Kara Phillips
Kara is an evergreen writer. Having spent four years as a games journalist guiding, reviewing, or generally waffling about the weird and wonderful, she’s more than happy to tell you all about which obscure indie games she’s managed to sink hours into this week. When she’s not raising a dodo army in Ark: Survival Evolved or taking huge losses in Tekken, you’ll find her helplessly trawling the internet for the next best birdwatching game because who wants to step outside and experience the real thing when you can so easily do it from the comfort of your living room. Right?
Latest articles by Kara Phillips

Lunacid's Halloween update brings jack-o-lanterns to Wing's Rest, but most importantly a number of bug fixes and an update on language localization
By Kara Phillips published
News This is Halloween, Halloween, Halloween.

The top 100 PC games
By Phil Savage published
Class of 2024 Welcome to the 2024 edition of the PC Gamer Top 100—our annual list of the best PC games around.

Cult of the Lamb built a replica of the Lamb's temple and officiated two genuine weddings at PAX Australia
By Kara Phillips published
News United by Lamb.

How to unlock Timon and Pumbaa in Disney Dreamlight Valley
By Kara Phillips published
Hakuna Matata Welcome Timon and Pumbaa to your valley.

How to make Sweet and Pickled Herring in Disney Dreamlight Valley
By Kara Phillips published
Keep swimming Make the most of your ocean fish.

Free yourself from stick drift with a Hall effect 8Bitdo controller on sale for $40
By Tyler Wilde published
Prime Day A Prime Day deal on one of our favorite PC-compatible gamepads.

A '90s-inspired action RPG made by one person has been funded on Kickstarter in less than 7 hours
By Kara Phillips published
News Time to get lost in Maple Forest.

Roblox's Dress to Impress is getting a spooky Halloween update with over 30 haunting hairstyles and a pose that will scar me for life
By Kara Phillips published
News Let's go ghouls.

Copycat is an emotional adventure about a cat facing its greatest adversary: an extremely forgetful old woman
By Kara Phillips published
Nine lives Adopt don't shop.

The best games like Stardew Valley on PC
By Lauren Morton last updated
Farm Life Games like Stardew Valley have taken root on PC and now you have your choice of farms and towns to revitalize.

CRKD Atom controller review
By Kara Phillips published
Fantastically small The CRKD Atom is a perfect example of a good thing coming in a small package.

I thought my first build in Tiny Glade was impressive, but then I started looking at what other people were doing and now I'm not convinced I'm doing it right
By Kara Phillips published
Ground up Brick by brick.

Tales of the Shire could've been a wonderful slice of hobbit life, but instead its demo is a perfect example of how to waste a fantastic opportunity
By Kara Phillips published
Let down What a shame.

God of War Ragnarok release date and launch times
By Kara Phillips published
Get ready Countdown the seconds to your next journey with Kratos

Finally, a game that knows the best bit of being a witch is creeping everyone out
By Kara Phillips published
Cauldron burn The witching hour is now.

How to romance Sebastian in Stardew Valley
By Kara Phillips last updated
finding love Win the heart of Stardew Valley's Sebastian.

Disney Dreamlight multiplayer: how to unlock valley visits
By Lauren Morton last updated
Valley Visits Here's how to get started visiting friends in Dreamlight Valley and what you can (and can't) do together.

Gimmick 2's platforming offers a satisfying frustration I haven't felt since Celeste
By Kara Phillips published
Jump to it Never give up, never give in.

I thought Farewell North was going to be a cute game about a dog in Scotland, but I've come away from it with lessons to learn about handling loss
By Kara Phillips published
Fond farewells Not all who wander have lost.

Thanks to Tarsier Studios' new horror game Reanimal, I'll never look at a sheep in the same way again
By Kara Phillips published
News All animals don't seem to be equal

Leximan taught me that I could be the best wizard in the world as long as I could get over one thing—basic spelling
By Kara Phillips published
Easy as Turns out actions don't speak louder than words

The best games like Pokémon on PC
By Lauren Morton last updated
Catch 'em all The best games like Pokémon games on PC that will let you collect creatures to your heart's content.

All backpack pocket locations in Creatures of Ava
By Kara Phillips published
Stock up You'll need these slots as you work your way around the map.
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