
Shaun Prescott
Shaun Prescott is the Australian editor of PC Gamer. With over ten years experience covering the games industry, his work has appeared on GamesRadar+, TechRadar, The Guardian, PLAY Magazine, the Sydney Morning Herald, and more. Specific interests include indie games, obscure Metroidvanias, speedrunning, experimental games and FPSs. He thinks Lulu by Metallica and Lou Reed is an all-time classic that will receive its due critical reappraisal one day.
Latest articles by Shaun Prescott

Rainbow Six Siege X creative director talks PvE and cheating: 'we need to be faster' to combat cheat makers, but they'll never be eliminated entirely
By Shaun Prescott published
News Four months after free-to-play launch, Ubisoft Montreal is still grappling with the surge.

Black Friday PC gaming deals 2025
By Shaun Prescott last updated
Deals Save on laptops, accessories and more.

FMV dating sims are booming in Asia, inspired in part by 'micro-dramas' popular on TikTok: 'It's not actually real life, but it feels like real life'
By Shaun Prescott published
heartstruck Island of Hearts is another in an endless stream of live action visual novels from Asia, and it won't be the last.

Best PC controllers in 2025: the pads I recommend for PC gamers
By Dave James last updated
Total control Grab one of the best PC controllers for when your keyboard and mouse simply won't do.

The best modern platformer I've played is getting a huge 10-year anniversary update, and the devs reckon there's 'no way anyone 100%s it'
By Shaun Prescott published
News I agree with them.

Former God of War exec says the blockbuster games industry needs to steer away from spectacle and focus on what matters: 'if it's not fun, it's not worth the investment'
By Shaun Prescott published
News Meghan Morgan Juinio asks: "how do we go back to building solid games that are really fun to play?"

My new most anticipated game is about a lonely house who can roll, jump, fish and go on dates
By Shaun Prescott published
home sweet home Building Relationships is gorgeous and funny, and just a little bit sad.

Elon Musk is 'full of crap' for claiming xAI will make an AI-generated game in a year, says Glen Schofield: 'I want to actually say that to him'
By Shaun Prescott published
News The Dead Space director embraces AI use in game development, but hasn't drunk the xAI kool-aid.

Amazon Prime Big Deal Days is finally over in Australia — here's what's left
By Shaun Prescott, Ben Mansill last updated
Deals A great chance to nab some gaming deals ahead of Black Friday.

Five new Steam games you probably missed (October 13, 2025)
By Shaun Prescott published
New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

Little Nightmares 3 review: Cosy rollercoaster horror
By Shaun Prescott published
never alone A cinematic horror with a hypnotically disturbing atmosphere, but with too few new ideas.

Alien Isolation is way too long because its Xenomorph got way too smart: 'At the time it didn't seem that long'
By Shaun Prescott published
News The tricky AI ended up prolonging an otherwise shorter game.

The best free PC games
By Shaun Prescott last updated
Freebies Forever Our frequently updated selection of the best free games right now.

Five new Steam games you probably missed (September 29, 2025)
By Shaun Prescott published
New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

The ROG Xbox Ally price starts at $999 in Australia, and pre-orders are open now
By Shaun Prescott published
News Preorders are now open in Australia for the ROG Xbox Ally, which isn’t exactly cheap, and starts at AU$999.

Baby Steps is funny, but it's also a depressing, confrontational horror game about thwarted modern masculinity
By Shaun Prescott published
YOU FELL It's a masterpiece, obviously.

I wish I'd known this one stupidly simple trick when I started Baby Steps—it makes some of the harder early climbs much easier
By Shaun Prescott published
News One thing after another.

Physint, Kojima's forthcoming 'tactical espionage action game', gets a poster and an early cast list
By Shaun Prescott published
News

Death Stranding Mosquito is the inevitable Death Stranding anime
By Shaun Prescott published
News Announced during the Kojima Productions 10th-anniversary livestream.

Kojima's OD just got 3 minutes worth of in-engine footage, and it's definitely following in the footsteps of P.T.
By Shaun Prescott published
News It's not just about lighting candles.

Five new Steam games you probably missed (September 22, 2025)
By Shaun Prescott published
New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

This metroidvania based on an old Atari 2600 classic had the audacity to release on the same day as Silksong, but it's a nice break from Hornet's hell
By Shaun Prescott published
Solarvania Adventure of Samsara is a solid 7/10 metroidvania for days when you need one of those.

How to unlock Steel Soul Mode in Silksong
By Shaun Prescott published
Permasilk There are two ways to unlock a permadeath mode in Hollow Knight: Silksong—here are both.
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