Darkly atmospheric, this auto runner of sorts offers plenty of challenges and excitement, all through the use of one-touch controls.

Big Cave Games have managed to deliver the caliber experience in ORC: Vengeance that Gameloft's Dungeon Hunter series has been unsuccessfully attempting to attain for the last three years. Recommending this title doesn't do enough justice. You should steal every iOS device you can find and install it immediately. The owner will have no choice but to thank you for it later.

This sidescrolling RPG puts players right in the rotting heart of a zombie apocalypse.

Even without the homage to pen and paper nerdery Knights of Pen and Paper is a fantastic semi-self driven RPG adventure. It's clever, charming, customizable, and virtually infinitely replayable.

For players looking for a delightful departure from the normal and mundane, this game is a must.

Grinder is a unique and challenging game that could keep even the most experienced gamer entertained ad infinitum.

The graphics are flawless and the controls are almost perfect, offering intuitive touchscreen options. The physics can seem less than precise, with wildly fortuitous shots happening often several times on a single board, but that was true of all previous releases of the game and it's part of the appeal.

Although Balatro looks great and is clearly very well designed, I do in fact wish there were some more options to make this mobile version friendlier for the small screen. There are other games that do Balatro's thing with enough of the same kind of flair while also adapting better, and if I'm going out of my way to play the mobile version, that is more important to me. Outside of the hype surrounding this game--which will fade--it shakes out to feeling like another great game to add to a pile of similarly great games.

Anyone who loves any sort of tower defense game is sure to love this game as well. It is currently on sale for $0.99 but even the full price would be worth the investment.

VainGlory is a really fun and accessible MOBA, but suffers from some slightly sexist elements.

A fantastic and fascinating re-envisioning of the classic novel by Jules Verne, 80 Days is a delightful piece of interactive fiction.

Virtually every aspect of Organ Trail: Director's Cut oozes style and cleverness.

Platform through the depths of space to make sure your entire crew dies together in this satisfying and intriguing puzzle platformer.

Super Wars mixes two unlikely gameplay mechanics together with surprising success.

Zombies, Run! effortlessly blends fitness and fun. Runners will enjoy the top notch story and its professional quality audio production. The progression of the story and the incentives and rewards received for running will also give runners that extra boost they might need to go just a little farther or just a little faster.

It's cute, fun, easy to get into, inexpensive and (according to Chillingo) will be getting even more levels in future updates. Solving ecological disasters has never been so entertainingly surreal.

Ant Raid shows how sneaky the casual RTS is. What seems cute and mindless is actually incredibly fun because it encourages one to think and use a little foresight. It may not be a gateway directly into something like Starcraft but hey, it's a start.

Roxie’s Puzzle Adventure is a perfect puzzle app for both young child as well as seasoned puzzle users.

Pepi Ride is a content rich driving app with a thoughtful use of physics and pleasing illustrations.

Still, despite the occasional hiccups, Rescue Rush is an ingenious concept that succeeds at turning real-world locations into a fun arcade game. It's just too clever to not enjoy on at least some level.

This narrative sci-fi adventure creates one of the most nuanced and complete game worlds that has ever come to mobile.

Where Motorsport Manager Mobile 2 felt like a reinvention of the series, Motorsport Manager Mobile 3 just seems like a continuation of pre-existing ideas. There’s more things to do and a greater variety of ways to do them, which is great, but it’s also a bunch of stuff that feels pretty familiar. This familiarity makes Motorsport Manager Mobile 3 feel a bit unsurprising, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t still fantastic.

A fun game with a simple concept. It doesn't get boring quickly and the multiplayer games are smooth and responsive. Whether you're a trivia buff or someone who just likes to compete with their friends, Quizboard is worth checking out-especially since the basic version is free.

Based on its unique physics-based puzzle gameplay along with its interesting combination of weapons, I'd say Corpse Granny is a must download and will surprise even the youngest of players.

It's full of wonderful illustrations, delightfully twisted humor, and just enough nuance to set itself apart from other similar titles. It's totally my new favorite.

Project Highrise is a phenomenal building management game that's a phenomenal fit on mobile.

Particularly as a 1.0 release, Cargo Runners is amazingly polished and is a wondrously enjoyable board game.

"My name is Monica, and I am a Cell Bound-aholic."

With cheerful graphics, easy to pick up gameplay and multiple ways to be entertained, I may not be the only one with Piggy Bounce as a iOS standard.

THE aMAZEing Labyrinth is a great puzzle game, enticing the player in with a few gentle levels before hooking them entirely. Well worth a play.

Fluffy, lovable, and deceivingly addictive, Air Supply - SOS offers players a sheep-saving good time.

Mike Bithell's creative platformer is a fantastic experience because of its writing.

