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Legacy 3 – The Hidden Relic is the new point-and-click adventure in the Legacy series
Coming one year after the release of Legacy 2 – The Ancient Curse in 2017, The Hidden Relic is the third instalment in the much-loved Legacy series of puzzle games. In it, you play a young archaeologist tasked with finding your missing mentor, exploring the depths of a mysterious temple and finding solutions one puzzle at a time. It’s out now for iOS and Android devices. Players might initially be taken aback by how slow-paced Legacy 3 – The Hidden Relic can initially feel, but it’s all in service of an atmosphere and story intended to test intelligence and memory skills. It’s a 3D game made in the style of classic point-and-click adventure games, where only…
AndroidHone your biking skills in Downhill Masters available now on Android
Ever wonder what happens when you mix delightful characters and mini-games with urban downhill bike racing? You get Downhill Masters for Android, of course, the latest from THEM Corporation, a team composed partly of Civilization, Aion, and Icarus Online talent. The game sees you joining one of three riders on their day-to-day journey from being passionate amateurs to world-class sports stars. Riding is fast and skill-based, with the option to create your own routes around the increasingly challenging tracks. There are also plenty of skills up for grabs, and new equipment comes thick and fast. Beyond the core racing, you’ll be tackling a variety of oddball mini-games. These, more o…
Medieval Dynasty offers multiple-choice fun for the mobile
Developer Robobot Studio has mainly focused on creating personal assistant apps, or ‘bots’, but Medieval Dynasty is something a little different — an RPG that’s all about choice. And it’s just been released on iOS, Android and Windows. Set between 476 and 1492 AD, the game puts you in charge of a fictional kingdom with the aesthetic of Medieval Europe. From the throne, it’s your job to make the vital decisions which will keep everything running as it should. However, every problem confronting you has more than one solution, and there isn’t always a clear-cut correct option. It’s up to you to weigh up the pros and cons; will this improve your…
Computer programming becomes fun with Switch puzzler Trybit Logic
Every now and again, a game comes along that makes learning fun, and that’s certainly true of Trybit Logic on Nintendo Switch. This logic-based puzzler has been a firm favourite among computer engineering students since it debuted on iOS and Android devices, and has also established itself as a tool to teach computing to youngsters. Developed by Himacs, the game tasks players with helping a friendly ‘Bitrobo’ defeat an army of bugs by combining logic operations panels to expose their weaknesses. Changing a bug’s switch from 0000 or 1111 is the way to kill them. Trybit Logic features two modes of play. In Puzzle Mode, players must use the on-screen logical operati…
The global launch for fantasy RPG Final Blade has arrived
Finally, Final Blade has arrived on the App Store and Google Play in all its fantasy RPG glory. The expansive RPG launched by Skypeople in association with Glohow has already amassed an impressive fanbase in Taiwan and South Korea, thanks in large part to its glorious visuals, frequent events, and compelling narrative. The core mechanics will perhaps be familiar to genre aficionados, with tons of loot drops, upgradable skills, and an impressive upgrade system to boot. Thankfully, there are plenty of modes to try your preferred loadouts on, including an intense heist mode known as Black Gold. Before getting into all that, you’d be wise to spend some time in the Adventure Mode. Here,…
Airheart is a dieselpunk action game set in the sky, brand new to Nintendo Switch
Explore the big blue sky in the newest Nintendo Switch release, Airheart. This rogue-like game, courtesy of indie studio Blindflug, won the Big Indie Pitch at Gamescom 2018. Now Switch players can join the high-altitude action, and even play alongside friends in the exclusive co-op mode. The story starts with a girl called Amelia Airheart (a nice reference for history buffs and mystery lovers). She dreams of adventure high above the clouds beyond her home, the sky city of Granaria. You take control of the aspiring pilot as she navigates up, level by level. As you go, you’ll have to fight sky pirates and hunt flying fish. Harvest parts and weapons from the scrap of your defeated enem…
Rocket Royale is a new take on battle royale, out now on iOS and Android
Since PUBG and Fortnite parachuted onto mobile last year, there has been an influx of battle royale titles onto the app stores but not all of them have been second-rate clones. Rocket Royale attempts to bring something new to the genre with its focus on crafting. Developed by GameSpire, the game puts its own twist on PvP by tasking players with escaping from an island, rather than emerging as the last one standing on it. A DIY rocketship is your ticket home, and you must build it by harvesting resources from fallen meteors and recycling debris from environmental destruction. Virtually everything in Rocket Royale can be blown up and repurposed and players can also use these raw materials to…
Anticipated MMORPG RebirthM has started its rollout in North America
