Lian Amaris

Lian Amaris has been studying and writing about games, transmedia storytelling and immersive environments since 2003. She has two Master's degrees from NYU, was a new media professor for 3 years then transitioned to mobile tech in 2011. From 2012-15 she worked on bringing over 35 F2P mobile games to market.

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November 4, 2016
Play Detective With ‘A Normal Lost Phone,’ Coming Soon
By Lian Amaris
Our phones— ordinary objects made of metal, glass, and plastic— hold within them our entire lives. Our memories, our work, our inspirations, and our struggles. If you found a stranger’s phone, what would you do? What responsibility would you have …
Reviews
November 2, 2016
PinOut Review: Play This Silver Ball
By Lian Amaris
PinOut is the newest game from ironically-named Mediocre, the makers of Smash Hit and Does Not Commute, so we knew it would be something special. And we were not disappointed. PinOut is a seemingly endless pinball game where players can …
Walkthroughs
November 1, 2016
Fit In The Hole Tips, Cheats, and Strategies
By Lian Amaris
Fit In The Hole is a new endless high score chaser from Ketchapp, a game company which specializes in addictive twitchy games that challenge, frustrate, and inspire an ongoing mantra of “just one more try.” The game requires quick tapping …
Walkthroughs
November 1, 2016
PinOut Tips, Cheats and Strategies
By Lian Amaris
PinOut from Mediocre is the endless game pinball wizards have dreamed about, but it will take a lot of careful flips and impeccable aim to reach high score notoriety. Levels with unique obstacles sprawl out into the distance and a …
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October 31, 2016
Fit In The Hole Is Your Next Little Mindbender
By Lian Amaris
Ketchapp’s newest twitchy high score chaser Fit In The Hole is a clever little game based on positive and negative space. In the spirit of an endless runner, you move forward on a track, positioning little blocks by tapping left …
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October 21, 2016
Go Full Tilt In ‘Level With Me’
By Lian Amaris
Level With Me is the newest game from indie studio Unept, which brought us the beautifully enjoyable Hue Ball last year. In this clever high score chaser, you must move a see-saw up and down by shooting bubbles at it to …
Walkthroughs
October 18, 2016
My Little Pony: Puzzle Party Tips, Cheats and Strategies
By Lian Amaris
My Little Pony: Puzzle Party is a mobile game where franchise fans can play side by side with beloved characters such as Rainbow Dash, Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, and more. It is a pretty standard match-3 style game where players must clear …
Reviews
October 18, 2016
My Little Pony: Puzzle Party Review – One For the Fans
By Lian Amaris
When the original My Little Ponies made their debut in the early 1980s, I was just old enough to covet and then eventually collect them. The castle, the stables, the bright colors, whimsical characterizations, and doe-eyed expressions were undeniably attractive …