Rachel Watts
Rachel had been bouncing around different gaming websites as a freelancer and staff writer for three years before settling at PC Gamer back in 2019. She mainly writes reviews, previews, and features, but on rare occasions will switch it up with news and guides. When she's not taking hundreds of screenshots of the latest indie darling, you can find her nurturing her parsnip empire in Stardew Valley and planning an axolotl uprising in Minecraft. She loves 'stop and smell the roses' games—her proudest gaming moment being the one time she kept her virtual potted plants alive for over a year.
Latest articles by Rachel Watts
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I spent 10 hours retracing the Fellowship's journey in Minecraft Middle-earth
By Rachel Watts published
Stroll-playing game These blocky boots were made for walking.
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Meet the team who dedicated 10 years to building Middle-earth in Minecraft
By Rachel Watts published
World building One server to rule them all.
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Dontnod's Twin Mirror swaps out the supernatural for a detective story grounded in reality
By Rachel Watts published
Mind map An intriguing drama about a small-town conspiracy.
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Here are all the spooky Halloween events happening on the PC Gamer forum
By Rachel Watts published
PCG forum PC building horror stories, the community's best scary creations, and a special Halloween-themed bake-off.
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Build an intricate trash-powered supply chain in Everything is Garbage
By Rachel Watts published
trash to treasure Garbage. Garbage everywhere.
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PowerWash Simulator lets me obliterate dirt into nothing and now I'm more powerful than ever
By Rachel Watts published
Power Rush Release some stress with the free demo for FuturLab's cleaning sim.
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Try and survive the Alaskan wilderness with a group of very good sled dogs in The Red Lantern
By Rachel Watts published
Pup parade Five dogs are better than one.
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Iceflake Studios are taking over the PC Gamer forums this week
By Rachel Watts published
Studio Spotlight The studio will be chatting to forum members about its upcoming game Surviving the Aftermath.
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Return to the chaos and comfort of Crawl
By Graeme Meredith, Rachel Watts published
Video Delve back into the dark depths of this catacomb co-op.
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The Ooblets Nullwhere update brings spooky new ooblets and a whole new zone
By Rachel Watts published
Pumpkin Patch Glumberland's first big update opens up a new Halloween-themed area.
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Going Under pokes fun at the capitalist nightmare of tech start-ups
By Rachel Watts published
Invest Now Explore the cursed ruins of failed corporations in this satirical roguelike.
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Here's what the PC Gamer community has been discussing on the forums this week
By Rachel Watts published
PCG Forum The forum is hosting a virtual Halloween party, game companies we wish we could buy, and new concepts that games should have.
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How Hades and Going Under soothe the sting of failure
By Rachel Watts published
Dungeon delving Rich storytelling and sassy satire are what elevate these dungeon crawlers.
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EA Play will be added to Xbox Game Pass for PC this December
By Rachel Watts published
News EA's catalogue will be hitting Xbox consoles first on November 10.
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Mojang is letting players decide Minecraft's newest mob
By Rachel Watts published
News Players get to cast their vote during the Minecraft livestream on October 3.
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PC Gamer plays: Mutazione, Dota Underlords, Superliminal, and Abandon Ship
By Rachel Watts, Robin Valentine, James Davenport published
Now playing The PCG team gathers to swap stories about our latest adventures in videogames.
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The Falconeer is a rich fantasy adventure in a flooded world with giant weaponized birds
By Rachel Watts published
Bird watching Don't you dare hurt my bird BFF.
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Microsoft Flight Simulator's Japan update is out next week
By Rachel Watts published
News Tokyo, Mount Fuji and more will be added on September 29.
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The explosive wizard roguelike Noita is leaving Early Access next month
By Rachel Watts published
News The game will get a 1.0 release on October 15.
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After Microsoft's huge Bethesda acquisition, which studios could be next?
By Rachel Watts published
Rumor has it One heck of a shopping list.
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Mythological roguelike Hades has sold more than 1 million copies
By Rachel Watts published
News The milestone includes both early access and full release units.
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Welcome to Elk is a tragic and comical adventure based on an anthology of true stories
By Rachel Watts published
Island living An intriguing indie about a small island community.
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CD Projekt Red has nabbed Cyberpunk, but here are 5 other punks that deserve games
By Rachel Watts published
Post-punk How have other genres interpreted humanities relationship with technology?
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