Liam Croft

Liam Croft

Assistant Editor, Push Square

Author Profile

Liam grew up with a PlayStation controller in his hands and a love for Metal Gear Solid. Nowadays, he's found playing the latest and greatest PS5 games as well as supporting Derby County. That last detail is his downfall.

Video games have always been my main passion, and I enjoyed writing growing up so it made sense to combine the two! I love a good story in games as well as a neat, inviting hub area.

Experience

Liam began his career as a freelancer, before joining Push Square as Senior Staff Writer in 2019. Some time around 2022 he became Assistant Editor on the site.

His work takes in all kinds of coverage but sees him focusing mainly on news, reviews and guides for the site.

I enjoy creating guide campaigns the most, because I like gathering together all relevant / potential information to achieve a sense of “completionism”. By documenting this, I help other people find the items they’re looking for, or beat a difficult section of a game.

Timeline

  • 2016: Begins his career as a freelance writer
  • 2019: Joins Push Square as Senior Staff Writer
  • 2022: Becomes Assistant Editor of Push Square

Qualifications & Awards

  • University Degree in Journalism - Sheffield Hallam University (2016)

Expertise

Liam’s first console was a PlayStation 1. From there he’s owned every console released by Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo.

His favourite console of all time is the PlayStation 4, thanks to a packed roster of games that fulfils his tastes - think story-focused, action-adventure games/RPGs. Having grown up with PlayStation, it’s the console series he’s spent the most time playing by far.

I love action-adventure games/RPGs. I like engaging with a deep and interesting story while exploring an interesting world full of unique gameplay sequences and interactions.

Liam’s Favourite Games

From the Archive

We asked Liam to pick out a few of his favourite pieces of work from across his personal archive, and tell us why he picked them!

Feature: Summer Game Fest - What's It Like to Attend?

Industry events are generally very secretive, so I wanted to document what it was like to attend Summer Game Fest for the first time, as well as my experiences around and outside of the show in LA.

Elden Ring Guide: Walkthrough, Tips and Tricks, and Boss Strategies

My biggest and most successful guides campaign to date!

Username
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Articles
6,659 (228 reviews)
First Article
Sat 21st, May 2016
Avg. Review Score
6.4
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    News Bungie Cancels Final Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris Livestream Amid Fan Backlash

    A statement will be issued tomorrow

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    Crime scene investigation

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    News Horizon: Zero Dawn Leads the Way with Five Nominations at The Game Awards

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    Soapbox Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Is a Better Game to Watch Than to Play

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    News Portkey Games Is Likely to Bring Harry Potter to PS4

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    Review PixelJunk VR Dead Hungry (PS4)

    McDead

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    News We Can't Handle the Sonic Forces Demo, Apparently

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    Hands On Forgotton Anne Remembers to Bathe in Style

    More than meets the eye

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    Hands On Far Cry 5 Sticks to the Tried and Tested Formula

    A stronger party cabinet

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    News Familiar Faces Return to Destiny 2 in Faction Rallies

    New loot

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    Review Resident Evil: Revelations (PS4)

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    Guide Knack 2 Hints and Tips for Surviving the Knackening

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    Review Knack 2 (PS4)

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    Push Rewind Did Destiny Deliver in the End?

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    Push Rewind Was Knack Really That Bad?

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    Soapbox Uncharted: The Lost Legacy's Western Ghats Chapter Is One of the Series' Best

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    Review White Day: A Labyrinth Named School (PS4)

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    Review ChromaGun (PS4)

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