Author: CtrlQueen

Game: Gothic 1 Remake Developer: Alkimia Interactive Publisher: THQ Nordic Milestone: 500,000 copies sold in first week Platforms: PC (Steam · GOG) · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S Steam Score: 85% “Very Positive” (15,000+ reviews) Gothic 1 Remake has sold over 500,000 copies in its first week of release — a remarkable milestone for a modern reimagining of a 2001 RPG classic, and a clear signal that the Gothic franchise’s devoted community has been waiting for exactly this. Alkimia Interactive and THQ Nordic confirmed the sales figure alongside peak concurrent Steam player numbers of nearly 78,000 on June 7th,…

Game: Dead by Daylight Developer: Behaviour Interactive (Montreal) Event: 10th Anniversary Broadcast — Montreal, Old Port Milestone: 70 Million+ Players Worldwide — 10 Years in The Fog Dead by Daylight’s 10th anniversary broadcast delivered one of the biggest single showcases in the game’s history — new Chapters, new Killers, community collaborations, cosmetic collections spanning Silent Hill and Scooby-Doo, a new game mode suite, a full visual overhaul, sandboxed modding support, and a Blumhouse film update with a director reveal. Behaviour Interactive brought thousands of fans to Montreal’s Old Port for the celebration before taking to the stage for the broadcast,…

Game: Forensics: Crime Scene Detective Developer: Binary Impact · Alchemical Works Publisher: Aerosoft GmbH Technical Advisor: LKA RLP — State Criminal Police Office Rhineland-Palatinate Genre: Forensic Investigation Simulator Platforms: PC (Steam) · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S Physical: PS5 only Release Date: July 13, 2026 Demo: Live Now on Steam — Steam Next Fest 🔬 Demo Live Now on Steam — Play Forensics: Crime Scene Detective ahead of the July 13 launch. Download free on Steam. Aerosoft, Binary Impact, and Alchemical Works have announced that Forensics: Crime Scene Detective launches on July 13, 2026 for PC via Steam, PlayStation…

Game: ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs Developer: Mandragora (I Am Future, Skyhill) Publisher: tinyBuild Genre: Chill Electronics Repair Sim / Narrative Platform: PC (Steam) Release: Summer 2026 Demo: Live Now on Steam — Steam Next Fest June Edition Wishlists: 400,000+ on Steam 🎮 Demo Live Now on Steam — Play ReStory ahead of Steam Next Fest. 400,000+ wishlists. Download on Steam. tinyBuild and developer Mandragora have confirmed that ReStory — the chill electronics repair simulator set in Y2K-era Japan — is launching on Steam this summer, and dropped a Steam Next Fest demo today ahead of the event. Since its announcement…

Event: Steam Next Fest — June 2026 Edition Dates: June 15–22, 2026 (10am Pacific start) Format: Hundreds of free playable demos across all genres Platform: Steam Steam Next Fest: June 2026 Edition kicks off today at 10 a.m. Pacific and runs through June 22 — one week of free playable demos from developers around the world, spanning every genre on Steam. The event gives upcoming games their best pre-launch visibility and gives players the chance to try before wishlisting. There are hundreds of demos available from the moment it opens. As always, Next Fest is one of the best events…

Game: PengPong Developer: SandyFloor (Seoul, South Korea) Genre: Roguelite Arena Shooter / Physics-Based Platform: PC (Steam) Demo: Live Now on Steam Events: Steam Next Fest (June 15–22) · Bullet Heaven Fest 🐧 Demo Live Now on Steam — play PengPong ahead of Steam Next Fest (June 15–22). Download free on Steam. SandyFloor, an indie studio based in Seoul, South Korea, has launched the Steam demo for PengPong — a physics-based top-down roguelite arena shooter where you play as Peng, a former hockey star now taking on dangerous cleanup jobs in contaminated zones. The twist: rather than shooting at enemies directly,…