That's a nice selection! (I've got basically all the games I'm interested in already) but major props for this!

Raffle Choice: 1. Beauty

Hope Game: Black Book

This is one I've recently added to my wishlist. I played Never Alone when it came out, and that was a game dedicated to conveying a traditional indigenous story through gaming. It engendered in me this intense love of games as a new way to tell old tales, and so Black Book, with its devotion to Russian folklore, really caught my eye.

Hype Game: Get in the Car, Loser! from 9. Grab Bag 1

This game slaps. it has a pretty heartfelt story, a fun, if not too deep, combat system, and really likeable and entertaining characters. It's such a queer story, so carefree with traditional conceptions of gender and attraction, that it's a wonderful breath of fresh air in the generally very straight, cis gaming landscape. Everything here is very on-the-nose in a delightful, self-aware way. The writers of this game know people who use symbolism, and feel that they're all cowards. You will drive down the road in your car, and you will fight incel fascist robot boys and in the end, grow closer to your queer found family after dealing with feelings of insecurity and self-loathing. Playing it, I felt very seen. But I imagine cis straight allies could find something here, too, as the very explicit ways that the game deals with the typical struggles of queer and trans people makes the themes easy to understand and connect with, even if they don't mesh perfectly with your own experience.

Raffle Choice: 16. RPG.

Hope Game: Baldur’s Gate

I mainly play JRPGs, so I’ve always been curious to try out a W(Or Classic)RPG, and I hear Baldur’s Gate is one of the better ones, would be a new experience.

Hype Game: Celeste from 13. Modern Classics

Of all the games on this giveaway I’ve only played this one…
It’s a fun skill based platformer. It’s difficult, but fair. Any failed attempt, you get to retry a few seconds later, and if you ever finish the game and you decide you want more, there are B-Side and other content(which I myself didn’t do, lol), so even if you reach the end, that’s only part of the game. The feeling of going through rooms as fast as you can makes you feel like a badass, it’s a nice feeling to nail a room on the first try.

Raffle Choice: 3. Boomer Shooter

Hope Game: Quake II

Do I even need to explain? A total classic that I only ever pirated haha

Hype Game: Clustertruck from 14. Platformer

A really whacky game about jumping over trucks. Loads of insane powerups and hours of gameplay from trying to get good times! Pretty sure you can get custom levels too, although I never tried that.

Raffle Choice: 7. Fallout

Hope Game: Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game

For the last five years or so, I've been knocking out old game series here and there. I've had an entire Fallout series play through on my list ever since I finished playing through the entire Elder Scrolls series. Playing through these old iconic series is both a relaxing homage to times long gone and some of the games hold up quite well, hoping that's the case with the early Fallout titles as well because I've actually never played 1 & 2.

Hype Game: Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition from 16. RPG

Both of these games are amazing RPGs that still hold up quite well today. I played through this series over the course of ~1.5 years, one late Friday evening at a time. It's a big undertaking, but it's really cool to look back upon what ends up being a ~300-400 hour journey across the two games. I think if you like RPGs (especially isometric ones) and have never played this, you owe it to yourself to check out one the classics.

Raffle Choice: 6. Experimental

Hope Game: Golden Light.

I'm not typically one for horror games, but this one looks so weird that I have to play it!

Hype Game: Hypnospace Outlaw from 4. Bright

This game was such a fun trip down memory lane to an alternate universe of geocities-styled webpages. There is so much put in to the world building of this game that just has to be experienced, especially if you grew up in the early internet days.

Raffle Choice: 13. Modern Classics

Hope Game: Supraland

Hype Game: 7: Fallout New Vegas - old game, but if you haven't played it, it is excellent. I played it the first time ~10 years ago and the music still sticks with me.

Raffle Choice: 9. Grab Bag 1

Hope Game: Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion

I think the title is what really sells it for me, but the gameplay also looks pretty fun and right up my alley.

Hype Game: Control Ultimate Edition from #13. Modern Classics

For a while I was really obsessed with the SCP wiki, and this game executed that theme incredibly well with its own incredible lore and entertaining gameplay.

Raffle Choice: 6. Experimental

Hope Game: Alt-Frequencies

This one looks like it'd have a story that'd really interest me. I love mystery stuff like what this looks like, and really want to give this one a try.

