While I’m not sure how long the addiction will last, Color Switch is clearly my pick for Game of the Day. And by “the day,” I mean “all. day. long. just one more try I almost got past that last one just gimme one more minute GAHHHHH…”

Gods of Rome leaves much to be desired. It’s a good idea crammed into a cookie-cutter mobile game mold that is just too small for it to work well. Everything it offers has been done before, and done better, in other mobile fighting games.

Just like the original, Badland 2 is an easy recommendation. It’s stylish, sleek, challenging, and most importantly: it’s fun.

The gameplay is a tried-and-true obstacle runner, but it’s the almost-impossible difficulty, well-designed levels, and the treat of getting to watch the audio and video work together to deliver a surprisingly energetic performance that really kept me hitting the replay button.

Scrubby Dubby Saga is a cute and addictive distraction that’s perfect for the bus — or the bathtub, if you’re one of those people that like to risk everything.

Skateboard designs and custom wheels are cool, but having more skaters to choose from would have been cooler.

It is simple, poignant, and horrifying. Be warned, the story is one of psychological torture and manipulative terrorizing. But it is a privilege to experience. Enjoy your stay.

I still don’t think that Episode 4 quite measures up to the very first, and like Episodes 2 and 3, it feels rather short, but it makes for a satisfying conclusion to an interesting story.

Blendoku 2 is free to download, and with 500 free levels plus multiplayer, you will get so much fantastic entertainment without hitting a paywall

Katy Perry fans and those interested in the music business alike will likely find a reason to stick around and invest a few dollars, but everyone else (especially impatient gamers) will want to opt for something meatier, even if it’s just the superior Kim Kardashian: Hollywood.

If you’re really into playing games that look and sound like a retro gaming experience, or dig turn-based dungeon crawlers, Into the Dim could be worth your time.

You might be tempted to play through most of Rust Bucket’s Puzzle Mode before diving into the Endless Dungeon, but I wouldn’t recommend it. You can figure out most of what you’ll need to survive after only a few levels, and the constant appearance of obnoxiously long ads might make it unbearable if you have to deal with too many of them. Instead, play a few puzzles and then jump straight into the Endless Dungeon – it’ll be a lot more enjoyable that way.

It’s an intriguing concept that’s reasonably original compared to so many other adventure games, even if it doesn’t always quite hit the spot. You’ll need a dark sense of humor to fully appreciate it, but it’s certainly memorable. Just expect to be frustrated at times by that picky attitude to where you tap.

Overall, Scribblenauts Unlimited is an excellent game that is great for all ages that allows players room to play however they’d like — though Scribblenauts Unlimited truly shines when players use their imagination.

Country Friends offers players much the same sort of experience they could find elsewhere in other farm management games. You plant, harvest, feed, collect, sell, and repeat. These are the ABC’s of the genre. Where Country Friends stands out is with its visuals, and how well it appeals to player’s emotions by pasting real emotion on the faces of the critters they’ll manage.

It’s a tasty puzzle experience that offers more of what Cut the Rope fans love, plus it has a few magic tricks up its sleeve.

If you’ve been lonesome for some Draw Something action, it’s definitely a game worth making your mark on.

That’s a shame, especially when The Incorruptibles - Knights of the Realm is so nearly the Age of Empires game we’ve all been waiting for. As it stands it’s a reasonable substitute, but it remains merely a substitute that you dip into for a spare ten minute session rather than something that will grab you for a significant length of time.

Maestria is a game in the eye of the storm that is the mobile games industry. While most other mobile games feature a flurry of in-app purchases, flashy rewards, and larger-than-life personalities crammed into tiny characters, Maestria is there, a little off to the side, gently ringing its bells, giving you a break from all the bluster roaring by.

It’s definitely fun and a different take on both match-3 and Magic, but it’s going to need some updating wizardry to completely captivate me for the long term.

There’s no denying that Fantastic Plastic Squad is a great-looking game, and the whole “toy” thing is pulled off really, really well. But it does get pretty tedious, and a I seriously cannot stand how it keeps downloading more and more content.

