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Paddle Mania is this weirdly addictive arcade tennis game where the rules don’t quite make sense—in a good way. You start off thinking it’s just tennis, but then you realize scoring works more like air hockey, with these little goals on either end of the court. And that’s before the gimmicks kick in.

One court has a goal that randomly snaps shut, another blocks you from standing inside it, and my personal favorite throws a moving wall in front of part of the goal. Oh, and instead of just tennis players, you’ll face off against surfers, sumo wrestlers, and even a whole volleyball team. It’s chaotic, but in that way where you keep saying “one more round.”

There’s a co-op mode where you team up against the AI, or you can go head-to-head in multiplayer—same gimmick courts, just way more trash-talking. The controls are simple (just swing left or right), but timing your shots around the obstacles is where it gets tricky. It’s the kind of game that’s easy to pick up but hard to put down once you get into the rhythm.