
Harvey Randall
Harvey's history with games started when he first begged his parents for a World of Warcraft subscription aged 12, though he's since been cursed with Final Fantasy 14-brain and a huge crush on G'raha Tia. He made his start as a freelancer, writing for websites like Techradar, The Escapist, Dicebreaker, The Gamer, Into the Spine—and of course, PC Gamer. He'll sink his teeth into anything that looks interesting, though he has a soft spot for RPGs, soulslikes, roguelikes, deckbuilders, MMOs, and weird indie titles. He also plays a shelf load of TTRPGs in his offline time. Don't ask him what his favourite system is, he has too many.
Latest articles by Harvey Randall

All Silksong crest locations and the best crest
By Sean Martin last updated
Crest easy Change your attacks, moveset, and bind ability by acquiring these upgrades.

Borderlands 4 review: A slice of looter-shooter heaven trapped in UI hell
By Harvey Randall published
GUNS OUT True looter-shooter greatness in a messy package.

In the 16 years I've played this series, Borderlands 4 is the first entry that's made me want to do post-game grinding—Gearbox just needs to fix its dang Wildcard Missions first
By Harvey Randall published
GRINDSET MINDSET I've got that quest fever.

Don't get stuck grinding in Borderlands 4's version of the Hinterlands—in fact, you're screwing yourself out of EXP if you try to do every sidequest before beating the main campaign
By Harvey Randall published
DON'T GRIND Bank that EXP for a rainy day.

Is Borderlands 4 the series at 'its most potent', or 'uninspired' and 'painfully dull'? The PC Gamer team is divided
By Robin Valentine published
LANDS APART Five members of the team weigh in with their thoughts so far.

Help! I've been transported back in time to the days of Flash, Miniclip, and Adventure Quest by this charming little '90s-inspired RPG
By Harvey Randall published
News Heroes of the Seven Islands is a lovely nostalgia trip.

Swen Vincke had to tell Baldur's Gate 3 writers to tone it down with the poop-based insults, which is saying a lot, since I still count at least 17 scat-based Vicious Mockery voicelines
By Harvey Randall published
News "Less poo, more Shakespeare."

You can make Silksong's terrible Bilewater boss 100 times easier by simply surrendering yourself to the maggot bath
By Harvey Randall published
OH, WORM? If you can't beat Groal the Great, join him in the muck.

9 metroidvanias to play if you've realized Hollow Knight: Silksong just isn't for you
By Shaun Prescott published
Same 'vainia If fleas, beetles and needles aren't your thing, there's a world of possibilities out there.

I'm ranking every Borderlands game ahead of BL4's release from worst to best, because the people love their lists and I'm here to provide
By Harvey Randall published
BORDER-RANKED 87 bazillion opinions.

I nearly gave myself blisters playing Silksong, so I've taken a break to be a mail delivery turnip with a 'big juicy bum'
By Harvey Randall published
News Letters to Arralla arrives next week.

If you can't wait for the new Borderlands, I genuinely recommend BL3's solid DLC campaigns—which aren't nearly as obnoxious as the base game
By Harvey Randall published
BOR-DLC-LANDS Rickety foundations, but a solid build on top of 'em.

Final Fantasy 14 director Yoshi-P says the long-awaited job redesign will change things, but also won't—which doesn't clear much of anything up
By Harvey Randall published
News "Players who already like the way things are can feel at ease."

Upcoming Silksong patch will make the early game easier and the mid-game cheaper—nerfing 2 bosses and shoring up its stingy rosary economy
By Harvey Randall published
News The economy's in shaw-mbles.

Working out how to fix the Sinner's Road bench in Hollow Knight: Silksong has convinced me that Team Cherry just doesn't want me to sit down anywhere
By Harvey Randall published
NO REST Sinful sitting.

If you're having trouble with Silksong's difficulty, keep going—Act 2 is worth the pain, and it does get 'easier'
By Harvey Randall published
SOW, REAP The only way is up.

Silksong players are wrestling with the game's 'stabs you and kicks you for crying about it' difficulty
By Harvey Randall published
News It's really bugging them. Get it? Did you get the joke?

I spoke to FF14's 'Solo Only', who spent 85 days beating a single raid boss on his own, and I was wrong—that old MMO magic is still alive and well
By Harvey Randall published
CHALLENGE FUN A genre reborn.

Is Silksong everything we hoped? 5 PC Gamer writers react to the first hours of Team Cherry's extraordinarily hyped sequel
By Lincoln Carpenter published
First notes Were those six years of Silksanity well spent?

All Silksong Mossberry locations for the Berry Picking quest
By Sean Martin published
Many berry Help the Moss Druid cook up her creation by tracking down these fruits.

Borderlands 4 devs want to redeem the series' story, which is a tall task, since it's always been all over the place
By Harvey Randall published
NO BORDERS Who are you really, and where are you going?

Yes, there's a bench in Hunter's March, Silksong's first real nightmare area
By Harvey Randall published
BENCH TEST Team Cherry's not that cruel.

Silksong achievement suggests it'll take at least 10 hours longer to 100% complete compared to Hollow Knight—even for the fastest players
By Harvey Randall published
News Gotta skong fast.
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