Trying to pick the perfect autumn game paralysis

Reka - a witch walks towards a cabin on top of towering chicken legs at dusk in a forest — (Image credit: Emberstorm Entertainment)

It's the end of September, so in observance of tradition I'm sitting here staring at my Steam library in search of the game with the perfect autumn vibes and will inevitably spend my entire evening with choice paralysis. Tis the season!

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.