busywork.

Bear & Breakfast is a wonderful, whimsical idea sabotaged by an interminably frustrating interface.

Cult of the Lamb is a hollow chocolate effigy: Satisfactory, but empty and leaving me wishing for more.