This game borrows heavily from Sirvo Studios’s Threes! but the result is a game that feels completely unique and brilliant.

Super Fowlst incorporates Spelunky into its mishmash of influences. This would be incredible if not for the game's kind of slow start.

Kingdom Rush Vengeance proves there is still room for new, great tower defense games on an App Store that sometimes feels overloaded with them. Although it still has some annoying monetization stuff in it, Kingdom Rush Vengeance is the biggest and baddest the series has been. A few IAPs doesn't change the fact that this is a must-buy.

Spitkiss is a platformer that feels tailor-made for mobile. Its unique setup and mechanics let a game with simple touch controls feel like a challenging and rewarding experience. For anyone thinking Spitkiss may not be for them because of its subject matter, don’t let that stop you from playing one of the best mobile platformers out there.

Black Paradox is essentially a retrowave version of Steredenn. It's fine, but definitely familiar.

Idle Skies is all about waiting for your wealth to pile up and occasionally interacting with your planes. While it's a decent enough option for a game you want to be able to check on minimally, for most of us, it's likely to seem a fairly lackluster experience.

This dungeon crawler offers an interesting change of pace, but suffers from too many technical issues.

This cross between Ghostbusters and Kero Blaster takes too long to get interesting.

Wish there was a more Halloween-y version of Downwell? Candies n' Curses might just be your best bet.

10tons makes some amazing shooters on iOS, but Tesla vs. Lovecraft--while solid--doesn't quite top their previous releases.

I don’t love Reigns or Game of Thrones all that much at this point, but Reigns: Game of Thrones combines the two properties in a way that—though simple—is surprisingly enjoyable. It’s fun to feel like you’re in control of Westeros, even if it’s only for a little bit before you meet some terrible demise. There’s enough clever things that Nerial does with George R.R. Martin’s fantasy universe that makes Reigns: Game of Thrones worth checking out if you have any affinity for the show or books.

It may be a bit of a steep price point, but Monster Hunter Stories absolutely oozes quality and has plenty to keep you busy with.

Dragalia Lost is a fine game, and I bet it will be a successful one too. I’m all for quality, new gacha games, but this is not how I want to see Nintendo operating in the mobile space. Despite being a decent game, Dragalia Lost doesn’t feel Nintendo-like at all. Instead, it feels like a polished up version of the games we’ve all already seen on the App Store, making Nintendo’s mobile efforts really feel like an afterthought rather than any sort of space for exciting new game developments.

Unfortunately there's little to love here, which is a pity, because the game formula itself is one that has plenty of promise. But with so much lag and such intrusive ads, you'd have to be both incredibly patient and incredibly lucky in order to make any real progress in the game and have decent hopes of winning a few rounds. Even if you're a fan of the territory-grabbing mechanic, give this one a miss.

Aside from the mildly interesting conceit, Ammo Pigs doesn’t have a lot going for it. It feels old and thin, and does very little to make what is there feel interesting or nostalgic. There are droves of better 2D action platformers on the App Store, most of which will leave more of an impression on you than Ammo Pigs will.

This puzzle game has its fair share of issues, but it’s worth seeing through to the end.

The sequel to Alphabear doesn’t change things up too much, but that’s ok. It’s still pretty great.

This puzzle adventure is full of half-baked ideas that result in a pretty forgettable experience.

The fun of The Company is in using your phone in weird and creative ways to solve puzzles. Even when you immediately figure out what you’re supposed to do on a given puzzle, actually using your device’s full feature set to to solve puzzles is incredibly satisfying. If the game was only these kinds of puzzles, it would be a must-buy, but—unfortunately—The Company also features some not-so-great puzzles that really drag down what is otherwise a stellar puzzler.

Wall Kickers is a great little package. It probably won’t be your next obsession, but it’s not a game that really feels like it’s shooting for that, either. This is just a good game to have on your phone when you want a minute or two of satisfying action, and it delivers on this front in spades.

Overall Sling Drift has the potential to be a fairly entertaining game, but the squishy physics make it tougher than it should be, especially if you don't spring for the in-app purchase.

This multi-layered puzzle game can be extremely rewarding, provided you have the patience for it.

Hungry Dragon is a simple but wonderfully chaotic free-to-play game with lots of rather bloody fun to be had.

Golfing Around is good, simple fun. If you just want a golf game that resembles old school titles like Fuji Golf, this game definitely delivers. Golfing Around is only really disappointing if you know going into it that the creator behind this game used to have ideas like what if slo-mo platforming and also golf? and is now just presenting a no-nonsense golf game with a course creator. It just feels a little underwhelming compared to his previous output, even though this effort is perfectly pleasant for what it is.

Despite being a game about holes, Donut County is a remarkably complete experience. It’s got the charm and silliness of something like Katamari Damacy, but with some added depth, interesting character work, and compelling storytelling to boot. This is an absolute must play.

This puzzle game is equally compelling as an endless score-chaser and satisfying narrative game.

Even if you're not a fan of stealth games, Sneak Ops is fast-paced, clever, and fun enough for everyone to enjoy.

This brawler has a ton of neat stuff going on in it, but the combat leaves something to be desired.