Mahjong Detective is one of those weird little GBA gems that somehow blends mahjong with detective work—yeah, you read that right. You start off solving simple tile puzzles, but before long, you're piecing together clues from the tiles themselves, almost like cracking codes. The art's got that early 2000s anime vibe, and the music? Surprisingly chill for a detective game.

At first, I thought it was just mahjong with a story slapped on, but the cases actually get pretty clever. One minute you're matching tiles, the next you're realizing a specific pattern reveals a suspect's alibi. It’s in Japanese, but if you’re familiar with mahjong symbols, you can muddle through. Definitely not your average GBA time-waster.