Hype Game: Cook, Serve, Delicious! from 12. Management

Picked this up + it's sequels when they went on sale from the release of the fourth game, and wow is this fun. I once described it as feeling a lot like what I'd imagine using vim to be like, and I stand by it — the controls are surprisingly good, and it is incredibly satisfying to pull off a long series of perfect orders. Rush hours are also a great mechanic to help the game pace itself, and the spam emails provide some nice flavor text and comedy to boot.

Raffle Choice: 5. Cute

Hope Game: [Kitaria Fables]

My answer is actually so amazingly close to @CannibalisticApple it's scary :) **Edited answer: aside from the fantastically cute art, reviewers have mentioned it's an RPG like Zelda, but also Stawdew and Harvest Moon and Animal Crossing. That checks all of my boxes and I always wished StarDewValley had a different kind of story: a full on rpg might be just the thing I have been hankering for!!

Honestly all the games in this pack look mega cute.

Hype Game: [Moonlighter] from Grab Bag #2

Another plug: I really enjoy the sound track of this game. It's a good mix between peaceful times and battle moments. The boss battle music in particular are great for driving.

Also, [Turnip Boy commits Tax Evasion] - the humour is really fun in that it's a mix of cute puns and silliness without being too self aware that it becomes annoying. Short game though :) for those who aren't looking for the next 200hr time sink

Thanks for the Blackwell tip! I've played other Wadjet Eye Games games before, and they were great.
(I don't want to join the raffle, but thanks for your entry)

Raffle Choice: #16. RPG

Hope Game: Baldur's Gate

RPGs are one of the things that I grew up with, mainly on the PS2. So, I wouldn't have been able to play this game when it first came out, because it was only on the PC at the time. And I had heard only good things about this series. And RPGs are one of the things that I like to play the most of. And RPGs tend to have some great pay offs towards the end of the game, which makes me come back for more.

Hype Game: Fallout New Vegas from #7. Fallout

Arguably the best modern Fallout game out there. It mostly comes down to the writing that was put in to it. And it does expand upon on what had happened after Fallout 2, because unlike 3 and 4, New Vegas takes place on the West Coast. And if you don't like Mathew Perry (I mean, he is really hate-able), you can kill his character in horrible, horrible ways. As for the exploration part of the game, there are some things that I did not find on my first play through, and throughout my other play throughs, I keep finding things that is really fun.
And because Obsidian had only worked on it for 18 months (thanks Bethesda), there is many, many game breaking bugs, some funny, some not so funny. Just learn how to mod the game properly to get the community fixes working. The YouTuber Gopher has a great video series on how to mod the game properly. And as always play vanilla for the first time through.

Edit: Added the correct formatting

Raffle Choice: 13. [Modern Classics]

Hope Game: [Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice]
[I've really wanted to play this game for a while! I when it came out it was maybe only on Xbox? I play mostly PC now, but for whatever reason I haven't picked it up. The concept of being in the head and experiencing Senua's thoughts, whether real or not, is such a cool concept and I'm excited to see the execution!]

Hype Game: [Moonlighter] from 10. [Grab Bag 2]

[This is a really cool game where you run a shop and "moonlight" as a dungeon delver at night to get the goods for said shop! It plays around with inventory, economy and of course dungeon action, all the while building up your town and business.]

Raffle Choice: 5. Cute

Hope Game: Calico

I enjoy cozy games, and Calico's been on my list for a while! Just managing a cat cafe, and enjoying the days. (Honestly I've checked out all the games on that bundle except Staxel (I own My Time at Portia on the Switch already), so yeah, I like this bundle a lot.)

Hype Game: Moonlighter from Grab Bag #2

I've played it on Switch, and it's one of my low-key favorites. The combat is simple, and the gameplay loop of going into dungeons to get items and then setting prices in the shop while accounting for supply and demand is simple but effective. It's able to let me fall into a bit of a rhythm, and keep me playing for hours on end.

Raffle Choice: 13. Modern Classics

Hope Game: Celeste

I have heard a lot of good things about this game from friends but I never got around to playing it! I tend to like these type of games and the Lena Raine's soundtrack is amazing.

Hype Game: Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion from 9. Grab Bag 1

While it is by no means the longest game it has really cute graphics and the overall concept is great! I found it quite funny and really well executed, and it really sticks out as a unique title to me.

This is super cool!

Raffle entry: 16
I've never played the bauldurs gate games before, with all the hype these ays I would love to be able to!

Hype: I honestly haven't played most of the things on the lists, but if you've never played Fallout New Vegas, I would highly recommend it!

