Lauren Morton
Lauren has been writing for PC Gamer since she went hunting for the cryptid Dark Souls fashion police in 2017. She accepted her role as Associate Editor in 2021, now serving as self-appointed chief cozy games and farmlife sim enjoyer. Her career originally began in game development and she remains fascinated by how games tick in the modding and speedrunning scenes. She likes long fantasy books, longer RPGs, can't stop playing co-op survival crafting games, and has spent a number of hours she refuses to count building houses in The Sims games for over 20 years.
Latest articles by Lauren Morton

The best games on Steam in 2025
By Tyler Wilde last updated
Best to Get Got a fresh Steam account? Here are the best Steam games to get free or buy first.

The best games like The Sims for building beautiful characters, homes, and a life full of drama
By Lauren Morton published
Live Mas Here's how to get your life sim fix outside the Sims series walls.

All the Dragon Age: The Veilguard romance options and what you should know about them
By Lauren Morton last updated
Dragon Dates Time to count your crushes.

How to romance Lucanis in Dragon Age: The Veilguard
By Lauren Morton last updated
Antivan Amore A full guide to completing a contract to steal the heart of a Crow.

The Sims 3 just got its first patch in over a decade and fans aren't quite sure what it means
By Lauren Morton published
News The small Sims 3 patch allegedly fixes compatibility issues with newer processors.

Every Sims 3 cheat for making money, building better, and the 'needs cheat'
By Lauren Morton last updated
Life hacks Press reset on life with these Sims 3 cheats.

Sims boss Lyndsay Pearson says 'leaks are unavoidable' and 'you're going to end up with crossed wires occasionally' as EA stays clammed-up about Project Rene
By Lauren Morton published
News This week's short Behind The Sims left Project Rene totally unmentioned.

The MySims: Cozy Bundle brings the blocky-headed chibi sims over to PC: 'It's still very, very Sims'
By Mollie Taylor published
news A new "Behind the Sims" presentation revealed the Nintendo Switch bundle is hitting our desktops.

The new Sims 4 start screen is by far the best it's had in a decade
By Lauren Morton published
Start Over It initially looks like a battle royale squad menu, but the reduced clutter is a blessing.

'I like to be challenged': Sims boss Lyndsay Pearson is 'excited' to see more developers trying to break into the life sim space
By Mollie Taylor published
news "I think we can learn from each other."

The Sims 4 is getting 2 base game updates to celebrate the series 25th anniversary
By Lauren Morton published
Birthday Updates The Sims 4 is getting an improved start screen and a whole lot more.

'The Sims continues to be this kind of funhouse mirror to the world': Sims boss Lyndsay Pearson on 25 years of the series and what's to come in the future
By Mollie Taylor published
Humple borpnah 🎂 The Sims turns a quarter-century in February.

The best laptop games
By Wes Fenlon last updated
Updated Great laptop games run on low-spec systems and work well with trackpads and smaller screens.

The Sims begins its 25th anniversary celebration next week with a Behind The Sims episode of news and announcements
By Lauren Morton published
News Let the birthday month begin.

18 games the PC Gamer team can't wait to play in 2025
By Phil Savage published
🕹️ There's lots to look forward to this year.

Inzoi is creating a newfangled life sim NPC that can 'grow and develop its own personality' with Nvidia's AI tech
By Lauren Morton published
News Krafton and Nvidia are putting "co-playable characters" to the test in multiple genres.

The best co-op games to drag your pals into
By Lauren Morton last updated
Updated! The best co-op games around whether you want a co-op campaign or a hang space for your group chat.

Palworld breeding guide and the best breeding combos
By Sean Martin last updated
Matchmaking Learn how to combine your most powerful Pals.

2024 games: All the PC games released in 2024
By Lauren Morton last updated
Upcoming Take a look back at a great year for PC game releases.

6 games that could be bigger hits than you're expecting in 2025
By Tyler Wilde published
sleeper hits We were hyped for Helldivers 2 before it became a bestseller, now here are our predictions for 2025's sleeper hits.

The Witcher season 4: Everything we know about Hemsworth's debut on The Continent
By Lauren Morton published
Season 4 Season 4 of The Witcher will pick up with the third Witcher novel, Baptism of Fire.

8 bold gaming predictions for 2025
By Tyler Wilde published
🔮 What does the new year have in store for videogames?

Next year I actually want more games willing to waste my time
By Lauren Morton published
Slow Down Make me work for it.

The early access for Fields of Mistria was better than every other farm sim this year by a country mile thanks to its cast of hot anime-inspired sweethearts and great dialogue
By Lauren Morton published
🏆 Fields of Mistria is more in touch with its roots than any other farm sim I played this year.
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