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 (June 17, 2024)
By Shaun Prescott published
New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

Turtle Beach Atlas Air gaming headset review
By Shaun Prescott published
Open air Open-back audiophilia meets wireless feather-like comfort.

EOFY sales 2024: PC gaming deals have rolled in to ease the cost-of-gaming crisis
By Shaun Prescott last updated
EOFY 2024 Doing your tax is annoying, but copping a good bargain is not.

Gunboat God is a hectic seafaring shoot 'em up with Cuphead and Luftrausers vibes
By Shaun Prescott published
PCGS This boat can jump.

Still Wakes the Deep launch trailer sets the scene for a grizzly ship-bound cosmic horror
By Shaun Prescott published
PCGS A new glimpse via the PC Gaming Show, ahead of its release this month.

Space Station 14 is a modern reimagining of a cultish and richly complex online RPG
By Shaun Prescott published
PCGS Mix Dwarf Fortress, Among Us, and RimWorld and you're getting close.

Elden Ring's lovable living pots are pure body horror in Shadow of the Erdtree
By Shaun Prescott published
News Living Jars are basically just big urns of gore.

After 3 hours with Shadow of the Erdtree, I can already tell it's going to deliver on my favorite thing about FromSoftware's games: Exploration
By Shaun Prescott published
Secrets await Elden Ring's DLC adopts the sense of scale and discovery so important to the base game.

Five new Steam games you probably missed (June 3, 2024)
By Shaun Prescott published
New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

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.

Why was Helldivers 2 a smash hit? Not the price, says Pilestedt
By Shaun Prescott published
News Also, live service games shouldn't nickel and dime the player.

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

After 3 years on the Epic Games Store, the Kingdom Hearts series is finally releasing on Steam
By Shaun Prescott published
News Fire up your Steam Decks.

Five new Steam games you probably missed (May 20, 2024)
By Shaun Prescott published
New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

As GTA 6 draws closer, GTA 5 is still making bank
By Shaun Prescott published
News Take-Two reports "approximately" 200 million copies of the crime caper have sold.

Amazon Prime Day 2024 in Australia - what we know so far
By Dave James last updated
Prime Day Deals The bulldozing retail behemoth's second major sale is over for 2023

Red Dead Redemption may actually be coming to PC after 14 years
By Shaun Prescott published
News Newly datamined evidence comes straight from the horse's mouth.

Five new Steam games you probably missed (May 13, 2024)
By Shaun Prescott published
New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

10 things I wish I knew before playing Animal Well
By Shaun Prescott published
animinimal This adventure is light on direction, so here are some early pointers.

Animal Well review: The most engrossing exploration platformer I've played in years
By Shaun Prescott published
Zoo-logical A sprawling puzzle metroidvania with a bottomless well of mystery.

Five new Steam games you probably missed (May 6, 2024)
By Shaun Prescott published
New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

Indika review: A bizarre, confronting and darkly funny descent into hell
By Shaun Prescott published
Nunbelievable This adventure-horror starring a Russian Orthodox nun takes a lot of risks, and mostly sticks the landing.

Five new Steam games you probably missed (April 29, 2024)
By Shaun Prescott published
New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.