Figuring out the basics and watching your Tsuro knowledge blossom as you make new connections and figure additional mechanics out is still quite fun, and this is a very well-made title that holds your hand when you need it to and backs off to let you learn on your own.

Overall, the feeling Spiral gives is of a decent, if unremarkable game from a bygone era. Nothing we experienced is enough to recommend against it, though the starting price tag of $4.99 might be a little off-putting to some for a work of this quality. It doesn't really excel in any regard, but nor does it offend.

Introductory jostles aside, holding Repulze to the exact standards of WipEout or its ilk would be missing the point of its snack-sized packaging. Ultimately, games like this should serve as complements to their genre forerunners.

With great one touch controls, unlockable endless modes, and more costumes than you can shake a stick at, Mighty Fin should keep gamers entertained for far longer than it has any right to.

Shattered Planet has landed in the sweet spot between learnability and surprise that keeps each trip new, fresh, and entertaining. It’s packed with loot to discover, use, and inevitably lose as you fall victim to the many random and wild ways to die.

This certainly won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, as it’s easy to imagine some people will think it too simplistic or just not dig the core concept. But the appetite for card games on mobile seems to be unending, and Missile Cards fits the bill for mobile gamers looking for something in that genre that they can play solo and still find a challenge that will provide them with hours of fun.

If you've never played The Fancy Pants Adventures before then iOS isn't a bad place to jump aboard. The entertaining story and abundance of bonus challenges will keep you entertained for quite a while, and the game has style to spare. However, those who have already been on this adventure have no real reason to revisit it due to a lack of new content and gameplay mechanics that still don't feel quite right.

Get it, play it, enjoy it – just don’t let the powers that be know how much fun you’re having throwing a monkey wrench into the machine of authority.

Squids is a rarer find than an all-natural Tahitian pearl. From the gameplay to the graphics to the sound, everything here is pitch-perfect. More importantly, it's impossible to come away from the game without wearing a damn idiot grin on your face. It's great.

Follow the Rabbit is one of the best physics puzzler games I've played in a good long time and, as a fan of the genre, it hit pretty much every note I could want it to. The catharsis that comes with finishing that last puzzle is palpable, and the means that lead to that end are a whole lot of fun. Just try not to drive yourself crazy in an effort to nab every single coin.

Sky Chasers is a game that’s as challenging as it is beautiful.

Considering that Only One is free-to-play, it can't hurt to give it a try.

Combo Crew is a fun game with plenty of replay value. The biggest hindrance is the occasional problem with the controls, which still manage to work for the most part. If you're a fan of beat 'em ups and brawlers, Combo Crew is worth a try.

Bridge Constructor is tricky, but it's accessible for (ahem) engineers of all skill levels. There's more than one way to build a bridge (at least in the virtual world), and it doesn't matter if your constructions are creaking, swaying abominations that would give an acrophobic the screaming horrors. As long as the cars make it over safely, you're golden.

Ms. Splosion Man is a great game somewhat diminished by an imperfect port. If you can swallow the business model and shrug off a few deaths that weren’t your fault, you’re in for a humorous, challenging, and rewarding time. That being said, Ms. Splosion Man is still best played with a controller, and best purchased for a single amount.

Flight! isn't a bad game by any means. It functions as advertised and the game works perfectly. It's just not that interesting.

If you're a fan of word and grammar games you'll enjoy suffering with The Grading Game. But if you are or ever were a TA, you might want to gird your soul before playing. This one hits a little close to home.

When it comes to combat sims, you'll be hard-pressed to do better than Backyard Monsters: Unleashed. It's got all the right parts in the right order, and it doesn't force microtransactions on you at any point.

Overall, CATS: Crash Arena Turbo Stars offers a great package. It looks great, it’s entertaining, and even the music is pleasant enough to keep you from rushing to mute. You don’t have to be a cat person to enjoy CATS: Crash Arena Turbo Stars; you just have to enjoy tinkering (or betting) and be willing to trust your feline driver.

Overall Spirittea is imbued with so much charm, and it’s all wove together to create a fascinating and whimsical experience. Plus, with a character as sassy and hilarious as Wonyan to guide me, all the tasks he bestows are always delivered alongside amusing dialogue. I’m a dog person at heart, but Wonyan is my honourary cat.

Ultimately Grapple Dog is a well priced platformer that’s clearly a labour of love for all involved, and is essential if you’re looking for a new 2D platformer on your Switch.

It’s precisely this fascination with mirroring form and function that makes The Sailor’s Dream so uninteresting to rate. To rank neatly among a pantheon of other toys assigned numbers. If there was every any question of it before, let there be none now: Simogo is doing the most significant, impactful work in mobile today.

If you've got a short attention span, or you're down to the last gig of memory on your iPad, Kingdom Conquest II might come in handy with its multiple styles of play under one umbrella. Otherwise, you're better off just downloading the top single genre games and going with them.

Sparkle 2 is a quickie, but a polished quickie. There's plenty to do and see if you've got the time to invest – especially if you're a fan of the genre. And even if you're not, it's cheap enough to try out. Give it a whirl and see if you don't get into the marble game.

Don’t Shoot Yourself! is an interesting take on the bullet hell genre, but as a part of that genre, may not be for everyone. In this case, though, it feels like a cross between those games and the classic Snake number-eating game, so it may yet appeal to some outside of that core audience.

Ultimately Banana Mania is a lot of fun, and a solid starting point to those new to the series. Long term fans might find the changes to accommodate a wider audience just too bitter a pill to swallow though.

Mr. Crab is the McDonald’s toy equivalent of an iPhone game, and it didn’t come free with the Happy Meal.

Ultimately, though, there are enough of those great ideas - both artistically and mechanically - to ensure that Third Eye Crime stands out as a singular experience in its genre. Like one of Rothko’s capers, the game is not without its hitches, but Moonshot managed to handily steal my heart with their first mobile title nonetheless.