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Mixed. More idler than management sim. What you see in the demo is mostly what you get in the full game, with a few added complications. You cannot import your demo progress into the full game for some reason.

Recommended at a discount if you like the concept of a management simulation which heavily leans into casual gameplay.

A cute, short, free, open source adventure. Ran without issue on the Steam Deck.

A fun introduction to the Steam Deck controls, with the classic Valve humor you should expect.

Sorry, not even for free. There is very little to explore and the mini games (which are the bulk of the game itself) and tedious and time-based ... not exactly a recipe for relaxing gameplay.

No major issues on Linux with the native build.

A casual, (mostly) relaxing game whose seasons run in ~18 minute intervals in real time. Great with friends or on your own. You can feel like you are playing against the clock when trying to complete a task before a season ends, but it is easy to keep going back whenever you have a few minutes. Partly addicting, and very grindy at the end, it is still an overall enjoyable game.

A mobile game I received for free. I would not have bought it. It is a decent puzzle game but intended for, more intuitive on, and likely more enjoyable on touch screens. Linux (Ubuntu 22.04) version works fine (though full-screen toggle is not persistent) so maybe it would be decent on Steam Deck.

I do not prefer the grind-for-highscore type games, but maybe this is for you and your touchscreen device.

This strange story never makes it quite clear where it is going. It is an average point and click, with beautiful graphics and quirky characters. The awkward animations do not diminish the charm of the silly adventure. Most puzzles have background information provided to help resolve, even though there will be a lot of back-tracking.

Mixed. A sequel to, and another, average point and click. Several crashes when adjusting the graphics options, randomly in game, and when choosing "back to menu." The latter two result in the process continuing to run. I switched to Proton so I could actually play through. Visuals and movement speed are much improved.

The puzzles are once again convoluted. The story is an interesting continuation, with significant parallels to 1930s Germany.

An average point and click with a decent story. However, it does not work out-of-the-box on Linux. I forced Proton to get it running. Text is cut off and the interface does not always display after click. Movement speed is extremely slow and there is no double-click to move more quickly.

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A quality point-and-click with a nice style and story. It is good for some laughs here and there, and overall meets expectations. Is it a hidden gem? No.

4-7 hours for a single play-through, and only one is necessary unless you want to go back for some missed achievements. Save slots can assist and save time there if desired. There is a decision at the end, it is a false choice, left or right box does not matter.

A large amount of time will be sunk into the card game if you want to beat all 5 players. It could have been explained better (highest wins for IQ or strength, lowest wins for speed or fumble percentage), and the slow intro and outro extend the length of play even more than necessary.