XCOM designer Jake Solomon is done with turn-based strategy and is now making a life sim inspired by the small town drama of Gilmore Girls

After two decades as the uncontested king of the genre, The Sims is suddenly surrounded by aspiring usurpers. Today yet another life sim has been announced, and this one is from an unexpected source: the former creative director of XCOM 2 and Marvel's Midnight Suns. In an interview with PC Gamer, Midsummer Studios co-founder and creative director Jake Solomon divulged how his career making strategy games has actually always been building towards his longtime dream of a relationship simulator and...