Ishido is one of those deceptively simple puzzle games that hooks you fast. You're dropping these beautifully drawn stones onto a grid, trying to match them by either color or symbol with whatever's touching them. Sounds easy, right? Then suddenly you're staring at the board for five minutes because that one mismatched piece just ruined your whole setup.

The whole thing has this quiet, almost meditative vibe—like playing Go but with way more colorful tiles. The Chinese-inspired art gives it this timeless feel, like you're arranging some ancient divination stones. And the music? Perfectly sparse, just a few calming notes that somehow make placing each stone feel important.

It's the kind of game you pick up thinking "I'll just play one round" and next thing you know, you're trying to beat your high score at 2 AM.