BEST
GAMES
of the
WEEK
July 06, 2017
The App Store is under siege as new games are dropping from the stars into the lands of apps. This week has some brand new ideas to play around with. The early highlights include a new Nitrome fast paced platformer, a puzzle RPG mash up with killer design, an over the top real time strategy game, and much more.
Drop Wizard Tower
Nitrome's latest game is an arena based fast paced platformer.
Nitrome is back at it, and this time with an arena style platformer. Your goal is to get through a floor past numerous obstacles and enemies as you try to ascend the tower. Play as a wizard to break free, defeat enemies, and find the stolen ancient egg.
Star Vikings Forever
A puzzle RPG mash up that lets you battle as star vikings against waves of snail invaders.
Star Vikings Forever is a unique lane-based puzzle RPG where you must defend your ship against incoming space snail invaders.
SIEGE: TITAN WARS
Fast paced real time strategy game with tons of units on screen at once.
A fast paced real time strategy game with large scale armies to battle with. You also can add titans to the battle to help sway the battle in your favor. There's online multiplayer that can handle the numerous units on screen simultaneously.
Kraken Land
A Mario inspired 3D platformer adventure.
A classically inspired 3D platformer adventure game. Guide the small kraken past enemies and obstacles across expansive levels. The game has a 3D Mario feel that is made with iOS in mind as you figure out puzzles, dash past obstacles, and pull off special moves.
Hoggy 2
A puzzle platformer sequel that lets you play as cute stick slime balls.
A puzzle platformer sequel that lets you play as adorable slime balls that can stick to anything. Use your sticky ability to flip gravity, and maneuver through levels designed to counteract your ability.
Rogue Hacker
A reigns inspired, hacker themed, decision engine game.
A hacker inspired decision engine game reminiscent of Reigns. Pick between two options through various hacker themed scenarios. There are also quick action mini-games mixed in.
Mini DAYZ
A survival challenge set in harsh conditions that emphasizes scavenging and crafting.
Prepare to survive in harsh conditions in a randomly generated map. You need to scavenge for food, ammo, supplies, and any items you can possibly craft. There are enemies, turbulent weather, and more to deal with as you try to survive.
JiPPO! Street
Build up a street by matching dice.
Build buildings by matching dice up and down the street. You swipe to flip the dice around to make a match with different dice pairs tying into different buildings.
Friday
A single player card game that is all about survival.
A single player card game that tasks you with helping Robinson Crusoe survive. You need to play the cards to build the best habits and abilities of Robinson to survive island life and pirates.
Crushy Bricks
A fast paced matching game with collapsing combos.
Tap to remove blocks from a stack to create a match from the collapsing blocks. Maximize your score with cascading combos.
Dude Ball
An endless take on pinball complete with obstacles and enemies.
An endless twist on pinball as you continuously rocket Dude Ball upwards. To add to the challenge, there are obstacles and enemies during your ascent.
Pathos
A familiar, yet new path logic puzzle game.
A path logic puzzle game in which you need to flip switches, interact with other characters, and shift perspective to figure out the path forward. There is some inspiration from the "Go" series of games, but the game still has its own style.