Lauren Morton
Lauren started writing for PC Gamer as a freelancer in 2017 while chasing the Dark Souls fashion police and accepted her role as Associate Editor in 2021, now serving as the self-appointed chief cozy games enjoyer. She originally started her career in game development and is still fascinated by how games tick in the modding and speedrunning scenes. She likes long books, longer RPGs, has strong feelings about farmlife sims, and can't stop playing co-op crafting games.
Latest articles by Lauren Morton
![Manor Lords families - A town from above](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eDBB8veDDaWRpc8Rn92MLA-320-80.jpg)
Manor Lords release date and launch times: here's when the medieval city building gates open
By Lauren Morton published
News Here's when the highly anticipated medieval city strategy game launches.
![Minecraft - two armadillos stand inthe badlands together](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/egHdrEJbWeaWRBpzqtc52W-320-80.jpg)
Surprise! Minecraft's brand new mob has rolled out months before the update we expected it would be in
By Lauren Morton published
News Minecraft update 1.20.8 just arrived with extra armadillo.
![Fallout 76 - a player in a vault suit gives a thumbs up](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BoJ4MDGsBmW9SJHpZEHRk7-320-80.jpg)
How to unlock your framerate in Fallout 76
By Jarred Walton last updated
Free Frames You'll need to manually change this important setting to get a better Fallout 76 experience.
![Fallout TV show - The Ghoul](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oA2HBpX5b4HVdCTJDRuMEB-320-80.jpg)
Of course Fallout fans are thirsty for The Ghoul—this isn't the first time everyone's fallen for an irradiated guy
By Lauren Morton published
Rad Lad If you've accepted yourself as a ghoul lover, let me introduce you to John Hancock.
![A character looking at a screen in a spaceship](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/M3XQokci5GeVc5VvbEtBFJ-320-80.png)
The best co-op games for PC
By Lauren Morton last updated
Updated! The best co-op PC games around whether you want a co-op campaign or a hang space for your group chat.
![Fallout characters](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PBauoMowBZqfxZLoc5WJ88-320-80.jpg)
What we want to see in Fallout season 2: Deathclaw fights, aliens and a lot more Norm
By Fraser Brown published
Back to the Wasteland Our hopes and dreams for the second season.
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The 17 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.
![Stardew Valley mods - Flower Valley - A player stands outside a farmhouse that has been redesigned to be covered in flowers.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eEW8dHS8qJpMhn47rGaqCQ-320-80.jpg)
The best Stardew Valley mods
By Lauren Morton last updated
Updated! All the best Stardew Valley mods, from flowery retextures to easier fishing.
![Life By You screenshot](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kLA8dFtYACJKHZgsfw9ubf-320-80.jpg)
Life By You director says modders are welcome to monetize creations however they want: 'Go for it—you don't need our permission'
By Lauren Morton published
News Rod Humble describes Life By You not just as a game but as a toolset for creators.
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The best games like Stardew Valley on PC
By Lauren Morton last updated
Farm Life Games like Stardew Valley have taken root on PC and now you have your choice of farms and towns to revitalize.
![Fallout TV series - Squire Thaddeus wears a dopey grin in the wasteland](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8KjJ3CWey39NXZbVVss4AD-320-80.jpg)
The Fallout show's loser Squire Thaddeus is the most quintessential game sidequest character
By Lauren Morton published
World on Squire The Brotherhood of Steel is a total joke and Thaddeus is the punchline.
![Sky: Children of the Light - a player gestures for you to follow as three others frolick in a grassy meadow](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xgXYNxsQc8Uox4kQ4CGFAP-320-80.jpg)
MMOs still have so much room to grow
By Lauren Morton published
Massive Opportunities Thatgamecompany's unlikely social MMO shows just how much space there still is to experiment.
![Sky: Children of the Light - Three players spend time together inside a decorated house](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5ShPipbWQqMsGAuhkTQSWW-320-80.jpg)
The coziest MMO feature is coming to Sky: Children of the Light next week: player housing
By Lauren Morton published
News At last, Sky players will have their own homes to claim.
![Sky: Children of the Light - a player offers a candle of friendship to another by kneeling before them](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sWHaMtZNhimRRtJyH7tTDW-320-80.jpg)
How to add a friend in Sky: Children of the Light and unlock text chat
By Lauren Morton published
Fast friends Here's how to add your friends and unlock social features for co-op in Sky: Children of the Light.
![Palworld - two teams of Pals face off in a Colosseum-looking arena](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XHzxGspYPTrsk7NAqEUX3c-320-80.jpg)
Palword's PvP arena is coming this year with 3v3 action Pal battles
By Lauren Morton published
News Pocketpair teased the upcoming feature with 10 seconds of arena footage.
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The Elder Scrolls Online has made nearly $2 billion in its lifetime, 9 years after the big comeback that doubled its player count overnight
By Lauren Morton published
News After 10 years, TESO is an even bigger financial success than I realized.
![Sky: Children of the Light](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Gy52vdwFvSUWBfPzrZH4fH-320-80.jpg)
How to collect ascended candles in Sky: Children of the Light
By Lauren Morton published
Waxing Endgame Here's how to collect Sky's endgame currency.
![Sky: Children of the Light - a player kneels on the ground wearing a pair of trendy star-shaped sunglasses and a sasonal pendant](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EEfspQPnJWs7tfbSsSLvLK-320-80.jpg)
How to earn seasonal candles in Sky: Children of the Light
By Lauren Morton published
Light Sight Here's where to find and spend orange seasonal candles in Thatgamecompany's MMO.
![Sky: Children of the Light - two players stand together uner an umbrella at a little lake party in a forest](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TTxRwATjGv8GhYEYyPqaBK-320-80.jpg)
Somehow Dark Souls was the inspiration for player messages in the kindest MMO around
By Lauren Morton published
News Sky: Children of the Light's creative director says that its minimal text chat was inspired by Dark Souls.
![Eternal Strands - a large metallic monster holds a hammer while a player climbs its face](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/edhPZpYAhaFYgy5GgCQ2NG-320-80.jpg)
Former Dragon Age creative director says 'I just desperately don't want to overhype anything' in his new studio's first game
By Lauren Morton published
News At GDC, Mike Laidlaw talked around the imminent Eternal Strands announcement and plans for Yellow Brick Games' future.
![Stardew Valley - a farmer holds a modded "everything bagel" over their head.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2YDY4EDumSgQUWzF8HnbEG-320-80.jpg)
Stardew Valley modder challenges players with an 'everything bagel' recipe that requires 134 ingredients
By Lauren Morton published
News It does actually take everything.
![Talion thrusting a blade through the face of an orc](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Lem2BdbxSHs4HANLQ8b65c-320-80.jpg)
Shadow of Mordor is worth revisiting for the nemesis system alone
By Lauren Morton published
RINGS TRUE These vendettas still feels fresh 10 years later.
![Sky: Children of the Light - a player gestures for you to follow as three others frolick in a grassy meadow](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xgXYNxsQc8Uox4kQ4CGFAP-320-80.jpg)
'Nobody is born toxic' says Journey's creative director while preparing to launch the kindest MMO on PC
By Lauren Morton published
news Jenova Chen says the modern internet is basically like handing shotguns to babies but toxicity can be prevented by good design.