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.

Lost Rift — the new first-person survival adventure shooter from People Can Fly — is now available in Early Access on Steam. The studio, best known for its high-energy action titles, is inviting players to explore, build, and fight for survival across a mysterious island archipelago filled with danger, discovery, and deep co-op systems. Launching on September 25, 2025, Lost Rift combines open-world survival crafting, extensive base building, and tense PvPvE extraction expeditions. Whether going it alone or teaming up with up to five players, survivors will forge their own path through a world that’s as beautiful as it is…

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Deus Ex Remastered is officially on its way, marking the triumphant return of one of gaming’s most defining cyberpunk immersive sims. Developed and published by Aspyr, this definitive edition brings Ion Storm’s 2000 classic into the modern age with reimagined visuals, rebuilt character models, enhanced systems, and a full suite of quality-of-life improvements designed for both veterans and new operatives alike. ⚙️ A New Generation of Operatives Set in 2052, society teeters on collapse. Plagues run rampant, conspiracy governs nations, and truth is buried under layers of control. You are JC Denton, a nano-augmented UNATCO agent tasked with maintaining global…

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Eclipsium has officially launched, bringing players into a surreal descent through darkness where each step shifts the ground beneath them. Developed by Housefire and published by CRITICAL REFLEX, this haunting first-person experience is already receiving Very Positive reviews from players on Steam. Enter the Eclipse In Eclipsium, you take on the role of the Wanderer, a desperate figure searching for “Her” through warped worlds of flesh, shadow, and void. Cathedrals of meat, cosmic tombs, and collapsing landscapes test both your resolve and your sanity. Every movement carries weight as the terrain reshapes, daring you to press forward. Check out the…

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ZIX is finally ready to unleash its surreal vision of chaos on the world. Launching into Early Access on September 18th, 2025, Hidden IO’s debut title is a VR action roguelike unlike anything we’ve seen before. With its gesture-first combat system, player-driven procedural generation, and three-player cross-platform co-op, every run through the world of ZIX feels like an unpredictable fever dream. Chaos is Beautiful In ZIX, you don’t just play through levels—you create them. Before each run, players mix blessings from three strange worlds inside the Cauldron, fusing them into bizarre, rule-breaking realities. One world might spawn enemies that turn…

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The haunted house just got scarier. Deck of Haunts, the roguelike deckbuilder where players become the very mansion itself, has dropped its second major free update, and it’s the biggest one yet. From new creatures lurking in the halls to cursed new rooms and haunting cards, Mantis Games continues to expand on this devilishly clever title. For those who missed our full review of the game, check it out here: Deck of Haunts Review – Horror Deckbuilder Lets You Build the Scares. And for a taste of the chills to come, don’t miss the official update trailer: Deck of Haunts…

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Wishlist THE LIFT: Supernatural Handyman Simulator on Steam Indie publisher tinyBuild and debut studio Fantastic Signals have unveiled THE LIFT: Supernatural Handyman Simulator, an eerie first-person game that blends house-flipping mechanics with supernatural sci-fi mystery. Launching in 2026 on PC, THE LIFT asks players to repair a drifting research facility while uncovering the dark truths behind its catastrophic collapse. Welcome to the Institute Once humanity’s most advanced research facility, the Institute is now decaying in the void after a mysterious incident. You awaken from stasis with one task: restore the Institute to its former glory and uncover what went wrong.…

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