Deponia Comedy in the trash

Rufus is a self-declared genius who lives among literal mountains of trash, steals from his neighbours and blows things up on a semi-regular basis. When Goal, a woman from the floating city above, plummets into one of his dumps, he sees his chance to escape Deponia at last. Then he discovers her husband looks exactly like him, and hatches a scheme to take his place. The catch: he is falling for her, which puts a serious dent in his usual unscrupulousness. The story runs on this contradiction, an ego the size of a planet and one feeling he cannot scheme his way out of.

This is a classic point-and-click adventure: explore hand-drawn locations, collect whatever is not nailed down, and combine items until something works. The solutions lean absurd, and sometimes you will stare at the screen wondering how anyone was supposed to think of that. But there is usually a twisted logic underneath, and landing the right combination after being stuck feels great. Even failed attempts pay off, because Rufus has a joke ready for every wrong use of every item. Bring patience and a willingness to overthink.