If you enjoy RPGs, this game's for you; if you enjoy platforming, this game's for you; if you like spending hours on the couch exploring a well-made world, this game's for you; if, instead, you enjoy short bursts of platforming and exploring, this game's still for you because of its checkpoint and save system.

I would have been happier with Crazy Kings as a premium title, but there are definitely towers worthy of defending here. And hey, at least it won’t take up too much of your time.

Even though it's not a perfect game, especially in some of the UI choices and the game's dark palette, this is a game I recommend without hesitation to any CCG player or any player who enjoys beautiful and clever games.

If you ever thought of playing an adventure game, this is the rosetta stone that has been out of print for too long, go get it!

There are plenty of shooters to spend your time on, and although Tofu Hunter is a welcome free distraction for an afternoon, I wouldn't recommend giving it more time than that.

Eminently satisfying to play.

While I have a few little quibbles about balance issues and the odd battle pacing, Alphadia Genesis 2 is a fairly solid JRPG with an interesting story, a decent cast of characters, and no major failings in any important categories.

The Last Warlock is a fantastic bit of medicine for anyone who has grown a little weary of the norm in this genre, and a breath of fresh air even if you haven't.

If you’re a fan of the genre, this should provide a nice challenge. For the average joe, however, there are just too many other similar games on the App Store to say for sure whether you'll click with this particular brand of tower-based defending over any other.

So yeah, there are some problems with Sleep Furiously. But the concept is so good it’s easy to recommend anyway.

The energy system runs out a little too quickly and takes a little too long to recharge, and the upgrades--despite being priced reasonably well if you're willing to watch some ads here and there--take a bit too long to make a difference. But for the most part the game looks and feels awesome while you're playing it, and I suppose that's the main thing that should matter.

Sword of Xolan is a fun platformer with great controls and a good variety of enemies. While it's not perfect, it's definitely a great choice for anyone who loves platforming on mobile.

So if you don’t mind being a little more hands-off during combat, Dragon Blaze has a lot to offer.

Yet, as brutal as the game is, it’s undeniably fun. It just feels great to play.

From its patches of vigorously shaking bushes to the impromptu destruction of random children’s precious pets, EvoCreo might leave you feeling a little nostalgic.

It could use a bit of tweaking and maybe a better level-skip function, but it's worth checking out for free.

The game is a bit hard to get into. It takes a bit to get used to the timing of everything. Once you've established a consistent 'hey, ho' rhythm, you'll be prompted by specific sounds to do triple taps spanning one offbeat, and swipes to get over big waves

If you're the kind of person who is willing to make sacrifices for console-style gaming on mobile, and doesn't care if a game is a particularly good fit for mobile, then you'll enjoy Heroes and Castles 2. If you need something that can be enjoyed in short bursts or can be dropped at a moment's notice, if a lack of commitment is a feature not a bug for you, then I'd probably stay away from this.

Overall, the game looks great and controls well. I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in action RPGs.

Sons Of Uruzime is just traditional enough that it likely won't appeal to those who aren't already into gamebooks, but if you do enjoy them, this is worth picking up and taking a few cracks at.

This game just needs a bit more to step above and beyond the competition.

Capitals is a satisfying game. I like the blend between strategic, hex-grid real game tactics and word game mechanics. Download and check it out, it's a really satisfying game.

The game's admittedly cheesy fun is kind of spoiled by all of the technical issues, but as long as you go in with the patience to deal with them, I think you'll find the game has a lot of charm. Awkward charm, goofy charm even, but charm nonetheless.

Knights Of Pen & Paper 2 is close enough to the first game that you won't have a bad time playing through it, but as a sequel, it's pretty disappointing

My understanding is that The Barbarian was made by a one-man team. That's very impressive, of course, but it doesn't change the actual game, which falls short in a few too many ways to give it a solid recommendation.

Ire is a relatively-rough gem with a great art-style, demanding but gratifying combat, and plenty of content to have you playing for many, many hours.

Hardboiled remains an interesting RPG that fills the Fallout-style strategy game void that makes a game like this rare to encounter on a mobile platform. If you love RPG's then Hardboiled is a must.

The colorful new style and great new explosion effects are just icing on a solidly designed cake. Whether you're a nostalgic fan or you've never delved into the series before, it's still worth playing to see how the developer has grown, now making a triumphant return to form from a rough patch in his life.

While it may lack gameplay innovations or flashy razzle-dazzle, it's a good solid example of the gamebook genre that should sit nicely in the library of fans.

Fatal Fight is free, fair, and fun, so if any of that alliteration appeals to you, go hit that link.

Combined with the crazy visuals and the streamlined RPG mechanics and you have an impressive experience that is well recommended.

Legend of Grimrock was a breakout hit on desktop and it should come as no surprise that it is just as good, if not better, on a mobile device.

