A vibrant, fast-paced, special platformer that works perfectly on touchscreen, Shadow Blade is well worth as much of your time as you have to spare.

While it lasts, this wonderfully relaxing physics-puzzler makes an ideal antidote to Angry Birds rage.

Reaper’s main adventure can use a little more meat, but cutting up enemies should keep you busy regardless.

The quality of the original game still shines through, and thanks to some inventive controls and screen modes, Pinball Fantasies retains its position as one of the finest pinball simulators ever made.

Space Grunts is a decent roguelike, but that's about it.

While its resource-management gameplay won't be for everyone, there's a pleasant rhythm to Rebuild that makes it difficult to put down.

1001 Spikes will frustrate, but its retro difficulty is worthy of a seasoned player's time.

The Silent Age: Episode Two wraps up the story nicely, but it wastes its clever time-travelling mechanic.

A beautifully designed game that'll turn your life inside out for a week.

An engaging and intriguing mix of adventuring and puzzling all set in the world of someone else's phone.

A typically polished footy game with a surprisingly generous freemium model. But EA needs to improve the way it plays touchscreen football if it's to keep the paying punters happy for FIFA 15.

FAST RMX is a solid arcade racer, with a gratifying sense of speed, excellent visuals, and an interesting phase mechanic ensuring you have plenty of fun. It's not quite a flawless experience though. Outside of Hero mode, it's all a bit basic, with no tricks to perform in the air, and tracks lacking the intricate design of Mario Kart or Wipeout.

Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection is an absolutely essential purchase for any fan of the classic 2D games.

Danganronpa 2 builds on its predecessor's foundation for a murder mystery that is brimming with personality.

A combination of cheeky grins and exploding donkeys makes Worms: Open Warfare 2 a simple and enjoyable slice of handheld action.

A very good physics-based puzzler that's held back by a woolly scoring system.

A fun, zippy roguelike platformer with a cute premise that belies its high difficulty.

A hugely enjoyable brawler with an engrossing story and an atmosphere you can cut with a machete – one of the greatest movie tie-ins ever.

Magnetic Billiards packs an original gameplay concept, tweaked to near-perfection, and steeped in character. This is what indie gaming should be.

A slick, accessible platform-puzzler with a satisfying emphasis on fast reactions and quick thinking.

A solid snowboarding experience, but one that doesn't quite have the bite to make it a classic.

Bright, colourful, and tons of fun, PinOut is a reimagining of pinball that blows the original out the water.

The third game in the much-loved lawyer-sim series makes a watertight case for classic status.

Solomon's Boneyard smartly hones in on a more action-oriented brand of gameplay than its predecessor, casting the established twin-stick combat and RPG character development elements in a new and attractive light.

Shadow Bug looks great, it plays brilliantly, and you're going to have a lot of fun slicing through it.

Steam World Quest isn't a perfect RPG, but it's a damn good one. If you want some bitesized, simple card battling mechanics on the go, this is an excellent choice.

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

A breathtaking auto-runner that ups the ante in pretty much every regard. Highly recommended.