maboroshi caravan

I first bought Hell's High Harmonizers for my Switch a couple years back, and found myself infatuated with the charm of the simulation game. Since then, I've gotten a Steam Deck to play the PC games that just don't quite translate to console, and was thrilled to discover the developer had made another game: maboroshi caravan. Once more, I'm in love with the charm of the game. It's a very hands-off-if-you-want idle game, to the point where it seems like it's meant to be a desktop game that sits windowed while you do other things. The idea of materializing the spirits to help them eventually move on is rewarding in its own way, and even just fifteen minutes in this game has made me invested to see everyone to the end. It's a soothing balm for the topic of death and the afterlife. The mechanics of levelling up and improving stats are a bit of a learning curve, but I find that aspect part of the charm of any game this developer makes. The same can be said for the translation as well; it is a bit stilted for words, but the oddity of word choice, again, is another reason that this and HHH are games that are somewhat of a kind of a therapy for me. All in all, I've spent $4 for much, much less, and any game that Dear Done Dead touches is surely one that will be added to my library without hesitation. To the devs: thank you for making these games. They inspire my own creativity, and the people that I share this hobby of video games with can see just how much these games affect me for the better.

This game is good! Its a chill incremental game with a really good aesthetic and a nice looping song. I feel like it puts you in that trance that only happens with a good incremental game

Hits a very specific itch of "game you run to make up little stories about in your head". The world is just detailed enough to draw you in, but the real enjoyment in this game comes from filling in the blanks of lore and characterization they give you from both records you find while playing and emergent gaming. Otherwise, it's a very hands-off idle game that's more for low energy/second screen activity than numbers and optimization.