Chris started playing PC games in the 1980s, started writing about them in the early 2000s, and (finally) started getting paid to write about them in the late 2000s. Following a few years as a regular freelancer, PC Gamer hired him in 2014, probably so he'd stop emailing them asking for more work. Chris has a love-hate relationship with survival games and an unhealthy fascination with the inner lives of NPCs. He's also a fan of offbeat simulation games, mods, and ignoring storylines in RPGs so he can make up his own.
Latest articles by Christopher Livingston

PSA: Crimson Desert's new camera settings can make the game look like Baldur's Gate 3
By Christopher Livingston published
News I wouldn't recommend fighting in isometric view, however.

'We don't have to fire 1000 people to keep it working': Facepunch Studios says paying s&box game developers is sustainable, with '$500,000 paid out to date'
By Christopher Livingston published
News Developers can also export their games standalone to Steam: "No hidden percentages, no rug pulls, your work is yours."

The 20 best cozy games on PC that aren't farm sims
By Lauren Morton last updated
Cozy Games If you need more chill in your game library, these are the best cozy games you can play on PC.

The best Steam Deck games
By Wes Fenlon last updated
Steam On The games everyone should have installed on Valve's gaming handheld.

'The exhaustion on screen is 100% real': The solo dev of this 'live-action' survival game spent 40 grueling days alone in the wilderness to create it
By Christopher Livingston published
News "I filmed alone on the edge of treacherous cliffs where a single misstep could have been fatal," says the maker of Wordless Forest.

With Windrose making waves and the Black Flag remake on the horizon, methinks it's a fine time for a pirate quiz, matey
By Christopher Livingston published
🏴☠️ Test your knowledge of PC gaming's pirates.

Games like Wordle: Here's 15 more daily word games to satisfy your puzzle cravings
By Christopher Livingston last updated
Puzzlers If you're looking for more daily word puzzles, we've got you covered.

I found the Dark Souls of Wordle-likes and it's my new daily puzzle fixation
By Christopher Livingston published
News If Wordle is getting a bit stale for you, try Hunch.

Finally I can download other people's huge honkin' Enshrouded bases and live in them myself
By Christopher Livingston published
News The new adventure sharing feature is live.

Windrose: If you can't find the buyer for the People of Tortuga, it's because he's not on Tortuga
By Christopher Livingston published
ahoy You'd think he'd be there with the provisioner and bounty agent, but no. Here's how to find him.

I know all you pirates are busy with Windrose, but you should drop anchor and check out this new pirate-themed city builder
By Christopher Livingston published
News Build the ultimate pirate hideout when Corsair Cove sets sail later this year.

Can't find the Windrose Traveler's Camp second chest? We couldn't either… until we remembered a clue from another camp
By Christopher Livingston published
dig in Haunted by an icon reading Traveler's Camp: 1/2? So were we.

How to fast travel in Windrose
By Christopher Livingston published
go farrrrr Aye, you can fast travel in the co-op pirate survival game, but you'll need to do some exploring and crafting first.

Every videogame movie and TV show coming out in 2026 (and beyond)
By Christopher Livingston last updated
Showtime With Legend of Zelda, Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, and yet another Resident Evil reboot, the year is packed with videogame adaptations.

Co-op pirate survival game Windrose: should you grab it in early access?
By Christopher Livingston published
anchors aweigh Here's what I've found after around 24 hours on the high seas.

20 years after Kojima announced a Metal Gear Solid movie was happening, Sony announces a Metal Gear Solid movie is happening
By Christopher Livingston published
News But will it actually happen? Snake? Snake! Snaaaaaaaaaaaake!

Graveyard Keeper 2 is coming this year, and the original is free to keep on Steam if you grab it now
By Christopher Livingston published
News The sequel to the 2018 medieval cematary sim launches this year.

'Stardew Valley meets Twin Peaks' in this 'gritty farming thriller,' and if you don't find all of those words appealing I don't know how to help you
By Christopher Livingston published
News Grow food and try to solve the mystery of a grim, isolated town in Crop.

Project Zomboid identifies and bans over a dozen Steam Workshop mods containing 'heavily obfuscated code' that was 'creating malicious files'
By Christopher Livingston published
News Players should take "appropriate security measures to ensure their system is safe. Simply uninstalling the mods is not sufficient."

These 'hunger system' mods for Crimson Desert have gotten my hopes up for a full survival conversion
By Christopher Livingston published
News The huge open world feels perfect for a survival experience.

I watched the first TV show ever based on a game and it made me realize: we've really got it good these days
By Christopher Livingston published
dot matrix Modern videogame adaptations can be rough, but at least they're trying.

I kept hearing that The Super Mario Galaxy Movie had a 'record-breaking weekend,' but then I looked at the actual records
By Christopher Livingston published
News The film is an undeniable hit, but let's not shower it with gold medals just yet.

I tried to become a pro bowler but I skipped one important step: learning how to bowl
By Christopher Livingston published
Alley Oops My attempt to rise through the ranks of PBA Pro Bowling 2026 hit a small and completely unexpected snag.
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