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States, Firms, & Households

A new economic sim where players are firms that try to gain the most profit. Find the right balance of prices and wages to produce what you need, sell your products, and keep your workers fed. Build up a strategy of building choices, locations, trucks, wages, prices, and production targets. Hone in on your strategy with graphs and a feel and understanding of the simulation mechanics Continue reading States, Firms, & Households

ASTRONEER one of the coolest-looking indie titles

If we remember since the games like Minecraft and, to a lesser extent, Dwarf Fortress hit the scene, the idea of what constituted a “goal” in video games was put under intense scrutiny. Sure, there had been games that didn’t bank as heavily on violence or other forms of conflict, but very few games had ever challenged the notion so heavily as to say “well, what if we just gave players a giant sandbox and let them do whatever they wanted with it.” Continue reading ASTRONEER one of the coolest-looking indie titles