Diving into the sun doesn't sound like a fantastic way to go, but neither does floating around in the abyss of space forever and ever.
Donning the tagline, "No one dies... alone," Sunburn is a game about making sure your doomed space mission at least ends in good company.
Using physics-based puzzles, you'll fling yourself around asteroids and comets, tethering yourself to every last fellow a...
Don't judge NOON based on your first go, which, admittedly, will last about three seconds. Five, tops.
Not that most people are short tempered enough to form an opinion about their latest download so abruptly, but there is something about NOON that doesn't lend itself well to first impressions.
A couple of minutes in, and that opinion will change, so if it's already on your iPhone, play on. ...
Windwaker-like action adventure Oceanhorn is scheduled to get even better looking on December 11th.
Yep, FDG Entertainment will be rolling out another update to the game that will sharpen up its graphics.
This is all an effort to have the game live up to the potential that the super crisp displays of the newly released iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, and iPad Air 2 allow it.
According to Tou...
Nitrome has been teasing its next big game with short, perplexing video clips.
No, this isn't the upcoming Endless Doves, which we've already covered - this is something else entirely.
We're told that it's a "bigger title than 8bit Doves… more like Icebreaker though possibly that's overreaching," Nitrome told us.
We don't know much else about it at the moment, and the videos offer lit...
Nitrome will be releasing Endless Doves next week on iOS and Android.
As you might guess from that title, it's a follow-up to the Bronze Award-winning 8bit Doves, except this time the bird-collecting is endless.
Just the same, you'll tap the sides of the screen to fly your bird in arcs through tight spaces and bigger, open areas. As you go, you'll collect smaller birds that fly in a line alo...
Chris McFarland is bringing his action roguelike platformer Tallowmere to iOS.
It's a 2D game that focuses on punishing combat. You can take a couple of hits, but any more than that and you'll die, requiring you to restart.
Under these conditions, survival is usually a case of timing and foresight. You need to block attacks with your shield, and only strike when you see an opening, otherwise...
Cast your mind back to Apple's 2013 keynote and you might remember something called Anki Drive. It was a sort of Scalextric of the future, which used your iPhone as the controller, and computer AI instead of slots to keep the cars on the tracks.
It's now out in shops - it's actually been available for some time - but in the run up to Christmas we decided to get our hands on it and see wheth...
When Theseus entered the labyrinth of the Minotaur, he followed strict instructions to go forwards and down, but never left or right.
Despite the evident thematic link, following such advice in Theseus 3D will quickly get you squished.
You have to be a bit smarter in these mazes.
Mazing grace
This is a simple but well executed spatial puzzler where you must navigate around a series of ...
The Journey of Alvin is so pleasant that I had to share it despite it not being usual Pocket Gamer fare.
It's an interactive narrative journey based on true events, ones that supposedly influenced film director David Lynch (Mulholland Drive, Twin Peaks).
You follow Alvin on his old mower, which he uses to travel 400 miles to go see his brother. Everything you see and do is based upon what A...
The Sailor's Dream is a story. A story obliquely told in snatches of memory that you uncover as you explore its ruins, shacks, and ships.
Your interactions don't change the narrative, they simply push it along, from chunk of text to twinkly sea shanty. There are secrets to uncover, but if you're paying attention (or you've read our guide) they're simple enough to find.
Essentially you're col...
According to a tweet from Mojang dev Johan Bernhardsson, the latest build of Minecraft - Pocket Edition, 0.10.0 will be submitted to Apple for approval on Tuesday, which means it should be out pretty soon.
The headline changes include support for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, and a day / night cycle in the creative chunk of the game. You can build fences and fence gates as well, if that's the so...
Contract Killer: Sniper is the latest instalment in Glu's Contract Killer series, and I must confess that, even though I wasn't a massive fan of the previous entry, this new one has me intrigued.
I assumed that the focus would be much more on pure sniping, but as I've already seen in my hands-on video, that isn't the case - Killer comes with assault weapons and a base building element too.
H...
Let There Be Life might just be the most peaceful game there is.
Originally released on PC earlier this year, the simple, puzzle-like nature simulator is now on iOS and Android for £1.49 / $1.99.
Your goal in the game is to nurture a tree into a thriving mass of leafy branches.
The branchier your tree gets, the more shadow it'll cast on the forest floor, which is a problem for the flowers...
There's not a sector in gaming that's changed as much as mobile over the past few years. It's gone from an afterthought to a thriving scene in no time at all.
