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Each month, the iOS GAF community hosts a thread for new game releases, rumors and discussion that define the fast-moving world of iOS gaming.
The OP will contain recommended games that released during the previous month. All the games listed will have been highlighted by the GAF community in one way or another. This way you can keep tabs on the best games and at the same time curate an excellent resource to look back on to find games you may have missed.
If you're a developer who wishes to have your game featured, please talk about your game in the thread and if the GAF community at large likes the game then your wish just might be granted. Please note that there's a difference between posting about a game you made and just advertising your game with no further interaction with the community, this thread is not for the latter and such advertising behavior is frowned upon.
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1) Introduction & Recommended Games
2) Recommended Games continued
3) Upcoming Releases, Past Threads & Other Links
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Craft, battle, and quest your way through Crashlands, an outlandish, story-driven Crafting RPG overflowing with sass!
Become Flux Dabes, a galactic trucker whose latest shipment gets derailed by a chin-strapped alien menace named Hewgodooko, leaving you stranded on an alien planet. As you hustle to retrieve your packages you’ll become enmeshed in a nefarious plot of world domination, which will require all of your wits and both of your glutes to overcome. Learn recipes from the local sentient life, make new friends, uncover ancient secrets and deadly bosses, tame everything and build yourself a home-away-from-home as you learn to thrive on planet Woanope.
This is a pretty amazing game... don't compare it to don't starve.. this isn't a survival game really.. it's an action RPG.
Plays remarkably well on a phone to boot. Play this!
Picked it up on my ipad. Absolutely loving it. Maybe the best game I've played on my tablet.
Think Don't Starve, but not as brutally hard, sci-fi, more arcade-y, and with the humor you'd expect from Butterscotch Shenanigans. It has a lot of little touches that help alleviate some of the frustrations of the genre, like a limitless inventory and being able to teleport back to your base from anywhere on the map
That last one definitely helps to promote exploration when you don't have to trudge back home
Really loving Crashlands so far. I typically am not into crafting / survival type games, but this is an utter joy to play. It streamlines a lot of the monotaneous parts of the genre, even with simple things like auto equipping the tools you need, easy tracking of resources, teleportation, etc. The story and trademark Butterscotch Shenanigans humor and overall whimsical sci-fi atmosphere just is fantastic.
Hopping in to show my support! Bought this yesterday and ended up playing nonstop til 1am and I was planning on playing Dragon's Dogma!
...if you like crafting things and/or action RPGs, you have found your next addiction. By far my favorite IOS game in recent memory and at 5 bucks it's just a steal. 11/10
I don't really have experience with games like this...but man is this REALLY a fantastic experience across iOS! Such a great looking game on the iPad Pro. Also, very addictive!
Where have the last 2 hours of my life gone?
Wtf, this game. I did not expect this. Wow.
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From the creator of rymdkapsel comes a puzzler you've never seen before.
twofold inc. is a humble puzzle game with stunning looks and mesmerizing mechanics.
Scroll the playfield to unravel the tiles, then make a path to clear them away.
The minimalist visuals hide a depth that will keep challenging and surprising as you master it.
Okay, yeah, Twofold is fantastic. You guys are going to love it. It has that one-more-go appeal that the best arcade-y mobile games have - simple controls, simple gameplay, colorful vibrant aesthetic - with surprising depth. You have a limited number of moves and lives, so there's always that pressure of making the most efficient and highest-scoring chains you can
Twofold, Inc. is legit. Nearly missed my stop just now. It's so, so good.
Twofold Inc. is legit, swiping those tiles is a great puzzling mechanic and the music and art just bring it home. Only the introduction could be better as you can easily miss the tutorial text when you try to play.
Twofold is just great. It has that level of polish and simplicity that I look for in puzzle games. The recipe mechanic makes it feel like progress in each run, and each of the additional mechanics (rotating, square substitution) give you just enough options to feel like you could have saved a run.
I should have know I would love it. Rymdkapsel was great, but this is even better.
