Do you remember your first smartphone with a touchscreen? Do you remember how everyone completely lost their MIND about it? For mobile games especially, it was absolutely mind-blowing to play something that allows you to manipulate your character without being bounded by some buttons like caged animals. Switchy Sides by …
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On this site, I’ve talked a little bit about what I think makes for an enjoyable mobile gaming experience. I like colorful games with visuals that leave an impression, controls that take advantage of the hardware, and games that are still fun if you want to come back to them …
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Mobius Final Fantasy finds players as an empty vessel, a Blank, thrown into the decaying world of Palamecia. With amnesia a stray Moogle, an invisible fairy, and a mysterious voice in the sky known as Vox lead you along. The story is strung along through cutscenes every few missions and …
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The Eternal is an arcade style game where you collect blue glowing orbs while avoiding obstacles to rack up points. You play as a range of spirits that work their way up a randomly generated obstacle course. The game is simple enough that kids could play it, but the tutorial starting out is …
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Tiny Passengers is an interesting puzzle game developed by Shape Minds. It is your job to fill little whimsical vehicles full of passengers matching their color. When two passengers of the same color meet in line, they become best friends and will only board as a group. Boarding groups or …
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Those awkward elevator moments are no more, thanks to Toronto-based Woolly Walrus’s strategic tap experience Quick Drop. Simply drop your elevator passengers at the floor matching their corresponding colour and symbol in a timely fashion to beat this Unity-made tap title. That’s a lot easier said than done however, and …
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Nope, don’t like this one. Don’t like this one at all. Do you remember a while ago when I complained that a few decent free games on the AppStore had thrown out the trend of “free” being synonymous with “slightly less fun than picking at the edge of the plastic …
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Most arcade games try to hook you in with a fast-paced and quick-reflex premise, but Dodgy Tunnel attempts to hook you in with the exact opposite, and it suffers as a result. With a botched progression system, drawn-out yet confusing gameplay, and tedious and out-of-place music, Dodgy Tunnel is a …
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Flyt is one of the many free-to-play arcade games on the appstore, and as a result it initially presents as little more than geometry navigating bigger geometry in its screenshots. Yet I find myself attracted to these sorts of games; both because I enjoy classic arcade games, and because I …
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