Rach Macpherson

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Rach Macpherson is a journalist, former PR legend, and published author. After half a decade in digital journalism, she joined the games industry to work in PR and spent the following half-decade showcasing indie games to the world. Frequently described as a Rach of Sunshine, you can usually find her thriving on coffee on her 500th playthrough of Baldur's Gate 3 romancing the pretty vampire, obsessing over Solas and delving into Dragon Age lore, or battling her way through Hell to fight Hades. She's also recognized in MCV/Develop’s 30 Under 30 in 2024 and has been awarded the Scottish Game Awards Rising Star Award.

More from Rach Macpherson

Surroundead gets even harder with new update

a character aims at a zombie walking towards them down an abandoned road

I woohoo'd in the sky in The Sims 4 and honestly, it really sucked

A fairy sim kisses another fairy sim

Inspired by Homeworld, Era One blends base building with real-time space battles

A ship in Era One explodes

New horror game Pager is The Stanley Parable but terrifying

A man runs away from you in black and white

With over 700,000 downloads, Fields of Mistria should be on your must-play list

Villager March stares on a farm background

New Minecraft Bedrock update adds highly anticipated copper golems

A copper golem next to a copper chest in Minecraft

Ahead of Midnight's reveal, Blizzard closes out WoW The War Within in style

Ally yourself with Locus-Walker in this new expansion

Starcraft inspired Stormgate reaches big 1.0 milestone, launches first campaign

The factions in Stormgate

Jump Ship, one of Steam's most-anticipated space games, gets shiny new rebrand

New Stardew Valley rival Everdream Village drops new demo, and it's adorable

New Peak patch stops players from eating each other all the time, sad I know

Huge Skyrim mod that remakes Oblivion shows off unique weapons, new locations

An Oblivion boss wields a big axe

Dreamlight Valley gives away free Disneyland item, but you'll have to be fast

Against The Storm gets huge discount as free content update and DLC arrive

The kind of fantasy village you can build in Against the Storm

Already a hit, roguelike city builder 9 Kings adds a new playable character

the King of Nothing sits at his throne

ESO reveals August roadmap, with big patch and two new dungeons

A dungeon boss wields a fearsome weapon

New Baldur's Gate 3 update stops Dark Urge spilling all their secrets too early

Dragon-born character stares at you menacingly

Inspired by the classic board game, dark fantasy RPG Frosthaven is out now

A female looking mage wields magic

Dune Awakening's new patch may collapse your Pentashields if you're not careful

A female Sleeper holds a knife in the air

Gearbox finally reveals more about my favorite Borderlands 4 vault hunter

Rafa smiles at his fellow vault hunters

League of Legends rival Supervive fixes divisive Armory, increases Prisma gains

One of the supervive hunters

Huge new Palworld update makes Terraria inspired raid boss even more powerful

Chaotic new roguelike Godbreakers channels Risk of Rain 2, and it's playable now

The Archetypes, characters you can play in Godbreakers, wield different weapons

New Dead by Daylight update adds The Walking Dead's finest, and a Daryl skin

Daryl Dixon has arrived in Dead by Daylight

Steam's most underrated space RPG, Star Valor, just got a new tower defense mode

A vast galaxy is waiting to be explored in Star Valor

Blending Path of Exile with Vampire Survivors, mythological ARPG hits 1.0

Achilles fights the minions of Hades

Sims rival Inzoi shows off gorgeous new Stardew Valley island location

Zoi stares at an advert for Cahaya

Channeling Hades, popular new roguelike Hell Clock just got a new difficulty

A man points the barrel of his gun at you

Minecraft Marketplace Pass currently includes my favorite videogame mechanic

Total War Warhammer 3 opens new siege beta, but you need to join quickly

A total war warhammer 3 leader directs its army

Classic CRPG Avernum 4 gets an ambitious remake after huge Kickstarter success

Adventurers point their weapons at an enemy

Ultra-realistic boat game Seafarer is Microsoft Flight Simulator for sailing

A ship makes port, some cranes lift cargo from the boat

Resurrected anime MMORPG Blue Protocol is back with a new beta

A green haired female character points at you

Viral Balatro style horror roguelike with slot machines opens new playtest

The cloverpit slot machine and an atm

Dying Light The Beast gets a last-minute delay, but some can still play it early

A giant zombie running through a crowd in Dying Light The Beast

Forgotten new Silent Hill isn't dead, it's from "a small team making a big game"

A flickery image of a man in glasses

Sequel to a popular Warcraft 3 mod, this fantasy tower defense game is now free

A woman wearing a half-mask wields magic

Historical 4X game Old World lets you win over and over in new update

Killing Floor 3 is a hit on Steam, as Tripwire reveals a huge content roadmap

A commando in a gas mask against a red background from killing floor 3

I know which Borderlands 4 vault hunter I'm picking thanks to this new gameplay

Slay the Spire style deckbuilder with brutal, gut-wrenching twist gets new demo

The king from the Royal Writ fires a gun, surrounded by cards

Cyberpunk XCOM challenger Cyber Knights reveals future plans in huge roadmap

Cyber Knights Flashpoint will add new classes like this companion class that allows you to control drones

Skull and Bones is free to play on Steam, as huge Season 2 update arrives

A pirate smiles out at the camera

Huge Minecraft update adds the perfect new furniture to show off your treasures

Underrated strategy game Warhammer Quest 2 is being pulled from Steam

A new version of Resident Evil 2 is available to play now, but there's a catch

You can follow Claire and Leon into the Racoon city police department

Wildgate blends No Man's Sky space combat with chaotic co-op action, out now

A crew of Prospectors from Wildgate

New roguelike ARPG Hell Clock blends Hades with Diablo, and it's out now

A face peers out amid skulls

Stylish turn-based strategy game Ex Sanguis is looking for Steam playtesters

A woman with devil horns stands with two other women

New roguelike The King is Watching puts a brutal twist on the city builder genre

Beloved Stardew Valley rival's new update finally lets you romance villagers

Hayden, a villager from Fields of Mistria, smiles at you with his hands on his hips

Minecraft reveals new crossover with one of 2025's worst-rated movies

The key art from Minecraft

Fallout 1 is now an FPS game remade in Doom's engine, and it looks incredible

Close up of a Brotherhood of Steel soldier in their full armor from the original Fallout.

Terraria meets Factorio in this sandbox RPG with monster girl companions

The main character from Return from Core rides a minecart with monster girl companions

New Sims 4 update fixes bizarre pregnancy bugs that left players confused

A Sim looks confused

Life sim Inzoi's next update lets you vacation in new Stardew Valley like resort

A couple pose for a selfie on a pier in Inzoi

New Minecraft skin is locked behind $350 Swarovski figures

Balatro inspired slot machine horror game surpasses 680,000 demo downloads

Jackpot is lit up on the screen of a demonic looking slot machine

Stunning city builder set on a dinosaur is like a Studio Ghibli Cities Skylines

Onbu, the friendly giant in the Wandering Village

DnD style fantasy game relaunches with huge new update, and it's free to play

The heroes from Dragonheir Silent Gods stand proudly in front of a dragon