This management game has some less-than-ideal blemishes but still manages to be a fun and satisfying experience.

This text adventure is easy to jump in and out of regardless of your familiarity with the series, partially because it lacks dramatic stakes.

The follow up to Hero Emblems adds some wrinkles to its solid puzzle combat but mostly just feels like more Hero Emblems.

Diablo Immortal is a fine social rpg with a pacing problem, and absolutely none of that has to do with its monetization.

This roguelite fps has enough variety to be a serviceable solo experience, but it's best enjoyed with others.

This shooter offers a lot of variety and feels good to play, but doesn’t have much of a personality.

This mobilized version of Respawn Entertainment's hit battle royale game feels manageable and easy to jump into without losing virtually any depth.

This best-in-class brawler makes its way to iOS in an uncompromised state, but still has the same warts of other games in the genre.

This free-to-play has some inspired aesthetics but otherwise feels like a full embrace of pay-to-win design.

By and large, Square Valley is a highly compelling puzzle game that captures the spirit of city-building in a pretty flexible and fun package. I just wish I could pop in and out of it a little more easily. Despite this (and a small handful of rulesets that could be a smidge clearer), Square Valley is well worth checking out.

This adventure game’s simple story and message are held up by gorgeous visuals, solid writing, and excellent soundtrack.

This stylish runner has some great ideas, but they don’t quite come together as seamlessly as they should.

This auto-battler is a goofy, casual, and fun time so long as you don’t take it too seriously.

Night Skate is one of the most refreshing runner-type games I've played in a long time thanks to its throwback design and aesthetic. The game just puts off a great vibe and rewards you for vibing with it. There's nothing complicated here, and that's exactly what makes it so special.

Dungeons of Dreadrock's is a completely unexpected surprise. When you start playing it, it looks and feels like it is just one of 1,000 other fantasy-themed puzzle games you've seen before, but it is so much more than that. Its world feels alive and its action feels so dynamic just by nature of the puzzle logic and design it puts forth. It is a commendable achievement that is worth celebrating. You owe it to yourself to give Dungeons of Dreadrock a try.

This adventure game about a lost cat serves up some subdued and idyllic puzzling.

This deck-based arena bullet hell shooter has a lot of fun ideas that stop being fun once you die, and you die a lot in Heck Deck.

This is all to say that if you want a way to play Alien: Isolation on a phone or tablet, it's hard to imagine a better end product than Feral Interactive's port of the title. I'm just not so sure this was a great kind of game to try and bring to the platform, as almost everything about it runs counter to how many folks (myself included) tend to engage in mobile play.

This streamlined version of Rocket League is both fun in its own right and completely free of cynical monetization schemes.

Moncage’s ambitious puzzle design would be way more frustrating if not for the game’s best-in-class hint system.

This text-driven adventure is charming and fun, though perhaps a little too light considering the asking price.

You shouldn’t play Bloodshore until it gets patched. Even if you do, it’s a somewhat middling experience that buries its most fascinating bits along its margins.

This it the definitive way to play Kathy Rain, even though it doesn’t feel all that different from the original.

Pokémon UNITE is a solid spin on the MOBA genre, but it feels like it should be more special.

Nauticrawl is an immensely rewarding narrative adventure about learning how to drive an otherworldly vehicle to freedom.

Infinite Fall’s celebrated narrative adventure finally finds its way to mobile, and it’s a nearly perfect experience that has aged tremendously well.

This narrative adventure starts as a meditation on the life of an artist before revealing some hidden layers to its story.

The iOS port of What Remains of Edith Finch is about as perfect as you can get, but the game feels a lot like the Finch estate itself: a structural marvel with hints of life inside.