An incredibly rich, challenging and varied sci-fi experience that seamlessly and creatively blends genres into a brilliant whole.

Every trick this celebrated developer has learnt – from crafting a solid plot laced with dark humour to reckless driving and action-packed criminal endeavour – has been distilled into a game that demands your immediate attention.

A great way to spend a few hours. If you like games that ooze fun from every pore, you should definitely pick up Heroes of Loot.

A jolly, entertaining, sweet-natured puzzler that starts off simple but will smash your brains out with a (coloured) box later on.

A dark, strange, tough, and beautiful tactical RPG-cum-interactive story with one of the richest settings you could hope for. Banner Saga is an iOS game to savour.

Punch Quest is funny, addictive, and just plain fun. Turns out that the auto-runner and beat-'em-up genres were a match made in heaven.

Like a sniper taking aim from out of nowhere, SOCOM: Tactical Strike sets sights on PSP and emerges as one of the year's best. Phenomenal visuals, tight tactical gameplay, and unparalleled multiplayer make this a must-have title.

The Pillars of the Earth is a detailed and rich narrative adventure with a few irritating audio goofs that break the immersion.

A brilliant sequel that expands the lore and scope of its predecessor, The Room 2 is a game that everyone should play.

Part Time UFO is a wonderfully intuitive, unapologetically mobile arcade game that's guaranteed to brighten up any day.

Ten Dates is an incredibly entertaining romp into the civilized savagery of the dating world, and the replayability is just off the charts. You can even "collect" scenes for each person if you're a bit of a completionist, and each date (most of them, anyway) does feel interesting enough to prompt you for a do-over just in case things don't go as planned.

The 3DS gains itself another must-have title – a solid combination of timeless racing and robust online multiplayer that will be enjoyed for years to come.

The Worlds Ends With You is a deep and multifaceted adventure with clever combat, innovative features and a worrying shop-till-you-drop addictivity.

San Andreas is an enormous, funny, varied, and sometimes frustrating PS2 classic that has come to mobile with few compromises and surprisingly good controls.

Lara Croft: Guardian of Light is a fast-paced adventure full of challenging puzzles and formidable foes.

This is quite simply the best Animal Crossing has ever been. Fans of the series are in for an expanded treat, and newcomers will find fresh delights in its relaxed gameplay.

Overcooked 2 is an excellent addition to the series which delivers and surpasses expectations with ease.

Chants of Sennaar is a thoroughly charming adventure game in which you must decipher glyphs and solve puzzles to reunite the various peoples of the tower.

New additions, characters you already love, and the chance to sit on the Iron Throne - Reigns: Game of Thrones is well worth a play.

Although it's basically more of the same, this latest Layton outing is the most enjoyable, attractive, addictive and refined one yet. An awesome reminder of why the Nintendo DS remains an essential mobile gaming platform.

A brilliant game of deep sea battles, with a lot more going on than just a gorgeous art-style.

Dead Cells is a masterful roguelike platformer with some of the most satisfying combat around and a beguilingly appealing dark-fantasy world to explore.

A huge, wonderful looking, deep experience, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is brilliant on your own, or with friends.

Space Marshals is always a joy to play. Whether you've never tried it, or you played it when it first came out 5 years ago, now it's a great time to look back and play this amazing game.

Ultimate Spider-Man: Total Mayhem is fantastic fun, offering the speed and variety of a top notch action game with the vibrant colour and characters of a great comic book.

Operation Dracula swaggers around like it owns the place, and it has every right to do so.

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire brings back and adds some great features, but not without cutting out some of the standards set in Pokémon X and Y.

A wonderfully put together stealth action title, Sneaky Sneaky has enough stabby fun to keep you going for hours.

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire brings back and adds some great features, but not without cutting out some of the standards set in Pokémon X and Y.

Ace Combat: Joint Assault is a phenomenal aerial action game with every conceivable feature from online cooperative multiplayer and loads of missions to solid controls and customisable aircraft.

