No Escape on the Sega Genesis is one of those maze games that starts simple—just you, some walls, and a few slow-moving enemies. Then suddenly, you're sweating over pixel-perfect jumps while dodging patrols that seem to memorize your route. The first few levels trick you into thinking it's easy, but by stage three, you'll be muttering at the screen when a guard pops out of nowhere.

The graphics are pure 16-bit nostalgia—chunky sprites, flashing hazards, and that classic "oh no" death animation where your character does a dramatic flip. What I like is how the mazes aren't just about finding the exit; you're grabbing keys, flipping switches, and sometimes backtracking because you missed one stupid block. It's the kind of game where you'll fail a level six times, then nail it on the seventh try and feel like a genius.

Fair warning: the later stages get brutal. But that moment when you finally beat a maze you've been stuck on? Worth every reset.