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
Tails of Iron's trailer spins a tale of brutal animal faction warfare, narrated by Geralt
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news Rats and frogs have waged a savage war in this challenging tactical adventure.
Harold Halibut's stop motion and strange alien city continues to look absolutely gorgeous
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News We got another sneak peek of this underwater sci-fi adventure at the Future Games Show.
Solve all your problems by chucking pocket-sized aliens at them in Tinykin
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news This sci-fi adventure will find home on PC sometime in 2022.
Squishy mutant roguelite Arboria to leave Early Access this August
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news The fleshy hack-n-slash dungeon crawler finally gets a release date.
Abzu meets Limbo in brutal underwater adventure Silt
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news Get devoured by underwater monsters much bigger than you.
Far: Changing Tides is a lonely post-apocalyptic voyage, coming late 2021
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News Okomotive's follow-up to Far: Lone Sails looks to have inherited the slow, contemplative vibe of its predecessor.
Bombastic sports RPG Dodgeball Academia to hit PCs this August
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news Dodgeball is making a comeback.
Slime Rancher 2 will be bouncing onto PC in 2022
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news The adorable slime collecting sim is getting a sequel.
Captain Jack Sparrow will be joining your pirate crew in Sea of Thieves later this month
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news Make room for your new shipmate.
These Minecraft cottagecore builds will take you to a new level of relaxation
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The Simple Life I just want to care for my blocky pumpkins in peace.
I'm trapped in an alien airport run by stock photos of dogs
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Fetch Quest Honey, pack your bags.
Unearth bits of junk and harsh truths in metal-detecting game The Magnificent Trufflepigs
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Striking Gold The lead designer of Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is back with another British countryside adventure.
Stonefly review
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A Bugs Life Pilot tiny mechs and brawl with bugs in this handcrafted adventure.
Lake is a relaxing postal sim that makes you doubt your career choices
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Special delivery Get to know the folk of a small town in this laid-back driving sim.
Traffic Warlocks and the Druid mafia are just a few of my problems in Tactical Breach Wizards
By Rachel Watts published
Arcane Angst Guns locked and spell slots loaded.
Horror game Next Door is a loyally grim adaptation of one of Junji Ito's best manga
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Knock Knock A hair-raising short tale available for free on Itch.
Kynseed could be the next Stardew Valley, but with gods that can curse your harvest
By Rachel Watts published
Seed sower Grow your family legacy over future generations, be it good or bad.
This indie developer spent 6 years sculpting a game from 5,000 pieces of paper
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Paper cut Papetura is a puzzle adventure made entirely out of delicate paper sculptures.
Stardew Valley players are delighted to discover that ducks can now swim in ponds
By Rachel Watts published
News Although it was added in the 1.5 update last December, some fans are still unaware that our feathered friends can now take a refreshing dip.
Here's The Witcher, Half-Life, Stardew Valley, and Doom built in Minecraft
By Rachel Watts published
World hopping Minecraft builders have been busy recreating iconic videogame landscapes.
Cast spells, meet witchy demons and chill to lo-fi beats with Spirit Swap's free demo
By Rachel Watts published
news Send interdimensional spirits back to their home in this laid-back action-puzzle game.
Meet the drag queen who helped create a completely queer world in The Sims
By Rachel Watts published
Interview Drag artist and Twitch streamer Sierra Myst chats about what The Sims means for drag and the wider queer community.
Core is an Epic-funded development platform hoping to be the next Roblox
By Rachel Watts published
Interview Manticore Games hopes to bring a new wave of accessibility to game development.
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