Christopher Livingston
Chris started playing PC games in the 1980s, started writing about them in the early 2000s, and (finally) started getting paid to write about them in the late 2000s. Following a few years as a regular freelancer, PC Gamer hired him in 2014, probably so he'd stop emailing them asking for more work. Chris has a love-hate relationship with survival games and an unhealthy fascination with the inner lives of NPCs. He's also a fan of offbeat simulation games, mods, and ignoring storylines in RPGs so he can make up his own.
Latest articles by Christopher Livingston
Well, it sure is ambitious: this game set in ancient China wants to be a city builder, farming and life sim, open world RPG, management tycoon, and 4X strategy all rolled into one
By Christopher Livingston published
news The Bustling World looks lovely, but that's an awful lot to deliver.
This bizarre Enshrouded glitch lets you fly across the entire map with a single jump
By Christopher Livingston published
News Want to cross the map? Just jump on your bed.
Enshrouded doesn't have PvP, but players are still getting robbed and griefed by strangers
By Christopher Livingston published
news You can't kill other players in the new early access survival game, but it's pretty easy to kill the co-op vibe.
Where to find metal scraps in Enshrouded
By Christopher Livingston published
scrap dealer This resource lets you craft stronger tools, armor, and metal sheets.
Enshrouded amber guide: three great spots to quickly find this useful resource
By Christopher Livingston published
all mine Amber is a resource you can use to create a more powerful fireball spell, craft mage gear, upgrade your flame altar and more.
Don't sleep on one of Enshrouded's coolest features… which is literally sleep
By Christopher Livingston published
cot stuff Bedtime is the best time.
This co-op survival game looks like a mad scientist's mashup of Lethal Company and Half-Life—and there's a demo out now
By Christopher Livingston published
news Craft sci-fi weapons and gizmos while battling alien invaders deep in an underground blacksite.
The demo for poker-based roguelike Balatro returns today with nearly 40 new jokers—plus a full release date in February
By Christopher Livingston published
news We got a peek at what's new thanks to developer LocalThunk turning over some of his cards for us.
Co-op survival RPG Enshrouded: forgiving survival systems in a surprisingly massive open world
By Christopher Livingston published
shroud gaming Just in case you forgot, there's actually *two* big early access survival games out this month.
The 5 most ambitious Fallout mods in development right now
By Christopher Livingston published
Big Promises You don’t have to wait until Fallout 5 to journey back into The Wasteland.
The developer of strategy city builder Manor Lords expected 14,000 Steam wishlists... and wound up with 2 million
By Christopher Livingston published
News Guess I'm not the only one eager to play it.
There's a lot more beating people to death with a baseball bat in this computer repair shop sim than I expected
By Christopher Livingston published
grimulation Computer Repair Shop takes a look at the seedier side of fixing PCs.
The 5 colony sims coming in 2024 I'm most looking forward to
By Christopher Livingston published
settle down This year you can manage settlements in the post-apocalypse, medieval times, and even way back in the stone age.
2024 is already looking like a fantastic year for survival games
By Christopher Livingston published
stay alive Try to survive on alien planets, in fantasy realms, irradiated zones, the Victorian era, and even in a customized station wagon.
Since they can't play Light No Fire yet, Hello Games fans are keeping busy by drawing dragons
By Christopher Livingston published
news A single trailer for Sean Murray's upcoming fantasy survival game was enough to inspire a horde of fanart.
My new favorite survival game companion is Pacific Drive's clunky sci-fi station wagon
By Christopher Livingston published
top jalopy It's more than just my mobile base, it's my best friend—even though it's occasionally haunted.
After 10 years survival game Rust is finally getting backpacks, but pets 'will not be released this year'
By Christopher Livingston published
news Motorcycles, a new biome, and procedural caves are also in the works for the multiplayer survival game.
The 7 city builders coming in 2024 that I can't wait to play
By Christopher Livingston published
big builds This year we'll build cities in the sky, at the bottom of the sea, in ancient Rome, and more.
This city builder just shot to the top of my wishlist because it lets you design, build, and decorate every single building in your town
By Christopher Livingston published
News Best of all, you can try the free demo right now.
What are your 2024 gaming resolutions?
By Robin Valentine published
HI RES Maybe this is the year you clear that backlog...
A Starfield modder is doing something Bethesda should have done: making pilotable mechs
By Christopher Livingston published
news Don't just stand on alien planets. Stomp on 'em.
What games did everyone play over the holidays?
By Mollie Taylor published
happy new year 'Tis the season to be gaming.
All the movies and TV shows based on videogames coming in 2024
By Christopher Livingston published
watch party Fallout, Borderlands, Tomb Raider, Halo, an Ark cartoon, and Sonic (times two) will hit screens big and small this year.
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