Chris started playing PC games in the 1980s, started writing about them in the early 2000s, and (finally) started getting paid to write about them in the late 2000s. Following a few years as a regular freelancer, PC Gamer hired him in 2014, probably so he'd stop emailing them asking for more work. Chris has a love-hate relationship with survival games and an unhealthy fascination with the inner lives of NPCs. He's also a fan of offbeat simulation games, mods, and ignoring storylines in RPGs so he can make up his own.
Latest articles by Christopher Livingston

The perfect gift for the coffee drinker in your life is more than 25% off for Prime Day
By Christopher Livingston published
Prime Day 2026 This self-heating mug is the once piece of hardware I use every single day.

Now we know how much GTA 6 costs, but can you remember what these other games cost at launch? Take our price tag quiz!
By Christopher Livingston published
💰 There's always a price.

Sand: Raiders of Sophie is like Sea of Thieves on land, but even tougher for solo players
By Christopher Livingston published
Dry Heat Cruise the dunes in search of loot and get into cannon battles with other salty crews.

After a delay in 2025 and two delays this year (plus two more short delays this morning) mech fortress-builder Sand has finally launched
By Christopher Livingston published
A few shaky starts, but it finally stepped over the starting line.

The director of all six Sharknado movies has a new film, and it's a Dave the Diver live-action short
By Christopher Livingston published
News Mintrocket teamed up with Asylum's Anthony C. Ferrante for some silly jungle carnage.

Dave the Diver: In the Jungle's cutscenes are even hornier than they are in the base game
By Christopher Livingston published
News Strap in.

How to get the fishing rod in Dave the Diver: In the Jungle
By Christopher Livingston published
get hooked After years of catching fish, Dave can finally do some proper fishing.

Dave the Diver: In the Jungle DLC review—it's great, it's $10, and it's so big it feels like a full game
By Christopher Livingston published
Fish Come True Like Bancho's cooking, Dave's new adventure is delicious.

PlayerUnknown's survival game becomes free-to-own and offers Steam refunds 'without restrictions on playtime or how long ago you bought the game'
By Christopher Livingston published
News It's free forever, but it's also over.

Less than a month before launch, survival RPG Outward 2 delayed into 2027
By Christopher Livingston published
news "I apologize that we couldn’t give you the game you guys deserve on time. "

My new daily game is like Wordle but for minigolf
By Christopher Livingston published
News Play a tricky new putt-putt hole every day.

Even a fantasy game like Skyrim won't let me be a trillionaire
By Christopher Livingston published
I can be a werewolf or a vampire, sure, but nothing as far-fetched as a trillionaire.

Get rich quick with these Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord cheats
By Christopher Livingston last updated
Lordmode Bannerlord cheats to create gold, level you up, knock out enemies, teleport, and much more.

The best Baldur's Gate 3 mods
By Tyler Wilde last updated
MODS Buff yourself up for a lone wolf run, or if that's not your style, maybe buff up your party with eight characters? Mods make many things possible.

Your dad's favorite TV show might become a videogame
By Christopher Livingston published
News The "Sheridanverse" is expanding into games.

While you're waiting for Valheim 1.0, why not try this map that transforms it into a massive RPG?
By Christopher Livingston published
News Put down your hammer, Viking. Adventure Map has already been built.

Are these real posts from the r/skyrimmods subreddit, or did I make them up? Take our newest and rudest quiz!
By Christopher Livingston published
NSFW Truth is stranger than fiction in our new quiz.

One day before launch, extraction shooter Sand gets delayed again—oh, and it's an early access game now, too
By Christopher Livingston published
News It'll be a few more weeks (at least) before you can ride your mechanical base into the desert.

It's fine if the visitors to your theme park die in this sim: it's actually the whole point
By Christopher Livingston published
News Everyone's gotta eat.

This FPS that looks like Bioshock with magicians has me under its spell
By Christopher Livingston published
news Magicians: The Devil's Deal is due out in 2027.

State of Decay 3 just gave us a release year, and at least that's something?
By Christopher Livingston published
News The long awaited survival game takes another shambling step closer.

Three days before launch, one of the most wishlisted games on Steam warns players not to expect 'a huge survival game' with 'hundreds of hours of main progression'
By Christopher Livingston published
News Instead expect a "calm, cozy, focused survival craft sandbox made by a tiny team" says developer Cyberwave.

Left 4 Dead meets friendslop as you and your pals try to escape 'the galaxy's most-unregulated waterpark'
By Christopher Livingston published
News Don't pee in the pool.
Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team.




