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: Total Chaos Update: Retro Mode (free) Genre: Psychological Survival Horror Platforms: Steam · GOG · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S · Switch 2 Game Pass: Yes Endings: Five Composer: Akira Yamaoka Status: Available now 📺 Total Chaos’ Retro Mode update is available now, free, across every platform. The update lets you experience the game through a pixelated lens inspired by its award-winning DOOM II origins, and adds a fifth ending, an in-game map, and a batch of quality-of-life improvements. Total Chaos began life as a DOOM II total conversion mod. Now it can look like one again — and…

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Game: Follow Us Developer: Game Atelier Genre: Asymmetrical Two-Player Horror Platform: PC (Steam) — Early Access Players: 2 (co-op, asymmetrical) Languages: 13 supported Update: Reworked Level 2, controller & Steam Deck support Status: Playable — active development on hold 📡 Follow Us has received its first major Early Access update, featuring a completely reworked second level, full controller support, Steam Deck support, and character skin selection. It’s also the last planned update for now — Game Atelier has confirmed active development is going on hold. ℹ️ The Short Version The update is real and substantial, and Follow Us remains available…

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Game: Permafrost Developer: SpaceRocket Games Publisher: Toplitz Productions Genre: Survival · Post-Apocalyptic · Open World Early Access: October 9, 2026 Platforms: PC — Steam · GOG · Epic Games Store Showing At: gamescom, Aug 26–28, 2026 Steam App: 2254990 ❄️ Permafrost enters Early Access on October 9, 2026 across Steam, GOG, and the Epic Games Store. Toplitz Productions and SpaceRocket Games have released a new Deep Dive video, hosted by the game’s lead producer, taking a closer look at its frozen post-apocalyptic world. The moon shattered. The Earth froze. Predators reclaimed the top of the food chain and the survivors…

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Game: RUNT Developer: Grimtaste Publisher: DreadXP Genre: Adventure-Mystery Visual Novel · Horror Release Date: August 6, 2026 Platform: PC (Steam) Endings: Multiple Steam App: 4141350 🩸 RUNT arrives on Steam August 6, 2026. The psycho-goth adventure-mystery visual novel from developer duo Grimtaste and horror publisher DreadXP has a date, and a new release trailer showing off its eerie, slow-burn cult mystery. An ominous warning has appeared within the walls of the boarded-up town of Skipclaw — a vague countdown, written in blood, across the pulpit of your father’s old church. It arrives on the fifth anniversary of his death. You…

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Game: Killing Floor 3 Update: Season 4 — ‘Operation: Shadow Hunter’ Developer: Tripwire Interactive Genre: Co-Op Action Horror FPS Platforms: PC (Steam/EGS) · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S Players: Up to 6 co-op Status: Live now Base Price: $39.99 Standard 🩸 Killing Floor 3’s fourth seasonal update, ‘Operation: Shadow Hunter’, is live now. Tripwire Interactive’s update adds the long-awaited Gunslinger perk, a new North Sea Oil Rig map, Dr. Moorcroft as a new boss, the returning ‘Suicidal’ difficulty, and a fresh Supply Pass. A mire-infested oil rig in the frigid North Sea. A mad scientist who has merged with his…

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Game: ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs Developer: Mandragora Publisher: tinyBuild Genre: Shop Management Sim · Narrative · Cozy Release Date: August 6, 2026 Platform: PC (Steam) Wishlists: 600,000+ Demo: Live now — leaves August 6 Steam App: 3812600 🔧 ReStory opens for business on Steam August 6, 2026. tinyBuild and developer Mandragora have dated their chill electronics repair sim set in Y2K-era Japan — a game that’s already racked up over 600,000 wishlists ahead of launch. ⏰ Heads Up — The Demo Leaves August 6 ReStory’s demo is live on Steam right now, and it was featured among Steam Next Fest’s…

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