Raffle Choice: 5. Cute

Hope Game: Staxel

This was a tough call... this is a great selection. but this is for my daughter. My 9yo son has been borrowing my steam deck and beat his first game ever to credits! (he mostly plays minecraft) Portal 1. He's played some of portal 2 and Braid, and i just grabbed Black mesa and HL2 for him....

.. but my 7yo daughter hasn't got really into many games besides Animal crossing, and this bundle looks perfect for her to try out some things and Staxel looks like a great blend with minecraft that maybe her brother will play too and play together. I'm sure all of these look cute to her though.

Hype Game: Fallout3 from 7. Fallout

I know, i Know, New Vegas... but! They're both worth playing, so play fallout 3 first if you haven't. Can't concieve of anyone who has played 3 and not new vegas. The amount of things you can do, the dialog, the story the music!

You can get lost in options and different builds. Perfect mix of shooter/RPG

Raffle Choice: 14. [Platformer]

Hope Game: [Giana Sisters]
This looks like a seriously fun game.

Hype Game: [Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice] from 13. [Modern classics]
This would have been my bundle of choosing, if I didn't had 3 out of them. Hellblade is such a joy to play. You not only learn about northern folklore, but also experience a glimpse of what it would feel like to have voices in your head (Bonus points: the makers worked closely with people suffering from psychosis to make it more realistic).
This was also the first game i gifted to my sister whom just started getting into gaming. She loved it so much that she even writes her bachelor thesis about it (depiction of mental illness in literature and games).

Fun fact about Celeste: the maker of celeste unknowingly incorporated many aspects of being trans into the game, before later realising that they were trans themselves.

Raffle Choice: 1. [Beauty]

Hope Game: [Behind the Frame: the Finest Scenery]

[It looks like a really beautiful game. Since I had covid, I've even less energy than before and that can be stressful. I'd love a beautiful, calm game to pass the time with.]

Hype Game: [My Time at Portia] from 5. [Cute]

[It's a lovely farming game along the lines of Stardew Valley. Very gentle and sweet.]

Raffle Choice: 21. VR

Hope Game: Dragon Fist: VR Kung Fu

I used to practice karate (no longer, I diverted my focus to iaido), but I still have sometimes the itch to hit someone with my fists in a structured manner. Hopefully this can satisfy this. There's an interesting Steam review comparing it to Thrill of the Fight (which I also own); it seems Dragon Fist strikes (pun non intended) a pretty good balance between game and simulation. And the kung-fu (maybe wuxia) veneer can also somewhat explain the lack of real haptic feedback.

Hype Game: Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition AND Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition from 16. RPG

So those game (and in particular BG2) were an integral part of my childhood an even of my internet presence, as one of the first message board I joined were related to Baldur's Gate.

One particular aspect of those games is they relative ease of modding (on which Bioware would double down later on with Neverwinter Nigts -- NWN being a kind of mediocre RPG built on a fantastically easy to use adventure editor). Very early on they were not only quality of life mod (such as skipping the first dungeon of BG2 and going straight to the open-world), but also new classes (well, "kits"rather), new party members and additional quests. To this day, there's a thriving modding community and there's no shortage of mods on Nexus Mods or on Gibberlings3 (one of the oldest Infinity Engine modding group).

One notable mod is "Ascension", a complete rework of the last chapters of Throne of Bhaal (the expansion to BG2). It is particularly interesting in that David Gaider himself (designer for BG2 and its expansion, and lead writer for Bioware until 2016 -- he's the one who wrote HK-47 in KotoR !) took part in making this mod.

Raffle Choice: 13. Modern Classics

Hope Game: Control

I love Remedy's games, Max Payne 1&2 were huge childhood titles for me and Alan wake blew me away on 360, I'd love to continue playing their more current games. I actually picked up Control briefly near the end of my Game Pass subscription and found myself loving it for the few hours I played, it was well written, charming, funny and I loved all the documents and videos you can find lying around. however my sub lapsed, my budget didn't have room for the game and I've since moved to Linux so haven't had chance to play it since.

Hype Game: This War of Mine: Complete Edition from 10. Grab Bag 2

This is a beautifully written, respectful and heartbreaking game that really proved to me that games don't need to be 'fun' in order to be compelling, incredible experiences. Trying to keep people together and alive, in the middle of a war zone feels all too poignant these days and even when I played it, it brought me to tears. If you're looking for something emotional but serious, give your time to this game.

