If you’re a construction simulation fan, you’ve probably already downloaded Jane’s Realty. I write on behalf of the first-timers (like myself), discovering this genre for the first time. Jane’s Realty taught me two things about construction sims: first, it’s addictive to build buildings, and second, it’s a damn difficult thing to do if you’re not [...]

The heroine of the Jane’s Hotel series is back, and this time she’s in the big city! Or at least, she will be, once she builds it. That’s the premise of Realore’s freshly released ”Jane” game, a time-management sim that takes place on two levels. There’s the big picture of building your own cities complete with infrastructure such [...]

Let’s face it, I’m a big fan of the Build-a-lot series – two award winning casual games that allowed the player to construct an entire neighborhood, earn lots of cash from selling real estate, and admire his or her own handiwork from a birds’ eye view at the end of it all. The feeling of [...]

Unless you’re allergic to the topic of real estate, there is no excuse not to try Build-a-lot 2: Town of the Year. It’s a well-polished building game with both plenty of satisfying challenges and enough customization to make you feel totally in control once you get a handle on the gameplay. And if you’ve played [...]

If ever there was a title that described the joy of designing your own home, Home Sweet Home would be it. This game launches you on an exciting career as an interior decorator, facing challenges and decisions in designing homes, and racing against time when actually building them. In a way it’s two games in [...]