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SEGA and Two Point Studios announced Two Point Museum: Rides & Relics for October 8. The fourth expansion adds a mini-coaster builder with custom height, tilt and camber across five themes, a new Riquetti Gardens location, the Gearbox Fairgrounds expedition map, a Funfair Expert staff type, 17+ funfair exhibits and a new five-star campaign.
Double Fine Action Labs' first reveal is a monochrome bus-driving game where the rules change daily, the Thank-o-meter buys you time, and repeat offenders get ejected through the back door mid-route.
Frontier Developments told the London market on September 3 that it has signed an agreement with Disney for a new game drawing on Disney's IP portfolio - funded entirely by Frontier and pitched squarely at the Creative Management Simulation genre behind Planet Coaster, Planet Zoo and Jurassic World Evolution. No title, no platforms, and a fourth unannounced Planet game confirmed in the same filing.
OPNeon Games has dated TCG Card Shop Simulator's 1.0 release for September 15, launching the same day on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, Xbox One, Switch and PC. The full version makes the Tetramon TCG playable for the first time, two years after the solo-developed shop sim entered Early Access and 3.5 million sales later.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 World Update 22 is live and free, celebrating the United States National Parks for the country's 250th anniversary. It adds 31 photogrammetry-rebuilt landmarks, 46 points of interest, nine discovery flights, the debut of guided tours, and a free Goodyear Blimp, with National Championship Air Races due in Fall 2026.
Maxis pushed a June 30 patch to The Sims 4 packing 80+ bug fixes and quality-of-life changes: fewer repetitive phone calls, per-pack festival notification toggles, aligned windows and doors, reduced Mac save corruption and clearer Marketplace pricing.
inZOI Update 0.9.0 launched June 19 on PC and Mac, adding the long-requested active high school life stage — classes, clubs, prom and graduation — alongside clothing stores, an expanded baby system, and experimental first-person and advanced driving modes.
Frontier Developments revealed first gameplay for Planet Zoo 2 at the PC Gaming Show 2026, adding fully aquatic and flying species with custom aquariums and aviaries, and set an October 13, 2026 launch on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Microsoft and Asobo Studio announced World Update 22 for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 at the Xbox Games Showcase 2026, the latest free update adding enhanced scenery and regional detail for virtual pilots on Xbox Series X|S and PC.
Nacon and Cyanide Studio's Tour de France 2026 is out now on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. The latest entry in the long-running cycling sim debuts in-race rain that forces mid-stage strategy changes, an expanded calendar with two new licensed races, and overhauled, more tactical team time trials.
The cozy clean-up-and-renovate sim returns rebuilt from the studs up: modernized lighting and graphics, a fully voiced story, and all of the original's expansions bundled together - launching June 4 on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S for $49.99, with a steep loyalty discount for veterans.
The renovation-sim favourite gets a ground-up rebuild on June 4, 2026, bundling every expansion with improved visuals, first-ever voice acting, eight new jobs, 800-plus new items and stacking discounts for existing owners.
Frontier Developments has officially announced Planet Zoo 2, with an October 13, 2026 worldwide launch on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam and Epic). The reveal trailer confirms first-time aquariums and aviaries for fully aquatic and flying species, a brand-new Wildlife Reserves layer for off-zoo conservation, a generational leap in animal animation and fidelity, and pre-orders open today at .99 Standard or .99 Deluxe with six extra species.
Megapop and publisher Kasedo Games launch their underwater reef-building city-sim Life Below on Steam today, putting Rhianna Pratchett's Thalassa campaign, biologist-vetted species systems, and a WDC charity supporter pack in front of PC players worldwide.
Farming Simulator 26 launched worldwide on iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, and Switch 2 on May 19. GIANTS Software's mobile-first sequel includes 120+ authentic licensed machines, 15 crops, two brand-new European and American maps, and a new Challenge System layered over the sandbox. Premium purchase, no microtransactions.
PlayWay's long-running Car Mechanic Simulator franchise lands on phones today with Car Mechanic Simulator - PMC, a free-to-play, touch-built spinoff that hands players a workshop, a diagnostic scanner, and a wallet's worth of project cars. iOS and Android are getting it simultaneously on May 16, with in-app purchases sitting alongside ad-supported progression rather than gating the core repair loop.
For the first time in its history, Tennis Manager launches on phones alongside PC and Mac on May 12, putting a new My Player career mode, 5,000+ real athletes, and 2,000+ tournaments in your pocket for $9.99.
Farming Simulator 26 launches May 19 on iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch — pointedly skipping PC and current-gen consoles. GIANTS shipped full feature parity with FS25's desktop build, plus a new Challenge System designed specifically for phone session design.
Paralives enters Early Access on Steam May 25, offering a grid-free life sim with no paid DLC. The community-funded alternative to The Sims features freeform building, an open world, and over a million wishlists.
The Beholder series' train-set spin-off brings dystopian surveillance gameplay to iOS and Android on April 28 alongside its multi-platform launch.
A cozy 90s Japan convenience store sim arrives April 30 on all platforms, launching day one on Xbox Game Pass at $24.99.
Coldwild Games' beloved airship tycoon Merchant of the Skies has arrived on iOS and Android for $7.99 as a premium port with zero ads or microtransactions, bringing its cozy trading simulation and base-building to mobile with redesigned touch controls.
Nintendo's long-awaited social sim sequel brings Mii island life to Switch on April 16 with same-sex relationship options, full island customization, player-controlled Mii interactions, and a free demo already live.