Looking for a game to really sink your teeth into? If you've got the patience, like being sociable in your builders, and are willing to sink the time in, then Total Domination – Reborn is for you.

It might not have the depth to keep you coming back for more, but while Lineable has its claws in you you'll be smiling.

Star Thief probably won't last you very long, but it's an accessible and challenging casual game that underlines the importance of good presentation.

A basic freemium builder with a cartoon skin. A pricey game to get into, SpongeBob Moves In definitely sounds the part, but it doesn't quite look it.

A competent and polished beat-matching game in which the core action isn't quite snappy or compelling enough to make a dope impression.

Takes a relatively dull pursuit and lets you have some crop-based fun regardless of the visual drawbacks and tough difficulty.

XCOM's battles are tense and rewarding, and are married to a clever base-building meta-game. All this, in a solid and eminently playable iOS port.

It's not simple and it's not soft, but Agricola will give you hours and hours of fun if you can get to grips with it.

A bland-looking, dull, and frustrating RTS, Pyramus just doesn't have the spark to set it apart from other games of its ilk.

SpeedX 3D Hyper Edition is a great concept, and it plays remarkably well. But you'll have seen everything it has to offer within 15 minutes of play.

Bucketz Ride offers frantic, out-of-control entertainment which could prove to be too confusing for some players.

It might not have a solid single-player campaign, but Beejumbled's excellent multiplayer goes some way to fix that.

While it's neither cheap nor shy about trying to hawk its wares, Pinball Rocks HD is an undeniably solid pinball sim.

Full of undirected energy and enthusiasm, Despicable Me: Minion Rush is a hyperactive endless-runner that lacks poise and focus.

Mighty Switch Force 2 is well worth a punt, with puzzle-platforming that will hold your attention from start to end.

Cling Thing looks like a bargain bucket greatest hits compilation of other games on the App Store, but don't let that put you off.

Whether you're a long-standing admirer of the original books or a complete newcomer, Forest of Doom is role-playing adventure at its finest, and comes back with delicious fan service to boot.

Gangstar Vegas is a surprisingly unpleasant game that's a bit too broken and a bit too hollow to recommend.

Though fans of the series may be able to excuse its technical issues, this isn't the top-end collection it could have been to attract new players to this classic series.

A clever and fast-paced puzzler that will keep you on your toes, Crush! is an awful lot harder, and more rewarding, than it looks.

As dull as a dreary Tuesday afternoon... in a sleepy country village... during a power cut, Celtic Tribes is a game about selecting menu options from a list and waiting set periods of time. It's just about the most boring thing I've ever done with my iPhone.

A top strategy title for those that have a more casual interest in the genre, or for those that are put off by more complicated games of this ilk.

A badly dubbed point-and-click that at least packs the artwork to get you in the mood for the next Broken Sword - but it’s not the main event.

It’s an entertainingly enigmatic tale, but even in curtailed form, Syberia’s problems remain.

Tough but ultimately rewarding, Defense Technica is a surprisingly deep but often cruel tower defence title.

Ratchet & Clank: QForce is good fun - on the PS3. This PS Vita port is incredibly shoddy and not worth your time.

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

It might lack a little glitz and glamour, but Cubemen 2 is a satisfyingly deep tactical shooter all the same.