Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky is one of those DS games that just sticks with you. You wake up as a Pokémon—no trainer, just you, some weird amnesia, and a partner who’s way too eager to start a rescue team. The dungeons are randomly generated, so you never quite know what’s around the next corner—sometimes it’s an overpowered enemy, sometimes it’s a lifesaving berry. Either way, you’ll be sweating over every turn.

The story’s surprisingly deep for a Pokémon spin-off, with actual emotional moments that hit harder than you’d expect. And the recruitment system? Addictive. You’ll end up dragging random Pokémon back to your base just because you like their dumb little faces. Combat’s simple but punishing if you rush in—positioning matters, and that one wrong move can spiral fast.

It’s got that classic DS charm, too—pixel art that somehow makes a Kecleon look menacing, and a soundtrack that’s way better than it has any right to be. Just don’t get too attached to your Reviver Seeds.