Alright, so Cooking Mama 3: Shop & Chop is basically the DS version of stress-baking, but way more chaotic. You start off picking a recipe—maybe sushi, maybe a burger—and then it throws you into these frantic little minigames where you’re chopping veggies, flipping meat, or stirring soup before it burns. Mess up, and Mama gives you this look.

The twist here is the shopping part—you actually hit the grocery store first to grab ingredients, which adds a nice layer of strategy. Do you splurge on fancy stuff or keep it simple? Either way, the real fun is in the cooking itself. The touchscreen controls are simple but weirdly satisfying, especially when you nail a perfect dice or flip.

It’s one of those games where you mean to play for five minutes and suddenly realize you’ve been trying to perfect your omelet technique for half an hour. If you’ve ever wanted to pretend you’re a kitchen pro without actually setting anything on fire, this is your jam.