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Bad North brings tactical island defense to mobile later this year
Playing as vikings in games is often an exercise in raids, feuds, Jarl politics, and bloody combat, but the upcoming Bad North places you in the opposite side of that scenario: defending your island havens from the overwhelming viking threat through careful strategy. Upon procedurally-generated isles, you must tactically position your limited forces, protecting nobles and common folk while maximizng your defenses through height advantages and unit placement. And then the violent invaders arrive on your shores, drenching the island landscapes in blood as you manage chokepoints, retreats, and flanking manuevers in real time. But it's Bad North's stylish minimalist aesthetic that completes…
mobileThe 5 best games for iPhone and iPad this week - January 5th
We've got to the end of the first week of the year. I expect your hangovers have finally subsided now, and you're back neck deep in the drudgery of your 9 to 5 existence. Ah well, it's the weekend now, two days to sit around and recover enough energy to survive for the five days after. But there's still time for a little bit more content. And that content is here, in the shape of a round up of the best games that came out this week on the App Store. It's not been the best week ever, but then that's only to be expected really. And technically we're covering about a week and a half, but that's not the point. Still, there's a decent enough line up here. As usual you can click on the emboldene…
Dance with Ferdinand and friends in Ferdinand: Unstoppabull on iOS and Android
Ferdinand: Unstoppabull is a match three puzzler that invites you to match blocks to perform dance moves with your favourite characters from the animated movie. It plays like a traditional puzzler, but each time you match certain blocks, your character will perform dance moves. You can perform a variety of different moves, and each can be upgraded to increase your score. You can either play the usual way, or get the hedgehogs Una, Dos, and Quatro to play for you. This is an awesome cutesy twist on the typical autoplay option. There's a ton of content to enjoy in Ferdinand: Unstoppabull, including hundreds of puzzling levels, a bunch of dance moves to learn and upgrade, and special abili…
Everything you need to know about Antihero for iPhone and iPad
Feels like only yesterday it was Wednesday. Probably because it was. Now it's Thursday, and that means it's time to give you the low down on the one new game on the App Store that you should definitely be playing this week. It's fair to say that it hasn't been the most exciting week for releases, but that's always the case in the post Christmas lull. Still, there has been some wheat among the chaff, including the really rather excellent game I'm going to recommend to you today. As usual, click on the emboldened name of the game below to download it. And if you'd like to share your own, no doubt very deep and meaningful, thoughts, feel free to do it in the comments section at the bottom of…
The best games on sale for iPhone and iPad right now - January 3rd
The tree is down, the presents you didn't like have all been returned or thrown into the bin, and now we're back to trudging through the misery of winter without a single thing to look forward to. Well there might be things to look forward to, like wasting your money on things you don't really need. Which is good, because Wednesday is when we round up the best games that are currently on sale on the App Store. There are some surprisingly good new deals out there, so much so that I actually had to pick which ones to talk about rather than just picking the first five semi-decent games I saw. You can poke the emboldened name of the games below to grab them from the App Store. And if you've se…
The AppSpy end of year awards: The 3 best games for iPhone and iPad of December 2017
Here we are then, the last part of our look back at 2017 in mobile gaming. And, as usual, December was chock full of awesome games that you should definitely have already played. Don't worry if you haven't though, because we've provided links to download them. If this list has proven anything, I think it shows that mobile gaming has something to offer everyone. From incredible, mesmerising experiences, to small, more intimate stories. Here's hoping that 2018 can deliver the same. Oh, and make sure you keep coming back to AppSpy in the new year, because we're going to cover it all. That's right, ALL OF IT. Click here to read the best games of January 2017 Click here to read the best games…
The AppSpy end of year awards: The 3 best games for iPhone and iPad of November 2017
Okay, we're in the penultimate part of our round-up of the best games of the year. It's November now, we all remember some stuff that happened in November, right? I think I went over there, probably. I definitely had a lovely sleep or two. Tomorrow we're going to hit the games of December. In the meantime though, if you've not checked out the other parts of this series, poke the links below to check them out. And then we'll put this all to bed tomorrow. Lovely, lovely bed. Click here to read the best games of January 2017 Click here to read the best games of February 2017 Click here to read the best games of March 2017 Click here to read the best games of April 2017 Click here to read…
The AppSpy end of year awards: The 3 best games for iPhone and iPad of October 2017
