Sarah Richter
Sarah is a contributor for PC Gamer, formerly of TechRadar Gaming. With five years of experience writing freelance for several publications, she's covered every genre imaginable and probably a few she made up. She has a passion for diversity and the way different genres can be sandboxes for creativity and emergent storytelling, and loves worldbuilding. With thousands of hours in League of Legends, Overwatch, Minecraft, and countless survival, strategy, roguelike, and RPG entries, she still finds time for offline hobbies like tabletop RPGs, wargaming, miniatures painting, and hockey.
Latest articles by Sarah Richter
![Browser games — Townscaper's lovely towers.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VDh7cxqjzNgjYDBhKiGntY-320-80.jpg)
The best browser games
By Jupiter Hadley last updated
Browse the best A collection of great games you can play right in your browser.
![Smite 2 key art showing several gods clashing in battle](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PvrPPtNZvnkrZVfiKor5PT-320-80.jpg)
Smite 2 already has fans of the first on lock, but it needs to do a better job of winning new ones to grow its pantheon
By Sarah Richter published
Deicide My KDA proves gods have a shocking lack of durability.
![A screenshot of the listing of most-played games on the Epic Games Store, as of January 2024.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9xBT864XC3j5wcZRPgQapa-320-80.png)
What's free on the Epic Games Store right now?
By Morgan Park last updated
FREE STUFF Stay up to date on what games Epic is giving away each week.
![Disney Dreamlight Valley codes - A player smiles and points to a large balloon arch while wearing sparkly mickey mouse ears.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t3yuWGWJdaMxiYXEbccHoG-320-80.jpg)
All Disney Dreamlight Valley codes and how to redeem them
By Lauren Morton last updated
Castle Keys Cash in these Dreamlight Valley codes for free outfits and furniture.
![Minecraft servers - An above view from Mineplex](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CU2uoRCtJgTSohi7u6xc5J-320-80.jpg)
The 13 best Minecraft servers
By Sarah Richter last updated
Online mines Our pick of the best Minecraft servers around including survival, RPG, skyblock, PvP, and more.
![Baldur's Gate 3 - a half drow character holds up their hand which is covered by a glowing mark of the Absolute](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zAS8F3gArzrmFeuNgqnKKP-320-80.jpg)
The best Baldur's Gate 3 mods
By Tyler Wilde last updated
MODS Buff yourself up for a lone wolf run, or if that's not your style, maybe buff up your party with eight characters? Mods make many things possible.
![Minecraft house ideas - a wood and stone multilevel house with a mine entrance](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LhGUFiZ3y8QRxbkHztmVge-320-80.jpg)
The 28 best Minecraft house ideas for 1.21
By Sarah Richter last updated
Grand Designs Here are the best Minecraft house ideas to inspire your next builds.
![Stalker 2 - a stalker, standing in front of ruined architecture](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UzU3FZ7UpB7td8rJofQPiK-320-80.png)
Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl — Everything we know
By Christopher Livingston last updated
End Zone Get the skinny on Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl, GSC Game World's long-awaited follow-up to the Stalker trilogy.
![The Sims 4 - Two Sims sit close together on the couch sharing a moment while two more Sims in the background have a friendly conversation.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/z7Wyw5JzPu9CKNnc2rHNKk-320-80.jpg)
We made 5 types of polyamorous families with The Sims 4's new romantic boundaries system and most of them actually work
By Lauren Morton, Sarah Richter published
Poly-bilities Relationships come in all shapes and sizes in The Sims 4 now, and these are just some of the options.
![Starfield screenshot - Citizen Chin](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hQvU5pPZLfQRji2ArWVivk-320-80.jpg)
The best Starfield mods
By Tyler Wilde last updated
Mods in Space Get a better UI, skip annoying cutscenes, make enemies less spongy, and more with Starfield mods.
