A sweet and endearing endless runner that has enough new ideas to make it worth a look.

As fresh today as it was 12 years ago, Munch’s Oddysee’s clever puzzles, likeable characters, and weird personality are a joy to experience. It’s a shame about the camera, though.

Proof that originality doesn't always trump sheer design smarts. Your fingers will never know what hit them.

If you're willing to forgive its foibles this is a fresh and exciting narrative driven experience like no other.

Fun and fast paced, Verticus might not be the deepest game you'll ever play, but it'll certainly put a smile on your face.

A ferociously intense, multiplayer-focused real-time strategy game that's hugely entertaining, despite the lack of online play.

It may be an update of an existing game, but Switch Galaxy is playable, good looking, and extremely challenging.

It might not be the freshest skateboarding game out there, but you're going to enjoy the time you spend tricking around its levels.

Meowoof has a lot more meat on its bones than most casual games like this can even dream of.

It might look a bit dated now, but Final Fantasy IV Advance is a classic gaming experience.

A dark and sometimes stirring gamebook, Sol Invictus might not add much to the template, but it's a thrilling ride all the same.

It might not have the spectacle of some bullet-hell shooters, but Plasma Sky is a much more welcoming game, with enough depth to keep fans of the genre happy, too.

Brings a stone classic into the modern age with style, although it could use better balance and more variety.

Pretty to look at and fun to play, Nuts! is a competent 3D alternative to Doodle Jump.

Kairosoft continues its management game dominance with Mega Mall Story: our addiction levels beg for mercy.

Subsurface Circular is a brief journey, but the tale this narrative game tells is both entertaining and thoughtful.

A cartoon-style romance full of silliness, Boy Loves Girl hides a fiendishly addictive game under a simple premise, then dares you to escape its obsessive trials.

One of the big surprises of the last few weeks, this one is well worth checking out.

A great example of the innovation bubbling up from indie games, They Need To Be Fed is a lovely little action platformer. Your only disappointment will be its brevity.

Thanks to a solid foundation, the new ideas that Chip Chain brings to a crowded table make it a lot of fun.

In short, then, this is a great single-screen arcade title for those who love a challenge.

A shooter that's a lot more hit than miss, Battle Supremacy has enough going for it to keep you playing for a good long while.

Axl & Tuna isn't a particularly innovative endless-running game, but what it lacks in originality it makes up for with good times.

You should play Rising Board. How else are you going to witness a penguin on a surfboard flipping tricks like there's no tomorrow?

A clever, engrossing stealth puzzler that should have its best days ahead of it.

First baffling, then mesmerising, Deflex proves a welcome change of pace for Minter.

If you're after a truly traditional RPG experience with some modern 3DS trimmings, Dragon Quest VII is a safe bet that'll keep you busy till Christmas.

A strange concoction that somehow just works, Wizorb is an entertaining, though at times unwieldy beast.

The speed will impress you, but it's the editing tools that will keep you coming back for more in this impressive DS debut for the hugely addictive - and rewarding - TrackMania franchise.

Wytchwood is an enticing 2D adventure game featuring fun puzzles that will keep you immersed with its charming story and interesting cast of characters.

Though Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers may be a little harder to get into than Devil Survivor Overclocked, it's just as entertaining.

Despite Pop Island's way too simplistic design, it oozes charm and is wonderfully silly fun.

A well-crafted platformer with a neat central hook, Bring Me Sandwiches!! is another Adult Swim cracker.

Subnautica is a thrilling survival game set on a watery alien planet. With engaging survival combat and a beautiful world to explore, the only thing bringing this mobile port down is the autosave freeze issue.

A wonderful platformer with oodles of content, Mini Dash is charming, challenging, and inventive. An essential addition to your collection.

A great recipe with a slightly sour aftertaste, Egz is a sweet, fun, playable game, but with an XP system that needs smashing.

Whilst it pours the information on pretty thick to start with, once you've flown a few sorties Sky Gamblers: Air Supremacy becomes a brilliant airborne battler.

Under Pressure is everything a second episode should be: interesting, deep, and action-packed. It may not be perfect, but it's a vast improvement on episode one which was trying too hard to be a great first episode. Under Pressure just shrugged, kicked its feet back, and cracked open a beer.

Coach a fledgling roller derby team to be the best while dealing with all the Roller Drama behind the scenes as you hope the matches go your way.

A remarkably generous offering from Team17. Fun, playable, and stuffed to bursting point with content.

Mochi-O is a charming action experience in which you battle hordes of enemies using a genetically modified hamster.

Dodging and weaving through World War II, My Army is an exciting and frantic addition to a genre that's already got its fair share of classics.

An incredibly slick fighting system and top class presentation make this a must for anyone seeking an alternative to the usual one-on-one fighters.

A few niggling issues stop Uprising from being a heavenly experience, but for a star who's spent over two decades out of the spotlight, Pit's return is nothing short of a triumph.

A treat for the Atlus faithful, Shin Megami Tensei will challenge and reward you in a way that few RPGs on the App Store can manage.

An exceptional port of one of my favourite games. However, there is a question of how this almost ten-year-old game could have been slightly better adapted to mobile for commuters and how it will develop from here.

A fine mixture of excellent presentation, surprising depth, and perfect control, Shellrazer is one of the most compelling action games we've seen on iOS in quite some time, but its intense action may not be for everyone.

Pixel Ranger's presentation can't be faulted, and it offers a stern arcade challenge for those who are skilful enough to master its occasionally taxing control system.

The marble shooter genre gets a rock twist in this deranged but captivating effort. Avoid the temptation to use the in-app purchases and you'll find that this keeps you busy for quite some time.

A manic game that requires performance enhancing drugs to keep up with it. We suspect it's an audition piece for The Last Starfighter.