RebirthM is the latest attempt to bring PC-calibre MMORPG gaming to mobile, and it’s just debuted in North America, off the back of successful launches in South America and Asia. Developed by South Korean studio Caret Games, the open-world adventure features polished 3D graphics, a vast fantasy world to explore and in-depth multiplayer online mechanics. RebirthM aims to capture the scope, scale and narrative depth of a blockbuster MMORPG, and combine it with pick-up-and-play accessibility. After choosing between the Ranger, Slayer, Berserker and Wizard classes, users will spend their time taking part in dungeon runs, battling powerful bosses and competing in PvP events. There&rsqu…
Intergalactic epic Rogue Universe flies toward a global release
The choice between playing as a space pirate or an intergalactic warlord might be one of the toughest decisions a video game could ask you to make. But that’s exactly the question Rogue Universe will pose to players when it launches onto Google Play and the App Store during the first half of 2019. At its core, Rogue Universe is a grand strategy MMO that takes its aesthetic from the world of comic books. Building the ultimate fleet might be what you’ll spend most of your time doing, but there are also rare resources to be collected, crew members to be micromanaged, and 3 powerful factions to work with or against. Incurring the wrath of the Black Flag, U.N.S., or Zurich Bank ce…
Quirky town management sim QubeTown is now available worldwide
Mobile city builder QubeTown is now available for iOS and Android worldwide following a soft launch in select countries late last year. This new offering from Webzen and developer ARUMGAMES puts a fantasy twist on the town management sim. Not only are players tasked with constructing buildings, harvesting crops and trading with other guilds, they also must protect their citizens from troll attacks. QubeTown sports quirky, Minecraft-style visuals and its townsfolk share their settlements with a variety of animal companions, including elephants, pandas and dragons. The action even goes beyond the city limits as players get to lead their citizens on dungeon runs, during which they will encoun…
The top 10 iPhone and iPad games of 2018: No 6 - Reigns: Game of Thrones
It's time to take a look at what we think is the sixth best game to come out for iPhone and iPad this year. It's a licensed game, it doesn't have any action in it, and you'll spend most of your time reading when you're playing. We know that sounds awful, but bear with us here. If you've yet to have a chance to check out the other entries in our list, don't fret. Number 10 is right here. You'll find number 9 with a solid click here. Looking for number 8? Here's where you should be clicking. And those with nimble digits should click here to find out more about number 7. Now all of those pesky links are out of the way we can get on with our choice for the sixth best game of the year. Like wha…
The top 10 iPhone and iPad games of 2018: No. 7 - Motorsport Manager 3
We've got to what we think is the 7th best game of 2018 in our round-up. If you haven't already you can check out number 10 with a click here, discover number 9 with a click here, and find out all about number 8 via a click on this link. We're going to be adding to the list every day until it's done, so come back tomorrow to check out what we think the sixth best iPhone and iPad game of 2018 was. And make sure you let us know if you agree of disagree with our choices by voicing your opinion at the bottom of the article. Motorsport Manager 3 It's been a really good year for management games on mobile - we'll tell you this for free, this isn't going to be the last of them making an appear…
The top 10 iPhone and iPad games of 2018: No. 8 - Tiny Bubbles
2018 has been a really great year for mobile gaming. In fact it's been so great that it was really tough to pick the ten best games that have come out for iPhone and iPad over the past twelve months. We've done it though. We started our round-up with what we thought was the tenth best game of the year, and yesterday we told you all about game number nine. This time round, for the less mathematically cognizant, we're going to tell you about the eighth best game that came out this year. Do you agree? Do you disagree? Well be sure to let us know in the comments section at the bottom of the article then. Tiny Bubbles This is probably the biggest surprise out of all of the games on this list…
The top 10 iPhone and iPad games of 2018: No 9 - Teen Titans Go Figure
Since it's the end of the year, we've decided to round up what we think are the top 10 games for iPhone and iPad that have come out in 2018. We started yesterday with number 10, and if you haven't had a chance to read that yet you can click right here and rectify your terrible oversight. Once you'd done that, we'll get on with the game that we think was the ninth best that came out this year. Agree? Disagree? Then please do let us know in the comments - it fills our hearts with a rich kind of delight. Teen Titans Go Figure The original game was great, but this sequel takes pretty much everything that made that game so special, shakes it up a bit, and then makes sure that all the charm,…
The top 10 iPhone and iPad games of 2018: No. 10 - Oddmar
Since it's coming up to the end of the year, we've decided that it's time to start rounding up what has been a particularly good year in the mobile gaming world. And we thought we'd do it by running down our ten favourite games of the last twelve months. Because we're traditionalists we're going to start with our tenth best game of the year. We'd love to hear what you thought of the game, whether you agree with its position on the list, or if you wouldn't even bother playing it with a twenty seven foot barge pole. Oddmar We're starting things off with what we reckon might be the best mobile platformer of the past twelve months. It's all about a Viking who's trying to prove that he deser…
