Anomaly Defenders delivers deep and engrossing strategic action
With so many free and cheap Android games, it’s tough to take the risk on a game that costs even a few dollars. But with a premium price often comes a premium experience. Each week, we’ll highlight a...
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With so many free and cheap Android games, it’s tough to take the risk on a game that costs even a few dollars. But with a premium price often comes a premium experience. Each week, we’ll highlight a...
View ArticleCounterSpy heats up the Cold War with tense sneaking and shooting
With so many free and cheap Android games, it’s tough to take the risk on a game that costs even a few dollars. But with a premium price often comes a premium experience. Each week, we’ll highlight a...
View ArticleSouth Park: Pinball is one of the best games the show has ever produced
It’s sad to recall, but South Park games were long synonymous with hot trash. Early console titles based on the raunchy animated series lazily mimicked popular genres (like shooters and kart racers)...
View ArticleRépublique makes console-like stealth action memorable on mobile
I love an amazingly taut and tense stealth adventure, but I would never, ever want to play a traditional, full-fledged Metal Gear Solid or Splinter Cell game on a touch screen. Can you imagine the...
View ArticleThe Wolf Among Us offers a taut whodunit in a fairytale world gone awry
After several years of honing its skills on properties like Back to the Future and Sam & Max, Telltale Games nailed its episodic storytelling approach with 2012's brilliant The Walking Dead. It...
View ArticleTraps n' Gemstones blends Metroid and Indiana Jones with sharp results
Nearly 20 years after conquering it, Super Metroid still ranks as my all-time favorite game. That's not the most startling revelation: the Super Nintendo game is widely regarded as one of the finest...
View ArticleMinecraft: Pocket Edition is better than ever in version 0.10.0
Have you heard about this cool game called Minecraft? It’s made of blocks!Kidding. It’s abundantly clear that anyone with the faintest interest in video games is surely well aware of Mojang’s lo-fi...
View ArticleKingdom Rush Origins is this year's top Android tower defense game
Ever since the original Kingdom Rush took over my summer a couple of years back, I know better than to plan on playing anything else right after a new entry in the series is released. Clear my...
View ArticleMonument Valley features mesmerizing puzzles that you must see to believe
For a game about navigating abstract, impossible geometry, Monument Valley ($4) is surprisingly straightforward. Unlike many puzzlers, it doesn't put a strong premium on challenge: it tickles your...
View ArticleThe Banner Saga delivers tactical role-playing with fabulous fantasy artwork
Winter can be a very dour, taxing time, and holiday stress only exacerbates what the seasonal shift begins. That may be motivation enough to pour hours into a fluffy, colorful diversion like Candy...
View Article80 Days leads you on a round-the-world adventure during your commute
I'll be honest: I've never read Jules Verne's literary classic Around the World in 80 Days. Nor have I seen any of the film adaptations—not the Academy Award-winning 1956 version, and certainly not...
View ArticleAnomaly Defenders delivers deep and engrossing strategic action
With so many free and cheap Android games, it’s tough to take the risk on a game that costs even a few dollars. But with a premium price often comes a premium experience. Each week, we’ll highlight a...
View ArticleLeo's Fortune offers charming and challenging platform action
With so many free and cheap Android games, it’s tough to take the risk on a game that costs even a few dollars. But with a premium price often comes a premium experience. Each week, we’ll highlight a...
View ArticleCounterSpy heats up the Cold War with tense sneaking and shooting
With so many free and cheap Android games, it’s tough to take the risk on a game that costs even a few dollars. But with a premium price often comes a premium experience. Each week, we’ll highlight a...
View ArticleSouth Park: Pinball is one of the best games the show has ever produced
It’s sad to recall, but South Park games were long synonymous with hot trash. Early console titles based on the raunchy animated series lazily mimicked popular genres (like shooters and kart racers)...
View ArticleRépublique makes console-like stealth action memorable on mobile
I love an amazingly taut and tense stealth adventure, but I would never, ever want to play a traditional, full-fledged Metal Gear Solid or Splinter Cell game on a touch screen. Can you imagine the...
View ArticleThe Wolf Among Us offers a taut whodunit in a fairytale world gone awry
After several years of honing its skills on properties like Back to the Future and Sam & Max, Telltale Games nailed its episodic storytelling approach with 2012's brilliant The Walking Dead. It...
View ArticleTraps n' Gemstones blends Metroid and Indiana Jones with sharp results
Nearly 20 years after conquering it, Super Metroid still ranks as my all-time favorite game. That's not the most startling revelation: the Super Nintendo game is widely regarded as one of the finest...
View ArticleMinecraft: Pocket Edition is better than ever in version 0.10.0
Have you heard about this cool game called Minecraft? It’s made of blocks!Kidding. It’s abundantly clear that anyone with the faintest interest in video games is surely well aware of Mojang’s lo-fi...
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