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.

Transportation management and minimalist art combine in this colorful and challenging puzzler.

The early part of the game might be a bit of a slog, but stick with it and you'll find a fantastic experience.

Oddmar looks absolutely stunning, and while the game underneath it all feels familiar, there's enough great ideas here to shine through.

A dark and macabre puzzle-platformer, Limbo is always experimenting with new ways to make you think, and new ways to shock you to your core.

A brilliant and unusual action puzzle game with beautiful presentation and an annoying yet satisfying difficulty curve.

It's Crossy Road with a couple of extra layers of Disney charm and polish, and it's as good as that sounds.

A smashing update to The Incredible Machine puzzle genre, the social features of Casey's Contraptions really make it stand out from the crowd.

Brilliantly combining as stiff a task as you're likely to encounter with a perfectly pitched sense of fun, Kingdom Rush breathes new life into the tower defence genre, and has a whole lot of laughs doing it.

Espaulga II HD looks stunning on the iPad, and is one of the best high-score chasing shooters available on the App Store.

Funny, clever, and challenging to just the right degree, The Journey Down: Chapter 2 continues its tradition of adventure game excellence.

Okami HD is a silky smooth port of a beautiful game which takes advantage of the Switch's capabilities and doesn't charge you an arm and a leg for it.

An exhaustive and, more importantly, finely balanced release, Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing offers up a watershed moment for karting on iPhone.

Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake is a funny and charming puzzle collection, with lots of secrets to uncover, that's only let down by some finicky controls.

Every bit as enjoyable as its predecessor, Squids Wild West is a cleverly designed tactical RPG that anyone can play.

A brilliant, breathtaking, and brief adventure, Monument Valley is every bit as good as it looks.

Rimelands: Hammer of Thor fits snugly into the turn-based role-playing genre, but offers enough variation to keep the action fresh and exciting.

A sophisticated platformer with style, Mirror's Edge has polished gameplay but not length and lasting value.

It's lost some edge and coherence in transit, but Snuggle Truck's lighter tone is arguably a better fit for its blend of knockabout physics-based fun.

A word game that's as addictive as it is entertaining, Letterpress is a brilliant addition to anyone's app collection.

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

Motorsport Manager 2 is a highly polished, incredibly engaging simulation. But it's not too daunting if you're new to the genre. There are things to tweak and think about, but there's never too much information that you feel squashed under it. But there's still enough going on that you feel like you're part of something. Fans of sims, of racing, and even people with only a vague interest in either, are going to lap up everything this one has to offer. Oh hey, lap, that's a pun.

Sleek and immaculately-tuned, this racer offers an unparalleled driving experience on iPad.

A brutal, cyclical action RPG that builds on the foundations of its predecessor, Infinity Blade II is a showcase for everything that's right about sequels, but it's not the big leap forward that some might have been hoping for.

A fitting and fantastic end to one of the best gamebook adventures on mobile. Make sure you pick it up.

A frozen apocalypse and focus on tense survival makes Frost an original and challenging variation on the card game.

One of the best platform outings in all of gaming, an instant classic when it first appeared, which even with some newness thrown in remains almost perfect today.

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.