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: Grave Seasons Developer: Perfect Garbage Publisher: Blumhouse Games Genre: Cozy Horror Farming Sim Launch: March 9, 2027 Platforms: PC (Steam) · PS5 · Xbox Series X|S · Nintendo Switch Wishlists: 750,000+ on Steam 🌾 Grave Seasons launches March 9, 2027 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch. Perfect Garbage and Blumhouse Games have shared fresh gameplay alongside the date — and the cozy horror farming sim has passed 750,000 wishlists on Steam. ⚖️ In a Farming Sim, Your Neighbours Are the Point. Here, They’re the Victims. Every farming sim is built around the same comforting promise: move…

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Game: Coal Duty Developer: Corecrew Games Publisher: indie.io · Corecrew Games Demo: Out now (free) · since October 8, 2026 Next Fest: October 19–26 Platform: PC (Steam) Players: 1–5 online co-op Genre: Co-op extraction horror-comedy ⛏️ The Coal Duty demo is out now, free on Steam. It went live on October 8 and will stay playable throughout Steam Next Fest, October 19–26. Steam’s store page currently lists the game itself for October 27, in Early Access. 🎙️ It’s Not What You Carry Out, It’s What You Can Hear Most extraction games are about the loot you escape with. Coal Duty…

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Game: Dying Light: The Beast Developer: Techland Milestone: First anniversary Report: UNFOLDED — Chapter 1: One Year in Castor Woods Physical Edition: PS5 Definitive Edition Pre-orders: September 18 – October 16 🧟 Dying Light: The Beast is one year old, and Techland has marked it with UNFOLDED — a look back at how players spent their first year in Castor Woods. Alongside it, a physical PS5 Definitive Edition is open for pre-order until October 16. ⚖️ More Than a Third of All Playtime Was Co-op The headline figure is 8.6 billion enemies eliminated, and it’s a good one. But the…

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Event: Steam Autumn Sale Starts: Thursday, October 1 — 10 a.m. Pacific Ends: Thursday, October 8 Where: Steam — every category 🍂 The Steam Autumn Sale runs from Thursday, October 1 to Thursday, October 8. Valve says you’ll find discounts in every category on the store — and with Halloween around the corner, the timing couldn’t be better for horror fans. 10 AMPacific (PDT) 1 PMEastern (EDT) 6 PMUK (BST) 7 PMCentral Europe (CEST) ⚖️ Eight Days, and a Spooky-Season Head Start Valve’s announcement is short and sweet: sales on a ton of games in every category, starting Thursday at…

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Game: Nocturnal 2 Developer: Sunnyside Games (Switzerland) Genre: Metroidvania Launch: November 10, 2026 Platform: PC (Steam) Price: $9.99 · €9.99 · £7.99 · 10% launch discount Voice: Full English voice acting 🔥 Nocturnal 2 launches on Steam on November 10. Sunnyside Games’ sequel is a hand-drawn Metroidvania set in the darkened city of Ytash, where your burning sword is both your weapon and your way forward — for under ten dollars. ⚖️ One Flame, Two Jobs Metroidvanias usually keep their fighting and their exploring in separate boxes: a combat moveset over here, a collection of traversal upgrades over there. Nocturnal…

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Game: Agent of Strange: Arrival Developer: Studio Sever Publisher: HypeTrain Digital Genre: Narrative Sandbox Thriller / RPG Release: October 8, 2026 — during LudoNarraCon Price: Free Length: ~1.5–2 hours per playthrough Full Game: No date yet — news expected in 2027 🕵️ Agent of Strange: Arrival is free on Steam from October 8. It’s a standalone prologue — a complete first chapter with its own beginning and ending — for the next game from the studio behind The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante. ⚖️ “You Won’t Miss Point-Blank at 95%” Studio Sever have published an unusually detailed FAQ about…

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