Anyone who's played Love in Space's previous works in the Sunrider universe will immediately be familiar with the artwork. It may not necessarily be to everyone's liking, but I found it to be pleasant enough, and I liked that the seven girls in the story were reasonably distinct in their artistic style. (Possibly minor spoilers ahead) The game starts with a fairly lengthy (3-4 hours at least) introduction where, for the most part, it's just reading through the story. This bit can be a bit cliche in numerous ways, but eventually you get to the point where you get to pick from the seven girls (one of whom is locked until you complete all other routes). I have yet to complete all the routes (done 5 of 7 so far), but the girls' stories are considerably more interesting than the introduction. There are definitely some shocking and dramatic moments that you definitely wouldn't expect in an idol game/story, and I don't mean sexual content. Many of the stories make me feel that this is designed specifically for adults, even if you play the GoG family friendly version. For the most part, this is a kinetic VN with few choices. There are good and bad endings, but you'll know VERY quickly when you get a bad ending. I've played for 18 hours so far, and I estimate I'll be done in about 24. I'm a fast reader, so you might get more out of it, but I'd imagine that 30 hours is probably the max someone could play this game. Aside from the slow and boring start, I believe that this is a story worth exploring. As a fan of popular Japanese idol franchises, I was pleasantly surprised that Starnova has storylines that do not follow idol conventions. Any fan of visual novels and idols should definitely give it a try, and 20-30 hours is a decent length of time for a reasonably priced VN. Just endure the initial slog, and you'll find some interesting and engaging stories.
For starters, if you're curious about this game, Steam has what is essentially a demo for you to try. It contains the Boot Camp tutorial and an intro scenario for each campaign. This game gets compared a lot to Panzer Corps, as they look a bit similar and have similar playstyles. Order of Battle does have a greater emphasis on naval combat, and the pace of the game is considerably slower than Panzer Corps. Personally, this doesn't really appeal to me. I get that some people prefer a more tactical, detailed, and meticulous game, but both games are quite casual, and I believe that a slow, casual game is a bit contradictory. Again, this game has a demo on Steam to try so that you can get a sense of what it's like. I would play Panzer Corps first before trying Order of Battle though.
While I don't have this game on GoG, I've bought this from Matrix Games originally, then Steam, and then iPad. Anyway, this isn't Panzer General, but it's a good, modern day game inspired by it. For a wargame, this is fairly approachable, and while there are mechanics to understand, most people will probably be fine with the tutorial or even just simply jumping into the campaign with only the tooltips as a guide. It is certainly far easier to pick up than the vast majority of Slitherine's catalog. The basics here are straightforward. You get a deployment of units, including tanks, infantry, aircraft, and etc. Use them to fight enemy units and take objectives. Your units get experience and carry over to the next map. Your ability to complete objectives can be (somewhat) measured by degrees, as the pathing in some of the campaigns depends on your level of victory (or defeat). I feel that any turn-based gamer, not just wargamers can enjoy this game. It has fairly extensive difficulty options if you don't like the traditionally hard challenge that wargames tend to have. The content here is pretty extensive, even if you don't get all the DLC. I have no doubts that Panzer General may have more content for the money (although not while Panzer Corps is currently on sale), but it still offers more content than most games for a reasonable price (and seriously Panzer General is cheap now because it's so old, it was a lot more expensive in the past). I definitely think it's worth giving Panzer Corps a shot if you like TBS. If you came from Panzer General, most of the stuff will seem familiar and just simply more modernized. Coming from a more popular TBS like Civilization, this game will seem far less complicated, but is still addictive. Currently, the game has an introductory 90% off price that's ridiculously cheap. If you don't want to risk any money though, there is a demo floating around on the Internet.
It definitely seems like a mobile game given its premise and the various design elements. However, this is very much not a mobile game. Yes, Cook Serve Delicious (CSD from this point onwards) does have mobile ports, they are VERY differently from the PC version available here. On mobile, you swipe and press, as you would expect on a touchscreen. Here, you have to press a variety of different keys. CSD on the PC, therefore, is a semi-repetitive typing game in which you perform a series of (customizable) keystrokes in order to prepare certain dishes. The dishes can range from relatively simple ones with few keys such as fries to much more complex dishes such as kebabs. Each dish can have numerous variations, which breaks up the monotony, and there are also chores such as washing dishes and even foiling robberies to keep things at least somewhat interesting. The game also has a good sense of progression in its main story mode. You start off with a humble restaurant that barely looks better than a street stall. Eventually, you upgrade the restaurant to an (impossibly) elegant six star restaurant. Along the way, you'll accumulate upgrades, purchase new dishes to prepare in your restaurant, go on dates, deal with cooking bets, and a number of other activities, although inexplicably, you are always the only person who works in your restaurant. The main game itself isn't too terribly challenging, but there are definitely things to try once you're done with the main game. For instance, there's an extreme mode in which orders fly in ridiculously quickly, which is a welcome challenge to fast typers like me. There's also the Battle Kitchen mode, which allows you to participate in a variety of challenges and, assuming it's like the steam version, upload your scores to a leaderboard and unlock new portraits. I'm running out of space, so I'll just point out that CSD is a good game. It will and does get repetitive at times, but can be addictive nonetheless.
