Lauren Morton
Lauren started writing for PC Gamer as a freelancer in 2017 while chasing the Dark Souls fashion police and accepted her role as Associate Editor in 2021, now serving as the self-appointed chief cozy games enjoyer. She originally started her career in game development and is still fascinated by how games tick in the modding and speedrunning scenes. She likes long books, longer RPGs, has strong feelings about farmlife sims, and can't stop playing co-op crafting games.
Latest articles by Lauren Morton
![Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree's Rellana](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PCdNirfifDYBHHUPNDYB4G-320-80.png)
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree guide
By Lauren Morton published
Erdtree All the guides and walkthroughs you need to survive Shadow of the Erdtree and the Land of Shadow.
![A lineup of heroes from Dragon Age: The Veilguard.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/E4c9Ea6RPxrdUkiXmst7ME-320-80.jpg)
Dragon Age: The Veilguard leads say it will be 'mission-based' rather than open world, with no fetch quests or busywork: 'You're not going to be gathering shards in the Hinterlands'
By Ted Litchfield published
news I remain in a state of neutral, cautious optimism for Veilguard, and this is a sign they're on the right track.
![Varric and Harding](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BupE2ykdeNNZjtSGciYeyB-320-80.jpg)
Dragon Age: The Veilguard can be played entirely offline and won't have microtransactions: 'Our focus is on making this the most complete singleplayer game we possibly can'
By Andy Chalk published
news Game director Corinne Busche said enabling offline play has been "a really big request" from fans.
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Let's pour one out for these no-shows we were desperate to see during Summer Game Fest
By Kara Phillips published
Maybe next time Maybe in the next life.
![A lineup of heroes from Dragon Age: The Veilguard.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/E4c9Ea6RPxrdUkiXmst7ME-320-80.jpg)
Dragon Age: The Veilguard—Everything we know about the next RPG in Thedas
By Lauren Morton last updated
Dragon 4ge Here's everything we've collected about The Veilguard since its big reveal.
![Dragon Age: The Veilguard - Varric looks concerned](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fDJHNqMbctKXMyQBrgVQSK-320-80.jpg)
Larian already made the Dragon Age 4 I was hoping for
By Lauren Morton published
Age Killer The gameplay reveal for The Veilguard feels like it hardly wants to be a Dragon Age game at all.
![Tiny Glade - a yellow plaster house on a grassy hill surrounded by walls](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DJPahyoJJwwYifLn2YVAxd-320-80.jpg)
Tiny Glade's castle-doodling demo is packed with delightful little reactive surprises
By Lauren Morton last updated
Castle Crafting Each structure has its own secrets to figure out.
![Minecraft 1.21 - a player stands in a Trial Chamber near some copper panes](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KJoJXN7ZbgFFQbdChsAYCZ-320-80.jpg)
Minecraft 1.21: everything we know about the next major Minecraft update
By Lauren Morton last updated
Minecraft 1.21 The 1.21 update is all about new combat challenges so far.
![Dragon Age: The Veilguard environment shot of Minrathous at night](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nrLcUHXA57G79NNLzWwqYk-320-80.jpg)
I'm slightly less panicked about Dragon Age: The Veilguard after seeing 24 seconds of gameplay
By Lauren Morton published
News BioWare just dropped a teaser for tomorrow's gameplay reveal and, okay, it looks better than that reveal trailer.
![PC Games Show 10th Anniversary key art](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/djRJgM2HJQpcgHN5xjkBfe-320-80.jpg)
Every game, trailer, and announcement in the 2024 PC Gaming Show
By Lauren Morton published
The Big List Catch up on the 70+ trailers and 15 first reveals from this year's massive PC Gaming Show.
![Hotel Galactic](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/65wj2hqcVim26bGDvZpzwG-320-80.jpg)
Hotel Galactic is a cozy Ghibli-inspired crafting and management sim where you'll host adorable intergalactic visitors
By Lauren Morton published
PCGS Tidy up and make sure the water is warm for all your extraterrestrial customers.
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Captain your own flying island base in wind-powered crafting survival game Aloft's new co-op demo
By Lauren Morton published
PCGS As if picking the perfect place to build wasn't tough enough, now I have to go island hopping.
![Reka - a witch summons a ghost inside a small wooden cottage](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/irRYRg3jgvftJBEyD49szA-320-80.jpg)
Slavic witchcrafting game Reka is equal parts cozy and creepy and it's coming to early access in August
By Lauren Morton published
PCGS Become a witch of the woods and make Baba Yaga proud.
![Splodey - a figure platforms in an arc over a pool of lava in a split screen level](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Zt9Wg2mAWb6ksEkxtag24h-320-80.jpg)
Splodey is a platformer that 'does away with the jump button' in favor of magical propulsion platforming
By Lauren Morton published
PCGS I can't even begin to think of platforming backwards.
![Everholm - Lily stands in front of a small farm plot in front of her house](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vXacNyuQDbJb6NMRmVzYSd-320-80.jpg)
'Not too cozy' farm sim Everholm has brought back its demo for more mysterious witch simming
By Lauren Morton published
PCGS Everholm's demo is back for you to try its take on a less linear life sim.
![Drug Dealer SImulator 2 - two small boats idle off shore where a tent is pitched on a tropical beach](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yaEQKE9j4TpcYmUwpGNcaD-320-80.jpg)
Drug Dealer Simulator 2 launches this month with co-op drug empire management and nostalgia for the early 2000s
By Lauren Morton published
PCGS It's dangerous to grow alone.
![Unbetable - Beat and a band mate block incoming beats with their instrumnets on a rhythm mini game](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iAxWQ8BKEWokWVa4zZsngn-320-80.jpg)
Unbeatable is an exceedingly cool rhythm RPG 'where music is illegal' coming in 2025
By Lauren Morton published
PCGS The demo is pretty slick and the full game is shaping up for next year.
![Xbox logo on a glowing green background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mwetpY6FqkUsYHrUgYoSeF-320-80.jpg)
When to watch the Xbox Games Showcase 2024
By Lauren Morton published
Premiere Here's when and where to catch the latest reveals from Xbox and all its many studios.
![Ila: A Frosty Glide - a 3D voxel world witch rides a skateboard broom through the air in a snomy mountain](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SeJ6ubo5bfhQ9eqaaUy8jK-320-80.jpg)
The 5 best cozy game demos I tried from the Wholesome Games showcase
By Lauren Morton published
Quick and Cozy I've played 11 demos (so far) so you only need to download the best ones.
![The Future Games Show Summer Showcase logo.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/382evk75pC4TF5XDw6fcib-320-80.jpg)
When and where to watch the 2024 Future Games Show summer showcase
By Lauren Morton published
Don't miss out on the summer edition of the Future Games Show with dozens of new trailers and reveals.
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Palworld's first major update, Sakurajima, lands on June 27 with a new island and new Pals
By Lauren Morton published
News The new update has lots of new tech, pals, and some handy new crafting stations too.
![wanderstop - alta sits on a bench looking slightly worried](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/58qkVeqDicwiuzTRes4pUj-320-80.jpg)
The Stanley Parable developer's next game is a cozy tea shop sim where you have some trauma to process, actually
By Lauren Morton published
News Wanderstop is a cozy tea shop life sim where the main character doesn't actually want to be cozy at all.
![PC Games Show 10th Anniversary key art](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/djRJgM2HJQpcgHN5xjkBfe-320-80.jpg)
How to watch the 2024 PC Gaming Show: our 10th annual summer showcase
By Lauren Morton published
PCGS Our 10th annual showcase with over 70 trailers and reveals will premiere on June 9.