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

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Best to Get Got a fresh Steam account? Here are the best Steam games to get free or buy first.

By Rory Norris Published
Steam Wishlist Hey Steam, we know you don't have much competition, but there's still a lot you should do.

By Lauren Morton Published
Midlife Crisis Even with new competition in the mix, the life sim genre feels so afraid of being difficult, but that's what made the original Sims games so great.

By Lauren Morton last updated
Fall In Fallout Season 2 release dates, reviews, episode recaps, and everything else you won't want to miss.

By Lauren Morton Published
Computer Critters Desktop pets are back, bigger than ever, and surprisingly vibrant.

By Lauren Morton Published
🏆 I basked in validation as a book-loving gamer getting to recommend my own favorite reads to my fictional customers.

By Lauren Morton last updated
Date Planner The new games of 2025 stack more massive RPGs and open-world adventures against each other.

By Lauren Morton Published
deals All the cheap games in the Winter Sale that you won't want to miss, from lowest-ever prices to discounted new releases.

By Phil Savage Published
The Gotys Our favourite PC games of the year.

By Lauren Morton Published
Gear Up After that last-minute time change, here's exactly when and where season two of the Fallout TV series premieres.

By Lauren Morton Published
Reveals Reel If you missed the live show, here's the biggest stuff you missed—assuming the group chat hasn't already been typing in all caps to give you the news.

By Lauren Morton Published
Trophy Time Here are all the details on when and where The Game Awards premieres this year from worldwide times to streaming platforms.

By Lauren Morton Published
News After announcing a delay to May 2026, Paralives has shared a long video of new uninterrupted gameplay that's actually made me optimistic.

By Lauren Morton Published
News Novelist and game writer Naomi Alderman has bought back the rights to the Zombies, Run! exercise app she's been writing episodes of for more than a decade.

By Lauren Morton Published
News The latest Sims community goss mostly hinges on old news and hearsay but a kernel of it does relate to officially-announced Sims series plans.

By Lauren Morton Published
Cozy Co-working Body-doubling is now 100% cozier.

By Lauren Morton last updated
Life Ruined The great renaissance of the genre has been postponed—maybe indefinitely.

By Lauren Morton Published
Empire State Here's when you can take charge of your own Roman province to carve your place into the empire.

By Lauren Morton Published
Witcher Where? Someone forgot to CG the Witcher into his scenes in post.

By Rob Dwiar last updated
Wiedźmin Reading order recs for starting your Witcher novels journey.

By Lauren Morton last updated
Season 4 Season 4 of The Witcher will pick up with the third Witcher novel, Baptism of Fire.

By Lauren Morton Published
Watcher Here's when and where you can watch the premiere of the newest season of The Witcher TV show.

By Lauren Morton last updated
Moon shots Knowledge, such a fickle concept.
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