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 spy game is a dream come true if you love spending time in character creators
By Christopher Livingston Published
News And if your character isn't convincing enough, you die.

Big Walk review: A thoughtful puzzle game that takes co-op communication to new levels
By Christopher Livingston Published
Pal World Explore an island full of puzzles with a few of your friends.

There was originally supposed to be a 'much bigger' reveal of Light No Fire: here's why Sean Murray changed his mind
By Christopher Livingston Published
News There was so much hype after the teaser in 2023 that Murray decided "We don't need to say anything more right now."

Light No Fire will 'absolutely' be like No Man's Sky, with new features coming post-release: Sean Murray says he'd like to still be working on it '10 years after launch'
By Christopher Livingston Published
News "I've worked on it for seven years now, and I'm still really enjoying it."

Sean Murray still loves playing the 2016 version of No Man's Sky: 'It's a little bit weirder, but it's got its charm'
By Christopher Livingston Published
News "I've got a real soft spot for it," says the founder of Hello Games.

Big Walk: So, what's the deal with that number puzzle?
By Christopher Livingston Published
Digits If you're stuck on this early puzzle, we can give you some hints—or the complete solution.

Couple's dispute over playing Slay the Spire 2 in bed gets a ruling from comedian John Hodgman: 'Pick an arbitrary battle and stick with it'
By Christopher Livingston Published
News Gaming in bed: awful or lawful? The man who played the PC in Apple's "Get a Mac" ads issues a landmark PC gaming ruling.

'Sorry about this!' Big Walk is already fixing its biggest complaint
By Christopher Livingston Published
News In a game about communication, players are having trouble hearing each other.

One of Big Walk's puzzles is simple to solve but still gave us an existential crisis
By Christopher Livingston Last updated
🤔 The solution is a snap, but it still almost broke us.

Dave Bautista reportedly 'in talks' to take over the role of Kratos in Amazon's God of War series
By Christopher Livingston Published
News Ryan Hurst had to leave the show after a severe on-set injury.

'I would die': Obsession star Inde Navarrette would love a role in Resident Evil
By Christopher Livingston Published
News "I love that world," Navarrette said.

Communication is the biggest puzzle piece in chill co-op game Big Walk, so don't take any shortcuts by using Discord
By Christopher Livingston Published
Walkie-talkie Stick to proximity chat: robbing the game of its creative problem solving takes away a lot of the fun.

We've seen a lot of malfunctioning robots this year, but this is my favorite fail yet
By Christopher Livingston Published
Plus a bot that can chase you underwater, a mech that can knock down walls, and a teacherbot gets kicked out of class.

The mod we called 'the best Fallout game you'll play this year' back in 2018 just launched on GOG
By Christopher Livingston Published
News If you missed it back then, it's easier than ever to play it now.

'What is it?' We snooped around in our favorite gaming characters' inventories: can you identify the weird stuff they're carrying?
By Christopher Livingston Published
⁉️ Like r/whatisit, but for games. See?

Speaking of Matt Damon, there's a new survival game out this week on Steam where you're stranded on Mars and have to grow potatoes to survive
By Christopher Livingston Published
News Fans of The Martian will find survival game Sol One suspiciously familiar.

MMO life sim Seed's AI-powered avatars prove once again that nothing shatters immersion quicker than crappy chatbot dialogue
By Christopher Livingston Published
Unprompted It's such a vibe!

The best Oblivion Remastered mods
By Christopher Livingston Last updated
mod squad Improved performance, better visuals, and gameplay tweaks can be yours for the remastered classic RPG.

The best Steam Deck games
By Wes Fenlon Last updated
Steam On The games everyone should have installed on Valve's gaming handheld.

A new friendslop game is already Steam's 12th-most wishlisted game a mere week after it was announced
By Christopher Livingston Published
News The takeoff hasn't been without some turbulence, however.

Steam's Train Fest sale means all 790 pieces of Train Simulator Classic DLC can be yours for a mere $6,993 instead of $15,621
By Christopher Livingston Published
News Choo-choo-choose savings!

Hytale releases massive preview of upcoming content including 22 videos and 37 new images
By Christopher Livingston Published
News Plus about 4,000 words!

Let's play a quick round of 'Which game has more DLC?' to test your knowledge of videogame add-ons
By Christopher Livingston Published
Packs Aeterna Higher or lower: videogame edition.

If The Odyssey film is anything like The Odyssey adventure game from 2012, Matt Damon will spend the entire first hour trying to solve a single loom puzzle
By Christopher Livingston Published
Point & Flick I played it for two hours and 53 minutes, same as the running time of Christopher Nolan's new film. Here's how it went.
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