Here we are then, the tenth part of our look back at the best iOS games of 2017. We're into the autumn months now, so I hope you've packed a jumper. I mean it's nearly January so you're almost certainly wearing a jumper anyway. As before there's a bunch of links below that'll take you to the other parts of the series. Join us for the next part tomorrow, when we'll be looking at the best games that hit the App Store in November. Click here to read the best games of January 2017 Click here to read the best games of February 2017 Click here to read the best games of March 2017 Click here to read the best games of April 2017 Click here to read the best games of May 2017 Click here to read…
The AppSpy end of year awards: The 3 best games for iPhone and iPad of September 2017
Welcome back to the ninth chunk of our look back at the best games that came out on the App Store this year. We're into September. The leaves are starting to change colour. I mean, I know we're not and they're not, but I'm just trying to set the mood. There are links below to all of the other parts of the series so far, there's some great games in those lists. Seriously. Tomorrow we're going to be up to October. October is probably spooky, I don't know. My brain is turning into mush. Click here to read the best games of January 2017 Click here to read the best games of February 2017 Click here to read the best games of March 2017 Click here to read the best games of April 2017 Click he…
The AppSpy end of year awards: The 3 best games for iPhone and iPad of August 2017
And we're up to August 2017 in our round-up of the best games of the year. August was warm. Or it might have been cold. I don't really remember. It was a long time ago, a lot has happened since then. I think I spent most of the month asleep in hotels. Anyway, you can click below to check out the rest of the parts of this series. I hope you do, I've put a lot of work into this. Come back next week and we'll go back to school with September 2017. Surely I must remember something that happened then. Click here to read the best games of January 2017 Click here to read the best games of February 2017 Click here to read the best games of March 2017 Click here to read the best games of April 2…
The AppSpy end of year awards: The 3 best games for iPhone and iPad of July 2017
We're over half way through our round-up of the best games that came out in 2017. It's July now, you were probably wearing sunglasses in July. I wore sunglasses for the entirety of July. It made doing my work very difficult. You can find the rest of the months we've covered below. Tomorrow it'll be August. It's my birthday in August. I very much doubt that that's going to make it onto the list, but who knows? Stranger things have happened. Click here to read the best games of January 2017 Click here to read the best games of February 2017 Click here to read the best games of March 2017 Click here to read the best games of April 2017 Click here to read the best games of May 2017 Click…
The AppSpy end of year awards: The 3 best games for iPhone and iPad of June 2017
Here we are half way through our look back at the best games that came out on the App Store this year. By my guess that means we're up to June. I think that's how the calendar works, and I can't really be bothered to check. You can check out all the rest of the retrospective by clicking on the links below. And tomorrow we'll be up to July. Who in the hell remembers what happened in July? I don't, so I guess we'll find out together. Click here to read the best games of January 2017 Click here to read the best games of February 2017 Click here to read the best games of March 2017 Click here to read the best games of April 2017 Click here to read the best games of May 2017 June 2017 Mon…
The AppSpy end of year awards: The 3 best games for iPhone and iPad of May 2017
In part five of our round up of the best games that came out on the App Store this year, we're going to look at May. I mean, it's the fifth month of the year, it'd be pretty insane to look at anything else really. Missed the other bits of our retrospective? Well you're going to have to have a look at the links below then, they're going to sort you right out. Tomorrow? Well tomorrow we're going to have a look at June aren't we. Have you not been paying attention? Click here to read the best games of January 2017 Click here to read the best games of February 2017 Click here to read the best games of March 2017 Click here to read the best games of April 2017 May 2017 Guns of Boom Quit…
The AppSpy end of year awards: The 3 best games for iPhone and iPad of April 2017
We're up to April in our round up of the best games that came out on the App Store this year. That's a pretty exciting fact. I mean, it's not really, but I'm just trying to fill up space. I'm pretty tired if I'm being honest. If you've not seen other articles in the series, you can click on the links below to check them out. And be sure to come back tomorrow to find out what the best games of May 2017 were. You don't want to miss out and not be able to join in the conversation with your buddies, right? Click here to read the best games of January 2017 Click here to read the best games of February 2017 Click here to read the best games of March 2017 April 2017 Get Me Outta Here A sup…
The AppSpy end of year awards: The 3 best games for iPhone and iPad of March 2017
Oh hi there. And happy Christmas. Glad you could join us today. I hope you're not too full of turkey or whatever meat-free alternative you've decided to stuff into your face today and that all the pairs of socks your parents got you are comfortable. Today we're up to March in our round up of the best games that came out on the App Store this year. Missed the other parts of the series? Well there's some links to them coming up. That's pretty handy isn't it? Click here to read the best games of January 2017 Click here to read the best games of February 2017 March 2017 Oxenfree A horror game that plays around with a whole bunch of concepts and ideas. It's smart, it's terrifying, and it…
