
Shaun Prescott
Shaun Prescott is the Australian editor of PC Gamer. With over ten years experience covering the games industry, his work has appeared on GamesRadar+, TechRadar, The Guardian, PLAY Magazine, the Sydney Morning Herald, and more. Specific interests include indie games, obscure Metroidvanias, speedrunning, experimental games and FPSs. He thinks Lulu by Metallica and Lou Reed is an all-time classic that will receive its due critical reappraisal one day.
Latest articles by Shaun Prescott

Five new Steam games you probably missed (August 4, 2025)
By Shaun Prescott published
New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

Free adult NSFW content returns to itch.io, as one of the platform's major payment processors expresses hope to 'support adult content in the future'
By Shaun Prescott published
News The small indie platform is slowly rebuilding what it needed to abruptly dismantle.

Battlefield 6 system requirements are in, and you probably won't need to upgrade your PC to run it
By Shaun Prescott published
News A six-year-old GPU will do the trick.

This sci-fi horror racer is one of my favorite PC games, and it's currently going for less than a fiver during the Steam racing fest
By Shaun Prescott published
News Distance is a quiet classic with an endless amount of stuff to do in 2025.

The best free PC games
By Shaun Prescott last updated
Freebies Forever Our frequently updated selection of the best free games right now.

Mavrix is a promising sim about riding pushbikes down dangerously steep hills, but it shows the limits of open world design
By Shaun Prescott published
Enter the Mavrix Mavrix by Matt Jones is coming for Riders Republic and Descenders' lunch money, but it needs some finetuning.

Some lucky souls will get hands-on with Silksong within weeks, with the Hollow Knight sequel confirmed to be playable at Gamescom 2025
By Shaun Prescott published
News The fandom is taking it well.

Five new Steam games you probably missed (July 28, 2025)
By Shaun Prescott published
New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

Primal Planet is my favorite new metroidvania because it has friendly dinosaurs, gorgeous pixel art, and you can hug your wife
By Shaun Prescott published
Dinosawww It also has alien robots.

Brütal Legend is free in honor of Ozzy Osbourne, but only for 666 minutes
By Shaun Prescott published
News Double Fine's 2009 adventure is a fun way to celebrate heavy metal.

Descenders Next just shadowdropped into early access, and it's Steam Deck verified as well
By Shaun Prescott published
News The sequel to 2018's best cycling game is here, with snowboarding and mountainboarding.

Five new Steam games you probably missed (July 21, 2025)
By Shaun Prescott published
New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

The Drifter review—Gritty Aussie noir meets conspiratorial sci-fi
By Shaun Prescott published
pacific drift Powerhoof issues a gorgeous and moody point 'n' click adventure, with a sci-fi twist that can't stick the landing.

Avowed update basically reinvents the fighter and ranger classes, while also adding new weapons and better Steam Deck optimization
By Shaun Prescott published
News There are also new weapons, and baddies can use abilities previously exclusive to the player.

Five new Steam games you probably missed (July 14, 2025)
By Shaun Prescott published
New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

The Subnautica 2 saga gets nastier, with ousted leaders confirming they'll sue Krafton: 'It continues to be an explosive and surreal time'
By Shaun Prescott published
News "Suing a multi-billion dollar company in a painful, public and possibly protracted way was certainly not on my bucket list."

Free-to-play mech brawler Mecha Break has attracted 50,000 players within 10 minutes of launching, proving our appetite for giant robots remains insatiable
By Shaun Prescott published
News Armored Core meets Titanfall meets daily log-in bonuses.

Five new Steam games you probably missed (June 30, 2025)
By Shaun Prescott published
New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

Five new Steam games you probably missed (June 23, 2025)
By Shaun Prescott published
New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

Raidou Remastered review: Not the best Atlus RPG on PC, but a fascinating artefact that's mostly fun to play
By Shaun Prescott published
Barmy Army Atlus revamps another of its devilish creature collectors from the PS2 era, but why this one?

The 10 best games of Summer Game Fest 2025
By Robin Valentine published
BEST IN SHOW Our favourite announcements and reveals from another whirlwind weekend.

Finally, a new game about being a deranged cult leader is coming to Steam in July—get ready for Worship
By Shaun Prescott published
PCGS 2025 Worship will let you perform blood rites and boss around hapless subjects, mixing Pikmin with Cult of the Lamb.

The Last Caretaker is an oceanic first-person survival shooter that tasks you with rebuilding humanity in a drowning world
By Shaun Prescott published
PCGS 2025 The new trailer for The Last Caretaker trades in haunted radiophonic vibes.
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