Lauren Morton
Lauren has been writing for PC Gamer since she went hunting for the cryptid Dark Souls fashion police in 2017. She accepted her role as Associate Editor 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

'The Sims continues to be this kind of funhouse mirror to the world': Sims boss Lyndsay Pearson on 25 years of the series and what's to come in the future
By Mollie Taylor published
Humple borpnah 🎂 The Sims turns a quarter-century in February.

The best laptop games
By Wes Fenlon last updated
Updated Great laptop games run on low-spec systems and work well with trackpads and smaller screens.

The Sims begins its 25th anniversary celebration next week with a Behind The Sims episode of news and announcements
By Lauren Morton published
News Let the birthday month begin.

18 games the PC Gamer team can't wait to play in 2025
By Phil Savage published
🕹️ There's lots to look forward to this year.

Inzoi is creating a newfangled life sim NPC that can 'grow and develop its own personality' with Nvidia's AI tech
By Lauren Morton published
News Krafton and Nvidia are putting "co-playable characters" to the test in multiple genres.

The best co-op games to drag your pals into
By Lauren Morton last updated
Updated! The best co-op games around whether you want a co-op campaign or a hang space for your group chat.

Palworld breeding guide and the best breeding combos
By Sean Martin last updated
Matchmaking Learn how to combine your most powerful Pals.

2024 games: All the PC games released in 2024
By Lauren Morton last updated
Upcoming Take a look back at a great year for PC game releases.

6 games that could be bigger hits than you're expecting in 2025
By Tyler Wilde published
sleeper hits We were hyped for Helldivers 2 before it became a bestseller, now here are our predictions for 2025's sleeper hits.

The Witcher season 4: Everything we know about Hemsworth's debut on The Continent
By Lauren Morton published
Season 4 Season 4 of The Witcher will pick up with the third Witcher novel, Baptism of Fire.

8 bold gaming predictions for 2025
By Tyler Wilde published
🔮 What does the new year have in store for videogames?

Next year I actually want more games willing to waste my time
By Lauren Morton published
Slow Down Make me work for it.

The early access for Fields of Mistria was better than every other farm sim this year by a country mile thanks to its cast of hot anime-inspired sweethearts and great dialogue
By Lauren Morton published
🏆 Fields of Mistria is more in touch with its roots than any other farm sim I played this year.

Now that Lucy is somewhere around level 8, what do you want to see in the Fallout show's second season?
By Fraser Brown last updated
Gratz Our hopes and dreams for the second season.

The best deals in the 2024 Steam Winter Sale
By Tyler Wilde published
deals The last Steam sale of the year is here, and we've combed it for great discounts on brand new games and our favorite classics.

I played 27 new cozy games this year and my top 5 only includes 2 farm sims, I promise
By Lauren Morton published
Hygge The cozy game trend delivered on some of my most anticipated games this year.

How to hotwire a car in Project Zomboid
By Lauren Morton last updated
Ride or Die Don't get caught unprepared in the driver's seat or you'll be in for a world of hurt.

The Game Awards were stacked with even more big reveals than we expected this year
By Lauren Morton published
Roundup This year's show had tons of reveals that would have been the "one more thing" in another year.

The Witcher 4: what we know about the start of a new trilogy
By Morgan Park last updated
SOMEDAY The Witcher 4 is definitely happening and will kick off its own new trilogy with Ciri on the front line.

Core Keeper devs are doing more co-op survival crafting and this one has Terraria vibes
By Lauren Morton published
News Kyora looks like it could be another great co-op mining romp.

How to watch The Game Awards, and what's confirmed to show up
By Lauren Morton last updated
Showtime As the 10th anniversary of The Game Awards, we're expecting some big reveals this year.

If you're struggling to look cool instead of cute in Infinity Nikki, don't miss these hidden clothing merchants
By Lauren Morton published
Cool It Don't miss out on these staple black pieces for your casually cool outfits.

One of my favorite cozy adventure games just announced a sequel that I'm totally psyched for
By Lauren Morton published
News Toem 2 looks like another goofy and cute photography journey.
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