{
  "id": 11477444,
  "title": "The upcoming sim about making games is so deep your in-game game can even get cyberleeked",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/the-upcoming-sim-about-making-games-is-so-deep-your-in-game-game-can",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-02T16:13:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PC Gamer",
    "slug": "pc-gamer",
    "url": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/sim/the-upcoming-sim-about-making-games-is-so-deep-your-in-game-game-can-even-get-cyberleeked/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Let's Build a Dungeon is an upcoming simulation game from Springloaded, the creators of Let's Build a Zoo and RollerCoaster Tycoon Wonderworks. Players can create their own video game, complete with dungeons, monsters, traps, loot, quests, and simulated players. They can also let real players play their game.\n\nThe game puts players in charge of the fictional development studio they've founded, where they must hire developers, deal with investors, finances, public opinion, press, crunch, gaming conventions, hackers, and even texts from their mother. There are hundreds of fictional games populating the world, created by the Springloaded team's concept artist.\n\nPlayers can see how their game performs on simulated Steam and sites like SteamSpy, and they earn impressions by attending gaming events. The game's soundtrack changes based on the audio card used in the simulated computer, and prices for flights and hotels for employees attending events fluctuate.\n\nThe game simulates various aspects of running a game development studio, including crunch, events, and even the risk of a cyberleak. If a hacker hacks the player's computer and identifies the game as an MMO, they may hold the player to ransom by either leaking the game or convincing them to put them in it.\n\nThe game also includes a personal touch, where players receive pie recipes and cat videos from their mother while they work. The mother's messages include desktop screenshots and rewards like pie recipes and pie that players can add to their game for players to eat.",
  "summary": "Let's Build a Dungeon isn't just about making a game, but all the stuff you have to deal with while making a game.",
  "key_points": [
    "Players create their own video game with dungeons, monsters, and quests",
    "Simulates aspects of running a game development studio, including cyberleak risk",
    "Personal messages from mother include pie recipes and cat videos"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}