
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

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.

Pizza Bandit is a third-person shooter about an ex-merc who wants to run a pizza t, but aliens have different plans
By Shaun Prescott published
PCGS 2025 No thin crusts here.

Untitled Goose Game studio unpacks its new open world co-op game Big Walk, and it looks like nothing else I've played before
By Shaun Prescott published
News Think a whimsical The Witness, with collaborative puzzle-solving, discos and basketball.

The best indie games on PC
By Jody Macgregor last updated
Small but mighty These are the best indie games you can play on PC.

Five new Steam games you probably missed (June 2, 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 (May 26, 2025)
By Shaun Prescott last updated
New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

The Drifter is a grimy point 'n' click adventure mixing bleak sci-fi with low-budget Aussie schlock, and there's a demo out now
By Shaun Prescott published
News From the creators of Crawl.

In an uncontroversial move that will bother no one, Lies of P is getting an easy mode
By Shaun Prescott published
News It'll also get other new modes in a free update, when its Overture expansion drops.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt review
By Shaun Prescott last updated
wanderlust A big, beautiful, sprawling action RPG full of rich stories, and suffused with an oppressive darkness.

Raidou Remastered is more of a remake, with a hugely overhauled combat system and no more random encounters
By Shaun Prescott published
beast mode The forthcoming remaster keeps a lot of the charm of the original and shears away most of its rougher edges.

Five new Steam games you probably missed (May 19, 2025)
By Shaun Prescott published
New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

Bungie confirms it stole art once again, will undertake a 'thorough review' of Marathon assets
By Lincoln Carpenter last updated
News Update: Bungie lays the blame on a former artist.

Hideo Kojima is heading to Sydney Film Festival for a live discussion with Mad Max creator George Miller
By Shaun Prescott published
News It coincides with the imminent release of Death Stranding 2, which is set in Australia.

Labyrinth of the Demon King review: A murky and disturbing traipse through a vanquished feudal Japan
By Shaun Prescott published
shadow towers A new King's Field-like emphasises horror to brilliant effect.

Fallout season 2 teaser trailer confirms a December release, and drives the point home that we're going to New Vegas
By Shaun Prescott published
News It's set in New Vegas, folks.

Five new Steam games you probably missed (May 12, 2025)
By Shaun Prescott published
New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

A Chrono Trigger revival seems inevitable at this point, with its creator itting 'I want to do something' after recent mistranslation incident
By Shaun Prescott published
News A HD-2D remake seems most likely.

The new GTA 6 trailer draws on base PS5 footage
By Shaun Prescott published
News If it looks this good on a five year old console, it'll probably look incredible on PC.

Five new Steam games you probably missed (May 5, 2025)
By Shaun Prescott published
New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

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

Dark Souls 2 cut content includes a giant enemy crab wearing a castle tower as a shell which you could enter from above for massive damage
By Shaun Prescott published
News Dark Souls 2's cut hermit crab proves that FromSoft's love affair with angry crustaceans goes way back.
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