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BEST
GAMES
of the
WEEK
September 21, 2017
Be witness to the augmented App Store's reality of machines, hoops, cases, and more. This is one of the biggest new game slates of the year as developers try to get attention in the wake of the release of iOS 11. The early highlights include a deep narrative based point and click adventure, a beautiful 3D puzzle adventure, a new edition of NBA 2K, a number of augmented reality games, and much more.
Thimbleweed Park
Terrible Toybox, Inc.
Thimbleweed Park is a point-and-click adventure game that's dark, mysterious, and packed full of humor.
The classic style of point and click adventure games of the past like Secret of Monkey Island, Maniac Mansion, and others are on full display in Thimbleweed Park. You get to play as two FBI Agents who are faced with a small town murder to solve. There are numerous quirky characters to interact with as you play through a storyline that is about a dozen hours.
The Witness
Thekla, inc.
A beautiful 3D puzzle adventure awaits you.
The Witness, the critically acclaimed title from 2016, is now available on iOS.
The Machines
Directive Games
Apple showed off AR using The Machines during the iPhone X event, and now the game is available on the App Store.
The Machines is designed from the ground up for augmented reality, and that's the only way to play. There isn't just an AR mode, and that allows for deluxe graphical design as the physical world meets the digital overlay. You can move around to change you perspective in this real time strategy game in which big mechs go head to head.
Morphite
Crescent Moon Games
Crescent Moon first showed this game to us at GDC in March, and now it's available for everyone.
Explore space and shoot your way through a captivating and immersive story in Morphite.
Ace Attorney Spirit of Justice
CAPCOM
Phoenix Wright and Apollo Justice return for all new cases to argue and investigate.
The Phoenix Wright series is known for the combination of intense court room dialogue based combat and murder scene investigation. Now, there's a brand new installment for iOS that presents a new judicial system in a strange land for Phoenix Wright and Apollo Justice to figure out.
Flat Pack
Nitrome
Nitrome has a brand new platformer that combines 2D and 3D elements.
Platformer are usually either 2D or 3D. Flat Pack combines both allowing you to have classic 2D challenge on one side of a cube, and then flip to another side in 3D fashion. There's also an augmented reality mode.
Another Lost Phone
Plug In Digital
A sequel/follow up to A Normal Lost Phone with a brand new story.
A Normal Lost Phone delivers a narrative investigation as you piece together the life of the lost phone's owner. Now, there's a brand new phone and owner with a new story to unravel. Dive into apps to piece together the mystery of Laura's Story.
Kenshō
FIFTYTWO
A block sliding puzzle matching game with a great design.
Kenshõ is one of the most beautiful and tranquil match-three block sliding games you'll find on the App Store.
Grapple Gum
Ali Mehrez
Grapple Gum is an intense and action-packed arcade action platformer shooter that you're bound to get stuck to because it's so good.
Slingshot between moving objects in this all new type of platformer. You play as a piece of gum who can jump between moving objects while shooting other objects in this hybrid game style.
