Pokémon Pokopia brings together the very best of crafting, exploration, life simulators, and cozy games.

This week, the newest game in the Pokémon franchise arrives with the long-awaited debut of Pokopia. I played the company’s first-ever life-simulation game to see if it was worth the wait.

“Pokémon” has evolved far beyond the traditional catch ’em all battling games that have gone on for 30 years and nine generations. There have been fighting games (“Pokkén”), dungeon crawlers (“Mystery ...

The four titles that made it onto this year's shortlist for Best Simulation Game show that, despite the genre's traditional reputation for being a bit staid, there's plenty of creativity to be found ...