You make it sound like DDG aren't involved at all. They very much are.

It’s not like DDG started manufacturing glasses specifically for this joke.

No, it's like DDG started selling glasses specifically for this joke.

Is DuckDuckGo going down the DBrand/Wendy's model of irreverent, self aware marketing? I'm pretty tired of it being honest. Also, are they actually trying to make money from this? A satirical social media post would get the point across. But they're actually selling these for some reason.

I recommend Heave-Ho even though it doesn't meet your second point. Dying is so funny, I often found myself doing it on purpose for a laugh.

Hyper Light Drifter may have the atmosphere you seek. And a fantastic sound track to boot!

Sorry to be that guy, but the 3 games you listed are all on the Play Store.

There is also Ex Zodiac: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1249480/ExZodiac/

Found the Patient Gamer.

I get the criticism on price, but what about it makes you think it's the "same game"?

Which AI model do you then use to remove the Gemini watermark?

I nearly ate the onion here...

Good news everyone! For some reason I associate GOG with PC PC games, so I'm happy about this.

Obligatory "the best gpu is the one you can buy".