This game changed what I thought a video game should be. It's a classic point-and-click adventure with all the story telling of an ancient Greek tragedy with the music of classic American folk.

The game touches on themes like capitalism, addiction, the death of the frontier and the small town, isolation/loneliness, and even reality itself. The game explores all of these concepts enough to feel relatable and real, but not enough to truly say anything other than "yeah, you get it." It's perfect. I think about it constantly.

Kentucky Dog Game really feels like it exists in a world I relate to and understand, despite being cartoon-y and foreign. Homer for life.