Metal Max 2 Kai is one of those weird, grimy little GBA gems where you spend half your time tinkering with tanks and the other half blasting mutant freaks in a desert wasteland. The first thing you’ll do? Scrounge up some rusted scrap metal to bolt onto your ride, because that starter tank won’t last five minutes against the first pack of roaming monsters.

Combat’s turn-based but way more chaotic than your average RPG—one wrong move and you’re watching your armor peel off like a tin can. I lost my first playthrough because I got cocky and tried to take on a sandworm with a pea shooter. Pro tip: always carry spare treads.

It’s got that classic 16-bit vibe where everything’s slightly janky but oozing personality. The world’s full of weirdos selling dubious upgrades and hidden caches of gear if you’re willing to dig through wreckage. Just don’t expect hand-holding—half the fun is figuring out how to not die horribly.

If you like your post-apocalypse with more wrench-turning than moral dilemmas, this one’s a blast.