Top 10 Affordable Game Boy Color Games Worth Playing!

1. Top Gear Rally 2
2. Tiny Toon Adventures: Dizzy’s Candy Quest
3. Wetrix
4. Speedy Gonzales: Aztec Adventure
5. Rayman
6. Halloween Racer
7. Hands of Time
8. Alfred’s Adventure
9. Mickey’s Speedway USA
10. Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

Top Gear Rally 2

I found this game for only £2 plus a small postage fee, yet it completely exceeded my expectations. Top Gear Rally 2 offers plenty of car customization, engine upgrades and a good selection of vehicles. The single‑player mode is robust, and the game controls incredibly well, making it one of the best racing games you can play on a handheld. If you have a few pounds to spare and want a great racer, you can’t go wrong with this title.

Tiny Toon Adventures: Dizzy’s Candy Quest

This top‑down action puzzle game tasks you with rescuing sweets and returning them to a robot in the centre of the stage. As you progress, the stages grow more complex, with platforming sections, varied enemies and different attacks. It’s a unique and fun experience that stands out on the Game Boy Color; if you’re looking for a cool top‑down action puzzle game, this is definitely recommended.

Wetrix

Wetrix on the Game Boy Color is an unusual puzzle game played from an isometric 3D viewpoint. Blocks fall from the top of the screen, and you use up and down arrows to raise or lower the terrain, forming lakes to contain falling water. You’ll also encounter bombs and other items. It might be different from typical puzzle games, but it’s one of the best puzzle experiences on the system and well worth its bargain price.

Speedy Gonzales: Aztec Adventure

If you’re tired of the usual Mario or Donkey Kong platformers, give Speedy Gonzales: Aztec Adventure a try. The game boasts an impressive sense of speed and tight level design. The physics feel great, the levels are short and varied, and it can be played on both the original Game Boy and the Game Boy Color. It’s a refreshing platformer that you can pick up for about £10.

Rayman

This original Rayman game for the Game Boy Color condenses the classic Rayman gameplay into an 8‑bit package. Despite the hardware, it looks and plays wonderfully, with responsive controls and faithful physics. It’s amazing to see such a polished Rayman experience running on the GBC. There’s a sequel, Rayman 2: Forever, but even just the first game is highly recommended.

Halloween Racer

Halloween Racer lets you choose from a cast of spooky characters and race through Halloween‑themed environments. Power‑ups and other features set it apart from more realistic racers like Top Gear Rally 2, and it plays like an into‑the‑screen racer similar to OutRun. If you like this style of racer, it’s worth picking up alongside Top Gear Rally 2 for variety.

Hands of Time

Hands of Time is a top‑down action adventure game with an intriguing time‑travel premise. It combines a stealthy feel reminiscent of the Game Boy Color version of Metal Gear Solid with exploration that feels like Zelda dungeons. You travel between different time periods, and although it’s easy to get lost, the concept is fascinating. Fans of top‑down action games should check it out.

Alfred’s Adventure

Alfred’s Adventure, also known as Alfred Chicken, is a fast‑paced platformer with smooth controls and colourful graphics. Levels are open and exploratory—instead of just moving left to right, you search big areas for balloons to progress. It’s a laid‑back yet enjoyable platformer, and playing it made me want to design a game just like it.

Mickey’s Speedway USA

Developed by Rare, Mickey’s Speedway USA is a top‑down racer in the style of Micro Machines. As a follow‑up to Mickey’s Racing Adventure, it shows what the GBC could do near the end of its life. I actually prefer it to Micro Machines. The game runs smoothly and is one of the best racing experiences on the Game Boy Color. I completed it in about four hours and enjoyed every minute; it even made me want to try the N64 version.

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

This is perhaps the most technically impressive game on the list. The developers somehow created a console‑like 3D survival‑horror experience on the Game Boy Color. It looks best on the original GBC screen—modded LCDs and emulators tend to highlight flaws that weren’t visible on the original hardware. Playing on a real system is mind‑blowing, and the game can be found for around £8. It’s an experience you wouldn’t think was possible on the system.