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SkyWatch Simulator

GameDev.Net

[link] hello all, i have made a new idea for a simulator i would like a team to join me in making. the attached file, is my GDD. which is what i call An SDD. Sim development document) unreal engine is the preferred engine

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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 has taken 15 million players to the skies

Game Developer

Asobo's 2020 flight sim hits a new milestone ahead of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024's release in November.

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Solo dev Esteban Hernandez spent 7 years on Creo God Simulator: “I’ve learned perseverance”

PreMortem.Games

Esteban Hernandez , the solo developer behind MKSM Design , has spent almost seven years bringing Creo God Simulator to life. How did you get the idea for Creo God Simulator? Creo God Simulator is out now on Steam. I became a solo developer initially because I wanted to make games, plain and simple, he says.

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Farming Simulator 25 has series-best launch with 2 million copies sold in opening week

Game Developer

GIANTS' newest agricultural simulator also has the highest peak player count of the series' entries on Steam.

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The Art of the Spiral: Failure Cascades in Simulation Games

Game Developer

Exploring how failure cascades shape gameplay in simulation games like Songs of Syx and Rimworld, balancing dramatic stories with player recovery opportunities.

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The forces behind the astonishing success of drug dealing simulator Schedule I

GamesIndustry.biz

TVGS' drug manufacturing and dealing simulator rocketed to the top of Steam's Global Top Sellers when it released in late March, and has remained among the bestselling games on the platform ever since. Schedule I is one of the most surprising success stories of 2025. Read more

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Deep Dive: Lushful Photography Sim's emotive, mathematical long-exposure photography system

Game Developer

A primer on how to simulate long exposure photography in Unreal Engine.