So in Shakers Scubaroo, you're basically this little diver dude who just wanted to explore the ocean—until trash monsters showed up and ruined everything. Now you gotta bounce on the surface, time your spacebar jumps just right (wait for the meter to peak), then dive down to grab those gross, polluted critters before floating back up.

At first I kept messing up the timing and belly-flopping into the water, but once you get the rhythm, it’s weirdly satisfying to snatch monsters mid-swim. The deeper you go, the weirder the trash creatures get—some have soda can arms, others are just floating sludge with eyes. Just don’t stay down too long or you’ll run out of air.

It’s simple, but the chunky pixel art and goofy monster designs make it way more charming than it has any right to be. Perfect for killing five minutes between meetings.