The simple pleasure of Space Invaders, with changes fit for modern eyes and thumbs. An utter joy to play.

Prison Life RPG has an unexpected amount of depth and replayability, but the number crunching can get tedious. Plus, it's often deeply unpleasant.

A well fleshed out and pretty darn entertaining arcade experience.

World Zombination is an essential download if you like tower defence games with a little more bite.

A wonderful, super engaging arcade squiggler, Magic Touch ranks with Nitrome's best.

Tap Heroes distils the fun of RPGs down into a simple, satisfying little game - but the gimmick doesn't last that long.

A big silly flappy bang bang nonsense of a shooty game.

Capitalism Quest has issues with slow servers, but its basic concept is interesting - and a bit sobering.

A hard-as-nails arcade dodger, Mayhem! will be too tough for some, but if you're after a challenge it's well worth picking up.

An interesting shooter with some neat ideas that doesn't overstay its welcome.

A perfunctory twin-stick shooter that plays just fine, but fails to do anything of particular note.

No prior knowledge of The Regular Show? No problem.

This premium release of a free-to-play game does away with the ads and most of the grinding, leaving players with an enjoyable turn-based MOBA (of a sort).

An absolutely run-of-the-mill click / idle experience, ideal for anyone who's decided to give up games for incessant tapping.

There are some nice ideas here, but it can sometimes be a little too fiddly.

A competent and minimalistic endless climber that simply doesn't feel as fresh as it needs to be.

There's a brilliant 2D fighter here, but a smartphone or a tablet isn't the best place to play it.

A well put together game for younger players, you might even enjoy the odd go yourself.

Flashout 2S is a little lifeless, but it's good for a freebie. If you like it, get the premium version for a more balanced experience.

Although it's bursting with artistic detail, Mecha Showdown substitutes robot-on-alien combat for a superficial and ultra-basic slot machine simulator.

A brash and brilliant futuristic arcade racer, AG Drive is everything you hoped it would be.

A beautiful, effortlessly playable endless snowboarder, Alto's Adventure is almost as much fun to play as it is to look at.

There's a neat idea here, but Moto Joe just isn't good enough to see it through.

Switch & Drop is reasonably entertaining, but it's never going to trouble any of the puzzling classics the App Store has to offer.

There's a decent beat to Imps in Tokyo that should get you past most of its little problems.

Pursuit of Light has a clever idea at its core, but it fizzles out due to poor execution and unfair mechanics.

Jolly Jam doesn't do exactly what you expect it do, and in the casual arena that's certainly something to celebrate.

A gorgeous looking, surprisingly smart twist on RPG scrapping, Swap Heroes 2 is more of the same, but that's not really a bad thing.