Doraemon Balloons is one of those simple but weirdly satisfying Flash games where you play as the big blue robo-cat himself, floating around grabbing balloons. The controls are dead simple—just move left and right—but those birds will mess you up if you're not careful. Each level gives you a target number of balloons to grab before time runs out, and the later stages get surprisingly tense when you're scrambling for that last balloon while dodging dive-bombing seagulls.

It's got that classic Flash game charm where the physics feel just slightly off in a fun way—Doraemon sort of wobbles when he changes direction, and the balloons bob unpredictably. I may or may not have failed the first level twice because I kept underestimating how slowly he drifts downward. You'll probably breeze through the early stages, but around level 5, the bird-to-balloon ratio starts feeling downright unfair in the best way possible.

Perfect for killing 10 minutes when you want something colorful and low-stakes, but still just challenging enough to make you mutter "oh come ON" at the screen.