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
![Enshrouded](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ceZWiVDktquXXCChfWFvEf-320-80.jpg)
Don't sleep on one of Enshrouded's coolest features… which is literally sleep
By Christopher Livingston published
cot stuff Bedtime is the best time.
![Scientists fighting an alien in an office](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hevpViFgnrewn4gxBZnjJn-320-80.jpg)
This co-op survival game looks like a mad scientist's mashup of Lethal Company and Half-Life—and there's a demo out now
By Christopher Livingston published
news Craft sci-fi weapons and gizmos while battling alien invaders deep in an underground blacksite.
![A card game](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6xefVujr2XQmEMUUNhXVYK-320-80.jpg)
The demo for poker-based roguelike Balatro returns today with nearly 40 new jokers—plus a full release date in February
By Christopher Livingston published
news We got a peek at what's new thanks to developer LocalThunk turning over some of his cards for us.
![Warrior in a fantasy world](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ASpvUZwXdEknRg4AmQYhkL-320-80.jpg)
Co-op survival RPG Enshrouded: forgiving survival systems in a surprisingly massive open world
By Christopher Livingston published
shroud gaming Just in case you forgot, there's actually *two* big early access survival games out this month.
![Fallout 4 New Vegas screenshot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MgEMZYmED64ZiVL2FMySkb-320-80.jpg)
The 5 most ambitious Fallout mods in development right now
By Christopher Livingston published
Big Promises You don’t have to wait until Fallout 5 to journey back into The Wasteland.
![A medieval battle in the woods](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/52u7Zr6YSmVNwt2JGxzHC9-320-80.jpg)
The developer of strategy city builder Manor Lords expected 14,000 Steam wishlists... and wound up with 2 million
By Christopher Livingston published
News Guess I'm not the only one eager to play it.
![Someone holding a bat as a person approaches them](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nKfrxMZTjYN9BMykLhdukY-320-80.jpg)
There's a lot more beating people to death with a baseball bat in this computer repair shop sim than I expected
By Christopher Livingston published
grimulation Computer Repair Shop takes a look at the seedier side of fixing PCs.
![A medieval town](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mMq6FwdXXHgmwuffpyKQvn-320-80.jpg)
The 5 colony sims coming in 2024 I'm most looking forward to
By Christopher Livingston published
settle down This year you can manage settlements in the post-apocalypse, medieval times, and even way back in the stone age.
![A space man](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZRrSJRzoEeKQUNKQD8GWmk-320-80.jpg)
2024 is already looking like a fantastic year for survival games
By Christopher Livingston published
stay alive Try to survive on alien planets, in fantasy realms, irradiated zones, the Victorian era, and even in a customized station wagon.
![A dragon flying through the sky with a rider on its back toward a strange large round building](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tNwnbDugPtsAQYngU3egh-320-80.jpg)
Since they can't play Light No Fire yet, Hello Games fans are keeping busy by drawing dragons
By Christopher Livingston published
news A single trailer for Sean Murray's upcoming fantasy survival game was enough to inspire a horde of fanart.
![A station wagon in a garage with sci-fi gadgets stuck to it](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HqPc57BHsjQhy8juRuNXU6-320-80.jpg)
My new favorite survival game companion is Pacific Drive's clunky sci-fi station wagon
By Christopher Livingston published
top jalopy It's more than just my mobile base, it's my best friend—even though it's occasionally haunted.
![A person wearing a backpack in the wilderness](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dHc6qBghh2hDcf3u2XKpcC-320-80.jpg)
After 10 years survival game Rust is finally getting backpacks, but pets 'will not be released this year'
By Christopher Livingston published
news Motorcycles, a new biome, and procedural caves are also in the works for the multiplayer survival game.
![A roman city seen from above](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3jxR4s6pAEYvbDcD8GsUwZ-320-80.jpg)
The 7 city builders coming in 2024 that I can't wait to play
By Christopher Livingston published
big builds This year we'll build cities in the sky, at the bottom of the sea, in ancient Rome, and more.
![A pixelated isometric city](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ENmJu3sjixsnhgRT4wJQ6n-320-80.jpg)
This city builder just shot to the top of my wishlist because it lets you design, build, and decorate every single building in your town
By Christopher Livingston published
News Best of all, you can try the free demo right now.
![A stylised image of the year 2024.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2tf6CKGRuLY4UUhBSRTyJV-320-80.jpg)
What are your 2024 gaming resolutions?
By Robin Valentine published
HI RES Maybe this is the year you clear that backlog...
![A mech in a museum](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/E2MHMC3oPzcRyNTqrZwhGD-320-80.jpg)
A Starfield modder is doing something Bethesda should have done: making pilotable mechs
By Christopher Livingston published
news Don't just stand on alien planets. Stomp on 'em.
![Mei, Torbjorn in Christmas outfits.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Q93XymWfaPdhMYBQVzP6En-320-80.jpg)
What games did everyone play over the holidays?
By Mollie Taylor published
happy new year 'Tis the season to be gaming.
![A blue hedgehog named Sonic](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jCsUYcEtsC93b5CJXYmDnn-320-80.jpg)
All the movies and TV shows based on videogames coming in 2024
By Christopher Livingston published
watch party Fallout, Borderlands, Tomb Raider, Halo, an Ark cartoon, and Sonic (times two) will hit screens big and small this year.
![A wizard stares at an orb through a telescope](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xp5mqXehh68WxNomK3kRCE-320-80.jpg)
Our boldest predictions for PC gaming in 2024
By Jody Macgregor published
Divination We're pondering our orbs again.
![A medieval city](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rJAtMUQuYbYsydQd2redFP-320-80.jpg)
I played 20 city builders in 2023, and these are the 4 I loved most
By Christopher Livingston published
Public works If you're looking for new city builders, start right here.
![Shadowheart looking surprised](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x7BrnVLRnAJp3kzfgnBoVS-320-80.jpg)
45 things that made us say 'holy sh*t!' in 2023
By Christopher Livingston published
#$@&%*! Baldur's Gate, The Day Before, AI, toads, Greek strongmen, and a bunch of other stuff that surprised over the past year.
![Two people in sci-fi armor being stressed about an android getting repairs on a table](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wwUeNUmg3Z2aRbJeXMqWE6-320-80.jpg)
Survival colony sim Stranded: Alien Dawn has all the personal drama of The Sims, plus robots, mechs, and giant bug invasions
By Christopher Livingston published
Take some colony building, throw in some tower defense, and add in a bunch of people who just don't get along.
![Best design banner for the game of the year awards 2023](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wyYqoMkcYLuUvHFxLerRy7-320-80.png)
Best Design 2023: Dave the Diver
By Fraser Brown published
The Gotys An absurd chocolate box of systems—it shouldn't work, but in Dave the Diver it does.