Play Baldur's Gate : Dark Alliance Online

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance came out for the Game Boy Advance in 2004, developed by Magic Pockets and published by Interplay. It was part of that wave of console style action RPGs making their way to the handheld, letting you carry a full dungeon crawl in your pocket. This was a direct port of the console game, which was impressive for the hardware at the time.

You control one of three adventurers, like a human archer or a dwarven fighter, and hack your way through the city of Baldur's Gate and the caverns beneath it. The main goal is to uncover and stop a sinister thieves' guild from unleashing a greater evil. You explore the world screen by screen, fighting goblins and skeletons with a mix of melee attacks and special abilities, all while managing a limited inventory of potions and gear. The pacing is methodical, with the difficulty coming from managing crowds of enemies and your resources in tight spaces. It feels like a solid, condensed version of a bigger adventure that works surprisingly well on the small screen.