Uncharted Waters 2: New Horizons is one of those Sega Genesis gems that still holds up. You pick a captain—each with their own backstory and goals—and just like that, you're sailing the open seas. Trade spices in Lisbon, hunt pirates in the Caribbean, or just explore uncharted islands like some 16th-century tourist with a sword.

The cool part? It doesn’t hold your hand. You’ll mess up your first trade route, get wrecked by a storm, or accidentally pick a fight with a navy fleet twice your size. But that’s half the fun. The world feels alive, with rumors of treasure maps floating around ports and rival captains doing their own thing in the background.

It’s one of those games where you start playing for 20 minutes and suddenly realize three hours have vanished. If you ever wanted to live out your swashbuckling fantasy without the actual risk of scurvy, this is the way to do it.