Chasing down medals will keep players busy for a while, but I imagine the constant competition for each track's World Record will keep them occupied for even longer.

Treasure Buster is a fantastic little game with loads of heart. It takes a great combat mechanic and loads it into an arcade experience that is deeper than it appears. If you've got a buck, there's no good reason why you shouldn't pick Treasure Buster up.

Ace Fishing: Wild Catch is an arcade game that makes the sport seem fun even to an audience who wouldn’t actually like the real thing.

Coupled with its attractive yet clear graphics and Pilot's Path ticks all the right boxes for an enjoyable open world title.

Sago Mini Space Explorer creates a space landscape for young children to explore.

Momoka: An Interplanatary Adventure is a fine tribute to old school action games.

A word game that’s not like all the rest. Take a little bit of Tetris, a dash of a word search, and blend it together to get this addicting word game known as ALPHA 9.

It combines role playing, collection, and match 3 elements incredibly well and it can be very difficult to put down when trying to earn enough tertiary characters to level up a favorite.

Runic Sorcerer is a mystical adventure that will take players back to the dark ages with its immersive 3D environments.

Suburbia mixes competitive elements, board game design, and Sim City into a pretty awesome experience.

With Polara, players are also arguably getting two games in one. After completing each stage, a separate goal emerges: the collection of the titular letters and a special medallion. The position of each letter cleverly rewires the way players are required to jump, switch colors, and evaluate timing. Meanwhile, perfectionists will be enticed by the pursuit of "flawless," no-death runs. All told, Hope This Works shows that ingenuity in design trumps superfluous achievements every time.

Wind-Up Knight 2 is an auto-running platformer with immaculate game design.

Pocket Trains is yet another extremely satisfying simulation from NimbleBit.

I can't recommend World of Goo enough. If you are a fan of physics puzzlers or just a good games in general, this is a must have. While it's not a new game, it's good to have it finally on a platform that it seems to have been designed for.

Tower of Fortune 2 improves on the original in ways I didn’t even think were necessary. And it manages to craft a compellingly unique RPG experience while doing it.

At the end of the day, Asphalt 5 does not presume to be anything else than what it is, and that's a flat-out arcade racer. It succeeds in its mission, and does so without taking itself too seriously, making it both charming and fun.

Has plenty of levels (with leaderboards) to keep players busy, lots of new elements are introduced regularly that build upon the basic mechanics, it looks amazing and it's just so darned cute.

The Phantom PI is an exceedingly clever and well-crafted adventure game.

Gameprom is back doing what they have proven themselves proficient at time and time again: making stellar pinball games.

It's a good game that has gotten even better.

An absolutely fantastic puzzle game, injecting humour and personality into a tried and tested puzzle formula. The multiplayer is also one of the best on iOS devices.

Duckie Deck Card Wars adapts the classic card game War for use on devices, complete with music and modern visual appeal.

Atomic+ is a minimalist survival game that hits all the right protons. It's fun, addictive, and will surely keep players coming back for more.

A refreshingly new entry into the genre that foregoes button-mashing memorization, replacing it with a well-designed, extensive, progressive control scheme that is very rewarding.

The Bug Butcher is a super fun and refreshing 2-D shooter. It provides a great amount of variety and challenge which somehow makes playing new levels and replaying old ones equally exciting. If you want to feel great about killing bugs, definitely play The Bug Butcher.

Fiete - A day on a farm in an interactive app for young children full of impressive art and sound effects.

Fun, funky and well worth checking out. Just make sure it doesn't cause too much distraction at work; there are some bosses who make MasterBotrix look downright cuddly in comparison.

Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath is an excellent example of how to meld gaming styles into one great experience, all while crafting a fascinating universe.

Sick of dated or repetitive quiz material killing the pace of a promising trivia game with your friends? Well you're in luck, because Trivia Crack is the answer to all of your trivia needs.

In Heads Up! players take turns trying to get their teammates to guess the word that's on the screen. It's a fantastic party game suitable for the entire family.

Though it doesn't differ a lot from Hunter Island, Neo Monsters is an excellent mobile-based Pokemon -like.

Scary and spine-chilling, Indigo Lake manages to create the most haunting iOS experience ever.

Contradiction is a live action point and click adventure that's pretty engaging.

Super Kiwi Castle Run offers plenty to keep the player coming back for more, right down to its weekly tournament which encourages competition. It’s a simple game but one that works well, with enough to keep players interested for more than just five minutes.

The name might be a mouthful but the incredibly well made runner it's attached to makes up for it.

Players should be able to progress in the game well enough without needing extra items. I was very impressed with the game, and given that it's free and a universal app, I would definitely recommend it.

Really, the only thing about Battleloot Adventure that might deter the loot-hungry iOS gamer is the 600+ megabytes it occupies. Aside from that it's cheap, addictive, nice to look at, and quite a bit of fun.

