
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

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 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.

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.

9 big things Steam needs to improve in 2026
By Rory Norris published
Steam Wishlist Hey Steam, we know you don't have much competition, but there's still a lot you should do.

Life sims are in a slump and the only way out is becoming strategy games again
By Lauren Morton published
Midlife Crisis Even with new competition in the mix, the life sim genre feels so afraid of being difficult, but that's what made the original Sims games so great.

The 20 best cozy games on PC that aren't farm sims
By Lauren Morton last updated
Cozy Games If you need more chill in your game library, these are the best cozy games you can play on PC.

The best laptop games
By Wes Fenlon last updated
Updated Great laptop games can run on low-spec PCs, fit cozily onto smaller screens, and are perfectly playable with a trackpad.

Fallout Season 2—your viewing guide to everything in New Vegas
By Lauren Morton last updated
Fall In Fallout Season 2 release dates, reviews, episode recaps, and everything else you won't want to miss.

The most surprising cozy game trend this year was the desktop pet renaissance
By Lauren Morton published
Computer Critters Desktop pets are back, bigger than ever, and surprisingly vibrant.

Tiny Bookshop gave me the moment every book lover lives for: recommending the perfect book to a friend and them instantly loving it
By Lauren Morton published
🏆 I basked in validation as a book-loving gamer getting to recommend my own favorite reads to my fictional customers.

New games 2025: The year's PC game releases
By Lauren Morton last updated
Date Planner The new games of 2025 stack more massive RPGs and open-world adventures against each other.

The best deals in the 2025 Steam Winter Sale
By Lauren Morton published
deals All the cheap games in the Winter Sale that you won't want to miss, from lowest-ever prices to discounted new releases.
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