Home is a deeply disturbing horror game that, unfortunately, loses a lot of its momentum due to some pretty severe bugs.

It might not add any new ideas to the genre, but Moscow Dash is a reasonably entertaining side-scrolling shooter.

A decent, if unmemorable, pirate shoot 'em up.

Catch 'em all in this simplistic, Pokémon-style, free-to-play role-playing game.

Based on the viral smash hit, Dumb Ways to Die is a fun way to kill time (and cute little characters).

Stickets looks incredibly simple at first, but be prepared to sink hours into the three difficulty modes.

Spiral is a unique role playing game in the third-person viewpoint. As an investigator, players must uncover secrets hidden in this open world environment.

Cover Orange 2 gets a lot of mileage out of its concept by being willing to be varied, and that makes it worthy of a download for those who still haven’t gotten enough of casual puzzlers, or feel the need to save fruit instead of slicing it up.

Dark and moody, Forever Lost: Episode 2 is a great adventure game for the lateral thinker.

Players can challenge Facebook friends and battle random opponents live in this fast-paced battle game that features crazy slingshot armed rabbits.

Pocket Mobsters is a potentially-intriguing free-to-play simulation game that needs a lot of rebalancing.

Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage manages to combine just about every physics puzzle concept out there to surprisingly great effect.

Gloomy Hollow is a neat take on dungeon crawlers, but its controls are awfully clunky.

Leaping Legend is not a perfect game, but is one that's entertaining enough to be worth playing.

Conquer the world, one hexagon tile at a time, in this free to play empire-building sim.

Not only is XCOM: Enemy Unknown one of 2012s best strategy games, it's also one of the most faithful iOS ports I've ever seen.

Runaway is a classic, old-school adventure experience, for better and for worse.

When players have the chance to buy free balls at the end of a game, that speaks volumes about the motivations of pinball game's publisher.

Galaxy At War Online has all the familiar trappings of many compelling freemium games. The problem is that it's a very familiar formula. And it's not actually free at the moment.

Lacking great looks and style, Sherlock Holmes 2 is still quite fun for the adventure game book fan.

A simple but cute word game, Beejumbled should keep word game fans bzzzzy for a time.

Perfection is a line-slicing puzzle game with no stars, no scores, just gameplay.

1968 has the potential to be a fun little time-waster, if it weren't for the unnecessary difficulty caused by slow gameplay and unpredictable controls.

Combine a large open world from a modern RPG and the elegant simplicity of a classic, and we end up with something pretty freaking awesome called 9th Dawn.

Defense Technica is a futuristic tower defense game with some uniquely strategic gameplay. Solid graphics and challenging levels make it worth a try.

Solstice Arena is a very solid attempt at a mobile MOBA, but actually playing against other people can be a chore.

Far from an unique title, Pet Rescue Saga is still a quite fun, if in-app purchase heavy, Match Three-style puzzle game.

Eerie and quite lonely, Hiversaires is an intriguingly minimalist adventure game, but it won't appeal to everyone.

I did enjoy my time with Avengers Alliance, but it required a bit more patience than most freemium titles I’m used to because of all the down time. However, it’s still an entertaining game about recruiting a bunch of superheroes and fighting lots of supervillains, and who doesn’t enjoy stuff like that?

I do think DWD has some cool ideas, and it’s definitely pretty, but it’s more than a little awkward to play. And it’s just not that much fun, honestly. It’s hard to care about stopping the Dark Servant’s armies when it feels like such a chore.

Color Zen is a puzzler that’s not like the rest thanks to its intuitive controls and relaxing gameplay. Instead of flying through levels, gamers will want to savor the experience.

Kyubo is a little rough at times, but it's a pretty clever puzzle platformer regardless.

Initially quite exciting, laggy controls let things down for this game of the TV series.

It’s the storytelling and artwork of Fighting Fantasy: The Forest of Doom that shines through the most, however.

It may not be a deadly good time, but it can certainly be a great time sink, pending your bar for frustration is high enough.

Jet Point is frustrating game but a good one too. Rocket science isn’t supposed to be easy either.

There's a fun block busting game within but it's hampered by some awkward controls.

A mixed bag, After Earth has some nice ideas but it falls into typical Endless Running repetition a little too easily.

Jewel Thieves: Knight's Armor plays it safe with some pleasant but unexciting Match Three gameplay.

Playing it safe, Skiing Fred doesn't veer away from the typical Endless Runner path, but there is some fun to be had.

Marvel Pinball brings our favorite Avengers to the table with the goal of earning bonuses, scoring big points, and achieving a high score for the leaderboards.

Sparkle 2 is a marble-shooter with an enormous amount of content, lots of challenging levels, and a great look.

Directional Dash is a fast-paced puzzle game built for quick sessions of 30, 60, or 120 seconds.

Standing in the path of a rampaging dragon is never fun. Being a rampaging dragon, on the other hand, is quite entertaining.

Little Luca is a physics puzzler that takes a lot of simple elements and makes a wonderful game with a surprising amount of depth.

Deep Dungeons of Doom is more than just a goofy title. It's also a surprisingly great distillation of action RPG elements.

Monster Hunter and Infinity Blade get chopped and mashed.

Scurvy Scallywags is a match-3 puzzle game with RPG elements and unique gameplay.

Bridgy Jones asks players to play civil engineer and train conductor at the same time in this physics-based puzzler.

Word It! is an asynchronous multiplayer spelling game that pretty much does away with the agony of waiting for someone to take their turn.

