Cain quickly defines emergent systems as "features that were not necessarily intended by the original designer, but result ...

Explaining himself, Colantonio said "If you really think about it, Bethesda games - or Obsidian games - are very, very immersive sim. The overlap between first-person RPG and immersive sim, it's very ...

Through magic or some other secret sauce, these games manage to pull you into their worlds so deeply you'll forget about ...

WolfEye, the studio founded by Dishonored co-creator Raphael Colantonio, has a new game coming out. It's apparently a first-person immersive sim with a structure between Prey and Fallout: New Vegas, ...

Dishonored co-creator Raphaël Colantonio replied to an X (formerly Twitter) post regarding the lack of new Deus-Ex / Morrowind-inspired indie games, saying “Give me and my team a couple of years.” The ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Immersive sims are traditionally thought of as single-player titles. They can be really dense and systems-heavy games in which having even one player ...

Since it was revealed, many have compared the open-world game of Redfall to Valve's Left 4 Dead. Both have four player co-op and hordes of fantastical undead enemies, but that seems to be where the ...

If you like Doom, Dead Space, retro FPS games, and disco, I may have found the perfect game for you, with one of the best trailers I've seen in quite some time. All the above elements and the ...

Rob is Lead Features Editor at DualShockers, and has been playing games since hijacking his sister's NES in the early 90s. Instead of outgrowing them, decided to make a life out of ranting about them.

The producer of Deus Ex and System Shock remains committed to immersive sims but wants to bring something new to the mix. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The hardcore controls and rules in Immersive Sim games often pair well with a backdrop of horror. Putting players in a position where their every move or decision is meaningful and can drastically ...