Lauren Morton
Lauren has been writing for PC Gamer since she went hunting for the cryptid Dark Souls fashion police in 2017. She accepted her role as Associate Editor 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
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2: Everything we know
By Lincoln Carpenter, Lauren Morton last updated
Smile, Jack Everything about Bloodlines 2's development, setting, clans, dancing, and more.
I accidentally bred one of the rarest Palworld pals, but they have the most ridiculous stats
By Lauren Morton published
News I found a shockingly easy way to breed a Kitsun, but now he's just stuck manning my kitchen.
I wish I could stomach Immortal Life's clunky controls long enough to fall in love with a cultivation fantasy farm sim
By Lauren Morton published
Spiritual Struggles After almost two years in early access, Immortal Life still isn't sleek enough to set the standard for cultivation farm sims.
Sims 4 build tips: 7 tricks for less boring builds
By Lauren Morton published
Build Tips Start making the most of build mode with this list of beginner tricks.
Lucky Pals: how 'shiny pals' work in Palworld
By Lauren Morton published
Lucky Buddies The rare Lucky Pals are a little harder to catch, but they come with stat buffs.
How to find Palworld kindling and other work suitabilities
By Lauren Morton published
Work Bestie Here's what "needs kindling" means and all the other work suitabilities that your pals need to help around the base.
I hope Palworld inspires a vibrant new survival crafting subgenre: Little base buddies management
By Lauren Morton published
Creature Crafting Kelvin walked so that Palworld could jog so that all little crafting game helpers can run.
Palworld players discovered an exploit for capturing bosses and turning them into party members
By Lauren Morton published
New Management With a bit of cheesing the boss fight, you too can add the big bads to your party.
Palworld multiplayer: how to join your friends online
By Lauren Morton published
Online Pals Join your pals in Palworld multiplayer to build bases and catch critters together.
Townscaper's developer on how its 'radically casual' design is inspiring a new wave of low-stress builders to adapt the blueprint
By Lauren Morton published
New landscape Oskar Stålberg contemplates Townscaper's surprise success and the proliferation of other low stress building games.
How to watch the Xbox Direct livestream for January 2024
By Lauren Morton published
Direct X The first Xbox showcase of the year is set to share gameplay for Indiana Jones, Avowed, and Hellblade 2.
The Sims 4 is granting my castle build wishes, and goths to live in them, with 2 new DLC kits this week
By Lauren Morton published
news The castles are rad but goths may be going home sad.
Every Altar of Lilith location in Diablo 4
By Lauren Morton last updated
Looking for Lilith There are 160 statues to collect across Diablo 4's map, so here's where to find them.
Unhinged Sims 4 player keeps building hidden village bunkers 'for capturing and storing men'
By Lauren Morton published
News Live Mode players scare me.
Former Stardew Valley contributor is making a new life sim set in a city, and it's already packed with little features new to the genre
By Lauren Morton published
News Any life sim where sleeping and recycling are levelable skills has my attention.
11 upcoming RPGs that might finally pull me away from Baldur's Gate 3
By Tyler Wilde published
New Rolls There are tons of exciting, ambitious RPGs in development, and lots of them are releasing this year.
Thanks to this Tamagotchi-like critter care game I now believe that bugs can be cute too
By Lauren Morton published
Bug features All it took was bug fashion, den decor, and minigames to win my heart.
One of my most anticipated games of 2024 is the one where mechs do farming
By Lauren Morton published
Crop Bots I'm a sucker for farming and crafting, especially if I get to be an interstellar mech pilot.
All Baldur's Gate 3 romance options: who you can pursue
By Lauren Morton last updated
Baldur's Date Unlock a romance with any of the main origin characters and some of your other party members, too.
The 10 cozy games I'm most excited for in 2024
By Lauren Morton published
Getting Cozy Cuddle up with this list of the coziest games scheduled to launch this year.
Playing Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth feels like walking into a restaurant where the staff already knows my order
By Lauren Morton published
New View After spending just a couple hours in Honolulu City, I already feel at home in the series again.
What are your 2024 gaming resolutions?
By Robin Valentine published
HI RES Maybe this is the year you clear that backlog...
What games did everyone play over the holidays?
By Mollie Taylor published
happy new year 'Tis the season to be gaming.
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