But in the bubble, we've forgotten something. Other platforms have parades of classics that people still seek out and play years after their initial release.
The sheer volume of games on the platform has buried any chance of that happe...
Every week, Pocket Gamer provides a weekly digest of the most important and popular stories from these digital pages.
Want a bite size recap of the last seven days in Pocket Gamer land? Well, I think I could be encouraged to write that for you. Lemme see what I can rustle up.
Big game releases last week included Simogo's troubled wander 'em up The Sailor's Dream and monster strategy game Bat...
As we wave goodbye to another week, and prepare to lay waste to the weekend ahead, you're probably thinking one thing, and one things only: I can't wait to clap eyes on PocketGamer.biz's beautiful Week That Was.
Well, we hear you, and this week there's plenty to sink your teeth into.
This week, there was controversy aplenty, with Kim Kardashian: Hollywood developer Glu revealing it plans on ...
The enhanced edition of Icewind Dale, a fantasy RPG from 2000, has finally made it to the App Store.
You can purchase it on iOS for £6.99 / $9.99.
An Android version of the game launched on Google Play late October, but a week-long battle with Apple's approval process kept it off the App Store until now.
Similar to the re-released versions of Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate II from Beamdo...
A new update has been released for Dungeon Hunter 4 on iOS and Android.
The expansion, called Descending Depths, adds new bosses, three extra dungeons, new armor, and an entirely new event type called Burdens.
Howling Canyon, The Dig Site, and Chapel of Whispers make up the new dungeons, each chock full of new enemies like reanimated vipers and crystal lizards.
Our review of Dungeon Hunte...
Kriophobia is an upcoming survival horror game with fixed camera angles. That's pretty rare these days.
Considering that, it shouldn't be a surprise that developer Fira Game is hoping to recreate the atmosphere of classics in the genre. We're talking Silent Hill, Resident Evil, and Alone In The Dark here.
One element that isn't taken from those classics is the tank controls. Rather than havi...
One of my favourite games of last year was One Finger Death Punch. I'm rather chuffed to find out that it's heading to mobile real soon, then.
Yep, we're a little late to this news, actually. Developer Silver Dollar Games announced the mobile port two months ago on its Facebook page.
"One Finger Death Punch is coming to mobile thanks to the talented team at Tangent. The game will first be re...
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Diving into the sun doesn't sound like a fantastic way to go, but neither does floating around in the abyss of space forever and ever.
Donning the tagline, "No one dies... alone," Sunburn is a game about making sure your doomed space mission at least ends in good company.
Using physics-based puzzles, you'll fling yourself around asteroids and comets, tethering yourself to every last fellow a...
Don't judge NOON based on your first go, which, admittedly, will last about three seconds. Five, tops.
Not that most people are short tempered enough to form an opinion about their latest download so abruptly, but there is something about NOON that doesn't lend itself well to first impressions.
A couple of minutes in, and that opinion will change, so if it's already on your iPhone, play on. ...
Windwaker-like action adventure Oceanhorn is scheduled to get even better looking on December 11th.
Yep, FDG Entertainment will be rolling out another update to the game that will sharpen up its graphics.
This is all an effort to have the game live up to the potential that the super crisp displays of the newly released iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, and iPad Air 2 allow it.
According to Tou...
Nitrome has been teasing its next big game with short, perplexing video clips.
No, this isn't the upcoming Endless Doves, which we've already covered - this is something else entirely.
We're told that it's a "bigger title than 8bit Doves… more like Icebreaker though possibly that's overreaching," Nitrome told us.
We don't know much else about it at the moment, and the videos offer lit...
Nitrome will be releasing Endless Doves next week on iOS and Android.
As you might guess from that title, it's a follow-up to the Bronze Award-winning 8bit Doves, except this time the bird-collecting is endless.
Just the same, you'll tap the sides of the screen to fly your bird in arcs through tight spaces and bigger, open areas. As you go, you'll collect smaller birds that fly in a line alo...
Chris McFarland is bringing his action roguelike platformer Tallowmere to iOS.
It's a 2D game that focuses on punishing combat. You can take a couple of hits, but any more than that and you'll die, requiring you to restart.
Under these conditions, survival is usually a case of timing and foresight. You need to block attacks with your shield, and only strike when you see an opening, otherwise...
Cast your mind back to Apple's 2013 keynote and you might remember something called Anki Drive. It was a sort of Scalextric of the future, which used your iPhone as the controller, and computer AI instead of slots to keep the cars on the tracks.