The game is still really fun, and a nice way to just kind of chill out to while still be challenged

As the title of the game shows, Seek is really about the process of looking and exploring; it's about experiencing the journey along the island's narrow paths and wide valleys while pulling back layer after layer.

Galactic Nemesis generally feels quite good to play, with good explosions and lots of feedback when you hit something. Its modernized take on the wave-based shooter gives it plenty of character to stand out among a fairly competitive genre on iOS, and there's a pretty good amount of content and challenge for the price.

Tallowmere is full of neat little touches. It definitely isn't for everyone, but almost everyone seems to come to like it after a while.

I suspect most will find The Enchanted Cave 2 to be just the right mix of sugar and spice to keep them happy through all 100 levels, and potentially beyond.

Even with the game's half-hearted conclusion, I think Soul Unleashed is worth some attention from RPG fans.

But this otherwise is such a well-crafted game for $1.99 that I recommend it anyway.

Lost Within isn't going to shock you, or even surprise you with new concepts that you haven't seen before in the horror genre, but it will at the very least intrigue you.

Ultimately, Goat Simulator has always been a game about balancing fun and funny. In my view it leans a little too much toward the latter, making it seem more like a joke to show your friends than something you’ll really want to spend hours playing around with.

Sure, it's kinda weird that the sequel is so much simpler than the first game, but ultimately I think it's the right choice for a free arcade game in 2015.

Don't go away from this review thinking that this is by any means a bad game, but it's impossible to give an unqualified recommendation for a game that a lot of people are going to find boring.

The highs of Lifeline are very high...the lows are disappointing.

SoulSpark is a very entertaining game, so download it, try it, and if you are enjoying it, which I believe you will, buy some gems so you can get the most out of it.

My advice is to play in a padded room, or to get a wrist strap for you phone, because this one is going to do your head in, get you throwing your device at the wall and keep you coming back for more.

Test Chamber is a superbly-conceived and well-crafted puzzle game that will exercise your brain in the most satisfying way.

If nothing else, I appreciate how far it goes towards realizing its lofty ambitions, I just wish the whole thing didn't feel like it was going to come apart at the seams at any moment.

Ultimately I think VEGA Conflict is a mixed bag that some gamers could take umbrage over certain design decisions. My personal opinion is that it's a free to play game that doesn't keep you from doing the fun stuff, and it's an improvement on an established formula.

Wedding Escape is a great little puzzler with a funny theme and enough variation from standard match-three tropes to make a mark. It could use a little tweaking in terms of how it rewards players, but odds are you'll be playing for hours at a time right after downloading it.

Trulon is another strong effort from a developer that clearly knows what they're doing in this genre.

Like a lot of endless games out there, Kayos doesn't break the mold or check any boxes than you'd typically see checked by the genre. It does, however, offer up an escape for a short while into a beautiful opaque world of sights and sounds.

The game marginalizes its one clever hook, but it's still clever! And I think that long-term, I can see auto-battling being useful for most people. I just can't get around that it exists and sinks a game I otherwise really enjoyed.

With an eerie ambient music and only 14.5 mb space, it's an easy game to get into. Once you do, that gameplay is going to dazzle you.

The story is quite good, the characters are interesting to get to know, and the translation is pretty solid. As a result it's a very readable visual novel.

I think there's high potential for gamebooks in the Tekumel universe, but Choice Of The Petal Throne doesn't make the case for it as well as it needs to.

I didn't expect much from Burn it Down, but I ended up spending a good hour with it.

This is a small roguelike built around quick and fast sessions for you to enjoy when you have a free moment. Take it for that, and you'll have a good time here.

Despite my few issues with the Adventure, BRM was a fantastic piece of work from Blizzard and an improvement on the already-great Curse of Naxxramas

Its noir aesthetic and cryptography-heavy puzzle mechanics do make it a rather niche title, but it's one that will please those who play it even though its brevity and occasionally clunky

The actual gameplay is generally intact, however, and that means Ys Chronicles 1 is a must-have for any mobile RPG fan.

For a free game the IAP is rather fair, and the ability to watch an ad to double a bonus (or subsequently, ignore a negative effect) is fairly inoffensive.

What you get here is a game that straddles that balance between challenge and frustration, has a player-friendly free model to it, and is amusing and charming to boot. Definitely download Does Not Commute, whatever you do.

Mega Drift falls into a lot of the same trappings as other free-to-play arcade games, but it's worth a shot if you're into smoothly animated racers. It's not going to blow you away with the ability to drift like a madman, though it's a nice reminder of a neon-filled subgenre of the past, and '90s kids will get a kick out of it.

If you want a solid, friendly-enough hack 'n slash, Spirit Lords isn't a bad choice, but not essential.

With tons of great choices in the strategy RPG genre on iOS, there's little reason to spend your time or money on this.