This one’s hard to recommend to anyone, least of all Pokémon fans — unless you have a dark desire to see the cuddly critters exist miserably in a world that Should Not Be.

BMO Snaps taps well into that ‘simple to learn, trickier to master’ trend that works so well for games like this. It really is so simple to start out with, but like any good photo shoot, perfection is tricky to capture.

It’s perhaps frustratingly brief, leaving you wishing for an episodic series of content, but it’s really quite beautiful.

If you like sokoban, puzzle games, or cute things in general. A Good Snowman is Hard to Build will definitely be worth your time.

I Wanna Be A Hero isn’t the most innovative game around, but it does what it set out to do, and that’s give players an easy-to-play (but hard to master) roguelike experience. If you haven’t gotten your fill of the roguelike genre on mobile yet, I Wanna Be A Hero may be worth a look.

Planet Diver is a fairly straightforward and stylish “endless” sort of game that’s perfectly enjoyable if you’re looking for something to eat up a few minutes here and there.

Vehicle management games were once a healthy, proud genre on the App Store, but examples of hearty category specimens are dwindling. If you want to play with some lives, Traffic Rush 2 gets you where you need to go.

Sniper Fury appeals to players who enjoy seconds-long bouts of sniping, and those who get a rush watching a bullet fly through the air and into some poor guys head, belly, or little finger are going to have some decent time with Sniper Fury. As for everyone else, Sniper Fury just doesn’t offer enough interesting content upfront, and there are other games out there that do a better job at what Sniper Fury is doing.

It’s all so very close for Rayman Adventures, but in the end, you’re going to end up wanting more from it. It might look beautiful, but its increasing number of niggles let the side down in the end.

As simple as it is and as little direct interaction as there might be, I do think Pocket Troops is pretty enjoyable.

Dominion is still a good game whether or not you decide to get any of the extras. In fact, I highly recommend doing so if you like board games, card games, or deck builders. Just know that you’ll be paying through the nose if you ever decide to expand your set.

Fans of interactive novels should pick up One Button Travel without a second thought, but be warned: The novel is told in real-time.

Between Hans and the overarching story that ties the separate chapters together, Brave & Little has certainly made some great additions to the Tiny Thief formula.

I don’t hate Aralon: Forge and Flame. I don’t even dislike it, really. But it has a lot of little problems that add up to something I’m not all that interested in playing again. I’d much rather get my RPG fix from something more polished, even if that means it takes place in a smaller world.

World of Tanks Generals is a great card game for casual players and card game enthusiasts alike - but for the more casual player, it might take a little longer to play than what the're used to on mobile devices.

What Army Antz would really benefit from is online multiplayer and a quick and scrappy skirmish mode away from the campaign. Without either, it doesn’t entirely hit the spot.

If you can look past the visuals though, and are looking to take a break from Hearthstone, Mabinogi Duel is the game for you.

Despite its frustrations, Go Home Dizzy’s brand of twirly-twirly stabby-stabby gameplay is unique, nutty, and full of good times. Give it a whirl.

Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes is the best Star Wars game to release for mobile devices in recent memory.

So far no one episode has managed to strike a satisfying balance between interesting puzzles, cool combat, and touching character moments, but taken as a whole it’s been quite the worthwhile ride. Here’s to hoping the last episode(s) can do a good job of capping off a pretty fun story.

While there are a couple of missteps for Real Boxing 2: CREED, it’s a mostly solidly entertaining boxing game. With plenty of content, it should keep you hooked for a while as you learn the art of perfect timing.

When you’re restricted by a game that’s all too keen to make you suffer for not throwing money at it though? That’s when Warhammer 40,000: Freeblade is all looks, lacking in real substance and classiness. It’s frustrating when it’s so close to being a great game.

It’s a little game that has some real value in it’s replay potential for speedrunners, and for everyone else it’s a nice reminder of the games we used to play as kids/teens, back in the age of game cartridges and AA batteries.

It’s a good, lighthearted, and far less deadly trip down.

King Tongue is the sort of wacky, simple, challenging action-platformer that pretty much hits all the right notes.