![Minecraft texture packs - the John Smith Legacy pack showing a wandering trader in front of a tudor house](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BVrTi9XwKcBupvCCFgTn3Y-320-80.jpg)
The best Minecraft texture packs
By Lauren Morton last updated
Updated! We've rounded up a new list of the best Minecraft texture packs for both Java and Bedrock
![Minecraft skins header - Anya Forger, Abigail, Venti](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Egqms6YdDBDVZUAivHvLha-320-80.jpeg)
The 31 best Minecraft skins to give your avatar a cool new look
By Lauren Morton last updated
Dress sense Check out the 31 best Minecraft skins based on video games, anime, and even a few memes.
![Baldur's Gate 3 Soul Coin in character's hand](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KXo6qwoksDCJTmGxRW3ehD-320-80.jpg)
Baldur's Gate 3 Soul Coin locations and what they do
By Sean Martin last updated
Money talks Locate and loot this infernal currency for yourself.
![Minecraft mods - Terralith shows off one of its biomes](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CBdTMenRsk3zZ8QgBX3LuH-320-80.jpg)
The best Minecraft mods for glorious new worlds
By Lauren Morton, Sarah Richter last updated
Updated! Searching for the best Minecraft mods in 2024? This guide has you covered.
![Minecraft seeds - A narrow but very tall pillar-like island with a village climbing its sides.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5n4kvVbQRBgXgwaSZkuyCR-320-80.jpg)
The best Minecraft seeds for 1.21
By Lauren Morton last updated
Updated! The best Minecraft seeds for survival islands, villages, and cool new biomes at spawn.
![Stormforge key art - three heroic looking characters in cartoon cel shaded style stand in front of a fantasy landscape filled with tornadoes](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5TvQXUFF7XdJA5hSLTNZjd-320-80.jpg)
Stormforge shows survival crafting co-op isn't just for fair weather friends
By Sarah Richter published
PCGS Cut down trees in a thunderstorm at your own risk.
![Blue Prince](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6dJLxNWBsR9zz4iW23ScCL-320-80.jpg)
Blue Prince is a choose your own mystery game where you have to decide what's behind the next door
By Sarah Richter published
PCGS How does everyone get these eccentric and wealthy relations, anyhow?
![Cat Quest 3 - a cat character stands on a small tropical island map](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x3UgWJ7vTBzMfZ9FbiWsLg-320-80.jpg)
Cat Quest 3 teases seafaring cat combat and a free demo
By Sarah Richter published
PCGS Only the bravest cats take to the sea, the biggest of bathtubs.
![Unrailed 2 - players in a desert canyond construct a track for a train](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kCshidpMqkKEZ6xqrrrQMh-320-80.jpg)
Unrailed 2 will have a 'terrain conductor' level maker mode so you can terrorize your friends with custom challenges
By Sarah Richter published
PCGS Terrain conductor mode looks pretty good in locomotion.
![Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds - a mysterious woman and her pet](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oCUkqs9SGLd3CrZEtzYSQo-320-80.jpg)
The humor and open-ended skill system in this strategy RPG convinced me it isn't just another Final Fantasy Tactics wannabe
By Sarah Richter published
News The only time throwing nail bombs at giant birds is considered strategy.
![Palworld mods - a player pets their large purple cat Grinmace](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8XutpaLHhuoXRehrgqkD4e-320-80.jpg)
The best Palworld mods so far and how to install them
By Sarah Richter published
Enhanced Pals There are already a few Palworld mods available to tweak your survival crafting experience.
![PC Gamer 2023 Holiday Gift Guide](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NeRkEDwWt3CYRFXvJ4zFWf-320-80.jpg)
The PC Gamer 2023 Holiday Gift Guide
By Sarah Richter last updated
🎁🎁🎁 Gift recommendations to pour joy into the hearts of PC gamers everywhere.
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Here's what it's actually like to play The Day Before, the zombie survival game whose developer folded days after it launched
By Sarah Richter published
The Day After The open world survival game is no longer available for sale, but its servers are still up. So how bad is it?
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