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
All Baldur's Gate 3 romance options: who you can pursue
By Lauren Morton last updated
Baldur's Date Unlock a romance with any of the main origin characters and some of your other party members, too.
The 10 cozy games I'm most excited for in 2024
By Lauren Morton published
Getting Cozy Cuddle up with this list of the coziest games scheduled to launch this year.
Playing Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth feels like walking into a restaurant where the staff already knows my order
By Lauren Morton published
New View After spending just a couple hours in Honolulu City, I already feel at home in the series again.
What are your 2024 gaming resolutions?
By Robin Valentine published
HI RES Maybe this is the year you clear that backlog...
What games did everyone play over the holidays?
By Mollie Taylor published
happy new year 'Tis the season to be gaming.
Our boldest predictions for PC gaming in 2024
By Jody Macgregor published
Divination We're pondering our orbs again.
Hang on, because the cozy games trend hasn't even peaked yet
By Lauren Morton published
Cozy overload It felt like cozy games exploded in 2023, but next year is definitely going to be bigger.
6 game genre trends that we think are going to define 2024
By Lauren Morton published
Genre Defining The landscapes of FPSes and RPGs and city builders are all right at the edge of some big changes.
Where to find all 7 presents in Palia's Winterlights event
By Lauren Morton published
Winterlights List Here's how to track down all seven presents that Zeki has hidden around the village.
This year Baldur's Gate 3 finally reawakened the RPG fandom freaks I'd dearly missed
By Lauren Morton published
Baldur's Fate I'm glad to see all my favorite weirdos (affectionate) enjoying the same thing again.
Where the heck is Hodari in Palia?
By Lauren Morton published
Mine Times Here's where to track down Palia's miner Hodari.
Chants of Sennaar made me feel like a child in a school computer lab again in the best way
By Lauren Morton published
I may not have learned a real language, but this was still the best learning-adjacent game I've played in years.
Best Stealth 2023: Shadow Gambit – The Cursed Crew
By Phil Savage published
The Gotys Set sail for the final time with the stealth tactics masters.
I played over 30 new cozy games this year and these are the 4 must plays
By Lauren Morton published
Get Cozy Cozy games flooded the PC this year. Don't drown in the choices.
Everything we know about Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
By Lauren Morton last updated
Squad Up Everything we learned about the Warner Bros villain team-up before its release.
The 7 most exciting PC games revealed at The Game Awards
By Tyler Wilde published
Hyped Another ultra-ambitious project from the No Man's Sky studio, an Arkane Blade game, and five other Game Awards trailers you should watch.
What we want from GTA 6 Online
By Tom Hatfield, Morgan Park, Lauren Morton last updated
Fast & Furious More heists, better voice chat, and customizable homes—how GTA 6 Online could be something special.
New PC games from 2023: last year's upcoming releases
By Lauren Morton last updated
Upcoming Games Our release date schedule for PC's biggest 2023 games.
Every trailer and announcement from The Game Awards 2023
By Lauren Morton published
recap A skimmable list of every trailer and announcement from Geoff Keighley's big yearly awards show.
The Day Before launch time: when you can play the open world survival MMO
By Lauren Morton last updated
Daybreak The much-anticipated zombie survival game is finally landing.
Sims 4 players have found what might be a build mode bug but we're all hoping is a new feature
By Lauren Morton published
News Old apartments are now more editable than ever, and I really hope it's on purpose.
Cat-egorically cute farm sim Snacko stealth launched today and I'm already digging these cozy kittens
By Lauren Morton published
News Snacko turned up to the Wholesome Games stream to announce its surprise early access launch.
Place your bets: Will GTA 6 release on PC on the same day it does on consoles?
By Christopher Livingston published
🎲🎲🎲 On the one hand: why wouldn't they? On the other: why didn't they with Grand Theft Auto 5?
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