Maximum Car is like a cross between Mario Kart and Burnout. Needless to say, that’s a potent combination. It doesn’t do either quite as well as its inspirations, but it’s still a very enjoyable game that’s free of cynicism. Utilizing a style …
Urban planning is hard work. I mean sure, in some cities and towns it seems like giving a dart board to a sea slug would yield better results, but doing it well enough to not stand out is tough. At …
Inklings is the most Lemmings-like game we’ve played since Sticklings, Flockers, Mousecraft, Spirits…okay, so there’s no shortage of group-guided survival puzzles on the App Store. But Inklings feels tailor-made for your tablet, featuring single screen stages that manage serious complexity …
Paperback is part Scrabble, part deck-building game. That certainly makes it an interesting concept and one that I’m sure is pretty fun in its original tabletop game form. As an iOS game, however, I’m not entirely sold. Each game of …
At the risk of dating myself, I always enjoyed turn-based tabletop wargames in my youth; the kind with cardboard squares representing units. Thanks to games like Warlords, I don’t even need to dig those out of my closet. To be …
If you’ve ever wanted a job at NASA but have found yourself lacking in all the important departments like maths and science and knowing about space or even knowing what NASA stands for, then Satellite Command could well be the …
Burly Men at Sea is the second “quiet adventure” from two-person development house Brain&Brain. Their first, Doggins, was a short but sweet hop into a terrier’s dreams of space flight, time travel, and villainous squirrel shindigs. This love of the …
Zip Zap is a game that’s all about motion. It’s about moving contraptions from A to B, using just your finger to pivot the mechanical device that you’re trying to shuffle to the end of the teeny tiny levels. There are …