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
![GTA 6 trailer](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CX2xg2XLezWRntDFS2g778-320-80.jpg)
Former GTA dev says 'it's time for a revolution' where 'animation is more AI-driven and physics-driven' than done by hand
By Christopher Livingston published
News "If anyone is going to make that step it's going to be Rockstar," said Obbe Vermeij, former technical director at Rockstar North.
![Two superheros who look a lot like Wolverine and Deadpool fighting](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wQY7LYv9mz2UHMSdFpBcba-320-80.jpg)
Make your own Deadpool & Wolverine movie with this surprisingly deep movie studio management sim
By Christopher Livingston published
News If you've ever wanted to make your own Marvel movie, now's your chance.
![The Sims 4 - Eliza Pancakes sits at her computer playing Sims Forever](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7QjSuB7W5JP7fMg6gBS95E-320-80.png)
The Sims 4 cheats: Every cheat code and life hack you need
By Lauren Morton last updated
Updated! All of the Sims 4 cheats for each expansion, all in one convenient place.
![Adventurers in a dark forest](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QHuiM7CrYBiNGVyZ39tW8S-320-80.jpg)
Co-op survival game Enshrouded now lets you make things way tougher, or way easier, with an update that adds more than 30 difficulty sliders
By Christopher Livingston published
news Enable starvation, change boss health and damage, tweak how long it takes plants to grow, and even dictate if enemies attack you on sight or not.
![Stardew Valley citizens](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TbvjTrvEXspHLf7Q34VEXa-320-80.jpg)
As an old guy playing Stardew Valley, I should be allowed to date the bus driver
By Christopher Livingston published
Pam Stan Stardew Valley's romanceable characters all feel way too young for this Gen Xer. Make the oldies datable, please.
![A grinning head in a toilet](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tv4A6KsVocJQZRPReyPXWU-320-80.jpg)
The 'Skibidi Toilet multiverse' is 'absolutely in talks' to become a TV and movie series from Michael Bay
By Christopher Livingston published
News The absurdist machinima series "could be the next Transformers or could be a Marvel's universe," according to movie executive Adam Goodman.
![Starfield screenshot - Citizen Chin](https://cdn.statically.io/img/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.
![Stardew Valley](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a2hgmJ2Vj4Ru47WSAkPgVS-320-80.jpg)
Stardew Valley creator swears 'on the honor of my family name' that he'll never charge money for DLC
By Christopher Livingston published
news "Screencap this and shame me if I ever violate this oath," Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone said on Twitter.
![Donut County - a barn advertising eggs falls into a gint hole in the ground near an orchard](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/E8Jyhzm8eeLjUqukTTYqD8-320-80.jpg)
The 18 best cozy games on PC that aren't farm sims
By Lauren Morton last updated
Cozy Games If you need more chill in your game library, these are the best cozy games you can play on PC.
![An image of two Palworld trainers seated by a campfire while their pal breaths a jet of flame onto the logs.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LxCWPunnPVJ8e7AiTq4JWA-320-80.png)
The best survival games on PC
By Christopher Livingston last updated
staying alive The best games for surviving against the odds.
![A pair of greebly hands](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jVKVxyoNVqUYAnBHrBorxC-320-80.jpg)
The best VR games on PC
By Christopher Livingston, Samuel Horti, Andy Kelly last updated
Updated The best VR games for the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Valve Index.
![A pair of handcuffs](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iMdd94CmNa92foVhB8T36J-320-80.jpg)
Oh no, Rust just added my least favorite item from DayZ: handcuffs
By Christopher Livingston published
News The Road Renegades update also comes with a prisoner hood. Don't get captured.
![A big parking lot seen in isometric view](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HDJDhXi4sQDeTHTp2rUyu7-320-80.jpg)
In this satirical city builder, your goal is to convert walkable cities into parking lots and use propaganda to convince everyone it's what they want
By Christopher Livingston published
news In city builder Car Park Capital, why walk when you can drive… and park.
![Stardew Valley - a player swings a scythe at a patch of grass near a field of peppers and a goat](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Fp7xxcTzhbTnNMsgADtAhP-320-80.jpg)
Stardew Valley players on Steam Deck can test out the new Nexus Mods app
By Christopher Livingston published
News Calling all farmers!
![Fancy tableware from medieval fantasy times](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8J4ZehkgAgpjdVZTqPScVK-320-80.jpg)
This Skyrim mod makes tableware so gloriously beautiful I can't stop staring at it
By Christopher Livingston published
News I might actually stop kicking it off the table and onto the floor every time I run through a dining room.
![A panda watches video on a smartphone](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vkyC4JE2MH2tWKXyPpc77H-320-80.jpg)
The best deals in the 2024 Steam Summer Sale
By Wes Fenlon published
🏖️ Our top picks for 2024 and 2023 games on sale, plus old favorites on sale up to 95% off.
![Frostpunk 2](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6ZdjuFkd4i6BWt3zikX5fE-320-80.jpg)
Frostpunk 2 delayed because its developers want to add features 'you deserve to see in-game on day one, not in a patch added after the release'
By Christopher Livingston published
News 11 Bit Studios said its survival city builder needs more time "to guarantee the best possible experience at launch."
![A pixel art frontier town](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/s9ar9KJnJQivoCnUuWvKoL-320-80.jpg)
Yeehaw! 'Red Dead Redemption meets Stardew Valley' in cozy cowboy life sim Cattle Country
By Christopher Livingston published
News Farm, fish, raise livestock, fall in love (not with the livestock), battle bandits, and carve out a cozy home, home on the range.
![A helicopter pilot](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KkB9CPtE5QnPf5FWsaowk3-320-80.jpg)
This twin-stick shooter is a Desert Strike throwback except your helicopter talks, drinks blood, and defends the world from a lizard-man invasion
By Christopher Livingston published
News Megacopter: Blades of the Goddess is just as badass as it sounds.
![Two people chained together in hell](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/27U9A7iiEqGAnaU6venCtF-320-80.jpg)
The latest friendship-ruining co-op game on Steam is a punishing platformer where you're chained to your pals, and it's about to crack 100,000 concurrent players
By Christopher Livingston published
News Chained Together requires a lot of coordination, and even more forgiveness.
![Farming Simulator 25](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UMDiMuxS4ZapUXgXSuPZDR-320-80.jpg)
Farming Simulator 25 announced, with a collector's edition that includes a 'USB ignition lock' that lets you turn a real key to start your virtual tractors
By Christopher Livingston published
news On the one hand that's supremely silly, but on the other hand I 100% want it.
![A village life sim](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HjERaRW5h7bJycgGbKaPY5-320-80.jpg)
'Maybe this new Stardew Valley-like game is pretty good' I said to myself after blearily noticing I'd played it until 2 in the morning
By Christopher Livingston published
charm farm Farming life sim Everafter Falls sunk its cozy hooks into me pretty quickly.
![Dune Awakening MMO](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cT5uyrAh6qz4zXez7WdMxM-320-80.jpg)
In Dune: Awakening you 'physically fly' your ornithopter between servers on an overland map filled with 'hundreds of other players'
By Christopher Livingston published
News Funcom explains the nuts and bolts of how its MMO works.