and it was easily the most exciting and interesting and amazing experience i have had in gaming since i played outer wilds. which, let me be clear, is i think the highest praise i could possibly give.
if anyone else can see the throughline between those two games could give me some more recommendations i would really appreciate it! i'm thinking along the lines of "games that strongly reaffirm your belief that video games are art"
Try Disco Elysium if you haven't. its a fuckign amazing story.
As for gameply, its the equivalent of a walking simulator with rpg elements, but if that's not a problem for you, absolutely go for it. (pirate it however, robber-baron financiers have stolen the IP and the creators won't ever see your money)