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This particular taste of comfort food isn't going to be for everyone, and the series is at risk of repeating itself perhaps a little too much at this point, but Quest To The Future is ultimately worth picking up for fans of battle-heavy RPGs.

With its tilt-based controls, single-screen environments, and arrow-and-dot based characters, you’d be forgiven for thinking Abzorb was trying to be the next Tilt To Live. Luckily, it has a surprising number of clever new mechanics that set it apart from its obvious inspiration, to the point where at some points it almost feels more like a puzzle game than anything else.

If you’re looking for a game that’s fun, challenging, and costs absolutely nothing, then this is the train you’re gonna wanna catch.

I'm glad I'm done playing this game, but the fact that it's somehow still fun despite seeming hopeless is a ridiculous achievement for Lost Socks. Only the most hardcore gamers should play this, but those who do will find a challenge worthy of them.

Despite the structure of the actual game owing a significant debt to Wario Ware, please do at least download Peter Panic. The musical aspect of the game is so much fun to experience that you have to at least check that out. I hope we see the conclusion to the game before too long, because the ending is definitely unsatisfactory. But this is just so cool, you have to check it out.

It feels like it's aiming to be a skill game, but chucks that all out the window at a certain point in every play session. Add all of that together and you've got a game that's certainly worth playing for a little while to experience its high points, but one that is unlikely to hold your attention for all that long.

If the art of The Swords intrigues you, then you will likely enjoy this, as a vessel for the gorgeous watercolor and charcoal-inspired art. The game itself gets in the way at times of enjoying the art, but otherwise, The Swords is a worthy experience.

Ultimate Briefcase is going to be one of those things you pop out every so often to try to chase a high score, and with its semi-interesting progression system, occasionally earn something from. It gets a little aggressive at times when it comes to microtransactions, but it's fun, and it's playable, which counts for something.

Stellar Wanderer is good more often than it's great, but it's still quite easy to lose hours to the game thanks to its solid, time-tested core. Taken as a sequel to Strike Wing, it's a major success, expanding on it in almost every way and offering a much bigger experience for your money. It's probably not going to replace Galaxy On Fire 2 as the king of the genre on iOS, but if you've got room in your heart for another good 3D space-trading adventure, you'll get a lot of enjoyment out of Stellar Wanderer

In truth, from where I’m sitting Thumb Drift is nearly perfect as far as fun little highscore chasers are concerned, and the central mechanic is just ridiculously fun and feels like butter. There’s also a light mission system and tons of cars to collect to keep you going, but even if those things weren’t there, I’d still be playing every single day. Plus, the game is free (with occasional ads that you can disable with a purchase), so you basically have no excuse to not at least give it a try to see if it clicks with you. Please do, and then tell your friends, because I want this updated forever.