Last Horizon is a great little mellow but not really mellow space adventure that reminds me a little bit of Out There if it was more arcade-y and less simulation-y. That is to say I really like it, though it can certainly be frustrating at times.

It’s not the worst ending, but considering season two hasn’t even been announced yet, there isn’t any kind of a guarantee that players will get closure for everything they did in season one.

It all works fairly well, though with those difficulty spikes I mentioned sometimes winning can feel more like a matter of luck instead of actual skill.

It’s just not a title that stands with the best JRPGs on mobile. But this is a single entry in a planned series, and sequels often bring big improvements.

Heavy Blade is an okay dungeon crawler that feels more like a framework than anything.

There’s little else out there quite like Dark Fear, and its brooding tension and moodiness is a great way to ensure that you’ll be hooked all the more by what unfolds.

Maybe Mobile Strike will hook some people in — presumably those less interested in hands-on gaming — but for most, it’ll simply be an ideal example of the more insidious side of free-to-play gaming. Expect plenty of tapping and not much strategy or deep thought here.

If you enjoy board games, you should definitely try Thirty Days & Seven Seas. If you like strategy games you should probably give it a look too. And if you like the show, well, I have no idea if you’ll like it, but you should probably check it out anyway since it’s pretty darn good all-around.

Subterfuge is a fairly entertaining game for what it is, even with its quirks.

Swipe Me Out is a simple game with simple rules, simple IAP options, and is, simply, very fun.

Zenonia S is a tricky recommendation. As an MMOG, it’s good, if uninspired. As a Zenonia game, its format shift is disappointing. Think of it this way: It’s a free download. Give it a try; there’s a decent chance you’ll like what’s here.

If you don’t want to listen to Eminem’s music on repeat, you’re not going to enjoy this game. I promise you’ll be hearing the same song a lot during the “cheap death” phase of the learning curve. However, if you’re a big fan, or even just enjoy Eminem’s music, this is worth the download.

Ultimately though, Fantasy War Tactics is a pretty darned entertaining strategy RPG. It doesn’t punish players too much with premium teases and in-app purchases, and there’s usually plenty to do even after you run out of the energy needed to fight stuff. It could really do with a character selection option, though.

If you’re not entirely burned out on match-3 games, you’ll be happy to learn that Blossom Blast Saga isn’t going to waste your time for the first two-dozen levels. On the other hand, it’s also not going to do anything that exciting or revolutionary in those two-dozen levels.

BeatNiks has a solid foundation, and it definitely has its own sound (figuratively and literally). It’s currently a bit slow and spare, but that may change over the coming months. Let’s hope so; this game exudes a pretty cool beat.

Patient photographers may be able to push through, but the rest of us should let this Sasquatch remain at large.

The Room Three is exactly what fans have been hoping for, and more.

For the most part though, Agent A is all high quality content, with little filler to consider. Almost everything has a point to its placement, meaning that hardly anything goes to waste.

Quibbles about the controls and orientation quirks aside, The Black Tome of Ice is definitely a worthwhile sequel to Dragon Fantasy. Heck, it’s a worthwhile RPG regardless of how familiar you are with the first game, or how interested you are in a game that pokes fun of cliches.

It’s the kind of game you’ll chip away at – occasionally completing a few levels in a row before getting stuck all over again for a while longer.

Dead Effect 2 certainly has a few quirks that might annoy you or even turn you off entirely (it’s mainly the forced registration and the tone-deaf script for me), but if you can endure or ignore them you should be able to have quite a bit of fun with it.

Puzzle fans will surely be pleased with the challenging gameplay and the unique mechanics, so you have nothing lose in trying your hand at some mobile paper folding.

Slashy Hero is fun – it’s just also a little irritating at times. But it does make for a good dungeon-crawling (ish) romp and makes good use of the kind of swiping mechanics you don’t see often outside of games involving air traffic control or harbor management.

I had refused to believe a game like this could succeed on mobile, but Afterpulse has proved me wrong.

There isn’t enough good to outweigh the bad/annoying, even for a game that doesn’t cost anything to download or play.

What could have been a fairly fun vehicle shooter is all too often limited by such irritants.

It’s so close to being something really special, but doesn’t quite manage it.

