BEST
GAMES
of the
MONTH
July 2024
Our look at the best new games that arrived on the App Store in July include the latest addition in a classic tower defense series and a unique word game.
Kingdom Rush 5
The Iconic Series Continues
Kingdom Rush is one of the most iconic series on the App Store, and the latest title has just arrived: Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance. In the game, a formidable evil emerges. And an unexpected alliance, the warriors of Linirea and the Dark Army, will team up to stop it. Just like in the previous games, there is a vast number of Epic Heroes to help you defeat the emery. There are 12 heroes to select from, and you can even play with two heroes in each stage to and upgrade them to unleash their power and bolster defense. There are also 27 upgradeable characters to enjoy. And to compliment the heroes and characters, there are 15 towers with special skills. Players can create a wide range of strategies with archers, demon pits, and more.
Roia
Guide a River from Humble Beginnings
Sit back and relax in the beautiful game Roia. In the game, your goal is to guide a river from its humble beginnings all the way to the sea. You can sculpt the landscape by increasing or decreasing the terrain levels to create a perfect riverbed. The only obstacle is your imagination as the game offers a wide variety of options to explore. A beautiful bird will be your companion while playing and will lead you through a wide variety of landscapes like mountains, forests, and meadows.
Save Polly
Take Flight
You’ll be playing as Polly, a courageous parrot who was separated from her parents after a fierce thunderstorm. Gamers will help bring the family back together in the unique endless runner. To do that, you will will battle the elements, travel through beautiful jungles, explore bustling villages, and soar over erupting volcanoes. Since Polly is a parrot, you’ll be taking to the friendly skies during the game. The flight controls are easy to learn, but are difficult to master, bringing a challenge.
Pochemeow
Put Your Economic Strategy to the Test
Dive into a game of economic strategy with Pochemeow. During a trade war, you will developer your city, reshape the economy, and bankrupt your opponents. There is a campaign with 250 levels, a calendar mode with a new level each day, and a sandbox mode.
Squell
A Spatial Word Game
It's not hard to find a word game on the App Store. But the new option Squell isn't your garden variety word search. Along with finding all the words you can to challenge your vocabulary, the game is also designed to test your spatial reasoning. Gameplay is simple to pick up. You'll slide rows and columns of letters on the board to spell words. You'll then try to spell as many words as you can before you run out of moves. You can spell left-to-right or top-to-bottom.
Royal Card Clash
Not Your Usual Card Game
Royal Card Clash isn’t a run-of-the-mill card game. Instead, it takes game like Solitaire into an interesting and fun direction. The game is just you and a deck of cards. And you’ll be trying to defeat all of the royals. Breaking your enemies takes time and patience. Number cards damage the royals equal to the number of it. Aces will bring a royal to 1 health. If they are already on 1, they will die. To kill a royal, the suit of the attack and royal card needs to match.