
Lauren Morton
Lauren has been writing for PC Gamer since she went hunting for the cryptid Dark Souls fashion police in 2017. She joined the PCG staff in 2021, now serving as self-appointed chief cozy games and farmlife sim enjoyer. Her career originally began in game development and she remains fascinated by how games tick in the modding and speedrunning scenes. She likes long fantasy books, longer RPGs, can't stop playing co-op survival crafting games, and has spent a number of hours she refuses to count building houses in The Sims games for over 20 years.
Latest articles by Lauren Morton

Borderlands 3 Shift codes: Every active Shift code and how to redeem them
By Lauren Morton, Wes Fenlon last updated
Free keys An updated list of the latest Borderlands 3 shift codes for Golden Keys, and how to unlock special loot.

What's free on the Epic Games Store right now?
By Lauren Morton last updated
FREE STUFF Stay up to date on what games Epic is giving away each week this year.

Of course there's a tiny Bridgerton reference in The Sims Royalty & Legacy expansion because it's basically a Lady Whistledown simulation
By Lauren Morton published
Scandal Sim Make friends with the nobility and then collect their secrets like scandalous trading cards.

As a Sims 4 Build Mode freak, today's free update is way more important than the new expansion
By Lauren Morton published
News The pre-expansion patch added some new family tree details but all I care about is stairs.

Fallout season 2's finale is premiering tonight, 6 hours earlier than we'd originally expected
By Lauren Morton published
Bullet Time Time to find out if anyone can beat The House.

February is surprisingly light on cozy game launches but we're looking forward to these chill picks you shouldn't miss
By Lauren Morton published
Cozy calendar A quiet month for cozy games means we get to dig deeper into the wonderfully small and weird games coming this month.

Haunted Chocolatier: all the key details on the followup to Stardew Valley
By Lauren Morton last updated
Sweets Science Stardew Valley's creator is working on another life sim, and it looks just as sweet as his first.

The Elder Scrolls 6: All the key details about Bethesda's return to Tamriel
By Omri Petitte last updated
scroll locked The Elder Scrolls 6 is still very far away, but we've collected all the news and rumors while we wait.

GTA 6: What we know about Rockstar's return to Vice City
By Lauren Morton last updated
Crime Time Grand Theft Auto 6's delay gives more time to pick apart trailers, characters, and locations.

A Pokémon-like gacha game should be such an obvious win that I'm shocked I can't find much to like about Aniimo
By Lauren Morton published
Gacha-mon After several hours in the closed beta for Aniimo, I can't find much about it that other creature collecting and gacha games aren't doing better.

The Sims 4's most notorious sex mod gets launched 400,000 times a day, which is more people than I realized were even playing The Sims every day
By Lauren Morton published
News One of The Sims 4's biggest mods is putting up numbers a triple-A game would be jealous of.

My 5 favorite 'cozy' games that don't actually look like cozy games
By Lauren Morton published
Secretly Cozy Give your eyes a little break from aesthetically-mandated adorableness while still having chilled out experiences.

The Sims 4 cheats: Every cheat code and life hack you need
By Lauren Morton last updated
Updated! All of the Sims 4 cheats for each expansion, all in one convenient place.

The best co-op games to drag your pals into
By Lauren Morton last updated
Updated! The best co-op games around whether you want a co-op campaign or a hang space for your group chat.

The Sims 4 Royalty and Legacy: all the confirmed features in the next expansion
By Lauren Morton published
Dynasty Drama Everything we know so far about how the dynasty system works.

Steam sale dates: When is the next Steam sale?
By Fraser Brown last updated
Bargain Dates, biggest discounts, tips, annual Steam sale dates, and more.

Cozy Caravan is a feast of little cooking minigames and collectathon fetch quests
By Lauren Morton published
Culinary tour This super cute life sim is all about touring the countryside to collect and cook up homemade goodies for the market.

The best browser games
By Jupiter Hadley last updated
Browse the best A collection of great games you can play right in your browser.

The best Stardew Valley mods
By Lauren Morton last updated
Updated! All the best Stardew Valley mods, from flowery retextures to easier fishing.

The best games like The Sims for building beautiful characters, homes, and a life full of drama
By Lauren Morton last updated
Live Mas Here's how to get your life sim fix outside the Sims series walls.

Over half of The Sims development team is working on The Sims 4 and 'the next evolution' so I guess it's time to start speculating again
By Lauren Morton published
News Here we are again trying to divine the future of The Sims from an announcement about the future of The Sims.

It's not the news we wanted but it's what we expected: EA has finally admitted Project Rene is a 'mobile-first' game
By Lauren Morton published
News After over a year of leaks, getting some answers about the future of the series is better than more silence.

The best games on Steam
By Lauren Morton last updated
Best to Get Got a fresh Steam account? Here are the best Steam games to get free or buy first.
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