Arena blaster fans will thoroughly enjoy Alien Chaos 3D, especially if they have a (strange) predilection for cleaning up their mess afterwards.

A remarkable achievement and a hugely interesting idea, Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition's inherent identity crisis could be its undoing though.

Invert is a really cracking puzzler which offers up plenty of head-scratching challenges and bags of solvers' satisfaction.

A dig 'em up with depth that deftly marries a bit of arcade action with cunning puzzling.

Bright, beautiful and extremely playable, Revenant Wings breathes new life into the portable line of Final Fantasies.

Despite a potentially steep learning curve and light replayability, Super Gridland's unique approach is well worth checking out by fans of the genre.

A solid little game with some standout moments, Super Tiny Leap is definitely worth checking out.

Like so many games nowadays, Atomik: RunGunJumpGun is presented in a lovely pixel art style, but the biggest plus point is the soundtrack. It each level brilliantly, especially when you're wearing headphones. ATOMIK: RunGunJumpGun becomes very atmospheric when played this way. Which is a major pro as there's barely any story here and what is delivered via soundbite dialogue between stages feels a bit tacked on. What could be a relatively bland game truly excels on the Switch, and if you're a completist going for all the collectibles, you'll be here for a long time.

Offering the right kind of ludic lunacy, Time Ducks is a wacky winner.

A well put together match-three puzzler with a solid RPG built around it, Darkin is well worth some time and effort.

An appealing combat racer that's critically hampered by frequent momentum-sapping breaks in the action and an overbearing ad system.

GemCraft is an unusual tower defence game with a wealth of content and some clever twists to the usual formula.

A commendable refresh of a classic from gaming's prehistory, Centipede: Origins expands on the core gameplay of the original to deliver a fun and addictive experience.

While most people will never see it through to the end, those who persevere with The Curse are in for one of the most difficult puzzling experiences going.

A bright, shiny arcade blaster with a cartoon swagger and enough challenge to keep shooter fans grinning maniacally.

If you missed out on this unique puzzle-platform game when it hit the PlayStation Vita, here's your chance for a trip through the underworld.

Part-Angry Birds, part-tower defence, part-action game, all ace: CastleStorm - Free to Siege is a curious mix of surprisingly complementary genres.

Enter the nightmares of a sweet kid and help them escape through moments of joy by solving slow-paced puzzles and lots of clicking.

An awful lot of fun in small doses, Velocirapture is only let down by the fact it's a little bit too easy.

A weak interface and limited card selection can't disguise that Magic is still a great game.

Familiar and fresh at the same time, Spy Mouse takes an existing formula and expands it into something quite special.

Who knew sorting out luggage would be so hard, or so much fun? Saito's skewed view on the world strikes again in this top-notch puzzler.

A dark and grimy adventure with some real tension, The Detail: Episode One - Where The Dead Lie might not have any tricky puzzles, but its story will pull you through.

A great mix of engaging fantasy and challenging strategy, offering big replay value for the asking price.

A clever use of mobile technology to tell an enthralling story.

If you were looking for a new match something puzzler, Futurama: Game of Drones will fill that gap nicely. You'll also love it if you're a fan of the show.

An engaging and easy-to-play arcade burst with a hard and challenging core, Hypership Still Out of Control doesn't do enough to differentiate itself from its predecessor.

Bulb Boy makes itself at home on the Switch to give us a spooky puzzler to play at home or on the go.

Colourful and novel, Save Toshi is a fresh breath of anime-style gaming in the 3D physics puzzler genre.

Bold and unique, Gravity Rush is a strong PS Vita release that gets better and better the more you play it.

A generous free-to-play game that's packed with fast, hard-hitting action, but slightly cumbersome controls.

Although it suffers from a few porting issues, the heart of Civilization VI remains intact. Fans of the franchise will be thrilled to discover that this is the exact same experience offered on other platforms, and one that holds up after all these years.

As expressive as its ninja's dashing eyebrows, Parachute Ninja is a great little game that builds on strong tactile physics gameplay with subtle level design.

While the freemium model may deter some, Shadow Cities is MMORPG is good fun, and free to those who don't mind grinding.

A bright and garish racer that's fun in all of the right ways.

A polished and well-contructed side-scrolling sandbox, Junk Jack X doesn't build much on the foundations of its predecessor, but what it adds is well worth exploring.

This might not be the best version of Human Resource Machine, but it remains a puzzler well worth checking out.

Helping a cat become obese has never been more fun. If you enjoy flinging birds at pigs, or feeding candy to aliens, then this one's for you.

Quite unlike any other twin-stick shooter you've ever played, Mushihimesama Bug Panic is a mini-masterpiece that combines gorgeous visuals with arresting gameplay.

At times brilliant, FIFA 11 is also limited by odd fumbles to ensure that this is just the first step on the road to glory, rather than the crowning moment itself.

Devilishly unforgiving and dangerously infuriating. But also delicately updated and delightfully addictive.

Without hotkeys and precision clicks the formula isn't perfect, but Lemmings Touch is about as good as a handheld entry of the series could ever be.

Warhammer: Arcane Magic is a bright and engaging turn-based battler with some neat ideas and a slick Warhammer polish.

A perfectly-sized, well thought out roguelike that's got a lot more to it than meets the eye.

Genres and synapses collide in this glossy confection that conceals an infinite-match-flightpath arcade-puzzler. Hard to believe it's being given away for nothing.

A clever, fast-paced word game that's well worth a look.

A compelling story and exceptional soundtrack which is held back only by the frequent flaws of the game type and a shortage of innovative in-game mechanics.

A fierce and entertaining brawler that's got a lot more going for it than other examples of the genre.