Quell Memento is one of the better sliding puzzle games out there on the App Store. It’s varied and lengthy enough to be well worth a purchase for puzzle fans.

Throw with Joe is a an endless arcade game that supports charity and offers players the opportunity to enter a sweepstakes.

The addictive new puzzle game from the creator of Tetris will keep people playing, thinking and unfortunately, spending.

Incredible Jack has an endearing heart but it isn’t enough to outweigh its unforgiving nature.

Pixel Rush proves why one shouldn’t write off games based on descriptions alone. The only way to really know how good a game can be is by playing it.

SlamBots is a retro-themed arena combat games where players must bounce and slam their enemies from above.

Starship battles is a beautiful looking arcade game in which players try to fight off a constant barrage of enemies for as long as possible.

The Tapping Dead is easy to play and sports a fun style, but it's just not that much fun.

The first three Phoenix Wright games have made their way to iOS with sharper visuals and a reworked UI. No more excuses.

Trying to do something a little bit different from the other endless runners that have overrun the App Store, Sidewalker is a game that you could play again and again, if it wasn't for the pointless energy system.

To get the most out of Bam Fu, it’s best for players to turn their brains off. That may not sound like the best advice, but if summer can be the home of dumb, fun movies who says it can’t be the same for games?

Dragon Swarm is a streamlined real-time strategy game that plays much better than it looks.

Keeping it simple, Stickman Tennis is a fun, arcadey sports game.

Dead Crossing speeds towards the zombie apocalypse but it's ultimately a ride to nowhere.

Go development mad and build a thriving tourist hotspot in this rather fun Time Management game.

Showstopper Basketball combines CCG and hardwood action into an interesting yet novice take on the classic sport.

The best Star Wars game of all time has made it to the iPad in a faithful port by Aspyr, and Knights of the Old Republic shines just as brightly as it did ten years ago.

Hunt dinosaurs to make better weapons to hunt more dinosaurs to make even better weapons to hunt even more dinosaurs, etc. Works for me!

Rodeo Games has supplied iOS gamers with yet another excellent strategy RPG. Possibly their best yet.

This game demonstrates just how much strategy must be involved when stumbling around a bathroom, all through Flight Control-esque controls.

Zynga's latest free-to-play entry promises a fun ride full of fantasy tropes, gorgeous visuals, and plenty of achievable upgrades along the way.

Offering a minimalist experience, Outworded is a fun if simple word search game.

Certain rather important maneuvers can be difficult to pull of with any regularity, but Combo Crew is fun enough for it to not matter very much.

It is always exciting when a developer thinks outside of the box. The problem is when there isn't enough original content to justify a full release.

However, anyone looking for a fun, stylish tower defense game should definitely check out Coastal Command. Maybe if it does well enough, someone will turn it into a movie too.

Beyond the technical issues, Unearthed is a playable game, but that is hardly a compliment. For those that are curious, feel free to check it out. The first 20 minutes or so are absolutely free.

Having to jump through hoops to reset the tilt controls is a bit of a pain, but aside from that Zombie Fish Tank does a fantastic job of bringing an old genre back from the dead. The core mechanics are plenty of fun in their own right, and there’s plenty of bonus content and additional levels to keep players occupied.

Plowing through zombie hordes on a scooter is a lot more fun than it probably should be.

Fields of Battle is paintball for the most hardcore of iOS gamers. Intense gameplay, intuitive controls, and extensive content are what make this game great.

Blip Blup is a puzzle game that is all about strategically tapping tiles to fill the entire board with color.

This rather goofy arcade shooter has its heart in the right place, but its servers are another matter.

Finger Tied brought Twister-style gaming to the iPad, and Jr does much the same for the iPhone and is a fantastic example of the innovation possible with iOS gaming.

Greedy Grub is certainly adorable, but it's not particularly ground-breaking.

For all of the potential that was possible thanks to this curious mishmash of styles, it would have been nice to see a more polished product in at least one of the genre slices. Even though the combat is initially amusing, small nagging details like grating, repetitive sound effects could ultimately end up driving the player away. That said, for a free game, even getting a couple of hours of fun might be enough justify the download.

Offering a more substantial experience than regular Breakout, Hyper Breaker Turbo! is a fun twist on a familiar format.

While this may not be a truly epic kingdom, there is unquestionably more than enough depth to more than justify a free download.

If playing poker with Brock Samson sounds like fun, then, well, Poker Night 2 is well worth a download.

Karateka Classic is a port of a classic fighting game that holds up rather well today.

Earth Invasion Episode I: Eclipse is a real-time strategy game that is pretty fun when it's working.

Yes, a game about taking on hordes of zombified animals is as good as it sounds.

Straightforward and cute, Chasing Yello Friends is also a little lacklustre in terms of content.

Those that enjoy their gaming in extremely small doses will find plenty to love, they just can’t expect to play for hours on end without attempts to pry into their wallet.

Blitz Brigade is an enjoyable first-person shooter where players fight online in multiple gameplay modes, taunting their way to victory.

Simply put: it’s fun and gives players good reason to stick with it.

Flawed and a little rough and ready, Caveman Golf still has enough going for it to intrigue.

One of the more satisfying freemium city building games out there.

Charming and cute, Jacob Jones and the Bigfoot Mystery also offers some fun puzzles and mysteries to solve.

Tomb Breaker keeps it simple with gameplay just a matter of matching up gems and nothing more. It's fun for a time, but pretty forgettable.