
Christopher Livingston
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

The best survival games on PC
By Christopher Livingston last updated
stay alive The best games for surviving against the odds.

'I haven't sat down to play the games, and I won't': Fallout's Walton Goggins says he 'not interested' in playing the RPGs his show is based on
By Christopher Livingston published
News "I don't believe that I'm an avatar. I believe The Ghoul exists in the world."

I asked Fallout series executive producer Jonathan Nolan which he liked better, Fallout 3 or Fallout: New Vegas, and he said 'Fallout 3' without even hesitating
By Christopher Livingston published
News Side note: I sorta agree.

'It is such a thrill to have the power armor on': Fallout's Kyle MacLachlan says wearing the T-60 suit feels like 'you can do just about anything'
By Christopher Livingston published
News "The team that put that together, they're amazing."

Our newest quiz should be a cakewalk: All you gotta do is name the game each cake is from!
By Christopher Livingston published
Eat it, Too Piece of cake, right?

The best indie games on PC
By Jody Macgregor last updated
Small but mighty These are the best indie games you can play on PC.

Attention survival game sickos: you can be among the first to playtest the sequel to one of my favorite survival RPGs
By Christopher Livingston published
News An alpha playtest of Outward 2 is planned from Dec 9-15.

15 years later, a heroic modder has finally added video poker to Fallout: New Vegas
By Christopher Livingston published
News New Vegas feels more like Present Vegas now.

Can you order these games by their release date? Get chrono-logical in our latest quiz!
By Christopher Livingston published
Hot Dates Let's put your knowledge of gaming history to the test.

Sean Murray just crushed my hopes of playing Light No Fire anytime soon by describing the dev team as 'tiny' and working 'in the background' at Hello Games
By Christopher Livingston published
News It doesn't sound like it's a full-court press on Hello Games' planet-sized fantasy sandbox.

I'm impatiently waiting for Fallout Season 2 by calculating the odds of my favorite New Vegas characters making an appearance
By Christopher Livingston published
Chances Are Place your bets.

Live-action Far Cry TV series starring It's Always Sunny's Rob Mac will mimic the games' standalone format, with each season given 'a new setting following a new cast of characters'
By Christopher Livingston published
News It's Always Sunny in Micronesia, and Africa, and Nepal, and Montana, and... the Mesolithic era?

'It wasn't fun for the first 7 years' says maker of fantasy sim Tavern Keeper, which spent more than a decade in development
By Christopher Livingston published
News It sure is fun now.

Great moments in PC gaming: Chilling in my Zen Garden in Plants Vs. Zombies
By Christopher Livingston published
Grow Up Take a break from the carnage and safely grow your favorite plants.

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.

Every death costs you 10 years in this open world roguelike, so your missing daughter might be a grandmother by the time you find her
By Christopher Livingston published
News Find your kidnapped kid before it's way, way too late.

Do you recognize what game titles these letters are from? Let's get alphabetical in our latest quiz!
By Christopher Livingston published
Letter Rip Let's see if you know your game titles from A to Z.

This game had a 100% positive Steam review score for months, until yesterday when someone finally gave it a thumbs-down just 'to be different'
By Christopher Livingston published
News The developer knew the perfect rating wouldn't last, but admits it's "disheartening" to lose it.

Despite 'Mixed' Steam reviews and a touch of AI slop, strategy city builder Anno 117: Pax Romana has the best launch in series history
By Christopher Livingston published
News The eighth city builder in the Anno series has become its fastest seller, according to Ubisoft.

The '80s and '90s PC games unbelievably still being updated today
By Christopher Livingston, Wes Fenlon published
stayin alive They may have arrived decades ago, but the work (and play) continues.

One of 2025's best games won't get a sequel, says its developer: 'Each of my projects will be completely standalone'
By Christopher Livingston published
News "I don't ever plan on making a sequel to Blue Prince," said developer Tonda Ros.

'I will probably never fully acknowledge whether or not everything has been solved' says Blue Prince creator: 'There are certainly mysteries still in the game'
By Christopher Livingston published
News The mysterious mansion still hasn't been completely figured out.

Players flood back to co-op survival RPG Enshrouded as the new 'Wake of the Water' update gets everyone wet
By Christopher Livingston published
News There are new weapons and a new level cap, too, but more importantly: Fishing.
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