Natalie Clayton
20 years ago, Nat played Jet Set Radio Future for the first time, and she's not stopped thinking about games since. Joining PC Gamer in 2020, she comes from three years of freelance reporting at Rock Paper Shotgun, Waypoint, VG247 and more. Embedded in the European indie scene and a part-time game developer herself, Nat is always looking for a new curiosity to scream about—whether it's the next best indie darling, or simply someone modding a Scotmid into Black Mesa. She also unofficially appears in Apex Legends under the pseudonym Horizon.
Latest articles by Natalie Clayton
![Sickos on a starfield planet](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FjZ6sDSeU95zBfhRMBSjLR-320-80.jpg)
I hope Starfield's 1,000 planets are boring, actually
By Natalie Clayton published
Lonely planet I'd rather play a Starfield with 10,000,000 planets than 10.
![Many fantasy warriors in a lineup](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kA3LqgdEjmTdLkdFXhbTMF-320-80.jpg)
Fantasy survival sandbox Frozen Flame launches this fall
By Natalie Clayton published
news Build-your-own World of Warcraft.
![Fighters prepare to brawl on a grid floor](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/359WatCwGTT8NQiYmaHojT-320-80.jpg)
Nitro Kid is a tiny tactical cop-punching brawler
By Natalie Clayton published
news An '80s throwback through 100 storeys of hurt.
![An astronaut repairs a robot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a4vrWpVLKeAUXZzD3UnWP6-320-80.png)
The Invincible is a Firewatch-style adventure on a dead planet full of killer robots
By Natalie Clayton published
Tough Stuff Here's our first look at the Polish sci-fi stunner in action.
![Some RTS units](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zrmpqsusCTzEYKeuBwXzuf-320-80.jpg)
Crossfire: Legion is a promising, if somewhat sparse tactical RTS
By Natalie Clayton published
news Blackbird Interactive has big plans for the spinoff RTS.
![An image of sci-fi farming game lightyear frontier. There is a mech that looks like a tractor and a field of wheat.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9CW9GHPbPEhucwMa2aPBsL-320-80.jpg)
Lightyear Frontier is a farming sim with a mech-sized twist
By Natalie Clayton published
news Stand by for Titanfarm.
![A frog has a proposition for you](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rK5TZGKwmdFMCrS2Hv8eqM-320-80.jpg)
It's official: Frogs won the summer game showcases
By Natalie Clayton published
Hop to it! There's a ribbiting trend afoot in video games right now.
![Rainworld in red and black](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/u7Aq3iS7Z9LVgXMtE66FYX-320-80.jpg)
Rain World: Downpour introduces us to its weird and wonderful new slugcats
By Natalie Clayton published
news Swing, slugcat, swing!
![One Big family](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aM7GLfiYWgtxsyA44sNTYH-320-80.jpg)
The Last Worker is a warehouse fulfilment sim at the end of capitalism
By Natalie Clayton published
news Everything's been automated, save this one beardy old guy.
![Signalis](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/waBVwrPgB7opPPugWDXsUV-320-80.jpg)
Retro anime horror Signalis emerges from the cold this October
By Natalie Clayton published
news It's been a long time coming.
![Many many red-eyed demons](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Uv6ZEPj5cnNSBczhfUqaBg-320-80.png)
The Fridge is Red, and you can try its surreal retro scares with a free demo
By Natalie Clayton published
news Something's gone off in the fridge.
![The Calliso Protocol](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oFjqsMXgpkG2yEByB6RMhC-320-80.jpg)
Why are there so many sci-fi horror games all of a sudden, anyway?
By Imogen Mellor published
Summer Gore Fest Summer Game Fest was packed with gore, so what gives?
![Looking down a camera at a robot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TcfVMYpfUmcJZ6MMbvTuZi-320-80.png)
After a decade of silence, Routine is back in development
By Natalie Clayton published
news The long-absent Alien-inspired horror game returns.
![An Alien](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/beGpv6gw3exppAxin75XFi-320-80.jpg)
Aliens: Dark Descent is a top-down cooperative bug blaster, coming 2023
By Natalie Clayton published
News Alien Swarm whomst?
![Homer Simpson fights a chippie](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t7wnj3zJs3Cioa7re9JB68-320-80.jpg)
Elden Ring modder pits the Tarnished against a massive viral chip-shop
By Natalie Clayton published
news Now that's one "mega" chippy.
![](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ov8UmxDYeERXMyX2Lk6jNn-320-80.jpg)
Great moments in PC Gaming: Releasing your first game
By Natalie Clayton published
DIY Leaving your mark on the great tapestry of games history.
![Titanfall 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BHqHP3eQWJqEQRzStTVhLY-320-80.jpg)
How modders brought Titanfall 2 back from the brink
By Natalie Clayton published
Rebuilt and rearmed An old mech finds new life with a fan-run revival.
![Super Mario in a shop in garry's mod.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3Wma8PMDjpGFqazGNMKeWG-320-80.jpg)
Modder brings Super Mario 64's timeless platforming to Garry's Mod
By Natalie Clayton published
news G64 lets you backwards long jump all the way across City 17.
![Anastasia Opara](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nKPh5kahBZZZshyCV5kXnB-320-80.gif)
This adorable WIP project is like Townscaper with castles
By Natalie Clayton published
news Procedurally generating long lost history.
![A Lego spaceship being pulled apart](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Kzt8QoxXWBCaQukznMBjzP-320-80.jpg)
Pulling apart Hardspace: Shipbreaker's ships looks even more satisfying in Lego
By Natalie Clayton published
News The smallest salvage operation in the system.
![Astronauts exploring](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zAWmzKqFixGvcfSTvreoRT-320-80.jpg)
I'm begging space sims to stop turning themselves into shooters
By Natalie Clayton published
Shooting stars A galaxy of infinite possibilities reduced to men with guns.
![An astronaut cuts open a spaceship.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kyzLJpyBPkQ9Kg4S3oGAAL-320-80.png)
Hardspace: Shipbreaker review
By Natalie Clayton published
Ship shape Turning spaceships into scrap has never been more satisfying.
![The Chief.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NAjB5yaeudxEtcoqkQDGm3-320-80.jpeg)
Halo support studio will pay for staff to move out of anti-trans and anti-abortion states
By Natalie Clayton published
news Certain Affinity will cover the costs of moving to "safer" locations.
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