Daedalean Opus is one of those weird little Game Boy games that feels like it got lost in time—no big marketing push, no flashy box art, just a solid, slightly cryptic puzzle-adventure waiting to be uncovered. The first thing you’ll notice is how dense it is—every screen’s packed with little details, like someone squeezed a PC point-and-click into a tiny cartridge.

You start off in this maze-like world where nothing’s explained, and half the fun is poking at everything until something clicks. The puzzles are tough but fair (mostly), and there’s this eerie, almost dreamlike vibe to the whole thing. It’s not just nostalgia bait—it’s a proper hidden gem that holds up if you’ve got the patience for pixel-hunting and note-taking.

If you’re into retro games that don’t hold your hand, this one’s worth dusting off the old Game Boy for.