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.

The wait is over – the devil’s slot machine opens for business this September. Indie developer Panik Arcade and publisher Future Friends Games have confirmed that their viral roguelike CloverPit will launch on September 3rd, 2025, for PC via Steam. This announcement comes after a surge of online buzz that saw the game rack up 420,000+ wishlists, 700,000 demo downloads, and a spot in Steam’s Top 100 most-wishlisted games. In the new release date trailer, CloverPit is shown in all its grimy, anxiety-inducing glory — a “demonic lovechild of Balatro and Buckshot Roulette” that traps players in a claustrophobic room…

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Silent Games and Secret Mode have rolled out a brand-new free update for their challenging action RPG Empyreal, adding the Mini Mage, an Illusory Orb, and fresh cosmetic options to let players customise their heroes without sacrificing stats. This new patch gives adventurers more ways to express themselves inside the Monolith — and it’s live now across PC, PlayStation®5, and Xbox Series X|S. Meet the Mini Mage – Your New Style Guru The Mini Mage is a new NPC who has mysteriously found their way to the Hub after being forcibly removed from the Monolith. Give them a home, and…

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Static Dread: The Lighthouse from developer solarsuit.games and publisher Polden Publishing launches on August 6, 2025, delivering a chilling blend of lighthouse-keeping simulation and cosmic horror. 🎥 Watch the Release Cinematic Trailer ⚓ A Beacon in the Darkness After a global catastrophe leaves the seas treacherous, an ancient lighthouse is reactivated. You take the role of its lone keeper, guiding ships into the harbor using your radio while the world around you slips into chaos. The fate of passing vessels—and the survival of a nearby fishing village—rests entirely on your vigilance. Far from home, your wife and daughter wait for…

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Gold Gold Adventure Gold from developer Can Can Can a Man officially launched into Steam Early Access on July 31, 2025, inviting players into a chaotic blend of city-building, monster-wrangling, and pure gold-fueled greed. 🎥 Watch the Early Access Launch Trailer 🏰 Gold Is God – The Dungeon-Side Life In this reverse-RPG colony sim, you’re not the hero braving the monster-infested dungeon—you’re the opportunist running the settlement next to it. Build your city, recruit adventurers, and hand out quests for killing, defending, and exploring… all while keeping one eye on the treasure chest. Every hero you hire—be they human, beastman,…

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The throne is stolen, the king slain, and the realm on the brink of ruin. Only you and your band of heroes can topple the usurper and restore the rightful bloodline in Valiant Tactics – the new turn-based roguelite RPG from Felid Entertainment and indie.io, releasing August 4, 2025. 🎥 Watch the Valiant Tactics Launch Trailer 🛡 No Chance to Miss – Pure Strategy Unlike most tactical RPGs, Valiant Tactics removes hit chance RNG entirely. Every strike lands, meaning success or failure depends solely on your choices, your abilities, and how you adapt to the battlefield. Whether it’s unleashing a…

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Ever looked at an old, beat-up bus and thought, “That could be a cozy home or the coolest café on wheels”? Now you can make that dream a reality. Bus Flipper: Renovator Simulator from Project Zima and Polden Publishing launches July 31, 2025, inviting players to buy, renovate, and flip everything from rundown school buses to double-deckers. 🎥 Watch the Bus Flipper: Renovator Simulator Release Trailer🛒 Grab it now on Steam – 25% launch discount!💬 Join the Bus Flipper Discord Community 🚌 From Wreck to Wonder In Bus Flipper: Renovator Simulator, you’ll start with an abandoned bus—maybe an old city…

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