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: HORSE CLUB Ride West Developer: Wild River Games Publisher: Wild River Games Licence: Schleich HORSE CLUB Genre: Open-World Riding Adventure Release Date: October 9, 2026 Platforms: Switch · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S · PC Physical: Switch & PS5 only Horses: Six rideable 🐎 HORSE CLUB Ride West has its first gameplay trailer and launches October 9, 2026. Wild River Games’ open-world riding adventure arrives on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC — with an overhauled riding system, a new art style, and Western riding as the series’ focus for the first time. Switch pre-orders are…

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Game: Sunset Summit Developers: Joe & Andrew Fender Publisher: Future Friends Games Genre: Co-Op Climbing Out: Now Platform: PC (Steam) Price: $4.99 · 38% launch discount Players: 1–8 · offline solo supported Length: ~16 hours ⛰️ Sunset Summit is out now on Steam for $4.99, with a 38% launch discount bringing it to around three dollars. It’s a co-op climbing game for one to eight players from Joe and Andrew Fender — the brothers behind DEVOUR — with 16 handcrafted routes across four floating islands and roughly 16 hours of climbing. ⚖️ Fun Over Frustration — and They Mean It…

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Game: Bad House Developer: Andrew Morrish (solo) Publisher: The Arcade Crew Genre: Dungeon-Crawling Auto Battler Release Date: 2027 Platform: PC (Steam) Players: Single-player Price: Not announced Based: British Columbia, Canada 🏚️ Bad House has been announced for PC next year. Solo developer Andrew Morrish — of Kingsway — and publisher The Arcade Crew have revealed a dungeon-crawling auto battler about a free house with one condition attached: stay out of the basement. ⚖️ You Set the Room, Then You Watch It Happen “Auto battler” undersells what’s actually going on here, and the distinction is the whole reason this is interesting.…

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Game: Monster Cuisine Developer: Team Machiavelli Publisher: TARK Genre: Action-RPG / Tavern Management Release Date: Not announced Platform: PC (Steam) Biomes: Five Playtest: Registration open Price: Not announced 🍖 Team Machiavelli have announced Monster Cuisine, an action-RPG about hunting monsters and then serving them for dinner. You hunt fabled creatures in a Forbidden Forest by day and run a fantasy tavern by night, all in detailed pixel art. It’s on Steam to wishlist now, with playtest registration open. ⚖️ Cook What You Kill The loop is four words long and it explains the entire game. The beasts you slay become…

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Game: Food Devils Developer: Studio Daimon Publisher: Studio Daimon (self-published) Genre: Tactics-RPG Roguelite Release Date: November 5, 2026 Platform: PC (Steam) · consoles to follow Players: Single-player Demo: Free, available now Price: Not announced 🌶️ On the tone: Studio Daimon’s marketing for this leans hard on innuendo — “thirst,” “salacious,” “satisfy some desires of your own.” For clarity, the Steam page carries no mature content disclosure, and the tags are Anime, Romance and Tactical RPG. This appears to be flirty and suggestive rather than explicit, but the romance is a genuine pillar of the game rather than a side activity.…

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Game: TMNT Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants – Ninja Edition Developers: Cradle Games & Raw Thrills Publisher: TRAILMARK Games Genre: Arcade Beat ‘Em Up Out Now: North America, digital EU/AUS Digital: October 9 Physical: October 9, global Platform: Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive Price: $29.99 Players: 1–4 local couch co-op 🐢 TMNT Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants – Ninja Edition is out now on Nintendo Switch 2 in North America for $29.99. The Switch 2 exclusive adds Master Splinter and Casey Jones as playable fighters for the first time, alongside improved graphics and enhanced performance. EU and Australian digital releases land…

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