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The other gem that released last night is Circa Infinity. It's a PC port; I had seen it before and thought it was just an auto-runner/endless runner, but it's not
It's a slick arcadey-puzzle platformer where you jump through circular levels, deftly evading enemies. The aesthetic is so stylish and the level design is really clever. An easy recommendation
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Get immersed in a deep Neo-Noir story driven sniper adventure game.
You step into the role of a mysterious assassin. His motives - a secret. You did what had to be done to enter the 'Assembly', a criminal organization.
The mesmerizing atmosphere and thrilling story will glue you to your device.
While you work for the 'Assembly' you'll get your hands on various weapons. Sniper Rifles, Assault rifles, Pistols, Bombs and even your bare hands.
Wanted to recommend Lonewolf. It's probably the most fun I've had with a sniper game on mobile. May not have the fancy graphics, but it's better and more diverse than Hitman Sniper IMO.
$1.99 to change it completely from F2P to premium is a bargain.
Dont usually play the genre, but I have to agree. Tight controls and good mission variety. And most sniper games seem to have stick figures or mediocre 3D visuals; the aesthetic here is way more stylish and appealing IMO
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So yeah, January just got a lot more interesting. The new game from Zachtronics (SpaceChem) got a mobile version a few days ago
Yes, it's good. It's very very good. It takes the psequdo-programming assembly line formula of SpaceChem and distills it to pure programming puzzles
There's a lot to love about this game, but especially the sound effects. They remind me so much of the old school terminals in Alien: Isolation on Sevastopol station.
Picked this up just from my prior experience with SpaceChem. I am loving it. I've spent the better half of my morning trying to solve some of these puzzles, and the other half of the morning optimizing some of my code. As you've gathered, I'm not being very productive at work today
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Control Momoka as she hops and flies across her solar system in this 2.5D platforming adventure game.
Gameplay switches seamlessly from a platforming shooter within and between each of the planets, to exploration of the large planetary system using her spaceship. You will meet many characters, collect upgrades, and battle fearsome enemies as you explore Haruto to find out why its sun is dying, and how you will fix it.
Early impressions, it's a really solid platformer. The music is nice and the levels are challenging enough to keep my interest. The design of the map when traveling through space is incredibly unique.
So far it's one of my favorite platformers this year and would easily recommend it if you have the money.
Really loving this so far. Incredibly disappointed in Apple with no feature for this outstanding game. Hope it still finds its way into the hands of many iOS gamers.
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Hoiy crap is this good! Love the story and mix of gameplay. Music is phenomenal. Buy this!!!
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Still have to sing praises for Lost in Harmony. No, it's not perfect. There could be better transitions between the music tapping sections and the more runner obstacle based sections,but I still adore this game. The music alone is worth it. Add in some gorgeous artwork and a heart tugging story and it's a fantastic experience, even with its flaws
Oh man, Lost in Harmony is the best rhythm game I've played since Ouendan and EBA.
I'm torn, on first impression. The visual concepts are beautiful, but the gameplay and timing still feel a little loose. It feels like sightreading is pretty much out the window, since you can't really see any oncoming obstacles in time.
It feels like a game that Harmonix would make. Let's just hope it does better than their recent work.
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Join Ricks throughout the multiverse as they get swept up in the latest craze: Morty training! There are over 70 bizarre Mortys to recruit and train out there, including Mustache Morty, Wizard Morty, Cronenberg Morty and more. Assemble a dream team, then challenge rival Ricks by forcing your grandsons to battle each other. Command, combine and level up your Mortys to prove that you're the greatest Morty trainer of all space and time!
I'm enjoying it a lot. Fan of the show, fan of Pokemon, win win.
It makes a great first impression and then it completely falls off and becomes a slog through uninteresting and simplistic battles. I expected more out of Adult Swim Games.
The game looks great, is easy to pick up and play (especially for people who played a Pokémon before). It is quite a fun and addicting game.
Not a fan of the pricing of the in app purchases. Would have liked to throw some small amount of money at the game as an appreciation, but for where I am in the game the in app purchases seem way overpriced (in euro). But like others already mentioned, these in app purchases are really optional and not needed at all.