Those looking for something similar to Threes! will likely enjoy Stencilsmith's spin on the concept, especially with the additions brought in its latest version.

Even with it's flaws, Banner Saga 2 fills the shoes of it's predecessor and brings some very welcome touches to an immersive universe that never fails to suck you in and make you feel bad. In a good way.

A Journey Home? was another solid and entertaining episode that, once again, paid homage to Minecraft's incredibly vibrant and inventive community. And that I feel describes the whole series: an homage to those who took that very weird - at the time - game and made it possibly the biggest game ever. While I could point to quite a few issues I had here and there during the series, overall this very long and arduous endeavor was a success and a fun marriage of a sandbox game with a story-based formula.

If you enjoy a good time travel yarn and are willing to be patient with the initial build-up, Steins;Gate is an incredible experience.

Once you've played through Skyhill, you've seen basically everything you need to see. In fact, the same criticism could be levied even if you've only experienced half of it, since there just isn't much here in general to fiddle around with after you've picked up the gist of the crafting system. But since the atmosphere and gimmick are so well implemented, that alone makes this a zombie survival game worth checking out.

Yes, there are some tactical decisions to be made like which card to play where and when to play a new card or combo an already-played one, but overall you won't be playing Animation Throwdown to scratch your CCG itch; instead, you'll play it for the fan service and for the giggles. That's what I did, and overall I had fun. And then I hit the paywalls.

I quite recommend Solitairica if you enjoy roguelikes, card games, and/or card game roguelike hybrids. I'm glad this game finally hit mobile, because it's a perfect fit for the platform, and while the solitaire core may be a bit frustrating to deal with at times, the game is overall a very strong experience. And seriously, if you need an excuse to zone out for hours on end, Solitairica may just be the best game you can play right now to do that.

It doesn’t offer anything groundbreaking, but it’s a well put together package of all the things you want in an RPG on your iOS device. There’s plenty of content, a storyline that will keep you relatively engaged, and weapons, armor, spells and crafting to keep you playing for quite some time. Assuming you have an iPad (or at the bare minimum, an iPhone Plus) it’s certainly worth giving it a chance.

While there's a lot that's odd about Vulture Island, I really like the game here. The puzzles are fetch quest type stuff, but their uses are just devious enough that they will make you feel stupid for not figuring it out sooner. And the whole game's clunkiness just kind of gives the game a particular character to it.

Overall, Sushi Go! is a lot of fun and a definite buy for those who like card games on their devices.

Sorcery! 4 brings the series to an excellent close. As far as I'm concerned, it's a better finish than the actual books got, and I'm impressed with the sheer number of options the player is given for reaching their goal.

You'll know if Gunbird 2 is for you right away. It's saddening to see a relic of the past coated in so much crust when it had the opportunity to shine as a premium purchase, but it's something that just about every shmup fan needs to experience at some point -- even if it's just for one clear.

Goofy though it may be, Atomic Super Lander is awfully enjoyable. It's one of those games where even its rougher elements help add to the overall package. So long as you can keep a good sense of humor about your inevitable failures, you'll get plenty of laughs and thrills out of this one. I don't know if it's something I'll be playing over the long term, but I've certainly gotten my share out of it in the here and now. All of that without even a single Aerosmith song on the soundtrack.

At this point you're better off just playing the incredibly similar yet superior Leap Day [Free]. It has all of the same fixins like watching videos to continue and incremental rewards, but just about everything else is more enjoyable. With some tweaking Magic Mansion could get there, especially with its adorable designs, but it's not there yet.

Mr. Robot is a very entertaining choose-your-own-adventure game and a great example of how to create believable worlds. At the same time, it's the perfect engine for paranoia and will probably make you rethink most of your internet behavior and practices.

Those who can get into it will find a limitless bounty, gameplay measured out in not just dozens of but more than a hundred hours.

I found A Midsummer Night's Choice to be quite a refreshing gamebook. While it isn't laugh-out-loud funny like Ryan North's To Be Or Not To Be, it almost perfectly captures the absurd tone of Shakespeare's comedies. The overall plot is satisfying, the characters are well-done, and the references to both the original play and Shakespeare's works on the whole are a lot of fun. As long as you don't mind that it doesn't venture outside of the box mechanically, it's an easy gamebook to recommend.

This is the Lumines I suspect most of us have always wanted on our iOS devices. It's a little light on gameplay modes and I'm not sure I could ever get enough skins to be satisfied, but Puzzle & Music nails the core gameplay and the exceptional aesthetics of the beloved series, and I'm not sure if we can realistically ask for more than that.

There are other things I could pick at, like the shortage of actual Street Fighter characters, the cheap-looking animation, or the overly-busy UI, but the truth is that all of those things are minor quibbles next to the mean difficulty curve, the unforgiving stamina system, and the overall approach to monetization that powers them.

Ultimately, Justice Monsters Five feels less like a game meant to stand in the long term and more like a promotional app. That very well may be all it's meant to be. If that's its aim, it fails to accomplish the goal of generating excitement for Square's impending big bet. It's neither a very interesting game nor a window into the universe of Final Fantasy 15.

Given everything about Riptide GP: Renegade that's new and improved, this is easily the definitive game in the series. Newbies should go straight to this game in the Riptide series and not just because it skimps on the IAP. For veterans, Renegade's not that different, but it's worth returning for Vector Unit's strongest Riptide yet.

No, it's not something you're going to necessarily get addicted to or want to show all your friends. But if you're the type of person who loves looking at aquariums, give it a look.

Hero Generations assuredly has a feel of its own, and although it's occasionally a double-edged sword, the generational aspect of the game does present interesting challenges and tough choices.

This game, like many Warhammer games, gives plenty of signs that there's a huge, interesting universe, it just needs to do more to be welcoming to someone who's curious enough to find out more, but wants some guidance. And the rest of the experience isn't good enough to really justify non-Warhammer fans checking this out.

If you played the original and loved it, Space Marshals 2 is a better version of that. If you were on the fence in part because of the original game's stealth handling, the new stealth kills might help you out. If you didn't care for the original, or the concept doesn't appeal to you at all, then stay the course.

Leap of Fate is a very good arena-based twin-stick action game that layers on plenty of fun extras. It might not click with you at first, but I encourage you to give it some time to roll out its spread a little.

Regardless of what the future holds, Access Denied was a fun episode with some interesting - yet not very original - questions and critiques. It definitely was a shift from the previous episode and had a slightly lighter tone at times, which was welcome.

Jurassic Go might not be as memorable in say, 15 years, but it's a unique game that has a lot of heart. Instead of creating new IPs they may as well just go with this one again for their next creation.