Shaun Prescott

Shaun Prescott

Australian Editor

Shaun Prescott is the Australian editor of PC Gamer. With over ten years experience covering the games industry, his work has appeared on GamesRadar+, TechRadar, The Guardian, PLAY Magazine, the Sydney Morning Herald, and more. Specific interests include indie games, obscure Metroidvanias, speedrunning, experimental games and FPSs. He thinks Lulu by Metallica and Lou Reed is an all-time classic that will receive its due critical reappraisal one day.

Latest articles by Shaun Prescott

The Steam Deck alongside Valve's three new products: the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller.
'Memory and storage shortages' means Valve can't give us pricing or release dates for the Steam Machine and Steam Frame

By Shaun Prescott Published

News The hardware is still expected in the first half of the year, but pricing it is an issue.

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Nioh 3 - A Samurai with a demon
I still can't master one of Nioh's simplest mechanics even after 10 years with the games, and 20 hours playing Nioh 3

By Shaun Prescott Published

Nioh worries If I can play Nioh 3 despite failing at a basic combat skill, so can you.

Nioh worries
Stardew Valley wedding screenshot
Good news, Stardew Valley enthusiasts: the 1.7 update will make children 'a little more interesting' and add two new marriage candidates

By Shaun Prescott Published

News Kids are currently boring, apparently.

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A Grounded 2 player character wearing armor that looks mix-and-match from various bugs. There's a Praying Mantis in the background chasing her.
Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2 failed to meet expectations for Obsidian, but Grounded 2 was a hit, and the future is looking positive for the Pillars of Eternity universe

By Shaun Prescott Published

News Obsidian's choice-driven first-person RPGs aren't hitting their lofty sales targets.

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Valheim player viking wearing the Bjorn equipment from the Call to Arms update
To celebrate 5 years in early access, Valheim gets a new hat, better Steam Deck performance, and—wait for it—frosted sweetbread

By Shaun Prescott Published

News I'm happy about all these things.

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A screenshot from Rule of Rose showing a girl being attacked by strange trollish creatures
Controversial PS2 survival horror Rule of Rose absolutely deserves a remake or re-release, but Bloober Team isn't doing it

By Shaun Prescott Published

News Stand down, horror sickos.

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A horror collage promoting Alone in the Dark
A pioneering PC survival horror trilogy is going free-to-keep on GOG, so maybe you can look past the early '90s jank

By Shaun Prescott Published

News Alone in the Dark will take some adjustments for newcomers, but it's a relic worth revisiting.

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A screenshot from Don't Stop, Girlypop! showing a translucent human figure suspended in mid air
Five new Steam games you probably missed (February 2, 2026)

By Shaun Prescott Published

New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

New on Steam
A woman hangs from a cliff face
Cairn review: A gripping 'strand-game' about the limits of the body

By Shaun Prescott Published

Hang tight Siphons the rage out of navigation puzzlers like Death Stranding and Baby Steps, resulting in prickly but approachable climbing.

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Hang tight
The main character of Nioh 3.
Nioh 3 just got a Steam demo, and given Team Ninja's history I'm surprised how well it runs on my aging rig

By Shaun Prescott Published

News Team Ninja is not known for its brilliant PC ports.

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A screenshot from The Dark Eye showing three mysterious policemen
One of the strangest point 'n' click adventures of the '90s is getting a modern 'restoration' for Steam, making it easily playable for the first time this century

By Shaun Prescott Published

News The Dark Eye is based on the stories of Edgar Allan Poe, and features the voice work of William Burroughs.

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A new skyblock biome for Terraria
Terraria's ginormous, 3 years in the making 1.4.5 update is live—a full 15 years after the game was deemed finished

By Shaun Prescott Published

News They won't let go of the little sidescrolling survival game that could.

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Bluey as depicted in Minecraft
Bluey, the inescapable Australian cartoon dog, is getting official Minecraft DLC

By Shaun Prescott Published

News Prepare for hide and seek and unhinged whimsy.

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Armored Core Mobile 3 key art showing a mech with glowing red laser
Finally, another Armored Core instalment just surprise dropped on Steam, but you'll need to have the patience of a saint to play it

By Shaun Prescott Published

News It's not Armored Core 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, or any of their offshoots, for the record.

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Fable — a hero showboats after guzzling a taven patron's ale. Reactions range from delight to exhaustion.
Fable reboot devs aren't trying to make a Lionhead game, but one important hallmark will carry over because 'kicking chickens is classic Fable'

By Shaun Prescott Published

News Is it right, or is it wrong, to kick a chicken?

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Ubisoft
As Ubisoft struggles to get games out the door, it's investing even more into generative AI

By Shaun Prescott Published

News Amid layoffs and cancellations, the publisher plans to up the ante on AI.

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Jesse in the Oldest House
One of the best (and oddest) blockbuster shooters of 2019 is $4 on Steam at the moment

By Shaun Prescott Published

News Control is going for next-to-nothing ahead of its sequel.

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Mewgenics art
Mewgenics will have 280 Steam achievements at launch, in case you were wondering how huge the Binding of Isaac successor is going to be

By Shaun Prescott Published

News Warning: new time suck incoming.

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Screenshot from Bungie's Marathon reboot. Do not use until 12 April 2025, 11 PDT.
Marathon's full voice cast includes talent from Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate 3, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Red Dead Redemption and loads more

By Shaun Prescott Published

News It's an all-Starr cast.

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Kiryu absolutely punts a dude.
PSA - If you want a copy of the original Yakuza 3 PC remaster without also paying for 6 other games, you'd better snap it up soon

By Shaun Prescott Published

News It'll only be available as a bundle once Yakuza 3 Kiwami releases on February 12.

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A screenshot from Confidential Killings showing a corpse in an upmarket bar
Five new Steam games you probably missed (January 19, 2026)

By Shaun Prescott Published

New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

New on Steam
Resident Evil Requiem - Leon with a another sweet jacket in the rain at night
Resident Evil Requiem was originally a tense, stealth-oriented horror starring only Leon, before the team went back to the drawing board: 'People wouldn't want to see a timid Leon'

By Shaun Prescott Published

Capcom is combining all the different intensities of Resi into one game.

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A screenshot from Lovish showing a castle room full of spikes and enemies
The studio behind the best metroidvania of 2021 has a new game coming out next month—and I'm dropping everything to play it

By Shaun Prescott Published

News Sorry everything else.

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A still from a teaser trailer for the new Compile Hearts JRPG
The JRPG veteran responsible for Persona and Megami Tensei is working on a 'school life RPG' with the Neptunia series studio

By Shaun Prescott Published

News Kouji Okada is joined by two other Atlus veterans.

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Ecco the Dolphin key art from the original Sega game
With only 2,300 hours to go until a full Ecco the Dolphin reveal, new details emerge about the forthcoming reboot

By Shaun Prescott Published

news The iconic New Age mammal is coming back.

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