At times both gritty and goofy, The Precinct challenges players to take on the tough job of a beat cop in the crime infested city of Averno. It’s every bit as good as any 1980s television police drama show, just with players dropped into the center of the action.
Mall Manager Simulator is a management sim that challenges players to take control of a mostly empty shopping center and transform it into a hugely popular and profitable destination mall that will bring in happy customers from miles around.
Running a club is a dream for a lot of people, and Disco Simulator lets players do just that. With control of everything from the design of the club to who can work there, players get the full club management experience in this tycoon style sim.
In development and Early Access for decades, the roguelike Caves of Qud has finally released its unique version of a sci-fi RPG sandbox to the world. Although it’s incredibly challenging to survive for long in its world, it’s truly a masterpiece where almost anything can happen.
Railroads Online is a highly detailed simulation that supports up to 16 players online at the same time. It challenges players to lay tracks, plan routes, run the business and drive powerful locomotives from the eras of modern diesels to historic steam engines.
Besiege is a classic physics-based puzzle title that challenges players to construct massive medieval war machines to help conquer elaborate battlefields. It’s been out for the PC and most consoles for a while and finally makes it to the PlayStation.
Mixing genres can be a risky move for game developers, but it can also pay off big time with something unique and fun, just like it did for Dustland Delivery, an amazingly complex post-apocalyptic survival business simulator.
Sengoku Dynasty is a fully customizable empire and society builder where players start with a single house and slowly expand their realm until they’ve mastered the Sengoku Era of ancient Japan. It’s a unique building type of title with a lot of great qualities.
Planning and building out amazing model railroads is a wonderful pastime, but it can be expensive while also requiring quite a bit of space. Train Yard Builder offers players the thrill of creating their own model train paradises without the challenges of trying to do it in real life.
This week Modern Gamer finds some realistic October gruesome gore for the Halloween season with Crime Scene Cleaner, a simulator that has players transforming grisly crime scenes into neat and tidy spaces once more.
