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2016PCSteam Deck playable90 % positive3.99 €

You play as a dictator's hands juggling state papers, phone calls and subordinates while edging toward the nuclear button and calming your nerves with a pipe. Its appeal is the absurd, darkly comic premise.

  • Historical setting
  • Lots of humour
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Astrologaster

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2019PCNintendo Switch94 % positive9.75 €

Brings what grabs you about Calm Down, Stalin: a historical setting, plenty of humour and a calm pace.

You play Simon Forman, an Elizabethan astrologer and doctor, reading star charts to solve patients' problems. Its charm lies in the absurd cases, from court intrigue to missing spoons, delivered with sharp period-flavoured humor.

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Overboard!

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You play the murderer aboard a 1935 ocean liner and must cover up your crime. Branching choices and repeated playthroughs reveal many different endings in this stylish inverted mystery.

The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures

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Set in Victorian-era England, young lawyer Ryunosuke Naruhodo defends clients by picking apart testimony and exposing contradictions. Herlock Sholmes' absurd deductions and the jury mechanic make this courtroom drama especially quirky and entertaining.

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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

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A humorous murder-mystery visual novel with point-and-click elements: at Amy's birthday murder party on a train, Sonic becomes the victim, and the investigation takes an unexpectedly sinister turn. It thrives on fan service, parody and whodunit guessing.

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