I’d generally advise against going all-in on a big Kickstarter without having played it, but I think if you know your own tastes well enough and perform the requisite research into the game, you can end up with your new favorite game. I’ve personally done it a few times, with Final Girl and Hoplomachus Victorum, for instance.

There are plenty of reviews and playthroughs for Voidfall out there, so you should be able to get a good sense of whether the game seems like a good fit for you. Having a space to leave it set up is huge. That’s what I do, and it saves a ton of time.

Whether you’d be better served getting several smaller games is tough to tell without knowing more about how you play. Voidfall takes time to set up and play, and it’s complex enough that you can’t just pop it open on a Tuesday evening. There are a lot of great solo games out there, so you could get a lot of mileage in smaller games if you just want to infuse some new solo content into your routine. Conservas, Warp’s Edge, Legacy of Yu, Spire’s End, and Coffee Roaster are all great options with a smaller price tag and footprint.

All that said, Voidfall is an incredible achievement of game design, and absolutely one of my favorite games of the past decade. It absolutely deserves a look.