I’m sick of $70 games. Play these 7 fun (and free) PC games instead

Battlefield Redsec is brand new and very exciting, as it was only released in October 2025. This is not another standard game mode for Battlefield 6, but a free-to-play spin-off that aims to compete ...
Polygon

The best games like The Sims to play right now

There’s still not a game out there quite like The Sims. For over 20 years, this life simulation franchise has dominated its genre. Some similar games have been in development for years (and some, like ...
Smithsonian Magazine

‘The Sims’ Turned Mere Mortals Into Gods. Twenty-Five Years Later, the Addictive Computer Game Is Still Going Strong

A view of "The Sims 4" during the EA press conference for the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) on June 9, 2014, in Los Angeles, California Dan R. Krauss / Getty Images When “The Sims” first hit ...