A neat hacky slasher, it's pretty shallow, but there's a decent amount of fun to be sucked from its marrow.

A generously expanded platformer that nevertheless feels a little lightweight and insubstantial the second time around.

A lovingly presented, if scruffily haphazard, roguelike that shows its board game workings.

Religion Simulator might work better as a slower game with more options, but what's here is engaging and sure to give you a power-rush.

A neat distillation of cricket. It's not exactly tactical, but it's quite a lot of fun all the same.

There's a decent racer somewhere here, but it's lost in a slosh of bad ideas and poorly implemented features.

A smart and sharp puzzler that's got enough challenge to keep you playing for a while.

A game about walking around hitting things. If you like the sound of that then you should probably download it.

So if that's what you're after, Real Steel Champions is undoubtedly worth further investigation. If you're after the next One Must Fall, you'll be disappointed.

A brilliant distillation of the dungeon crawler, Card Crawl is well worth a look.

Sid Meier's Starships is an excellent large scale strategy game, that's nevertheless pleasingly bite-sized.

A neat twist on the shooter with some surprisingly sharp claws.

A nice twist on the super-hard endless runner with a relatively fresh and demanding core mechanic.

Pick up the game if you’re a fan of the Hyperdimension Neptunia series, but stay away if you’re looking for a solid strategy RPG.

Another solid but unremarkable Games Workshop game hits the App Store.

Flame Over seems too hot to handle at first, but it's worth every hour you invest into it.

Striker Arena has some great ideas and you'll want to love it, but it's too cumbersome, disjointed, and shallow to last.

Visually smart and with at least a little imagination, Blockwick 2 is the best sliding-block game around - although that still amounts to only a good iOS game.

A promising twist on the endless runner genre, but a lack of variety and an awful ad system spoil things.

Unusual gameplay and rich theme help bring Vietnam to life, but repetition sets in sooner than it should.

Utterly essential for CCG and strategy fans, Heavenstrike Rivals is your new favourite free to play game, so go get it.

A sharp-edged retro RPG with a sense of humour and a lot of content.

There's a neat game here, but it doesn't last very long.

What's up for grabs isn't perfect, but it's a strong start. A little work and a little time, and we should get our "happily ever after."

There's a decent game here, but RAD Boarders doesn't really do anything you won't have seen before.

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

Despite a fun premise, BeatDefence fails to make the desired impact thanks to gameplay that can't keep to the beat.

A polished and engaging puzzler, but it doesn't quite have the claws to remain on your homescreen for long.