BEST
GAMES
of the
WEEK
August 04, 2017
It's no mystery that new games are heading full throttle into the App Store. This week has some big name titles with a lot of interesting smaller additions as well. The early highlights include a new mystery puzzle challenge, peculiar puzzle adventure, remastered point and click adventure, all new word game, and more.
Layton’s Mystery Journey
Layton's Mystery Journey is a delightful hidden object puzzle game that will charm anyone.
Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionares' Conspiracy is the first Layton game to debut on mobile first before hitting Nintendo 3DS later this year. Is it worth the high price tag?
The Franz Kafka Videogame
A puzzle adventure game with a peculiar setting to each puzzle.
A puzzle adventure game based on the writings of the author in the title. Each puzzle dives into the subconscious of one of the characters, which allows for strange and creative backdrops to varying challenges.
Full Throttle Remastered
A classic Double Fine point and click adventure game has been remastered and made for iOS.
The point and click adventure game was originally released in 1995 from Tim Schafer. The remastered version is now on iOS, and revolves around a biker gang, and their leader.
Sidewords
Sidewords is a combination of word and logic, thus creating a unique experience that is hard to replicate.
What happens when you combine word games with logical puzzles? You end up with a unique experience like Sidewords.
Glyph Quest Chronicles
Glyph Quest Chronicles is a challenging match-three puzzle RPG that's unlike anything you've tried before.
Glyph Quest Chronicles is the latest installment of the Glyph Quest series of games, and it's just as cute and challenging as the previous games.
Leap On!
Bounce between white dots and avoid the black regions to bounce for as long as you can.
Leap into the air, and try to land on a white dot as you descend. It's an endless high score challenge that is all about guiding your character from dot to dot as you move 360 degrees around the center point. There are various power-ups as well as obstacles to interact with as you leap on.
Gummy Heroes
A side scrolling platformer with gravity flipping and a chain of characters to control.
A fast paced 2D side scrolling platformer in which you rescue other gummies on your way to the exit. The game lets you flip gravity to maneuver past obstacles, and you need to focus on controlling a chain of gummies in each level.
Retroshifter
A timing based runner game set in a dystopian future.
A runner game with color based switches to trigger in this throwback to 80s retrofuturism and cyberpunk. You need to swipe in different directions to match the color of different gates as you run along.