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

By Tyler Wilde Published
deep cuts We asked 11 very particular PCG staffers what game they think everyone should buy in Steam's Autumn Sale—here's what they picked.

By Ted Litchfield Published
ball is life I don't even know ball but I feel like I'm losing my mind.

By Lauren Morton Published
Musical Turn your sound on to experience the delight of a voice acted magic school life sim.

By Lauren Morton Last updated
An extremely visual evolution of my neon-drenched noodle joint.

By Jody Macgregor, Christopher Livingston, Lauren Morton, Andy Chalk, Joshua Wolens Published
Picnic Prattle The bombs may fall for real before then.

By Fraser Brown Last updated
Bargain Dates, biggest discounts, tips, annual Steam sale dates, and more.

By Lauren Morton Published
Second Life How do you choose to spend your time when two games you've been waiting for show up at once?

By Lauren Morton Published
This photo-based adventure is super sweet but a little too easy to capture the glee of solving adventure game puzzles.

By Lauren Morton Published

By Lauren Morton Published
Play By Play I'm trying out the new farm sim with dragon-assisted cooking to see if it could be my next obsession.

By Lauren Morton Last updated
FREE STUFF Stay up to date on what games Epic is giving away each week this year.

By Lauren Morton Published

By Lauren Morton Published
Why not? The only thing more obvious than a Lego city builder is a Minecraft city builder.

By Lauren Morton Published
Soft Spot Let there be flight!

By Lauren Morton Last updated
Cozy Games Cozy games are in their boom era, but some of the oldies are still the best out there.

By Jody Macgregor Last updated
Small but mighty These are the best indie games you can play on PC.

By Lauren Morton Published
⏳⏳⏳ Use this ideal quest order to get the least bloody mass because there's not enough time to do it all and lives are on the line.

By Lauren Morton Last updated
Remote Start We're expecting to wait about a year, and for Rockstar to keep playing coy about the PC version.

By Lauren Morton Published
Breakdown We saw a lot of little tactical maneuvers for perpetrating crimes in disguise and escaping the cops too.
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