Raffle Choice: 1. [Beauty]

Hope Game: [Black Book]

[I really like the art style and theme of Black Book. I've played a few turn based tactic card games and get really into them! I especially like the dark atmosphere and creepy mythical beasts.]

Hype Game: [Hypnospace Outlaw] from 4. [Bright]

[If you've heard of this game before, you've probably heard the hype about it and it deserves it. This game has memorable visuals and music that I still listen to consistently. This game gave me a wave of nostalgia for what the internet used to be. If that isn't enough to convince you, this game has so much lore for story lovers, unique and different "puzzles" than other games and will evoke conspiracies and mysteries if you're thirsting for that too!]

Raffle Choice: 1. Beauty

Hope Game: Black Book

This looks like a charming game, and I enjoy learning about Slavic folklore. My husband loves RPGs as well, so this would get a lot of use between the both of us.

Hype Game: Spiritfarer from 1. Beauty

Spiritfarer is truly one of the most beautiful games I've ever played, both visually and narratively. Since it comes in the same bundle, I would be happily giving it away to someone else.

Raffle Choice: 3. Boomer Shooter

Hope Game: DOOM 64

I've always loved the DOOM games but have never played this one, despite hearing a lot about it, so I'd love to finally give it a try.

Hype Game: Clustertruck from 14. Platformer

This game can sometimes be a little janky, but it's lots of fun to play and especially speedrun. The concept is very silly but works surprisingly well.

Raffle Choice: 16. Rpg

Hope Game: Baldur's gate II

I'm a huge fan of rpg's in general and my buddy and I have been talking about picking this up to run through together.

Hype Game: fallout new Vagas from 7. Fallout

Hands down quintessential fps rpg. Nothing else has even come close. Amazing difficulty, no auto scaling mobs so you feel powerful once you can finally kill a death claw, great story and even better side quests filled with interesting and emergent game play. I would highly recommend this to anyone who likes fps or rpg gans.

Raffle Choice: 7. Fallout

Hope Game: Fallout: New Vegas

Man I've heard so much about this one... There's just something about Fallout that always eluded me, but it is a franchise that I've always heard of and secretly always kept in the backlog waiting for its turn. Well I guess this is it.
I want to mod the shit out of some Fallout.

Hype Game: For the King from 9. Grab Bag 1

I was going to say Celeste but the example one got it already. Instead I'm going for one that's probably not getting much love. I got For the King in the Epic Store giveaway and I had a wonderful experience with it. I tried it coop mode with two friends and we had a blast. I think it's a simple, straight to the point, yet great intro game for turn based RPG games for those board game lovers such as myself. This game paired with discord makes for a great fun adventure game with some friend. Recommended.

Raffle entry: 16, RPG bundle

Hope Game: Baulder's Gate II, Enhanced Edition. My PC just bricked itself and it's not looking good. It may be some time before I can get new parts and rebuild it. In the meantime, I'm using an old laptop and have an itch to play an old-school CRPG. I really enjoyed the Pillars of Eternity series and some of the later 2000s era Bioware games so am very curious to delve into this classic title. I am especially interested in the world-building and writing, soundtrack and am curious whether it also has the lack of hand-holding that features in other old-school RPGs (for example, requiring pen and paper notes).

Hype Game: None, sadly, because I have not played a single game from any of these bundles!

Best of luck all, and many thanks of course thanks to kfwyre.

Raffle Choice: 10. Grab Bag 2

Hope Game: This War of Mine: Complete Edition

I've been hearing about this game since.. well 2016 or so and have been wanting to try it but never had the chance. The graphics are stunning, the gameplay and dialogs look heart wrenching. Looks so immersive !

Hype Game: PAYDAY 2 from 8. FPS

For me, Payday 2 is a must play. It is so fun, there are so many diverse missions and the game is even better when working with online friends. You decide on how you want to accomplish your missions (read here: how loud you want to be), the graphics are still very good for a 2012 game. Enjoy !

Raffle Choice: 2. Blackwell

Hope Game: All of them?

I've always liked point and click adventure games like The Silent Age and this one looks pretty interesting. It also helps that they're mysteries.

Hype Game: This War of Mine: Complete Edition from 10. Grab Bag 2

Tried this out expecting some sort of base management game and while I wasn't entirely wrong, It was more intense than I expected. You play some civilians trying to survive in a middle of a war and while it's calm at first, it quickly gets rough as supplies dwindle. You're sometimes forced to make hard decisions just to survive a few days longer. Highly recommend playing through at least once.