I recommend picking up Starseed if you are a fan of old-school arcade shooters and bullet hell shmups.

I recommend giving Vertical Divide a try if you’re in the mood for a simple but challenging numerical puzzle.

The game not only looks great and has some fun sounds, but is a test of skill and precision.

I love adorable graphical style, the audio is a delight to the ears, controls work well (even on small screens), and the puzzles themselves can be fairly challenging, despite the cartoonish aesthetic. I’m still in the early stages, but I can see myself coming back to this one for a while. I highly recommend checking out Cosmic Express if you’re a train puzzle game fan.

I highly recommend getting Dungelot: Shattered Lands for yourself if you love a good roguelike dungeon crawler that will keep you entertained for a long time.

It’s like a Fruit Ninja but with a much more serious tone and theme.

I recommend checking out Pilots of the Dawn if you like Luftrausers and have been wanting a similar game for iOS, or just enjoy intense, arcade shooters.

I recommend Dirac to anyone who enjoys challenging arcade-style puzzle games.

I recommend giving Diffission a try if you don’t mind fractions (or want to brush up on them) and want a challenging puzzle game.

The visuals are beautiful, quirky music and sound effects make the game even more fun, the gameplay itself is challenging, and the controls are responsive. However, since the game is a free download, it does make use of an annoying energy system (batteries) and sometimes the levels seem so difficult at first that it feels like the game is pushing you to get some in-app purchases to help you out.

If you are a fan of other Crescent Moon titles like The Deer God and Almightree: The Last Dreamer, or just enjoy Zelda games, then you’ll get a kick out of Legend of the Skyfish.

The game has a beautiful aesthetic that is calming, the music and sounds are pure bliss, and the controls are intuitive and responsive, indicating that this was a game that was optimized for touch screens. The puzzles themselves start off easy enough, but then things gradually pick up and become intricate and challenging. It’s just a perfect treat for puzzle lovers. I highly recommend checking out Causality this week if you’re in the mood for a truly special puzzle game.

I recommend giving The Balloons a try if you want a fun pick-up-and-play title to get you through a few minutes (or hours) of your day.

If you’re a fan of puzzle games and computers, but also want something fresh and new, then I highly recommend giving Beglitched a try.

I highly recommend picking up Oxenfree if you are a fan of supernatural themes and have not played the game before.

I highly recommend giving Ninja Boy Adventures a try if you’re a fan of Bomberman or like challenging maze strategy games.

If you are familiar with Pokémon Snap, then you will know how Jurassic GO works, as the two are similar, but this title deals with dinosaurs, of course.

I highly recommend not writing off Dream Machine : The Game just because it looks like Monument Valley. The game has a familiar style, but plenty of new mechanics that make it into its own challenging game.

I highly recommend checking out Telepaint if you’re a fan of portal-based puzzle games with a lot of charm.

The stunning graphics will just suck you right into the action, and it's definitely a fun challenge.

The minimal style is aesthetically pleasing, and the colors are eye-catching. However, if the colors are too bright when you play in the dark, there is a Night theme that you can switch to in the menu to turn everything into grayscale, which is a nice addition. The music is soothing as well, so it’s easy to put your attention into solving the puzzles. Controls are intuitive and responsive, the myriad of puzzles can be fairly challenging, and the gameplay mechanics are introduced at a gradual pace that never overwhelms. The only thing that is missing are hints for those who prefer immediate gratification when it comes to puzzle solving, but I think it’s better this way since there’s no way to squeeze more money out of you for hints through in-app purchases or watching ad clips. And as I said, everything can be solved by trial-and-error.

Vignettes may appear simple on the surface, but the game is much deeper than that once you start, and it ends up being hard to stop. Plus, the interactions with some objects provide fun extras, such as rescuing cute cats, time travel, selfies on a mountain, and more. They’re not exactly obvious, but part of the fun is discovering all of these secrets for yourself.

This is a fun platformer, and hey, it's Woz and Trejo in a game together, on a rampage. What more do you want?

I highly recommend checking out 13 Thieves if you are a fan of number puzzle games, or just want a challenge to keep you busy this week.

I highly recommend Maestria to any puzzle game fans who want something new and different.

This is a fantastic game and it is great to see that the developers have given us an iPad version. The graphics are cute, the puzzles are challenging and the overall atmosphere of the game is good, clean fun.

This game is a lot of fun. If your partner takes it seriously, you can really get a good game going.

The game’s simple and clean visuals are aesthetically pleasing, the sound effects are a nice touch, and the gameplay is simple but difficult to master — as is any good and challenging game.