A fun, if flawed endless flyer that'll have you smiling for a while.

A well put together boardgame adaptation, A Brief History of the World can be a little impersonal. It's still fun, however.

A fun, good looking game that's aimed at a younger market, Playworld Superheroes should keep your kids entertained for a while.

A dark veil of skin-crawling despair wraps around Lone Survivor's tight aesthetics, although as this begins to wear off, you may find the mechanics underneath a little too repetitive

A slow-paced casual company sim that's not without its charms.

Funny and challenging, Stunt Star: The Hollywood Years will prove a worthy download for fans of the physics-based genre, but the intense difficulty of the later levels limits its appeal.

Bring Me Down uses the Unreal Engine to deliver a high standard of presentation and convincing physics, but the seemingly random nature of success undermines the enjoyment somewhat.

It's light on content, but Sky Dancer is a strangely calming auto-runner with a gorgeous art style.

Doki-Doki Universe is a feel-good video game. It isn't going to challenge you, and there are some technical issues, but it'll still give you a warm fuzzy feeling inside.

Thumb Drift is a simple and engaging one-finger racing. It might not have much meat on its bones, but it's still worth a look.

Order Up!! To Go is a charming, tactile, and fun time-management game that's undermined by a silly freemium structure.

If it weren't for the controls, Cognition: Episode One would be a must-buy. But it's worth playing all the same.

A tidy, well constructed room escape puzzler that's perhaps a little too slight for its own good.

An honourable homage to platform games of the past, and what it lacks in originality it makes up for in charm.

Stiff controls and limited options keep this beautiful shooter from firing off perfectly.

With its format of release being questionable at best, daWindci Deluxe's new additions just about manage to keep its old score afloat.

A pretty standard tapper, but one that does everything right.

Professor Layton and the Spectre's Call is more of the same great puzzling gameplay, but it's definitely starting to lose its appeal.

A clean and clever puzzler with some neat ideas, Gregg isn't perfect, but it's definitely worth a look.

A generic presentation doesn't do Dungeon Crawlers any favours. Nor does the irritating game camera. But it's a robust tactical RPG with some smart gags.

A clever twist on the bullet hell genre, Magenta Arcade is well worth checking out.

When it excels, Coco Loco is a showcase for its developer, but it slips back too quickly into comfortable routines and safe choices.

It's almost instantly forgettable, but Pokemon Quest is a charming and enjoyable way to fill the time before the bigger games land.

While Dead Nation is showing signs of age, there's still life in the old girl yet.

This strategy game is grand, but perhaps a bit too grand for mobile.

Puzzle Quest 3 is an enjoyable match-3-slash-RPG experience from the OG franchise that started the genre mash in the first place. It's not for casual players, and the paywall feels a little too high at times, but the match-3 combat itself is an engaging experience that's one for the books.

Though it's extremely short, Don't Look Back sports an effective mix of rich atmosphere and pinpoint platforming - and it's free to boot.

An engaging, polished, and deep strategy game with just a few niggles to dull the shine.

A big old bundle of laser blasting fun, Groundskeeper 2 does what it does with style and a cheeky smile.

If you're committed to the cause, Dr Kawashima's Brain Training will give your grey cells a daily workwork for weeks, but it ain't no game.

Ninja Wrath sometimes comes unstuck due to its often irksome controls and reliance on in-app purchases, but it has enough of that all-important killer instinct to provide plenty of blood-soaked entertainment.

While its single-player campaign leaves a lot to be desired, Mad Cows makes up for it with an excellent multiplayer offering.

A shooter with a decent amount of stodge to it, but not that much nutrition.

Excellent presentation, and an enjoyable concept go a long way to concealing the fact that this is a pretty standard free-to-play management game.

While much of its perpetual running gameplay has been seen before, Grim Joggers does enough to push it in front of the also-rans with its crowd-control twist.

A great example of modern platforming, coupled with a terrible example of a fighting game. Still, much more to love than hate.

An entertaining new chapter in the LucasArts saga, but one that could have used a bit more time to fix silly technical flaws before being unleashed.

Great action and excellent multiplayer modes make Renegade Squadron an enjoyable experience, even if the short single-player mode and substandard visuals keep it from reaching its full potential.

This intriguing dystopian adventure is a solid stealth game with smart touch-friendly controls, but it's let down by a lack of variety and a painfully short running time.

Though Ragnarok Odyssey is a dumbed-down RPG that won't please stat-fiends, it's still pretty great at what it does.

Imbued with a retro style and blessed with tight controls, Kid Vector calls to mind the great platformers of yesteryear, but sadly lacks long-term prospects.

A well constructed physics puzzler with just the right balance of skill and luck to keep you playing.

What's up for grabs isn't perfect, but it's a strong start. A little work and a little time, and we should get our "happily ever after."

Tappingo is a fresh take on the grid-based puzzle genre and the perfect treat for your brain and fingers when you need to kill a few minutes.

A flawed but fun puzzler with honourable intent.

The Room is always going to be good, but playing on Nintendo Switch isn't the best choice.

Slam Dunk King's clever combo-based scoring system won't be to everyone's tastes, but once it gets hold, it's hard to put down.

There's a fair bit of strategy to Dynasty of Dungeons, but even the the flashy special attacks it still feels a bit hands-off.

This good-looking homage to the Donkey Kong is a fine addition to the endless-runner genre, but don't go expecting any daring innovation to accompany those lush graphics.

Take a trip to the nostalgic past on your way to the Lost Island with solid customisation, lots to collect, and lots to fight, as fuzzy and easy as it may be.

