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If, like me, you're not willing to pay then congratulations, you've got a really fun game for free, but your experience is going to be hampered by the pervasive threat of a paywall lurking somewhere around the next corner.

I originally intended to devote about an hour to Star Wars Rebels: Recon Missions to try the game out but ended up playing it right through with only a few levels to go. It's such an amazing game, one of the best platformers I've played. I really enjoyed it and it's absolutely worth a look.

I have to say I enjoyed Breath of Light, both for the uniqueness of the game play and the quality of the graphics and soundtrack. The game is about evoking feelings and emotions, it's quite mesmerizing to play. ...It's not just unique, Breath of Light is pushing boundaries in terms of what a game can or should be and is definitely worth a look.

Strangely enough, I ended up enjoying this one a little more than the previous games, even while recognizing that the trick is starting to get old. I think it was more satisfying from a gameplay standpoint, and I appreciated the way the minigames helped to break up the usual mechanics. The game also benefits greatly from focusing on one antagonist, making him as scary and threatening as possible. There's no revolution here, but if you were kind of like me and felt the series was just a little short in the gameplay department, you might like this one slightly better. There's a certain refinement to its design that is impressive given how rapidly it followed from the earlier games.

I appreciate the more feverish pacing and the attempts to push out the concept a little better, but I can't see myself ever going back to this again, and even the first experience with the game wasn't exactly something I was in love with. Still, if you like a good jump scare and want a nice challenge, Five Nights At Freddy's 2 has both in healthy supply.

Taichi Panda is an above average example of a often hated (in comments, anyway) genre/pay model. It may not change your mind about paying dollars for dungeons, but it is most definitely worth a download. If you have a few hours and an axe to grind against angry tortured spirits, embrace the panda. There is a chance you won't hate it, instead, like me, you might actually really enjoy it.

I definitely have to recommend Silly Sausage in Meat Land. It involves a stretchy sausage dog that can sniff its own butt, and it costs you nothing to download. Unless you're not a fan of beef, as beef and sausage are all throughout the background, then you should pick this one up.

The game is still absolutely hilarious, and nails the Borderlands sense of humor perfectly, not to mention getting the sensation of participating in that universe. The voice acting is still absolutely on-point. And the game has done a great job at making its original characters compelling, while throwing in plenty of "hey, remember this person from the other Borderlands games?" moments in this episode.

Combining a respectful homage to its source material with a decent battle system and loads of unlockables, Final Fantasy: Record Keeper is the real deal in my book. It’s also a game in which the majority of its freemium systems simply exist in the background as options for players to quickly advance rather than pay walls that sooner or later need to be addressed. I implore all fans of the series to give this game a try, as it’s nearly a must-play for those folks in my opinion.

The Trace has so many genres mixed in that it'll be hard for mobile gamers not to enjoy at least some part of the game. I thoroughly enjoyed the time I spent with it and, even though I had to swipe a few too many times, I was engaged throughout. So, if you enjoy puzzle games, hidden object games, crime-solving games, or all of the above mixed in one, I have just the right number of dead bodies for you.