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It's been a tick since we peeked at cozy co-op Ikonei Island, a cutesy blend of Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing New Horizons that...

While its final tally may not be record-breaking in the annals of crowdfunding, a win is a win for multiplayer life sim Galactic Getaway. The...

Twice last spring, we covered a new-to-us MMO called Galactic Getaway, a game that had been in production already since 2021. We originally binned...

I remember a number of years ago, in an article for a game I can't recall, an MMO developer discussed how an early build...

Outside of MMORPGs, life sims are probably the most-played genre in my household. I originally bought Stardew Valley for my wife a few years...

The fact that BitCraft, Clockwork Labs' upcoming investor-funded sandbox MMO, will feature player housing is something that one might take for granted. But what...

If the promise of multiplayer in The Sims 5 (technically still Project Rene but let's not front) brings you memories of The Sims Online,...

The strange bedfellows made of game studios and other brands has been A Thing for a while - we've even made a whole Golden...

For a reviewer, there is nothing more frustrating than something that is equal parts amazing and terrible. All awesome? That's an easy, glowing recommendation....

The label "cozy" is in increasing danger of becoming a watered-down label thanks to how much it's being used in culture these days. Yet...

It was a few weeks back that I walked into our family room and saw my 14-year-old son crouched over the iPad with a...

In this age of increased anxiety and friction, there's a natural desire to retreat into safe spaces. And yet not all of us have...

You know what's a recent trend we can get behind here at Massively OP? The rise of so-called "cozy" multiplayer life sims that prioritize...

James "MMO Folklorist" Crosby recently penned a piece using a term that seems so apt I feel we should all adopt it: the MMO...

It's the end of March -- are you ready for a vacation? We could all use one, no doubt, and if you can't get...

I feel like Splatoon 3's release has been oddly quiet, though it's doing quite well in Japan. Selling over 3.45 million copies in 3...

The nice thing about having the patch notes always released well ahead of time for Final Fantasy XIV is that we can always pick...

By now, you may have caught wind of Blaugust 2022 -- the latest season of a community effort to encourage, promote, and educate new...

Looking for a way to pass those hazy summer months with a blend of homesteading, crafting, and questing on a tropical isle? Then if...

The first live letter previewing a new patch is always a little weird for Final Fantasy XIV, and this one is especially unusual. See,...