Andrea Shearon

Andrea Shearon

Evergreen Writer

Andrea has been covering games for nearly a decade, picking up bylines at IGN, USA Today, Fanbyte, and Destructoid before joining the PC Gamer team in 2025. She's got a soft spot for older RPGs and is willing to try just about anything with a lovey-dovey "I can fix them" romance element. Her weekly to-do always includes a bit of MMO time, endlessly achievement hunting and raiding in Final Fantasy 14. Outside of those staples, she's often got a few survival-crafting games on rotation and loves a good scare in co-op horror games.

Latest articles by Andrea Shearon

Phasmophobia - A dark figure stands in a room with neon purple lighting and Alan Wake iconography
Alan Wake heads to Phasmophobia next month in a new limited-time event, because we all know writers love a deadline

By Andrea Shearon Published

News Kidding, they hate them. But I do love this.

News
Windrose pirate holding a long gun
How to make gunpowder in Windrose

By Andrea Shearon Published

Ashes First, ye'll need t' make yourself an Iron Pickaxe.

Ashes
Moomintroll Winter's Warmth - Moomintroll wears a red scarf in a dark, snowwy forest
Our cozy games of April list is looking so chilled out that there isn't even a single farm sim on it

By Lauren Morton Last updated

Cozy calendar Don't get a spring in your step just yet because this month's cozy game launches are all so cozy you might want to stay bundled up.

Cozy calendar
A pirate in Windrose standing on the beach and holding a pickaxe.
How to get clay in Windrose

By Andrea Shearon Published

Building Blocks You'll need plenty of it for making Clay Bottles.

Building Blocks
Windrose
How to get lamp oil in Windrose

By Andrea Shearon Published

It's Lit Get to farmin' boar.

It's Lit
Clint from Stardew Valley with the smithy behind him
All about Clint: Stardew Valley gift guide, schedule, and events

By Andrea Shearon Published

🤍 Win the blacksmith's heart.

🤍
Wendy and Wilson running with a spider egg in Don't Starve Elsewhere
Hope you're hungry 'cause Don't Starve is back with a new co-op survival crafting adventure for Wilson and the gang

By Andrea Shearon Published

News Did I spot an owlbear?

News
Gale wearing a hat in Baldur's Gate 3
Do you know this mage? Test your knowledge of the gaming arcane with our quiz on magical allies and villains

By Andrea Shearon Published

Hocus Pocus Get familiar with the ancient texts.

Hocus Pocus
The Seven Deadly Sins - Tioreh during the draw screen, after you pull for more gacha rewards.
All Seven Deadly Sins: Origin codes in April 2026 for extra draw tickets, cube keys, and more

By Andrea Shearon Last updated

Gluttony Plus the questing requirements to unlock and redeem codes.

Gluttony
Tofu, the leucistic Texas Rat Snake, as he gets ready to strike a cutout of Markiplier's face
There is a snake that hates Markiplier

By Andrea Shearon Published

News You ever get so pissed you start pretending you're a rattlesnake?

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News
Pragmata - Hugh (the large mechanical man) and his little android companion, Diana, who is sitting on his back
The new PC games of April 2026: Pragmata, the next Diablo 4 expansion, and Final Fantasy 14's big month

By Andrea Shearon Last updated

📅 A quieter month for new releases, but events and updates fill in the gaps.

📅
A raccoon sitting in a rocking chair on a porch in Creature Kitchen.
My 5 favorite cozy games in Steam's House and Home sale

By Andrea Shearon Published

🏠 And maybe you can help me with the stuff sitting in my cart.

🏠
Final Fantasy XIV - A Miqote standing beside the Moogle Treasure Trove NPC in Limsa Lominsa
Everything you need to know for Final Fantasy 14's Moogle Treasure Trove event, including what to do with all of those tomestones when you already have everything

By Andrea Shearon Published

Aphorism Fear and Loathing in Eorzea.

Aphorism
Thancred from Final Fantasy XIV holding a map up at the camera.
How many of these videogame world maps do you recognize?

By Andrea Shearon Published

Map Quest This one's for the cartographers.

Map Quest
The Witcher 4—A snow-covered amulet for an unknown Witcher school. Shaped like a lynx, perhaps?
The Witcher 4: What we know about the start of a new trilogy

By Morgan Park Last updated

SOMEDAY The Witcher 4 is definitely happening and will kick off its own new trilogy with Ciri on the front line.

SOMEDAY
Slay the Spire 2 multiplayer party standing together (The Ironclad left, The Necromance right)
How multiplayer works in Slay the Spire 2

By Andrea Shearon Published

Full Deck No, you don't have to share. Yes, you can all be Ironclad.

Full Deck
The Trickster from Dead by Daylight. The image is from his Kpop music video and heavily stylized with pink blood spatter on a yellow background.
Dead by Daylight's new K-pop chapter doesn't add a new killer, but it does sound like one more step towards a healthier game: 'It's a bit of a trial'

By Andrea Shearon Published

News Maybe The Trickster's comeback tour is the opening act for others like it.

News
Kliff, the Crimson Desert protagonist, as he's surrounded by a strange magical effect.
Crimson Desert launch times and release date

By Andrea Shearon Published

⌛ It's time to start your preload.

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A Schedule 1 NPC standing around staring, looking a bit high. He's wearing blue overalls, a yellow hat, and a red plaid undershirt.
How to play on the Schedule 1 beta branch for early access to new updates

By Andrea Shearon Published

Free Sample Anyone can access test builds by swapping branches on Steam.

Free Sample
Schedule 1 player character wearing red and standing in their warehouse lab
Schedule 1 cheats and console commands for infinite money and free ingredients

By Diego Perez Last updated

Operation: Cheats Every cheat and console command you need to change your wanted level, teleport, or stack up cash.

Operation: Cheats
Lamball from Palworld as it stands in a grassy area and looks surprised
Palworld's Bucky got off a plane to find 'about 8,000 Discord messages from Palworld fans' who really wanted him to know about Pickmon: 'God bless their little hearts'

By Andrea Shearon Published

News There is not a soul in Palpagos who forgot to message Bucky.

News
Dave the Diver In the Jungle DLC - Dave in the back left with his three friends all staring at something in the distance with varying levels of shock and awe
Dave the Diver DLC adds a little Stardew Valley time management and relationship building to the formula when In the Jungle releases in June

By Andrea Shearon Published

News I'm scheduled for a fistfight with eels at noon.

News
A player Tav, the main character in Baldur's Gate 3. She's a Half-Drow with purple-toned skin and short white hair.
How well do you know Baldur's Gate 3's second act? You may need an actual brainworm to score a perfect 20/20 on our latest quiz

By Andrea Shearon Published

Saving Throw No cheating, or I'm telling Selûne.

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Saving Throw
Stardew Valley - The player farmer standing at the Flower Dance festival's big dining table, near Shane, Abigail, Pam, and Sebastian
Stardew Valley and Wordle sure do make for a cute combination in this daily guessing game on the farm sim's crops

By Andrea Shearon Published

News Test your encyclopedic knowledge of fruits and veggies.

News
The playable characters from Slay the Spire 2 jumping to attack, an action shot against a red background
Playing Slay the Spire 2 and Esoteric Ebb on my ROG Ally all weekend turned me into a happy lump of swaddled gamer joy

By Andrea Shearon Published

Let's Talk And now I must ask: What are you playing on your handheld gaming PC?

Let's Talk
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