Egg vs. Chicken is one of those rare gems that I have to encourage as many people as possible to buy. It's cute, it's easy to play and it entices you into playing for much much longer than you'd envisage. It could well be the next Plants vs. Zombies or Angry Birds. It certainly deserves to be.

Management gameplay takes a back seat to this sharp and compelling interactive fiction experience that has aged remarkably well.

Super Stickman Golf 2 brings new courses, new powerups, new music, and most importantly, a turn-based online multiplayer mode to make an already-great game better.

This matching game takes cues from games like 10000000, tasking players with doing puzzles at a quick pace to complete quests and get rewards.

For gamers seeking intense action and fantastic graphics, Trigger Fist should not be missed. It's hard to believe that this kind of experience can be had on a phone, but the evidence speaks for itself.

Packed full of 150 fun-filled physics challenge, menacing garden gnomes, and an amusing storyline, Boom Boat 2 offers hours of enjoyment.

There's something sweet about seeing a simple concept executed well. The Incident is a great game that offers up a fun time with well-crafted retro sensibilities, and it's sure to appeal to a lot of iOS gamers. Download it today.

Zen Wars' value is largely in its incredibly fun multiplayer mode, so it comes highly recommended when players can gather up a few friends for some retro arcade-inspired strategy gaming. But if this is possible, then Zen Wars is a ton of fun.

Demolition Crush is a good looking (and great sounding!) take on the physics-based destruction genre.

When it comes to games are pleasant surprises, Snappy Dragons 2 HD is about as unexpected as they come.

Playing Tiny Wings, one just gets a feeling that this is a game that could be absolutely huge – from the ingenious unique gameplay to the charming protagonist and stunning visual style, all the elements for a smash hit are here.

For a universal puzzle game with 100 levels at $0.99, there's no reason for any puzzle fan to pass this one over. Add Webbies to your "Puzzles" folder and call it a day.

Genshin Impact is easily the most impressive free-to-play game on mobile. It offers such a rich world that rivals those of ambitious console and PC games while pacing its content such that mini play sessions using touch controls feel satisfying and worthwhile. There's nothing about Genshin Impact's business model that is new or praiseworthy, but it thankfully doesn't get in the way of enjoying what is otherwise a legitimately amazing open-world adventure.

For a newcomer to tower defense games, Gem Keepers is the perfect place to start. For those who already love the genre, Gem Keepers is a no-brainer. Get it.

It's extremely addictive, it has a great Game Center multiplayer mode, and it has moles. Yes, it's also supported by in-app purchases for more gems, but the game hands them out frequently enough for upgrades. This is a fantastic game.

A marvellous magical affair, Sugar Roll is an engaging casual platforming game that delights, amuses, and entertains.

Go Home Dinosaurs brings an unexpected mixture of gameplay elements to tower defense, but they all work together beautifully.

Why be the hero when you can be the villainous boulder that just wants their tomb to be left alone? Here's an Endless Runner that allows you to do just that!

For a simple puzzler that will get players thinking, Oh! Sheep is a nice addition to the genre. The first 15 levels are a generous amount of free levels to get a feel for the game and the $0.99 price tag is worth the total 90 levels. Anyone who enjoyed Spy Mouse and other path-drawing puzzlers should definitely pick this one up.

Lovers of Game Dev Story will love Office Story; a simulation management game where players can create games and apps to try to conquer the mobile market.

Its mechanics are still pristine. Its controls are still pretty much immaculate. The formula has been tweaked, and I think it has come out for the better. It's evolution, not revolution, but it's still Temple Run and it's sitll a lot of fun.

If you were a fan of the first Backbreaker Football, you'll absolutely love Backbreaker 2.

The RPG elements, awesome graphics and addicting game play are what stood out the most for me in this game.

Besides this odd control jumpiness, Bad Hotel is a delicious treat for eyes, ears, and intellect. It's a delightful way to spend some time in a nice comfy chair, iPad in hand, with perhaps a glass of wine and fuzzy slippers upon the feet.

I've usually found games like this to be boring, but this one kept me so hooked I almost missed my stop on the train. Multiple times. It's definitely worth checking out.

It's very easy to look past Heist's flaws and just enjoy it for what it is. It looks and plays great, particularly in this mobile format, and its New Game+ feature will make sure you have plenty of robotic strategy action to work through even after finishing the main game.

Rocket ROBO's combination of whimsical graphics and impeccable gameplay is just stellar.

To say that Dead Space is one of the best games that we have seen in 2011 doesn't do it justice. This is one of the most immersive experiences available on the platform.

While some elements can be a little annoying, BraveSmart is still a vastly entertaining game. One that's incredibly difficult to put down to boot.