So, Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare on Game Boy Color—yeah, it’s actually way creepier than you’d expect from a tiny cartridge. You start off investigating this cursed island, and within minutes, the game throws shadowy hallways at you, flickering lights, and these unsettling groans in the distance. The pixel art somehow makes it worse (in a good way).

It’s not just jump scares—you’ll actually need to think. Puzzles are legit tricky, like figuring out which random object in your inventory unlocks the next nightmare fuel. Combat’s clunky, but that kinda adds to the panic when some half-rotted thing lumbers at you. Pro tip: save often. The island doesn’t play fair.

If you’ve got nostalgia for old-school survival horror or just want to see how much dread a Game Boy can squeeze out, this one’s a solid pick. Just maybe play with the lights on.