Golf Peaks is smart, beautiful, and sticks firmly to the thin line between too hard and too easy throughout.

God of War again slashes the misconception regarding PSP's gaming prowess wide open with another unadulterated and beautiful ballet of brutality.

Beautiful to look at, hugely engrossing to play and - most importantly of all - fun. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is an essential purchase for anyone who owns a PSP, and should convince those who don't to rectify the situation promptly.

Pocket Plane is a perfect example of a freemium game done well, an addictive time sink that sucks you into its simple routines and refuses to let go.

A bright and clever mix of interesting ideas, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons works pretty damn well on iOS.

Satisfying strategic depth and a diverse array of foes makes Tavern Guardians an excellent addition to the genre.

A tremendous port of a great indie game, and a must-buy on iOS.

A fantastic adaptation of an excellent boardgame, and a must-buy for strategy fans.

Guacamelee! is genuinely funny, massively enjoyable, and filled to bursting with good ideas. It's your next essential Vita game.

Rayman Jungle Run is an outstanding example of bringing a franchise to mobile. This fast, tense, beautiful game is everything you loved about Rayman Origins, now perfectly suited to touch.

A brilliant dungeon crawler that just makes sense on mobile. Give it a try, give it a try right now.

Fantastic retro presentation meets intriguing modern design, Forget-Me-Not is a breath of fresh air.

Shantae and the Pirate's Curse is packed full of good times guaranteed to please fans of platforming games.

A superb re-creation of a popular and unusual Dungeons & Dragons board game, with excellent usability, tough AI opponents and little multimedia tweaks that really add to the experience.

An action adventure on the most ambitious scale – a stunning achievement, and a showcase PSP title.

So much bigger than the original, Labyrinth 2 brings a slickness and depth to play that lifts rather than overloads its puzzle core.

Supremely addictive and utterly charming, Viva Piñata ranks as an absolutely essentially DS purchase.

A wonderful and unique use of the iPad. Under its smarts, Gentlemen! hides a brilliant one-on-one battler.

Follow the adventures of Pizza Hero, a flying pizza slice with a topping launcher and a dog sidekick that fights waves of monsters despite light technical difficulties.

What Remains of Edith Finch doesn't lose anything in its transition to Switch, and its gorgeous, harrowing tale remains as impactful as ever.

Doug dug. is the game Dig Dug was always meant to be. And after just three short decades, it's great to finally be able to appreciate a game that - until now - has been wrongly called a classic.

A great mobile offering just got even better, as Gunman Clive emerges as one of the best platformers on the 3DS.

An accessible but massive roguelike that will suck you in and then murder you. But in a good way.

Witty, varied, challenging and gorgeous to look at, Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage is one of the finest physics-based puzzlers on iOS and an outstanding start for Rovio Stars.

The new gold standard for tower defense, PixelJunk Monster Deluxe has it all thanks to layered strategic play, action elements, and online cooperative play.

Beautiful, complex, and intriguing, The Frostrune is an experience not to be missed, so long as you're patient enough to take the journey.

rustration, fury, and eventual elation - it's all in a day's work for OlliOlli 2. A near-perfect sequel.

Velocity 2X is aglow with ambition, ideas, and design smarts. A modern shoot-'em-up perfected.

A consummately executed physics racer with a chunky Minecraft aesthetic and an irresistible just-one-more-go factor, Blocky Roads provides quite a ride.

A wonderful, super engaging arcade squiggler, Magic Touch ranks with Nitrome's best.

Death Squared is a well-made and entertaining cooperative puzzler which seems a pretty darn perfect fit on the Switch.

This puzzle game with a heart is a splendid endorsement of the genre and the DS.

Utterly intense, but ridiculously addictive at the same time, Pudding Panic's marriage of fear and food delivers a puzzler without comparison on iPhone.

An ambitious yet inviting freeform platform-adventure that strikes the perfect balance between depth and accessibility.

If Found... paints a full and vibrant picture of a young woman at a pivotal point in her life, fit with the devastating lows and ethereal highs that give it balance and make Kasio's story essential and illuminating.

