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
Manor Lords players overwhelmingly vote against changing historically accurate yet NSFW character name
By Christopher Livingston published
news The medieval city builder's community fiercely protects its finest meme.
Dying in Spelunky sometimes makes me mad, but it always just makes me laugh in comically brutal roguelike Lucky Tower Ultimate
By Christopher Livingston published
News The classic Flash roguelike series Lucky Tower is being reborn on Steam, and you can play the demo for free.
Skyrim player killing Nazeem every single day until The Elder Scrolls 6 is released has now done it 1,000 times, celebrates with a Nazeem-only battle royale
By Christopher Livingston published
News Spoiler alert: One Nazeem defeats all the other Nazeems and is then promptly killed anyway.
Let's pour one out for these no-shows we were desperate to see during Summer Game Fest
By Kara Phillips published
Maybe next time Maybe in the next life.
Our 13 favorite games from the 2024 summer gaming showcases
By Tyler Wilde published
best in show After seeing what felt like hundreds of games, we've picked a few that really stood out.
A new Anno city builder is coming in 2025, this time set in Ancient Rome
By Christopher Livingston published
News Anno 117: Pax Romana was announced at Ubisoft Forward, targeted for 2025.
There are so many great city builder demos on Steam right now, you can play 3 new ones every single day this week
By Christopher Livingston published
Mayors Needed Steam Next Fest gives us our best chance ever to check out all the city builders headed our way.
Let's count all the ways I'm gonna die horribly in the new Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl trailer
By Christopher Livingston published
news Controller, check. Pseudogiant, definitely. Dogs? Absolutely. Anomalies, bandits, and the list goes on.
Dread, tension, and tough choices abound in stealthy zombie survival game Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days
By Christopher Livingston published
PCGS The city has fallen to the zombie horde. Can you escape before it's too late?
You're not just solving word puzzles in Lok Digital, you're advancing civilization for these adorable inky little worm dudes
By Christopher Livingston published
PCGS Learn a new language in a puzzle game that lets you figure out the rules for yourself.
The demo is out now for The Crush House, the 'thirst-person shooter' where you create a reality show to please divorced dads, drama queens, and 'butt guys'
By Christopher Livingston published
PCGS You call the shots in this '90s-inspired dating show sim from the creators of Reigns.
I'm not sure if the creatures you collect in first-person farming sim Among The Wild are cute or disturbing, but I'm already in love with them
By Christopher Livingston published
PCGS Part farming game, creature-collector, and adventure, it's a weird world with weirder critters.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is coming in November, and it's bringing blimps, balloons, and somehow even deer photography with it
By Christopher Livingston published
News There's more to do than just fly around the simulated world this time. Much more.
Starfield's Shattered Space DLC is finally going to shed light on the RPG's most interesting faction
By Christopher Livingston published
News Get in deep with space cult House Va’ruun.
Co-op base-building survival, floating sky islands, and a dwarf in a mech—do I need to go on?
By Christopher Livingston published
news A demo for First Dwarf is out now, and early access begins later this month.
Finally, a cozy life sim where not everyone in town is thrilled about you turning a cute little shop into a massive megastore
By Christopher Livingston published
News This idyllic little town has a dark side—and it might be you.
The makers of Parkitect have a new construction game coming, and it's a froggy colony sim called Croakwood
By Christopher Livingston published
News Build and grow a cozy village to help your frog citizens thrive.
'Did I make too big of a game?' Lead designer of sky-high city builder Airborne Empire on wanting to build a 'Skyrim or a Breath of the Wild'-sized world
By Christopher Livingston published
News Inside Airborne Kingdom's sprawling sequel.
Don't wait to play the demo for While Waiting, a game that gives you lots of stuff to do while you're waiting
By Christopher Livingston published
News The perfect adventure game for when you've got some time to kill.
Paul Atreides was never born in the alternate timeline of survival MMO Dune: Awakening
By Christopher Livingston published
News Instead, Lady Jessica obeyed the Bene Gesserit and gave birth to a girl, which makes for quite a different future on Arrakis.
Co-op zombie horror sequel No More Room in Hell 2 claws its way into early access this Halloween
By Christopher Livingston published
News It's been a long time coming, but the wait is nearly over.
I tried to recreate Marvel's Iron Man in this movie studio sim, and my version was so bad my own father stormed out of the theater
By Christopher Livingston published
M.C. EWW Create and edit your own films while managing a movie studio in Blockbuster Inc.
The PC Gaming Show turns 10: Looking back at the biggest moments from each show
By Wes Fenlon published
PCGS Head back in time to the year 2015 as we celebrate the history of the PC Gaming Show.
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