It might not knock the big racing games off their perches anytime soon, but as cheeky little commute games go, it's hard to find anything to complain about.

With the right control setting, Vampire Origins is an exciting adventure that has the flavour of vampire folklore without getting bogged down in its mythos.

A neat number elimination puzzler, Art Style: CODE is a great example of how small and cheap downloadable games can expand your mind and fill your time.

A nicely balanced and supremely well executed mix of match-three and casual tower-offence.

A fast-paced platformer delivered in easy to manage chunks, Duke Dashington is an impressive twist on the formula.

No, it's not XCOM, it's a bit different, and it adds enough that it's worth a shot.

SHU is a classic platformer that does the genre justice. It may not be super advanced, but it is good fun.

The Big Journey may have some un-fur-tunate issues with its controls, but it's hardly claw-ful - I dare say you'd better play it meow.

With its winning mix of puzzles and courtroom craziness, it doesn't take a genius to see that picking this game up is a no-brainer.

A polished, entertaining, and varied assortment of brainteasers that's a must have for any iPhone puzzle fan.

A touch disjointed, but always captivating, this cinematic Charlie's Angels in space has modern sensibilities, smarts and attitude/

With plenty of content, a dark sense of humour, and a few surprises up its sleeve, Dead Stop is an enjoyable slice of zombie murdering.

Afterpulse almost certainly shouldn't be as good as it is, but it is as good as it is, and you should definitely play it.

A brilliantly realised iOS update of a digital pinball classic, even if the app that surrounds it feels rather workmanlike.

Housemarque proves what a great home the Vita is for twin-stick shooting thrills with this enduring classic.

Boom Beach isn't a gigantic leap forward for the genre, but it's enough of an improvement over the competition to warrant further investigation.

An extension to the original rather than a true sequel, Super Monsters Ate My Condo! is just as entertaining as its forebear.

Even with some control issues, Binding of Isaac's wealth of depth and secrets make it a must play for fans of roguelikes.

Rockstar has done a commendable job of bringing a stone-cold classic to mobile. Controls let the package down, but it's worth the cost for the memories.

Going free-to-play means Dungelot 2 is compelled to repeatedly dangle in-app purchases in front of the player, but the impeccable presentation and addictive gameplay ensure that it's still better than the original.

A thematically strong card-based building game that's an awful lot of fun.

Perky and punky, Motor World: Car Factory is a humdinger of a freemium-builder, only let down by its occasional attempt at convincing you to purchase squiffy IAPs through lengthy builds and optional improvements.

With a larger dictionary, more tools, and vastly improved social skills, Draw Something 2 is a worthwhile enhancement of its forerunner which is worth looking into even if you grew bored of the original.

A beautifully polished, richly rewarding take on the tower defence genre.

Whilst its intriguing central conceit isn't always perfectly implemented, One Tap Hero is enough fun that you can look past the occasional frustration.

Bit.Trip Saga is a game you could crawl into and live inside of comfortably for a good few weeks.

A clever shuffling of shooting mechanics, Tempo might not let you pull the trigger, but it sprints along at a frantic pace all the same.

SpacePlan won't appeal to everyone, but its absurdist sci-fi story and polished design makes for lacking gameplay mechanics.