Play Assault Suit Leynos Online

Assault Suit Leynos (or Target Earth if you grew up with the Western release) is one of those games that kicks your butt and somehow makes you thank it afterward. You pilot this clunky-but-deadly mech, juggling weapons, dodging enemy fire, and praying your energy meter doesn’t bottom out mid-fight. The controls take a second to click—dashing feels heavy, overheating is a real threat—but once it does, blasting through enemy squads with a well-placed missile volley is stupidly satisfying.

It’s brutal, no lie. You’ll die a lot. But there’s a weird rhythm to the chaos—learning when to push forward, when to fall back, and which weapons actually work against that boss you’ve been stuck on for an hour. The pixel art holds up, too—explosions have this chunky, screen-shaking weight to them, and your mech moves like it’s actually carrying tons of metal. If you’ve got a soft spot for ’90s mech games that don’t hold your hand, this one’s worth the frustration.