Christopher Livingston
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
This farming sim lets you plant crops anywhere you want on a real-world map, so I patriotically grew corn and raised sheep under the Statue of Liberty
By Christopher Livingston published
farm free Global Farmer uses real world data to let your farm just about anywhere you can think of.
'There were so many meetings': A former Bethesda developer explains why he quit during Starfield and started a solo project
By Christopher Livingston published
news 'I enjoyed it a lot less as [the studio] grew and grew,' says The Axis Unseen's Nate Purkeypile, who'd worked at Bethesda for 14 years.
I just squeezed more eggs in one hour than you have in your entire life
By Christopher Livingston published
News Test your psychokinetic intuition of biological makeup in Egg Squeeze.
The best battle royale games
By Morgan Park, Christopher Livingston last updated
battle ready The best battle royale games on PC.
Larian says 40% of all current Baldur's Gate 3 players are now 'embracing utter chaos with mods'
By Christopher Livingston published
news Players are giving into their dark urges: 22 million mods have already been downloaded since Patch 7 arrived a month ago.
6 exciting city builders coming out before the end of 2024 (plus a few more to look forward to next year)
By Christopher Livingston published
the road ahead Now that Frostpunk 2, Manor Lords, and Cities: Skylines 2 are out, here's a look at what's on the horizon for the city builder genre.
The best Starfield mods
By Tyler Wilde last updated
Mods in Space Get a better UI, skip annoying cutscenes, make enemies less spongy, and more with Starfield mods.
Frostpunk 2 factions and communities explained
By Christopher Livingston last updated
trust issues There are many factions and communities in Frostpunk 2. Here's how they work and how to handle them.
There's two types of news in Frostpunk 2: bad news, and good news that you slowly realize is actually bad news
By Christopher Livingston published
cold comfort Even when I win, I just can't win.
Frostpunk 2: How to transfer oil and other resources from your colony to your city
By Christopher Livingston published
Punk Pipelines You've struck oil! Now you've got to get it to your generator. Here's how.
How to get more workforce in Frostpunk 2
By Sean Martin published
Busy bees That oil ain't gonna drill for itself you know.
10 tips to get started in Frostpunk 2
By Sean Martin published
What you snow Steward your frostbound city away from doom and destruction.
How to get cores in Frostpunk 2
By Christopher Livingston published
Core Values One of Frostpunk 2's most important resources can't be manufactured: it has to be found.
Frostpunk 2 review: A blizzard of tough choices and lasting consequences
By Christopher Livingston published
Deep Freeze Endure a blizzard of tough choices and lasting consequences in the survival city builder sequel.
Core Keeper review: A sprawling survival game in a beautiful subterranean world
By Christopher Livingston published
Dig it Minecraft meets Valheim in top-down survival crafting sandbox Core Keeper.
Someone just discovered that Balatro's 'Misprint' joker has been sending us secret messages this whole time
By Christopher Livingston published
News The smudged card isn't just dealing out random mults—it can also help you cheat.
Survival game Nightingale is making big changes after the developers looked at games like Palworld and Enshrouded: 'It was really the structure that stood out'
By Christopher Livingston published
news A big overhaul to the main quest is coming this week. Plus, they're adding cats (in hats).
Once Human dev says some recent player feedback 'has been quite demoralizing'
By Christopher Livingston published
News Starry Studio is planning changes to weapon builds and Season 2 scenarios.
The best Steam Deck games
By Katie Wickens, Wes Fenlon last updated
Steam On The games that you should play on Valve's gaming handheld.
'How big can we go?': PUBG creator Brendan Greene on founding a studio to build his Earth-sized digital world
By Christopher Livingston published
World-building PlayerUnknown Productions is cooking up something huge, and we're finally learning more about it.
No Man's Sky finally delivers the perfect reason to explore a few trillion planets: to go fishing
By Christopher Livingston published
News No Man's Sky Aquarius update adds rods, reels, and lots of alien fish to catch.
The best indie games on PC
By Jody Macgregor last updated
Small but mighty These are the best indie games you can play on PC.
The worst launches in PC gaming history
By Christopher Livingston last updated
D.O.A. Concord is the latest game to fall face-first over the starting line.
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