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: HYPERDROP: A Pachinko Roguelite Developer: Dark Dark Goose (debut) Publisher: Devolver Digital Genre: Pachinko Roguelite Release: Coming soon Platform: PC (Steam) Demo: Available now Features: Boss battles · alternate boards 🎰 Devolver Digital and debut studio Dark Dark Goose have announced HYPERDROP, a pachinko roguelite coming to PC — and the demo is on Steam right now. Build a pegboard into a scoring machine, drop a ball, and watch the chain reactions do the rest. 🕹️ The Demo Is Live on Steam Today No release date yet, but you can play it immediately. For a game built entirely on…

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Game: Dead Party Developer: Radiation Blue (Freiburg, Germany) Publisher: Snail Games USA Genre: Co-Op Party Action · Base Defense Platform: PC (Steam) Demo: Available now Players: Four-player online & local co-op Setting: Shady Hill, Halloween 🧟 Radiation Blue and Snail Games USA have launched a demo for Dead Party on Steam. The four-player co-op zombie defence game combines scavenging, barricades and improvised traps with an unusual primary weapon: rock music. 🎸 The Demo Is Live on Steam This is the first hands-on opportunity with Dead Party, covering its blend of co-op action, base defence, improvised traps and rock-powered zombie destruction.…

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Game: NAUTUS Developer: Magic Design Studios (Montpellier, France) Publisher: Arc Games Genre: Island Adventure · Submarine Exploration Release: Steam Early Access, 2027 Platform: PC (Steam) Players: Solo or 4-player online co-op From: The Have a Nice Death team 🌊 Arc Games and Magic Design Studios have announced NAUTUS, a dual-layered island adventure launching in Steam Early Access in 2027. It comes from the studio behind Have a Nice Death and Unruly Heroes, and splits its time between a cosy tropical surface and a genuinely hostile ocean floor. You arrive at the remote N.A.U.T.U.S. research station after an unsettling radio message…

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Event: Summer of Screams 2026 Presented By: Gun Interactive Runs: August 17 – August 31, 2026 Platform: Steam Focus: Curated horror Year: Second annual 💀 Summer of Screams 2026 runs August 17 through August 31 on Steam. Gun Interactive’s second annual horror showcase brings discounts across a curated selection of acclaimed horror games — plus a spotlight on upcoming titles worth watching. 🎃 Two Full Weeks of Summerween Unlike most themed Steam events, this one runs a full fortnight — August 17 to August 31. That’s a generous window, and it means there’s no need to rush a decision on…

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Event: Steam Pins and Pegs Fest Host: Valve Starts: August 17, 10:00 AM PT Ends: August 20 Platform: Steam Sign-Up: Not required 🎱 Steam Pins and Pegs Fest runs August 17 through August 20. Valve’s latest themed sale gathers together discounted games built around pins, pegs, or both — pinball and pinball-likes on one side, peg-based strategy on the other. ⏳ A Four-Day Window This is a short fest, opening Monday, August 17 at 10:00 AM PT and closing on August 20. Steam’s themed sales often run a full week — this one doesn’t, so if you spot something worth…

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Game: Greedy Greedy Gnomes Developer: Nautlander (Brazil, solo) Publisher: Future Friends Games Genre: Incremental Idle RPG Status: Out now Platforms: PC (Steam) · Android (Google Play) Setting: Eldor’Idle Goal: One billion coins 🪙 Greedy Greedy Gnomes is out now on Steam and Google Play. Nautlander and Future Friends Games’ incremental RPG takes the most compulsive habit in the genre — smashing pots for loose change — and builds an entire economy on it. 🖥️ Steam $5.99 £5.29 / €6.15 — check local currency 📱 Google Play $3.99 £3.59 — two dollars cheaper than PC Step one: break potStep two: ???Step…

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