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
Minecraft commands list: all the best cheats
By Lauren Morton last updated
Give Diamonds Tailor the sandbox to your liking with this list of the must useful Minecraft commands you should know.
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.
The PC Gamer 2023 Holiday Gift Guide
By Sarah Richter last updated
🎁🎁🎁 Gift recommendations to pour joy into the hearts of PC gamers everywhere.
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?
The 20 best Minecraft build ideas to inspire your next world
By Sarah Richter published
Cube Craftsmanship Start your next world off with an underground base, lighthouse, or even an underwater base.
Art nouveau strategy game Songs of Silence plots a spring release
By Sarah Richter published
News Manage your very own fantasy kingdom while navigating three playable factions and a boatload of troops.
Republic of Pirates will let you city-build your own pirate empire
By Sarah Richter published
News Steady supplies of monkeys and parrots will be critical for long-term morale.
CS2 ranks and premier ratings: the new system explained
By Sarah Richter published
Ranked A breakdown of the competitive and premier modes and how they work.
Assassin’s Creed Mirage: everything we know about the return to AC’s roots
By Sarah Richter last updated
Revamp All the details on Assassin’s Creed Mirage, from release date to the setting and more.
9 things you should know about the city of Baldur's Gate before you start Baldur's Gate 3
By Sarah Richter published
STREET SMARTS The iconic city has a long history on the tabletop and in videogames, and it's full of secrets.
Project L: Everything we know about the League of Legends fighting game
By Sarah Richter last updated
Ka-pow League of Legends fighting game is officially confirmed. Here's what you need to know.
Mortal Kombat 1 roster: all the new and returning characters
By Sarah Richter published
Round 1 Klarity on the konfirmed klassic kombatants.
Front Mission 1st: Remake is an appetizer for better mech strategy RPGs to come
By Sarah Richter published
Wanzers! The mech classic gets a tune-up, but no spinning rims.
I spent hours tracking down a game I barely remembered from my childhood, and it turned out it was a screensaver
By Sarah Richter published
Desktop pal My favorite game turned out to be Johnny Castaway, the forefather of virtual pets.
Mineko’s Night Market is a cozy slice of life with a huge helping of cats and crafts
By Sarah Richter published
News Crafting trinkets weirder than late night shopping network.
Cozy sim Lakeburg Legacies shows the real perfect match is city building and dating sims
By Sarah Richter published
News Become the cozy romantic dictator you truly are deep inside.
Venba's gorgeous meals stir up the joy and challenge of recreating family recipes
By Sarah Richter published
News This narrative food adventure has announced its July launch date.
In cozy cat cafe sim Pekoe the cats are the ones running the show
By Sarah Richter published
News All the purrtinent details on this doily-core sim launching this month.
Starship Troopers: Extermination is a 16-player co-op FTS/RTS hybrid with lots of promise
By Sarah Richter published
hands-on The bug battle is out in early access now.
Minecraft 1.20—everything you should know about the new Minecraft update
By Lauren Morton last updated
Trails & Tales Minecraft 1.20 is "Trails and Tales," and it's all about storytelling and creativity.
Aragorn, but in card form: Magic: The Gathering and Lord of the Rings are a fated crossover
By Sarah Richter published
news One Sol Ring to rule them all.
How to use Minecraft Forge
By Jason Coles, Stacey Henley last updated
Mod culture Minecraft Forge guide: How to use it and manage all your blocky mods.
Everything you need to know about diamonds in Minecraft
By Rachel Watts last updated
Shine bright Including the Minecraft diamond level you need to reach.
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