Despite an underwhelming story mode, the action-packed multiplayer matches and lashings of customisation make Custom Robo Arena a nice little diversion.

It's not a remarkable game, but Watercolors is interesting enough that it's worth more investigation.

Give Crystal Adventure a chance, and you'll find some great gameplay behind its lacklustre aesthetic.

A blast from the past, that works perfectly well on mobile, but probably isn't quite worth the asking price.

A smart, literal twist on the match-stuff puzzler. KANO adds enough spark and arcade action to make it worth a look.

A habit-forming gear changer with lots of shiny cars and a surprisingly relaxed free to play system.

Hohokum's quirky, dreamy landscapes beg to be explored, but its abrasive and often aggrivating design keeps the player at arm's length.

A gorgeous, fast-paced rhythm game that feels a bit samey if you don't shell out a lot of money.

Bethesda has squashed its 2016 shooter onto Switch, and while it's missing some polish, it's still a lot of fun.

Graceful Explosion Machine is a perfectly adequate bullet hell shooter - a good one even. But the repetition and misguided level-based design hurt its chances of being a must buy.

Stupidness 2 PRO does not push the iPhone hardware to its limit nor will it last an eternity, but it is a challenging series of word puzzles with an unfortunately short lifespan.

Shoot the zombies in the face and then get better guns and then shoot the zombies in the face again and so on and so forth.

Not without its merits, Jack Lumber is a decent line drawer, but it never manages to spark into life.

A refreshingly bright and breezy take on the Batman universe that is well worth investigating, but it won't take long to long to bat grapple hook your way through.

It's not perfect, but Word Mage mostly does justice to its appealing concept. And if 'Boggle-meets-RPG' appeals to you in the slightest, then you won't regret your purchase.

A brief but exciting scramble up the side of a castle, Leaping Legend doesn't have the legs to be a classic, but it's fun all the same.

The first half of Broken Age is charming, gorgeous, and well written. But some might find the obvious puzzles and softer tone aren't quite what they were hoping for.

Angry Birds is a constantly changing beast, but most of the changes here are for the better.

A fun little diversion of a game that allows you to kill time via iOS or Facebook.

A solid but not particularly challenging platformer, Epic Eric is fun but entirely forgettable.

Lili is a gorgeous game with lots of personality and bundles of charm. But as a game it's rather insubstantial and struggles to hold your attention for long.

Bright and a bit dangerous, anyone looking for a single player experience will be disappointed, but those looking for a tight multiplayer experience will find something to like.

A sensory overload awaits in DoDonPachi Resurrection, a well-to-do arcade port with good controls and variety in spite of its intimidating style.

A charming adventure packed with memorable characters, scenarios, and gameplay, Secret of Mana remains enjoyable in spite of control issues and minor audio quirks.

Despite the light-hearted script and colourful visuals, chronoSgear is a riveting and mentally challenging proposition that skilfully melds two genres into a cohesive and enjoyable experience.

A fun action-adventure with good production values, Elemental Rage lacks the polish that defines a truly great game.

Though limited by its mystifying lack of multiplayer and the shelf life of its pop references, You Don't Know Jack is a fun quiz game.

Limited character customisation dulls Ravensword: The Fallen King, a trade between accessibility and depth preventing this enjoyable adventure from being truly epic.

A decent twist on the connect-four genre, with a pricing scheme that's almost guaranteed to put off all but the most committed devotees.

This second stab at Blokus for iOS is very similar to the first, providing a neat strategy boardgame with few frills and no bonus features.

A well-presented shot of retro-blasting chaos, with just enough twists to keep you entertained.

A functional, colourful space shooter slightly soured by the decision to implement in-app purchases.

An impressive puzzler from Sheffield students, BounceBack just needed some visual attention to reach the loftiest heights.

A chunky and unrepentant frustration-fest, Super Splatform requires patience and dexterity, but it's just about worth the effort.

Big Bang Mini is beautifully presented and innovative in terms of its design and gameplay but the further you progress through the 90 stages, the more the flourishes get in the way.

It's relatively mindless hack-n-slash fun in short bursts, but Iron Blade suffers from targeting problems and too much grinding.

While it's possible to just dive in with the traditional play mechanic of score-as-many-goals-as-you-can-in-90-minutes, the game's central dynamic demands a little more effort from those looking for victory.

Splash is a novel take on the casual physics-puzzler muddied slightly by fiddly controls.

Stockpile is a weighty game, but if you put the time in you're going to get a lot out of it.

A twisted and engaging puzzler with a few frustrating sections, Incredipede is - on balance - still worth your time.

Great fun with plenty of explosions, rock music, and pageantry. It goes over the top in all the right ways.

A nice trip down memory lane, Kaptain Brawe: Brawe New World doesn't bring any of its own ideas to the party, but it's an enjoyable diversion all the same.

Small Fry combines frantic swimming with fishy flight to create a tasty action experience.

Doodle Train will have your thinking cap permanently affixed to your head, but extra modes do not disguise the fact that it could have benefited from more content.

iOOTP Baseball 2012 Edition is able to deliver the thrill of the game through mere text, though fans of the series might wonder why play hasn't been pushed on a touch.

While it was always going to get squashed under the weight of post-Angry Birds expectation, Amazing Alex does a decent job. It might not be Rovio's finest work, but it shows there's life in the company outside of pigs and disgruntled birds.

It may not be the work of the original Blur team, but Overdrive captures enough of the magic of its predecessor to make it a worthwhile download - although be prepared to dig into your pockets to purchase in-game currency.

A refined take on the original, Beyond Ynth brings extra knobs and bobs that take the existing formula and make it trickier, but this isn't a true step forward.