A half-tower defense, half-RPG with a Victorian horror aesthetic. A novel mixing of genres. Inconsistent difficulty. Boring and grindy. Very little substance here. Not terrible, but not good either.

Regions of Ruin is a side-scrolling adventure RPG with minor base building mechanics. It has a lot of things to do, but no reason to do them. It ends up being not engaging in any meaningful way.

A space adventure rogue-like that combines ship-based combat with board-game-like star system exploration. Tends to be more luck-based than skill. Overall, a good rogue-like for the space inclined.

A 1D RTS where you colonize islands. Beautiful visuals and dysfunctional game design. It's a slurry of poor game design decisions. It's a tedious and frustrating experience. Not at all chill to play.

The third entry in the Deponia series. Same fun experience as the first two games. Offensive jokes and confusing puzzles in the second half sour the game's appeal. Good, but it's a toss up. YMMV.

A little robot man living in a mechanical world must save his friends and neighbors from a group of nefarious local thugs. Beautiful, expressive, emotional, and creative. An old classic of the genre.

A historical castle simulator that features robust fortress design and large-scale medieval battles. Great attention to detail and lots of options. Rough around the edges. Best in its genre.

An atmospheric platformer that follows a young boy venturing into limbo to find his sister. Great atmosphere. Decent and varied physics puzzles. A bit short, but still a great classic.

A game about scavenging, exploration and expansion. Has a lot of varied side activities and quests. Tends to get a bit grindy at the mid point. Good, but needs more focus to attain anything greater.

A cute management sim about building and running a wide variety of prisons. Solid concept and execution. A strange tutorial campaign that's M-rated. It's good, but check it out before you gift it.