Rex Rocket is an excellent game that manages to scratch both my itch for a great new Metroidvania and a Mega Man-style action platformer.

So, your enjoyment with Magic Shot is contingent on how much chaos you like in your games.

About as testing as a coloring book, to be sure, but not without its enjoyment.

Naught Reawakening is far from a bad game. It has got nice graphics, an engrossing atmosphere, and a brilliant soundtrack. I went in to it without any particular expectations, and found it a bit boring at first. Then I started to like it, and it really grew on me. But the gameplay got very repetitive, very quickly.

Hellrider is an engaging little runner that uses ads in a way that most games should. Although it's not as long-lasting as a lot of other similar titles on the market, it's definitely worth picking up for at least an afternoon to quickly unlock everything and ride into the sunset.

This is a solid game that fans of the roguelike genre should get some enjoyment out of.

Sorcery! 3 is easily the biggest and most robust gamebook inkle has produced to date.

It's a pleasant enough read and the unusual puzzles are a nice change of pace, but it doesn't quite offer the bang for the buck that you would get with many of Tin Man's other efforts.

As a sequel to Halo: Spartan Assault, it would make sense that Strike seeks to improve upon its predecessor and it succeeds in that regard. While the changes to the formula feel more evolutionary than revolutionary, those improvements are on a game that was already great to begin with making Strike an even better dual stick shooter.

It’s obvious that fans of the series should check out Halo: Spartan Assault right away, but I think it’s one of the better dual-stick shooters to launch recently on the App Store even if you're not a Halo fan.

What can I say about Trigonarium other than that if you love twin-stick shooters, or high score games, or just frantic action games, that you should check this out. It's got flaws, but it hits the spot for me.

The limited scope makes Tiltagon an interesting game to check out, but not quite an urgent must-download. I like its concepts, and the way it slows things down a bit. Plus, the tilt controls are great. And the monetization is pretty cool. But I wish there was more here.

It's a well-designed action game with enjoyable progression, fun customization, and fairly deep mechanics.

I found the game to be a worthy twist on the Tetris genre; relaxing to play and engaging, with a compelling soundtrack and effects.

It's a whole different world on that side of the App Store, but I think Crowntakers holds it own quite well with its unusual blend of elements from roguelikes, strategy games, and RPGs.

Dragon Hills takes the core idea of flying a dragon, strips it down to its absolute basics, and goes wild.

Pie in the Sky: A Pizza Odyssey may not be for everyone, but those of you who enjoy a good relaxation-based affair will get a good amount of time in with it.

Football Manager Classic 2015 is a fantastic game not just for those who love the sport, but also for anyone who enjoys RPGs and choose-your-adventure gamebooks.

I appreciate Hit-Point trying to shore up their weak points and work outside of their comfort zone, but Valkyria Soul just doesn't work very well.

So The Quest Keeper falls just short of the heights that Crossy Road reaches, but it's a perfectly valuable game in its own right. It's a ton of fun, it kept me coming back to it again and again to try and get both high scores and to complete quests, and I got to outrun a bunch of spiders.

It's odd to say that a gorgeous game like Last Voyage can be shallow, but it kind of is, albeit in an interesting way.

The lack of urgency and dread and overall anxiousness of how much longer I can make my run go is ultimately Corridor Z's biggest downfall, and holds back what is an otherwise great take on a tired formula. Two tired formulas, in fact.

Unusually for a free game, Dungeon Hero RPG is more than willing to freely give you everything it has to offer. It's just a shame that everything it's got ends up being fairly meager in total.

In the end, I think I'm just a bit disappointed that for how much Mortal Kombat X is a better-designed experience, very little of that improvement includes the actual gameplay.

I like the attempts to add complexity, but CivCrafter takes it to its logical extreme. It's a stupid and clever idea, but perhaps this is where we should end the ride for the genre.

This could be a unique collecting-and-battling game, and instead it exists a singleplayer-focused experience, trying to monetize through little advantages here and there.

The drop off in pace from Iron Age to Classical Age was too sharp as it felt like I'd suddenly run out of things to do, but otherwise this is a solid game with exceptionally high production values and a fair free-to-play system.

Even if you aren't the type of gamer that enjoys taxing experiences, Cube Koala is so well designed that you can pick it up and play it with ease, learning its intricacies as you go along.

But with Attack the Light, Grumpyface delivered a fantastic RPG that anyone can enjoy.

If you've never played a baseball simulator before, MLB Manager 2015 is as good a jumping-in spot as any, with the latest features and real teams adding to the authenticity.

This is an altogether greater experience than Shadowrun Returns, and I'm extremely impressed at the improvement on the developer's part.

If you actually remember "retro games" from the first time round, when they were just "games" and we didn't know they were retro yet, then Boss Monster will surely rekindle some fond memories from your youth.