A child’s-eye view of the universe: Curiosmos makes space simulation fun

In this primordial take on the life simulator, you bring about the creation of an entire solar systemMeteors hurtling at planet-decimating speeds, luminous balls of hot gas, black holes from which not even light can escape: outer space can fuel nightmares, yet for Céline Veltman, a 28-year-old Dutch game-maker who spent her childhood stargazing, it is the stuff of dreams. She’s translating this wide-eyed wonder at the universe into a video game with the grandest of ambitions: the cr