Leon Hurley runs GamesRadar's guides section as Managing Editor for the section, writing and planning guides with his team, and overseeing all the tips coverage on the site across PlayStation, Xbox, PC and Switch. He's mostly plays horror, action adventure, FPS and open world games, with a love of low poly horror and big narrative adventures. He's currently playing things like Silent Hill F, Dying Light The Beast, Outer Worlds 2 and Ghost of Yotei. He started his gaming career as a staff writer on Official PlayStation Magazine in the days of PlayStation 2 and has written about games ever since, covering news, reviews, features, hosting video shows and more, for titles like Edge, GamesMaster, SFX, and CVG. After working his way up Official PlayStation Magazine to become deputy editor and eventually website editor, he then became news editor for Kotaku UK, contributing to both the UK and US sites, before joining GamesRadar in the same role and eventually becoming guides boss. He also has a keen interest in game development, writing about how games are made, why the doors are so big and trying to demystify the whole process. He's also makes his own games in GameMaker and Unity.
Latest articles by Leon Hurley

Resident Evil 2 chess plug puzzle solution to open the Monitor Room door
By James Busby last updated
Guide Get the chess pieces in the right place and open the U-Door

Where to get Cobalt in Hytale
By Leon Hurley published
Guide Cobalt isn't the easiest ore to get a lot of, and it's not a huge upgrade, but here's where to look if you want it

Where to get Thorium in Hytale
By Leon Hurley last updated
Guide You'll need to head to the desert to find Thorium but it's one the harder ores to find in Hytale

Where to get Iron in Hytale
By Leon Hurley published
Guide Iron is your next step up the crafting ladder and you can find it in both the Emerald Wilds and Howling Sands areas

The best Hytale console commands
By Leon Hurley published
Guide Whether you want to move around the world, give yourself adamantium armor or more, you can do it all with these commands

Where to find Shadoweave Scraps in Hytale to craft cobalt gear
By Leon Hurley last updated
Guide Where to find Shadoweave Scraps in Hytale to craft cobalt gear

Where to get copper in Hytale to make ingots
By Leon Hurley last updated
Guide You'll need to mine copper ore if you want to make ingots

How to repair in Hytale and restore your items to 100%
By Leon Hurley last updated
Guide It's better to have repair kits in Hytale than spare tools taking up space. Here's how to get them

How to play with friends in Hytale and join their world
By Leon Hurley last updated
Guide If you want Hytale multiplayer here's how to invite friends and play online

Ontos is channeling the spirit of the most upsetting horror game I've ever played, and I'm not sure I can do it again
By Leon Hurley published
Features Opinion | A spiritual successor to one of the most traumatic games I've ever played? Oh go on then

How to find plant fiber in Hytale and get all you need
By Leon Hurley published
guide If you need plant fiber in Hytale there's loads to be had if you know where to look

All Battlefield 6 Season 1 content and everything added post launch
By Will Sawyer last updated
Guide Season 1 added new maps, modes and guns to Battlefield 6 across several updates. Here's all of it

Helldivers 2 Stratagem tier list and the best ones to choose
By Joel Franey last updated
Guide After a hefty patch, here are the best Helldivers 2 Stratagems and support weapons

When and where to catch all Animal Crossing: New Horizons fish
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Guide Reel all the fish in with our Animal Crossing: New Horizons fish guide

How to create hybrid flowers in Animal Crossing New Horizons
By Sam Loveridge last updated
Guide Get the full color spectrum by creating hybrid flowers

Everything you need to get started in Borderlands 4 in one place
By Leon Hurley published
Guide From builds to tips and missions, here's everything you need to know about BL4

I loved finishing Silent Hill f this year but there so much I wish I'd known about before I started it
By Leon Hurley published
Guide An all new setting made Silent Hill f one of my fav games of the year even if I did feel like a hapless tourist

Everything you wanted to know about Battlefield 6 and Redsec but were too busy being shot at to ask
By Leon Hurley published
Guide From weapons to tanks, settings and more. Here's GamesRadar's complete guide to BF6 and Redsec

I wish I'd learned to read Ghost of Yotei's open world before I got lost in it
By Leon Hurley published
Guide Learning to read the horizon is probably the biggest skill to master in Sony's open world RPG

The Outer Worlds 2 is an open world dream but there's a lot I wish I'd know about before I made mistakes
By Leon Hurley published
Guide Missions, choices, characters, factions... There's so much to deal with a little help can go a long way

All weapons in Ghost of Yotei and where to get them
By Leon Hurley last updated
Guide There's a lot of weapons to find in Ghost of Yotei, and you'll need them all to fight well

How long does it take to beat Ghost of Yotei?
By Leon Hurley last updated
Guide Ghost of Yotei has plenty to do so while the critical path can be short, the road is long if you want it to be
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