Unfortunately, at least in Germany it’s legal. There was a special ruling recently.

(Link in German)

https://www.datenschutzkonferenz-online.de/media/pm/DSK_Beschluss_Bewertung_von_Pur-Abo-Modellen_auf_Websites.pdf

Fair.

If something looks, walks, barks and smells like a dog, chances are, it’s a dog.

The world is complicated enough as is, no need to make it more complicated.

I think the To the moon series hides the fact that it’s RPG Maker rather well

Fun fact: While pictures of Mohammed are a no-no for Sunnis (Arabic World), it’s a common thing for Shias (Iran mostly).