Age of Empires II (Retired)

It's an older game, just updated to take advantage of technology advancements, but still quite fun. The mechanics are generally not too complicated to understand, but there's so much variety within the mechanics it make for great replayability. Game playing gets faster if you learn hot keys and become familiar with unit and building abilities and stats. If you like tower defense games or civilization sims, this may well scratch your itch. It's easy to sink hundreds to thousands of hours into this game. If you enjoyed Warcraft, Starcraft, or Civilization games, this might be enjoyable. I played the original in the 90s and early 00s, and this was a nice updated to a classic that stands the test of time and gets by on more than nostalgia. It's like a Monopoly of the video game world. Not too demanding on PC specs. Playing on a 7 or 8 year old all-in-one computer. * caveat: I got this game over a decade ago on some sort of a special right before I stopped playing video games in 2015 (restarted Mar 26). It was in my library, and I can't remember what the special was, so I checked the "free" box so I don't run afoul of any rules. I may have paid, a friend may have, or it might have been a free promotion. It's too far back to find financial documentation. As it was a decade ago and before I quit drinking alcohol, my memories are a bit spotty.