Author: CtrlQueen

Valve’s latest week-long festival celebrates the fine art of building impenetrable fortresses and utterly destroying anyone who tries to knock them down. Get your turrets upgraded and your barricades ready. Following the massive success of February’s Steam Next Fest, Valve is keeping the momentum going with a brand-new themed event. The Steam Team has officially announced that the Steam Tower Defense Fest kicks off Monday, March 9th, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific. Running for a full week through March 16th, the festival will feature massive discounts across the storefront, highlighting hundreds of games dedicated to the beloved strategic genre. Build It…

Step into the steel-toe boots of a longshoreman in this gritty port simulation game. From colossal cranes to heavy-duty tractors, it is time to revitalize Port Wake. A free Steam demo is available right now. There is a distinct, undeniable appeal to heavy machinery simulators. Saber Interactive already proved they are the undisputed kings of the blue-collar gaming genre with the massive success of MudRunner and SnowRunner. Now, they are trading the muddy wilderness for the concrete logistics of America’s front door. Set to launch this Thursday, March 5, Saber Interactive’s latest simulation title, Docked, will put players in charge…

Valve has officially pulled the curtain back on the biggest hits of the February 2026 Steam Next Fest. From high-stakes extraction shooters to cozy van-life simulators, here is what everyone was playing this week. The February edition of Steam Next Fest has officially wrapped, taking with it hundreds of free demos that have consumed our hard drive space for the last seven days. But while the main event is over, the data is just rolling in. Today, the Steam Team shared the official list of the 50 Most-Played Demos of the festival. Ranked by the number of unique players who…

Apogee Entertainment and Trigger Happy Interactive are dragging us back to Fort Oasis. Featuring a relentless new stalker, an alternate ending, and a brand-new Chapter 8, the “A New Requiem” update is not for the faint of heart. Apogee Entertainment and developer Sam Prebble (under the banner of Trigger Happy Interactive) have officially announced that the highly anticipated New Game+ mode for Total Chaos has been slightly delayed. Originally slated to drop today, March 2, the expansive free update—dubbed “A New Requiem”—will now launch across all platforms on March 16. According to the developers, this two-week push ensures the massive…

Undercoders and Fireshine Games have assembled a dream team of composers—including legends behind Persona, Jet Set Radio, and Sonic Mania—for their upcoming train-flipping platformer. If you are going to kickflip a multi-ton locomotive over a post-apocalyptic chasm, you need an absolutely flawless soundtrack to back you up. Today, developer Undercoders (Koa and the Five Pirates of Mara) and publisher Fireshine Games (Core Keeper) proved they understand the assignment perfectly. The studios have released a new musical trailer for Denshattack!, their upcoming trick-based platformer that blends high-speed train conducting with Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater-style combos. Dropping this Spring on PC, PlayStation,…

Total Mayhem Games announces the fifth mainline entry in their massive 25-million-player franchise. Get ready for asymmetric abilities, dark secrets, and a brand-new sci-fi setting. If your friendships survived the freezing dungeons of Castle Rock, it is time to put them to the test once again. Independent developer Total Mayhem Games has officially announced We Were Here Tomorrow, the fifth mainline installment in the acclaimed first-person co-op puzzle franchise. Slated for release in 2026, the game will launch simultaneously on PC (Steam), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. With a staggering 25 million players worldwide across the franchise, the We…