We’re on the main stage for Steam Simfest: Hobby Edition happening March 28 – April 4 🎮🔨
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Auroch Digital are part of Steam Simfest | Hobby Edition, which is running from March 28th to April 4th. Check out the event page and schedule, which is now live!
The Steam Simfest: Hobby Edition is a week-long celebration of simulation games, with a focus on Hobby Simulation, featuring discounts, a main stage of streaming content, and more! A Hobby Sim is a simulation game that authentically simulates a hobby or job (or both!). This is the first time we have run Simfest, but we have had two big successful Steam events before, in Digital Tabletop Fest 2020 and Digital Tabletop Fest 2021: RPG Edition. We are excited to highlight a different genre of games, and we can’t wait for you to see what we have in store.
If you’ve been to either of our previous events, you’ll know how this works. If you’ve not, then what you can expect to see is a main stage of streaming content which has been carefully curated by us, hosted on the top of the event page. This content starts on April 1st, and the full schedule can be found on the events page.
Make sure to sign up to watch some of the amazing panels and stream’s we’ve organised. Highlights include Welcome to Planet Zoo, the ultimate zoo simulation!, House Flipper - Pets DLC and Lunar New Year news with the developers, and PowerWash Simulator: Where it started, where it's going, and more.
Keep reading to see the talks and livestreams we’re going to be a part of!
Jack and Jemima from Brewmaster: Beer Brewing Simulator are joined by Justin Hawke, Head Brewer and owner of Moor Beer Company, to talk about all things brewing. Learn how Moor Beer make their award-winning beer, what it's like to work at an industrial brewery, and how brewing on this scale differs from homebrewing. You can also get some great tips for your own home brewing! Jack talks about the chemistry simulation behind Brewmaster and talks about what the team decided to simulate when creating this homebrewing game and why. You'll also see loads of awesome footage of our visit to Moor Beer Brewery!
Featuring: Brewmaster: Beer Brewing Simulator
🚚 Panel: Can hobby sims teach you to do a real life Job? 🚚
Hobby sims are more popular than ever with games that allow you to do everything from running a farm, to running a zoo, to driving a truck. The teams behind popular simulation games discuss the appeal and importance of this rising genre. But can these games actually teach you how to do their respective activity outside of the game? Or is there more value to be found in providing a digital recreation of a hobby or job to people who may not be able to do it otherwise? And how did the teams faithfully recreate the job or hobby in their titles?
Featuring: Brewmaster: Beer Brewing Simulator, Planet Zoo, Farming Simulator 22, Euro Truck Simulator 2, and Gas Station Simulator.
🏗 Panel: What is a hobby Sim and why do people play them? 🏗
From the teams working on popular hobby and job simulation games to find out how they made the games, find out how they capture that hobby or job. Where does realism belong in this genre of games? Is it more important to simulate a hobby or job accurately, or does an idealised version suit gaming better? Find out where the line between realism and idealisation is drawn in some of your favourite hobby and job sims!
Featuring: Wobbledogs, Powerwash Simulator, Niche, Mars Horizon, and Brewmaster: Beer Brewing Simulator
💝 Hobby Sims Favourite Club 💝
Join Alice and Ladell from Auroch Digital as they highlight new, upcoming, or under the radar simulation games that we think are fun and interesting examples of the genre.
Featuring: Little Sim World, Paralives, Ecosystem, Circuit Superstars, The Wandering Village, Lemon Cake, Game Dev Tycoon, and Foundation.
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