Heroes of Might and Magic on the Game Boy Color is basically the portable little brother of the classic PC strategy games. You’ve got your castles, your armies of weird fantasy creatures, and that addictive turn-based gameplay where one more turn always turns into ten.

At first glance, it feels like a stripped-down version—because, well, it is—but it still nails that mix of exploration and tactical combat. You’ll recruit knights, griffins, and the occasional angry tree, then march them across a pixelated map to fight wizards or whatever else the AI throws at you. The battles are grid-based, so positioning matters, and losing a key unit hurts way more than it should.

It’s rough around the edges (GBC limitations and all), but if you’re into old-school strategy, there’s something charming about playing this on a tiny screen. Just don’t expect the depth of the later PC titles.