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Gladly. Gearbits is another indie game that features fast paced mech action and costs around 10 bucks. It doesn't allow a ton of customization of your mechs but I see that as a positive as it encourages you to just go and play the missions instead. There are a few hidden parts that assemble a powerful Voltron-like model that you could easily find using an online guide.

Shadow Tactics, Shadow Gambit, and Desperados III are gorgeous and underappreciated gems if you prefer top down RTS games, I recommend the latter for a more refined experience and gritty Western story but they're all great. You're not meant to be overpowered but it encourages you to experiment and take risks to figure out the most optimal way to complete your objectives with its quick save and reload mechanics. You'll be unstoppable once you've mastered the stealth mechanics and will constantly want to figure out ways to challenge yourself further. I should also mention the music in all three games is great too. If you liked all three titles and want to go for more later, try Sumerian Six.

Killer Frequency is a first person view game where you're a late night small town DJ in the 1980s during a night of a serial killer crisis. You take calls to help potential victims avoid the killer over the course of a night, play records, run ads, pick up clues over the killer's real identity and try to survive yourself. It's a very immersive experience where it threads the line between the loneliness of an overnight shift, the tension of a crisis, and the strange yet quirky personalities of a small town in the Midwest.

Gunpoint is a 2D stealth game where you take the role of a private eye tasked with breaking and entering secure buildings in the dead of night on behalf of your client. It's a noir tale full of conspiracies, intrigue, and funny dialogue. It also has a pretty great jazzy soundtrack.

Tactical Breach Wizards is another title by the developer of Gunpoint. It takes place in a modern day fantasy world where witches and wizards are used by their governments to play the role of law enforcement and foot soldiers. It's a turn-based game that plays a lot like X-com but its mechanics are deep and flexible. You're not capable of killing anyone but you can either knock out, block out reinforcements, or defenestrate your enemies to meet your objectives. It's pretty great.

My Little Puppy is a 3rd person action game where you play a corgi in heaven. One day he smells that his master has finally died too but something went wrong and will have to journey through purgatory to get to him. If you're a dog owner be ready to get gut punched in the feels.

Last in my list is Return of the Obra Dinn. It's 1802 and the titular cargo ship has mysteriously made a return off the coast of England with its entire complement of passengers and crew either missing or dead. You're a British insurance agent tasked with determining the fate of everyone onboard for your report. Your only tools are a notebook that detail people and events, a magic pocket watch capable of replaying the final moments of each corpse you find along the way, and your wits. It's a great game with a rather unique art style that utilizes what appears to be 1980s vector graphics. I loved the art style but would have preferred something a little more detailed just because it can be easy to miss small but important things in certain scenes. Overall though it's a great unparalleled detective game that you won't find anywhere else.