Rachel had been bouncing around different gaming websites as a freelancer and staff writer for three years before settling at PC Gamer back in 2019. She mainly writes reviews, previews, and features, but on rare occasions will switch it up with news and guides. When she's not taking hundreds of screenshots of the latest indie darling, you can find her nurturing her parsnip empire in Stardew Valley and planning an axolotl uprising in Minecraft. She loves 'stop and smell the roses' games—her proudest gaming moment being the one time she kept her virtual potted plants alive for over a year.
Latest articles by Rachel Watts

How to download Minecraft Snapshots and get early access to beta builds
By Rachel Watts Published
Beta Blocks Take a look at upcoming features for the Minecraft Caves and Cliffs 1.17 update before it officially releases.

This Minecraft speedrunner broke the world record twice in 12 hours
By Rachel Watts Published
Quick build It's been an exciting month for Minecraft speedrunning.

It Takes Two is a promising co-op rom-com, apart from the gyrating sentient book
By Rachel Watts Published
Love lessons A different kind of couples therapy.

Make your own Factorio-style automated machines with this incredible Minecraft mod
By Rachel Watts Published
Gear up A new age of Minecraft automation is here.

I transformed Minecraft's hellish Nether into a pink kawaii paradise
By Rachel Watts Published
Glow up With the right Minecraft texture packs, you can easily turn Mojang's block builder into a pastel dream world.

Great moments in PC gaming: Spotting your first environmental puzzle in The Witness
By Rachel Watts Published
Mind Blown The puzzle count just doubled.

Card Shark is a love letter to history's best tricksters, scammers, and cheats
By Rachel Watts Published
Interview Card Shark's concept designer talks about the real card cheating techniques behind Nerial's upcoming adventure.

Breed a mob of mutating pups in strange virtual pet sim Wobbledogs
By Rachel Watts Published
Pedigree pooches I love these horrifying abominations with all my heart.

Nuts is the squirrel spy thriller I never knew I wanted
By Rachel Watts Published
Squirrel Stalker What exactly are these squirrels hiding?

I tried following a Bob Ross tutorial while playing an artist sim and the struggle was real
By Rachel Watts Published
A for effort Not my finest work.

I visited Minecraft's most realistic Disneyland park
By Rachel Watts Published
wild ride With a handful of the park's best coasters to ride, ImagineFun is a must-see Minecraft server.

Venba is an upcoming cooking game about an Indian mother restoring her lost recipes
By Rachel Watts Published
Interview Venba's designer and programmer chats about the inspirations behind the delicious puzzle game.

The state of Stardew Valley in 2021
By Rachel Watts Published
Looking healthy The wholesome farming sim is thriving.

I can't stop watching the spookily efficient assassinations of Hitman speedrunners
By Rachel Watts Published
Run n' Gun Blink and you'll miss it.

Critters for Sale is a psychedelic point-and-click fever dream, out in 2021
By Rachel Watts Published
news The free demo teases a surreal style of horror.

Guide a shape-shifting spacecraft through serene alien worlds in Exo One
By Rachel Watts Published
Alien frisbee The first four worlds of Exo One are nothing short of extraordinary.

The state of Minecraft in 2021
By Rachel Watts Published
Block Party How is the internet's favourite block-building sandbox holding up in 2021?

Omori review
By Rachel Watts Published
Slice of Life A whimsical adventure and a surprise RPGmaker cult horror hit.

A brief summary of the cheating scandal surrounding YouTube's biggest Minecraft speedrunner
By Rachel Watts Published
News A wildly popular Minecraft speedrunner, Dream, had his world records removed after officials concluded that cheating was involved.

Why I love Quirrel from Hollow Knight
By Rachel Watts Published
He'll never bug you The whimsical bug is a fellow traveller of Hallownest's forgotten roads.

It melts my heart that the go-to partner for Stardew Valley marriage speedrunning is Shane
By Rachel Watts Published
Labour of love Pelican's Town's most prickly resident just happens to be the quickest to romance.

Watching this grandma streamer recreate her quilt designs in Minecraft is how I want to end 2020
By Rachel Watts Published
Snuggly The world needs more gaming grandparents.
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