Author: CtrlQueen

Hi there! I’m Marie, also known as CtrlQueen. I’m passionate about keeping up with the latest in gaming news and sharing my insights. RPGs steal my heart with their rich narratives and immersive worlds, but I also love unwinding with fun, casual games. Whether you’re here for deep dives into game mechanics or just to chat about your favorite casual game, you’ve found the right place! Let’s game and explore together.

Game: SAND: Raiders of Sophie Developer: Hologryph & TowerHaus (Lviv / Kyiv, Ukraine) Publisher: tinyBuild Genre: Multiplayer Extraction FPS · Dieselpunk Mech · Open World Platform: PC (Steam) — Early Access Launch Price: $19.74 USD / £15.74 / €15.74 (21% launch discount for 2 weeks) Status: Out Now in Early Access 🦾 SAND: Raiders of Sophie is out now in Early Access on Steam — 21% launch discount for two weeks. Grab it on Steam. tinyBuild, Hologryph, and TowerHaus have launched SAND: Raiders of Sophie into Early Access on Steam today — a multiplayer extraction FPS set in a dieselpunk…

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Product: Steam Machine Manufacturer: Valve Launch Date: June 22, 2026 Storage Options: 512GB · 2TB Starting Price: $1,049 USD OS: SteamOS (Linux-based) Signup Deadline: June 25, 2026 at 10am Pacific ⏰ Sign up before June 25 at 10am Pacific for a chance to reserve a Steam Machine. Sign up at Steam now. It’s finally here. Valve’s Steam Machine launches today, June 22, 2026 — a compact, roughly 6-inch cube running SteamOS that Valve is positioning as PC gaming’s answer to the living room console. Four configurations are available, from a $1,049 512GB base model to a $1,428 2TB bundle with…

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Game: Thick as Thieves Developer: OtherSide Entertainment (Warren Spector) Publisher: Megabit Publishing Genre: Stealth-Action Adventure / Immersive Sim Platform: Steam — Out Now Sale: 20% off until July 9 (Steam Summer Sale) 🗡️ Thick as Thieves is 20% off on Steam until July 9 as part of the Steam Summer Sale. Grab it on Steam now. OtherSide Entertainment and Megabit Publishing have released an accolades trailer for Thick as Thieves — celebrating the critical response to the stealth-action immersive sim since its launch last month. To mark the occasion, the game is now 20% off on Steam until July 9…

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Event: Steam Summer Sale 2026 Starts: June 25, 2026 at 10am Pacific Ends: July 9, 2026 at 10am Pacific Duration: Two full weeks Where: The entire Steam store — every section ☀️ Steam Summer Sale — June 25 through July 9 10am Pacific start · Two weeks of discounts across the entire store The Steam Summer Sale 2026 starts June 25 at 10am Pacific and runs through July 9 at 10am Pacific — two full weeks of discounts covering the entire Steam store. No matter which section you browse, deals will be everywhere. The official trailer is live now. If…

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Game: Garfield – Escape from Monday Developer: OSome Studio Publisher: Microids Genre: 3D Platformer / Action Adventure Platforms: PC · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S · Nintendo Switch Release Date: September 24, 2026 Revealed: National Garfield Day Microids and OSome Studio have announced Garfield – Escape from Monday — a brand-new 3D platforming adventure launching September 24, 2026 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. The game was revealed on National Garfield Day, and the premise is as accurate to the source material as anything could be: Garfield ate spinach lasagna, fell asleep, and is now trapped…

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Event: Steam Next Fest — June 2026 Edition Ends: June 22, 2026 at 10am Pacific List: Top 10 Most-Played Demos — June 15 through June 18 morning Source: Valve / Steam official ⏰ Steam Next Fest ends June 22 at 10am Pacific — all demos are free until then. Browse the full event on Steam. Steam Next Fest: June 2026 is heading into its final weekend, and Valve has shared the ten most-played demos of the event so far — tracked from the morning of June 15 through the morning of June 18. With hundreds of demos available, this list…

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