A vast, lonely game about space and time and death, Out There is by turns funny, exciting, and fresh.

A wonderfully violent, often hilarious roguelike that's a great addition to any Switch collection.

For those who never played the original Velocity, then Ultra is a must. But if you have already had your fun with the Minis version, you may want to carefully consider how much leaderboards and Trophies will add for you.

Skul: The Hero Slayer turns you into an adaptable skeleton fighter with magic potential and physical skills to boot to fight, jump, and struggle with the touchscreen.

In space, no one can hear you die a lot. But you will die a lot in Dungeon of the Endless, and you'll have a great time doing it.

Undoubtedly one of the system's best titles to date, Logan's Shadow brightens up the PSP library with a thrilling mixture of remarkably entertaining gameplay and astonishing presentation.

Pocket City is a fantastic addition to the city building genre with slick gameplay, speedy progression, and that just five more minutes feel.

Setting a new benchmark for castle versus castle titles, Paladog manages to push genre forward by giving you a greater grip on gameplay.

Skullduggery! has a clever control scheme, some brilliant ideas, and a lot of retro charm.

Lyne is a slick, contemplative puzzler that you'd be a fool to miss.

A dungeon crawler with a gait and purpose all of its own, this is a brilliant addition to the genre.

Limbo is fantastic and essential - as long as you've never played it before on another platform.

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros. is a welcoming, massive, varied, and superbly executed RPG for all to enjoy.

Get the Smash-like style of fighting on your mobile with the colourful flair of Flash Party with many quirky creative characters, solid controls, and a lot of rewards to unlock.

A wonderfully atmospheric point-n-click and a worthy follow-up to Machinarium and Botanicula.

A wonderful mix of RPG ideas that deserves to be played by as many people as possible.

Luxor on the iPhone is everything we hoped it would be and more. It's currently the best marble-popper on the App Store.

A supreme stealth action game that isn't just true to the MGS canon but offers exciting new elements for both singleplayer sneakers and multiplayer junkies.

Another DS classic in the offing - N+ is pure video game brilliance, unsullied by needless distractions.

There's a lot to do in Warbits, and you're going to have a lovely old time doing it.

A House Divided picks up the threads of the previous Walking Dead chapter and weaves them into a rich, satisfying, and suspenseful follow-up.

It's not as community focused as it could be, but Tank Domination is nonetheless a superb-looking tank combat game with oceans of tactical depth to explore.

Total War: Empire is one of the best strategy games I've ever played on mobile. It stays true to the franchise principles, it's historically accurate, but it has a lot of requirements in terms of hardware. If you can play it, you'll love it; if you can't play it, you'd better buy a new phone.

Despite some frustrating chaotic elements, Threes! is a dashing, intelligent, and deceptively simple treat. This is your next essential puzzler.

A bright light in a increasingly dull genre, Framed is a puzzler with enough going for it that you can look past its little problems.

A faultless conversion of what is arguably Sonic's most accomplished adventure, Sonic CD on the iPhone combines amazing presentation with a surprising degree of depth and playability. This peerless 2D platform escapade is a must for any self-respecting iPhone gamer.

Pokémon GO isn't perfect, but its sense of nostalgia and pure excitement are unparallelled.

With staggering depth and surprising accessibility, Falcom have succeeded in making a traditional JRPG that both die-hard veterans and those uninitiated with the genre will love.

A deeply enthralling adventure game that does things differently. You really, really need to play this one.

Golf Story is charming, witty, funny, adorable, entertaining, and a must-have for your Switch collection.

One of the most successful translations of a boardgame in years, Carcassonne is charming, captivating and competitive.

Cadence of Hyrule is a startlingly successful remix of the classic Zelda template, bringing a whole new rhythmic core to the Hyrule we all know and love.

An impressive and feature-rich enhancement of the endless-runner concept, Catcha Catcha Aliens! may rely on celebrity connections to get itself noticed, but it has the quality to stand on its own merits.