
Lauren Morton
Lauren has been writing for PC Gamer since she went hunting for the cryptid Dark Souls fashion police in 2017. She joined the PCG staff in 2021, now serving as self-appointed chief cozy games and farmlife sim enjoyer. Her career originally began in game development and she remains fascinated by how games tick in the modding and speedrunning scenes. She likes long fantasy books, longer RPGs, can't stop playing co-op survival crafting games, and has spent a number of hours she refuses to count building houses in The Sims games for over 20 years.
Latest articles by Lauren Morton

Divinity: everything we know about Larian's 'most ambitious RPG yet'
By Lauren Morton published
Return to Rivellon Larian is returning to its own original fantasy setting with a dark, horrifying new RPG and everything it learned from Baldur's Gate 3.

Borderlands 3 Shift codes: Every active Shift code and how to redeem them
By Lauren Morton, Wes Fenlon last updated
Free keys An updated list of the latest Borderlands 3 shift codes for Golden Keys, and how to unlock special loot.

The 5 biggest announcements and trailers from The Game Awards 2025
By Lauren Morton published
Reveals Reel If you missed the live show, here's the biggest stuff you missed—assuming the group chat hasn't already been typing in all caps to give you the news.

What's free on the Epic Games Store right now?
By Lauren Morton last updated
FREE STUFF Stay up to date on what games Epic is giving away each week this year.

All Disney Dreamlight Valley codes and how to redeem them
By Lauren Morton last updated
Castle Keys Cash in these Dreamlight Valley codes for free outfits and furniture.

How to watch The Game Awards 2025 to catch this year's winners and big announcements
By Lauren Morton published
Trophy Time Here are all the details on when and where The Game Awards premieres this year from worldwide times to streaming platforms.

New games 2025: All the upcoming PC games you won't want to miss, from big hits to hidden gems
By Lauren Morton last updated
Date Planner The new games of 2025 stack more massive RPGs and open-world adventures against each other.

All active Blue Lock Rivals codes in December 2025 and how to redeem them
By Shaun Cichacki last updated
Code Goalie Get ready to hit the pitch in this anime-themed soccer game.

All active Dandy's World codes in December 2025 and how to redeem them in Roblox
By Shaun Cichacki last updated
Fine & Top up your Ichor supply to explore Gardenview Center.

All active Blox Fruits codes in December 2025 and how to redeem them
By Shaun Cichacki last updated
Fruit Codes It’s time to hit the high seas in this One Piece inspired adventure.

Fallout Season 2—everything we know about our trip to New Vegas
By Kara Phillips last updated
Fall In Fallout Season 2's release date, trailers, returning characters and new faces.

BioShock 4: Everything we know so far about the long-awaited sequel
By Lauren Morton last updated
Bioshook BioShock 4 may be in development, but brace yourself for a shakeup.

A human overview of Paralives: what you need to know about the upcoming indie life sim
By Lauren Morton published
Life Plan The next life sim to watch is hyper-stylized with an impressive build mode and lots of plans for Live Mode in early access.

Despite getting delayed, Paralives looks like it's avoiding Inzoi's biggest flaw
By Lauren Morton published
News After announcing a delay to May 2026, Paralives has shared a long video of new uninterrupted gameplay that's actually made me optimistic.

Witchbrook: Everything we know so far about the witchy life sim
By Russell Adderson last updated
Spelled out Chucklefish's cozy magical college sim is coming next year.

The Witcher 4: What we know about the start of a new trilogy
By Morgan Park last updated
SOMEDAY The Witcher 4 is definitely happening and will kick off its own new trilogy with Ciri on the front line.

Finally some good buyout news: A writer just bought back the game she co-created from a blockchain company so it 'doesn’t end up being turned into AI slop'
By Lauren Morton published
News Novelist and game writer Naomi Alderman has bought back the rights to the Zombies, Run! exercise app she's been writing episodes of for more than a decade.

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 browser games
By Jupiter Hadley last updated
Browse the best A collection of great games you can play right in your browser.

Rumors about a Sims 4 remaster are probably bunk, but we do already know EA is quietly cooking up some unified multi-platform Sims Hub
By Lauren Morton published
News The latest Sims community goss mostly hinges on old news and hearsay but a kernel of it does relate to officially-announced Sims series plans.

This cozy multiplayer co-working game is like going to an office in Animal Crossing and somehow it's actually made me more productive
By Lauren Morton published
Cozy Co-working Body-doubling is now 100% cozier.

The best games on Steam in 2025
By Lauren Morton last updated
Best to Get Got a fresh Steam account? Here are the best Steam games to get free or buy first.

The life sim revolution was supposed to happen this year but it completely evaporated
By Lauren Morton last updated
Life Ruined The great renaissance of the genre has been postponed—maybe indefinitely.
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