It's now out in shops - it's actually been available for some time - but in the run up to Christmas we decided to get our hands on it and see wheth...
When Theseus entered the labyrinth of the Minotaur, he followed strict instructions to go forwards and down, but never left or right.
Despite the evident thematic link, following such advice in Theseus 3D will quickly get you squished.
You have to be a bit smarter in these mazes.
Mazing grace
This is a simple but well executed spatial puzzler where you must navigate around a series of ...
The Journey of Alvin is so pleasant that I had to share it despite it not being usual Pocket Gamer fare.
It's an interactive narrative journey based on true events, ones that supposedly influenced film director David Lynch (Mulholland Drive, Twin Peaks).
You follow Alvin on his old mower, which he uses to travel 400 miles to go see his brother. Everything you see and do is based upon what A...
The Sailor's Dream is a story. A story obliquely told in snatches of memory that you uncover as you explore its ruins, shacks, and ships.
Your interactions don't change the narrative, they simply push it along, from chunk of text to twinkly sea shanty. There are secrets to uncover, but if you're paying attention (or you've read our guide) they're simple enough to find.
Essentially you're col...
According to a tweet from Mojang dev Johan Bernhardsson, the latest build of Minecraft - Pocket Edition, 0.10.0 will be submitted to Apple for approval on Tuesday, which means it should be out pretty soon.
The headline changes include support for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, and a day / night cycle in the creative chunk of the game. You can build fences and fence gates as well, if that's the so...
Contract Killer: Sniper is the latest instalment in Glu's Contract Killer series, and I must confess that, even though I wasn't a massive fan of the previous entry, this new one has me intrigued.
I assumed that the focus would be much more on pure sniping, but as I've already seen in my hands-on video, that isn't the case - Killer comes with assault weapons and a base building element too.
H...
Let There Be Life might just be the most peaceful game there is.
Originally released on PC earlier this year, the simple, puzzle-like nature simulator is now on iOS and Android for £1.49 / $1.99.
Your goal in the game is to nurture a tree into a thriving mass of leafy branches.
The branchier your tree gets, the more shadow it'll cast on the forest floor, which is a problem for the flowers...
There's not a sector in gaming that's changed as much as mobile over the past few years. It's gone from an afterthought to a thriving scene in no time at all.
But in the bubble, we've forgotten something. Other platforms have parades of classics that people still seek out and play years after their initial release.
The sheer volume of games on the platform has buried any chance of that happe...
Every week, Pocket Gamer provides a weekly digest of the most important and popular stories from these digital pages.
Want a bite size recap of the last seven days in Pocket Gamer land? Well, I think I could be encouraged to write that for you. Lemme see what I can rustle up.
Big game releases last week included Simogo's troubled wander 'em up The Sailor's Dream and monster strategy game Bat...
As we wave goodbye to another week, and prepare to lay waste to the weekend ahead, you're probably thinking one thing, and one things only: I can't wait to clap eyes on PocketGamer.biz's beautiful Week That Was.
Well, we hear you, and this week there's plenty to sink your teeth into.
This week, there was controversy aplenty, with Kim Kardashian: Hollywood developer Glu revealing it plans on ...
The enhanced edition of Icewind Dale, a fantasy RPG from 2000, has finally made it to the App Store.
You can purchase it on iOS for £6.99 / $9.99.
An Android version of the game launched on Google Play late October, but a week-long battle with Apple's approval process kept it off the App Store until now.
Similar to the re-released versions of Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate II from Beamdo...
A new update has been released for Dungeon Hunter 4 on iOS and Android.
The expansion, called Descending Depths, adds new bosses, three extra dungeons, new armor, and an entirely new event type called Burdens.
Howling Canyon, The Dig Site, and Chapel of Whispers make up the new dungeons, each chock full of new enemies like reanimated vipers and crystal lizards.
Our review of Dungeon Hunte...
Kriophobia is an upcoming survival horror game with fixed camera angles. That's pretty rare these days.
Considering that, it shouldn't be a surprise that developer Fira Game is hoping to recreate the atmosphere of classics in the genre. We're talking Silent Hill, Resident Evil, and Alone In The Dark here.
One element that isn't taken from those classics is the tank controls. Rather than havi...
One of my favourite games of last year was One Finger Death Punch. I'm rather chuffed to find out that it's heading to mobile real soon, then.
Yep, we're a little late to this news, actually. Developer Silver Dollar Games announced the mobile port two months ago on its Facebook page.
"One Finger Death Punch is coming to mobile thanks to the talented team at Tangent. The game will first be re...
