Author: CtrlQueen

Cinnadev’s upcoming cozy adventure, Delphinium, blends crop-tending and crafting with a deeply emotional, branching narrative about loss and rebuilding. Arriving on PC and Xbox in 2027. If you thought the farming simulator genre was exclusively about planting parsnips and cheerfully handing gifts to local townsfolk, publisher Serenity Forge (Doki Doki Literature Club Plus, To the Moon) is about to completely flip your expectations. Teaming up with Australian indie developer Cinnadev, the publisher used the backdrop of the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco to officially pull the curtain back on Delphinium. Slated for a 2027 release on PC and…

Our team went hands-on with Nightdive’s latest boomer shooter revivals on the Steam Deck. From the morally twisted streets of SiN to a massive new campaign for Blood, retro FPS fans are eating well this year. Reporting live from the bustling floor of GDC here in San Francisco! Between the massive engine presentations and endless networking events, I managed to carve out some time to sit down with the absolute masters of retro-preservation: Nightdive Studios. As a massive fan of classic 90s shooters, this meeting was at the top of my itinerary. Nightdive brought two major hitters to the show…

THQ Nordic delivers Content Update #06, bringing point-to-point Waypoint Racing, dynamic dirt accumulation, deep vehicle tuning, and the most iconic heavy-hitter in franchise history. If your fenders aren’t crumpled and your radiator isn’t smoking, are you really even racing? Since entering Early Access, Wreckfest 2 has been steadily iterating on the glorious, soft-body destruction physics that made its predecessor an absolute staple in the arcade racing genre. But while previous patches focused heavily on under-the-hood stability and netcode, the development team has officially shifted gears into pure, unadulterated content delivery. Released earlier this month on March 6th, Content Update #06…

Dmitri Ogorodnikov and German Terekhov have officially left Battlestate Games to establish a brand-new studio, Nomion Games. Their first project promises to push risk and pressure to the absolute limit. If you’ve spent any significant time raging at the “Head, Eyes” death screen in Escape from Tarkov, you likely know the names behind the community’s communication. After years of managing the chaotic, highly demanding player base of Battlestate Games, Head of PR Dmitri Ogorodnikov and PR Manager German Terekhov have officially departed the studio to forge their own path. Today, German reached out to us directly with an exciting press…

The creator behind narrative horror hits ‘Narcosis’ and ‘Decarnation’ is bending the rules of the deckbuilding genre. A free demo is available right now on Steam. The roguelike deckbuilder genre has seen countless iterations over the last few years, but a new announcement from the 2026 Pégases ceremony is looking to shuffle the deck by removing cards entirely. Independent developer Atelier QBD has officially revealed TOKENS, a strategic new take on the roguelike formula set against the glitz, glamour, and smoke-filled rooms of a fantasy universe inspired by the roaring twenties. Swapping standard paper cards for heavy, satisfying casino tokens,…

Valve’s latest week-long festival celebrates the fine art of building impenetrable fortresses and utterly destroying anyone who tries to knock them down. Get your turrets upgraded and your barricades ready. Following the massive success of February’s Steam Next Fest, Valve is keeping the momentum going with a brand-new themed event. The Steam Team has officially announced that the Steam Tower Defense Fest kicks off Monday, March 9th, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific. Running for a full week through March 16th, the festival will feature massive discounts across the storefront, highlighting hundreds of games dedicated to the beloved strategic genre. Build It…