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If you like Adventure games, this is a must have cult-classic. If you like psychological horror, this is likewise a must have cult-classic.

In terms of its core mechanics, this is probably one of the better side-scrolling beat-em-ups I've played on iOS in a while, so the potential is there if the tech and balancing issues can be sorted out.

It's more concerned with philosophical battles than physical ones, so it's not going to be everyone's cup of tea, but if you have an interest in human nature, it's worth checking out The Sea Eternal. You can try the first five chapters for free, and the rest of the story unlocks with a $2.99 IAP.

So, Pathfinder Adventures is an excellent digital card game that will offer many hours of entertainment and equally many hours of cursing your luck as your three 12-sided dice add to a total of 4.

In the end, it’s still a very solid game, and it’s totally free. Just know that the real entry fee is several minutes of ad watching if you want to get all the planes and upgrades, and it’s fairly repetitive regardless of that. But hey. That one song in the entire game is a pretty happenin’ tune. So there’s that.

Outside of a stark difficulty increase in the latter part of Chapter 2, Amidakuji Knight is a game I can't put down. It's easy to play either with your full concentration or while something is playing in the background, and my reaction time has improved because of it.

If you're looking for something that's not as stressful as other platformers but still attempts to provide some semblance of a challenge, you could do a whole lot worse than Egz.

INKS. is a clever spin on one of the oldest concepts in electronic gaming. Much of the cleverness is admittedly tied up in the visuals, but it is interesting to play a pinball game where you aren't trying to rack up a high score, I suppose.

Black Hole Joyrider has no IAP whatsoever, and like Boson X, there are no collectibles, coins, or anything like that. It's just you against the game. It's a lighter experience all around than that game, but it's enjoyable enough to play and the presentation certainly doesn't slouch on its end of things.

If I don't sound particularly excited by Glorious Savior, well, it's because I'm not. It's a serviceable RPG with a good sense of humor, contentedly treading water on the line of mediocrity. It's probably a better game than more than half of Kemco's releases, but it's handily the weakest of EXE-Create's line-up so far this year.