Taking to the stage is an absolute blast, and there’s something to be said for the unique MTV-style approach of GHTV. The new guitar is tougher to use, but maybe a new challenge is exactly what old pros need.

The gameplay it still a little too easy for my liking and the puzzles barely qualify as puzzles, but it’s a fun time. And it’s also likely meant to be accessible to a younger audience, which is understandable.

If you’re intrigued by the idea of being hobbled thusly, Spelldom is definitely worth your time. Its concept is definitely clever, and proves that words can indeed hurt.

The finale holds the series’ humor as strongly as ever, and good god, Loader Bot and Gortys might be two of the cutest video game characters ever created.

Really though, I think Shadowgate is a solid upgrade to the original adventure.

Sniper X with Jason Statham is a great static shooter that fans of the genre will have a good time with, not only because cool-guy Jason Statham is your mentor throughout the experience, but because the game itself is a really fun one.

If you’re a fan of Shakira and happen to like match-3 games, or even if you’re not a fan of hers but still like the genre, you’ll enjoy Love Rocks Starring Shakira.

There’s a pretty good, if simple, action RPG hiding underneath Rune Story’s problems.

The lack of action will probably put off its fair share of players, but I still think Please, Don’t Touch Anything is a riddle worth exploring. If for no other reason than to see how many in-jokes have been crammed into its more obscure puzzles.

Whether or not you can finish the tougher puzzles in the right number of moves, it’s always satisfying to clear them. Plus it’s pretty to look at while you’re doing it.

Even if you’re getting kind of sick of match-3 stuff, I’d recommend giving Zombie Match Defense a look. Underneath the basic matching formula is an unexpectedly solid (and difficult) strategy game.

Downwell is easily one of the best action games to hit mobile this year. It’s intense, it’s unique, and every game you play goes towards unlocking something new.

No doubt Dub Dash is meant to appeal to a very specific niche of rhythm fans who adore insane challenges. Granted, those people should have some measure of fun, as Dub Dash looks great and sounds amazing. Just don’t count on enjoying yourself at this club if you don’t have lightning reflexes.

As someone who really likes board games, I was hoping to enjoy my time with Zombie Dawn. But all of the issues and weird quirks (and one-sided combat) made it all but impossible to do so.

Whether you’re a fan of the little yellow fellows or not, it’s worth checking out.

All in all, NHL SuperCard is a fun little card game that NHL fans should look into — and might I add it’s an excellent way to spend a commercial break during a game.

In a way I feel like it would have actually been better if Flash Gordon was a bad game instead of an extremely bland one. Then it could at least have a shot at hitting that “so bad it’s good” sweet spot.

Imagine your favorite mobile base-building strategy game, mix in a dash of XCOM, and then paint on a fresh coat of AMC’s The Walking Dead. That’s No Man’s Land in a nutshell: it’s nothing new to play, but the game features tried-and-true mechanics and comes with a heaping amount of appeal for fans of the television series to digest.

I mostly just wish it controlled better and that the resource side of the economy was (a lot) more balanced.

Everything about this game is precise while still maintaining a unique sense of surprise. If you’re looking for the perfect slice, Super Sharp will surely satisfy you.

Sonic Dash 2: Sonic Boom is a fun endless running game that’s tightly-bound. It proves, once again, that Sonic is at his best when he’s just allowed to run free with the wind in his quills.

So if you’re a fan of NASA, space adventures, gamebooks, or The Martian be sure to check out the official game. Mark is waiting for you to help bring him home.

For those who make it through the first 50 puzzles, there is a promise of more challenges coming soon. Even without more levels, the reasonable $0.99 download cost is a value for the experience.

You can adjust the digital d-pad to your liking, for instance. It gives you reasons to keep running, too: As you play a level, you’ll see ghosts from your past attempts, as well as the ghosts of your friends. It’s almost impossible to resist the compulsion to give chase.

Need for Speed: No Limits is a faithful mobile rendition of the long-running franchise. There are a few issues that prevented me from fulling enjoying the title, especially with the controls. However, for those searching for a way to take racing on the go, this title might just be the one you’ve been looking for.