Hearts

Your goal is simple: avoid taking hearts and the queen of spades. Each trick you're stuck with chips away at your score, and the first player to stay under the threshold when someone else busts through 100 points wins. The AI opponents play a real game — they'll pass you dangerous cards, duck out of suits at the right moment, and occasionally attempt to shoot the moon, taking every penalty card to flip the score on everyone else.

It's a faithful version of the classic trick-taking game that's been a staple at kitchen tables for decades. If you enjoy thoughtful card and strategy games, Hearts rewards patience and reading the table more than speed or reflexes. Players who like deliberate, turn-based challenges should feel right at home. Chess is worth a look too if you want more head-to-head AI play in a similar vein.

Best played with a few minutes to spare — a full round typically runs four to eight hands, and the game saves your progress so you can step away without losing your seat.