Today’s apps gone free: The Ensign, Lost Souls, Skill Game and more

Go on a text-based adventure, hunt down hidden objects, test your dexterity, and stream your music with today’s collection of apps and games.

All app prices are subject to change at any time and without notice regardless of stated free duration. Price changes are solely under the control of the developers.

iPhone:

Lost Souls: Enchanted Paintings (Full) ($4.99 → Free, 511.3 MB): Help Bella rescue her missing son in Lost Souls: Enchanted Paintings. It’s ideal for fans of hidden object adventure games.

Travel through enchanted paintings and explore the worlds within them in search of Bella’s son. You’ll have to solve brain-twisting puzzles, enlist otherworldly friends, and hunt down clues and put them together before it’s too late. The game includes two difficulty settings, 25 locations, 44 levels, and achievements via Game Center.

Lost Souls: Enchanted Paintings (Full) is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 5 ratings.

Universal:

The Ensign ($0.99 → Free, 17.1 MB): The prequel to the critically acclaimed text-based RPG, A Dark Room. It’s the perfect game for anyone who enjoyed the original and wants an even greater challenge.

If you thought A Dark Room was difficult, you’re in for a rude awakening with The Ensign. Just like the original, you start off with zero instructions. You just have to make a decision and then embark on your adventure. If we say anymore, it’ll ruin the the experience. Be aware that you’ll die often and you will become infuriated, but that’s all part of the journey.

The Ensign is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 13 ratings.

Skill Game ($2.99 → Free, 33.0 MB): A true game of skill. It’ll keep fans of the puzzle game genre on their toes.

Your objective is to connect all of the numbers in ascending order without touching the lines you’ve already created. The process of doing so, however, requires a deft hand and a little strategy. Make sure to utilize the viewfinder in the top left corner of the screen, otherwise you won’t stand a chance. The game includes an unlimited number of randomly generated levels, adaptive difficulty levels, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Skill Game is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 1258 ratings.

OTunes – Music Player for One Drive ($1.99 → Free, 1.9 MB): Stream your favorite songs from OneDrive with OTunes. It’s ideal for those who are out of storage space on their iDevices.

Microsoft’s OneDrive is a great place to store anything, including music. They offer 15 GB of storage space for free, so go ahead and sign up today. Once your music has been uploaded to OneDrive, launch OTunes and link your account. You’ll then be able to stream all common music files no matter where you are. OTunes also offers the ability to download files for offline listening, and a shuffle mode.

OTunes – Music Player for One Drive is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 6 ratings.

iPad:

Lost Souls: Enchanted Paintings HD (Full) ($4.99 → Free, 632.3 MB): Help Bella rescue her missing son in Lost Souls: Enchanted Paintings HD. It’s ideal for fans of hidden object adventure games.

Travel through enchanted paintings and explore the worlds within them in search of Bella’s son. You’ll have to solve brain-twisting puzzles, enlist otherworldly friends, and hunt down clues and put them together before it’s too late. The game includes two difficulty settings, 25 locations, 44 levels, and achievements via Game Center.

Lost Souls: Enchanted Paintings HD (Full) is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 14 ratings.

That concludes today’s issue of Apps Gone Free. If you like staying on top of these daily deals, don’t forget to check out our free AppsGoneFree app. It provides all the deals each day, and even an archive of past deals that are still active.

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