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

Couple's dispute over playing Slay the Spire 2 in bed gets a ruling from comedian John Hodgman: 'Pick an arbitrary battle and stick with it'
By Christopher Livingston Published
News Gaming in bed: awful or lawful? The man who played the PC in Apple's "Get a Mac" ads issues a landmark PC gaming ruling.

'Sorry about this!' Big Walk is already fixing its biggest complaint
By Christopher Livingston Published
News In a game about communication, players are having trouble hearing each other.

One of Big Walk's puzzles is simple to solve but still gave us an existential crisis
By Christopher Livingston Last updated
🤔 The solution is a snap, but it still almost broke us.

Dave Bautista reportedly 'in talks' to take over the role of Kratos in Amazon's God of War series
By Christopher Livingston Published
News Ryan Hurst had to leave the show after a severe on-set injury.

'I would die': Obsession star Inde Navarrette would love a role in Resident Evil
By Christopher Livingston Published
News "I love that world," Navarrette said.

Communication is the biggest puzzle piece in chill co-op game Big Walk, so don't take any shortcuts by using Discord
By Christopher Livingston Published
Walkie-talkie Stick to proximity chat: robbing the game of its creative problem solving takes away a lot of the fun.

We've seen a lot of malfunctioning robots this year, but this is my favorite fail yet
By Christopher Livingston Published
Plus a bot that can chase you underwater, a mech that can knock down walls, and a teacherbot gets kicked out of class.

The mod we called 'the best Fallout game you'll play this year' back in 2018 just launched on GOG
By Christopher Livingston Published
News If you missed it back then, it's easier than ever to play it now.

'What is it?' We snooped around in our favorite gaming characters' inventories: can you identify the weird stuff they're carrying?
By Christopher Livingston Published
⁉️ Like r/whatisit, but for games. See?

Speaking of Matt Damon, there's a new survival game out this week on Steam where you're stranded on Mars and have to grow potatoes to survive
By Christopher Livingston Published
News Fans of The Martian will find survival game Sol One suspiciously familiar.

MMO life sim Seed's AI-powered avatars prove once again that nothing shatters immersion quicker than crappy chatbot dialogue
By Christopher Livingston Published
Unprompted It's such a vibe!

The best Oblivion Remastered mods
By Christopher Livingston Last updated
mod squad Improved performance, better visuals, and gameplay tweaks can be yours for the remastered classic RPG.

A new friendslop game is already Steam's 12th-most wishlisted game a mere week after it was announced
By Christopher Livingston Published
News The takeoff hasn't been without some turbulence, however.

Steam's Train Fest sale means all 790 pieces of Train Simulator Classic DLC can be yours for a mere $6,993 instead of $15,621
By Christopher Livingston Published
News Choo-choo-choose savings!

Hytale releases massive preview of upcoming content including 22 videos and 37 new images
By Christopher Livingston Published
News Plus about 4,000 words!

Let's play a quick round of 'Which game has more DLC?' to test your knowledge of videogame add-ons
By Christopher Livingston Published
Packs Aeterna Higher or lower: videogame edition.

If The Odyssey film is anything like The Odyssey adventure game from 2012, Matt Damon will spend the entire first hour trying to solve a single loom puzzle
By Christopher Livingston Published
Point & Flick I played it for two hours and 53 minutes, same as the running time of Christopher Nolan's new film. Here's how it went.

I'm officially obsolete because this robot can operate an Xbox controller, open unhealthy snacks, and make clumsy sexual passes
By Christopher Livingston Published
News As a creepy little man, there's very little that I do that cannot be accomplished by this creepy little robot.

Violent criminals keep escaping justice, but I sure am taking some nice photos of evidence in this crime scene simulator
By Christopher Livingston Published
slug shots I can't catch killers, but I like labeling blood stains and bullet holes. Is that a job?

'Surprised there was anyone left to post this': Fans react as The Elder Scrolls Online debuts seasonal content days after hundreds laid off from studio
By Christopher Livingston Published
News Bad timing, or the worst timing?

Fallout series nominated for 9 Emmys, but not even one of them is for 'Outstanding Goggins'
By Christopher Livingston Published
News Stunts, hair, makeup, costumes, and technical categories were recognized, but nothing for the actors.

Help, I can't decide if Stardew Valley in 3D is amazing or horrifying
By Christopher Livingston Published
News Somehow adding a third dimension made it claustrophobic.

You still can't kill fish in Subnautica 2, but starting tomorrow you'll at least be able to 'stun' them
By Christopher Livingston Published
News They will also have "good flinches" if you bonk them with a hammer.
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