I was really hoping to like this, since I enjoy hand-drawn point and click games, like Night of the Rabbit by the same developer. This one, however, has such an unlikable main character, that even knowing it's meant to be satire and he is supposed to be this way didn't help me enjoy playing him as the protagonist. Not to mention all the sexist, and sometimes transphobic, jokes that were unpleasantly grating. It's a shame, since the music, art, and puzzles are great. Will be getting a refund for this one.

A point and click adventure game with a decent story and classic gameplay easy to pick up and play.

Pros
+ Good gameplay
+ Decent puzzles

Cons
- Insufferable protagonist

Deponia is the first of the point & click Deponia series, it is quite easy to pick up as it uses the classic point & click gameplay. There is also a tutorial when starting the game explaining the gameplay and it isn't difficult at all to pick up so it is very beginner friendly. The game comprises of quite a bit of puzzles but most of them are also not too difficult to solve.
Although there is a lot of dialogue in the game most can actually be completely skipped out on especially if you know what to do or if it's your second playthrough. It is overall a good point & click game that's definitely worth picking up for the story and mostly its gameplay.

Achievements aren't particularly difficult to get but most are not tied to the story. There is 1 called Droggeljug that's pretty annoying as you'd need to go through another playthrough where all dialogue is replaced with the word "Droggeljug"

Story
The story of Deponia is pretty simple and nothing out of the ordinary but the world building is at least a bit interesting, being in a far future where the world is completely covered in junk and refuse. You play as Rufus who is trying to get off Deponia and away from living in all the junk.
Personally, I find Rufus to be insufferable and just unlikeable. Not sure if that was the point of the character, I honestly felt bad for everyone that had interacted with him and keeps on remembering things he had done to them. Every time he does something it also seems to be more malicious, selfish, and has complete disregard of others.
Bottom line, I really dislike Rufus.

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Still has bugs that block game progress.