Lauren Morton

Lauren Morton

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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

Inzoi - A female Zoi lays in a hospital bed smiling beside a swaddled infant
How to get pregnant and have a baby in Inzoi

By Lauren Morton Published

Family Planning There's only one way to make a baby, at least for now.

Family Planning
Inzoi - A Zoi made to look like Billie Eilish looks surprised
Inzoi's launch is going better than I expected with 'very positive' reviews and 87,000 concurrent players and everyone is almost being normal about it

By Lauren Morton Published

News Inzoi's early access version is actually just fine, which is a good thing, it turns out.

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News
Story of Seasons - A cahacter in a purple tuxedo stands outside in a town square talking to the player
Story of Seasons is doing another Harvest Moon remake and it might be the best the series has ever looked

By Lauren Morton Published

News Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar is the next series remake, this time of a 2010 Nintendo DS game.

News
Minecraft shaders - a comparison of 8 shaders in one screenshot
Best Minecraft shaders for version 1.21

By Lauren Morton Last updated

pretty things Brighten up Minecraft with our list of the best Minecraft shaders.

pretty things
Inzoi
Inzoi launch times and release date

By Lauren Morton Published

Lifetime The next big life sim is born.

Lifetime
Inzoi - Two Zois in wedding attire walk down an outdoor ceremony arm in arm
Everything we know about Inzoi—the first major Sims competitor to finally launch

By Lauren Morton Last updated

Lifestyle The next big life sim is finally nearly here, and we've been keeping track of everything you need to know.

Lifestyle
Project Zomboid - A player stands outside a blue van. A key icon above their head confirms they have hotwired the car.
How to hotwire a car in Project Zomboid

By Lauren Morton Last updated

Ride or Die Don't get caught unprepared in the driver's seat or you'll be in for a world of hurt.

Ride or Die
Inzoi
It sure sounds like Inzoi will be multiplayer—eventually, in some capacity—according to comments by its developers

By Lauren Morton Last updated

Social Life A realistic life sim with a little online fun would be a real coup for the genre.

Social Life
Erenshor - A player and two simulated MMO party members stand on a plateau in front of a yellow landscape
This RuneScape-looking 'simulated MMORPG' has all the nostalgia without the drama because all the other 'players' are NPCs

By Lauren Morton Published

News I've definitely been here before.

News
Inzoi - A Zoi's face in three graphical presets showing a progression from a slightly blurry minimum specs to a higher fidelity recommended specs.
Oh great, the full Inzoi system requirements are posted and I'm barely above the minimum specs so I guess my Zois will be beautifully blurry

By Lauren Morton Published

News I guess it's time for an upgrade.

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News
The Sims 4 - stacks of laundry machines in a small laundromat small business next to chairs with laundry
The best part of The Sims 4 Businesses & Hobbies expansion is just coming up with fun small business ideas

By Lauren Morton Published

You can get as wild as your imagination allows—from grungy laundromats to drag show clubs.

The Sims
The Sims 4 - A business owner looks at a customer angrily
How to get disruptive customers to leave in The Sims 4 Businesses & Hobbies

By Lauren Morton Published

Problem People When rude retail customers turn up, show them the door.

Problem People
Monster Hunter Wilds - a player yells in despair with their arms out, kneeling on the ground.
Monster Hunter Wilds' true difficulty isn't the battles: it's navigating the horrible menus

By Lauren Morton Published

Menu Madness Please someone release me from submenu hell.

Menu Madness
Grand Theft Auto 5
How to transfer your GTA 5 save file to GTA 5 Enhanced and accept Rockstar's Online Policies if needed

By Lauren Morton Published

Lifesaver You may need to load up GTA Online even if you only want to transfer your story mode saves.

Lifesaver
Inzoi -fictional AR Company rep Henri whispers behind his hand conspiratorially
There's 'sort of' sex in Inzoi, its developers tell terminally horny life sim players asking about getting freaky and watching their Zois shower

By Lauren Morton Published

News A live developer AMA surfaced more details, including a safe-for-work discussions of sex.

News
Monster Hunter Wilds - a player in armor cheers
Monster Hunter Wilds finally makes sense to my Dark Souls-pilled brain thanks to the Dual Blades

By Lauren Morton Published

Bae Blades Mobility struggles begone: I main dual blades now.

Bae Blades
Inzoi
Inzoi just announced a global showcase in March to detail its pricing, roadmap, and DLC plans ahead of launch

By Lauren Morton Published

News Inzoi has been nothing short of extremely communicative, but there are still questions to answer.

News
monster hunter wilds
Monster Hunter Wilds

By Lauren Morton Published

Action
Monster Hunter Wilds guide: all the monster strategies and multiplayer explainers you need

By Lauren Morton Last updated

Field Guide Get prepped for Low Rank, High Rank, and beyond.

Field Guide
Inzoi - A Zoi stands in a neon yellow and pink room wearing polkadot pajamas looking shocked
Inzoi's wild karma system can turn cities into literal ghost towns that you have to cleanse, game director says: 'If too many ghosts appear in the city, new Zois cannot be born'

By Lauren Morton Published

News Mind your alignment or your city may be overrun with spirits.

News
The Sims 3 - A burglar cackles while holding open a bad to steal from a house
The Sims 4 is finally bringing the burglar back to the series after a decade away

By Lauren Morton Published

News Burglars, police, and burglar alarms are all coming to the base game in an update today.

News
A windows desktop with idle game pets on it: Ropuka's Idle Island, Tiny Pasture, and Rusty's Retirement
Desktop pets are so back, baby!

By Lauren Morton Published

Idle Animals I can't believe desktop pets are actually back and they're more fun than the early 2000s.

Idle Animals
The Sims 4 Businesses & Hobbies - A sim focuses on spinning a pottery wheel while a child watches with excitement
The Sims 4 Businesses & Hobbies expansion includes a ton of cross-pack play that I'm pretty psyched for

By Lauren Morton Last updated

Rise and Grind Along with new commercial and residential combo lots, you can open businesses compatible with other expansions you own.

Rise and Grind
Avowed - Kai smiles happily at camp
Too many RPGs don't get that 'choices that matter' isn't just about cause and effect, but Avowed does

By Lauren Morton Published

Bio where? I want choices that matter to me, not just to the game.

Bio where?
Inzoi - two characters pose for a selfie together in front of a blue convertible car
Inzoi is really trying to eat The Sims 4's lunch by including seasons in its base game instead of locked behind a DLC

By Lauren Morton Published

News Inzoi's game director explains how seasons and weather-appropriate outfits are going to work.

News
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