If I got a dime every time someone told me to play Stephen Lavelle's puzzle game, Stephen's Sausage Roll, I'd have...about a dollar? But seriously, people keep recommending it and I keep responding "but it's not on iOS." There are some shorter narrative games I've played on my PC over the last few years, such as The Stanley Parable. But I have so many games on my iPad and iPhone and there's…
The Witness By: Thekla, inc. (Jonathan Blow) See my review for The Witness here. I'd been looking forward to playing Jonathan Blow's puzzle adventure, The Witness, for quite some time now. I don't enjoy playing games on my PC, so I waited patiently for it to arrive on iOS. Well, that day arrived this week and it's been a bit of a rollercoaster ride. In more ways than one. The game has…
Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story By: Plug In Digital (Accidental Queens) See my review for Another Lost Phone here. When you try try to access the PowerJob Messenger app in Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story, you're shown three portraits and have to identify each of them using the information found on the phone. But each time is different and if you mess up you'll be given three new faces. So I'm going…
Thimbleweed Park By: Terrible Toybox (Ron Gilbert) This is just a short guide to help those playing the mobile version of Thimbleweed Park find the shortcuts to make the game more user-friendly. Some of these options are not so obvious at first, so they're easy to miss. I missed them myself during my first hour or so playing. So first off, you can read the helpful tips in the settings. You're shown…
TypeShift By: Zach Gage Zach Gage's fantastic word game, Typeshift, just got a new free crossword puzzle pack called Pumpkin. These are fan puzzles made by Robert Seater and each one has its own set of rules, making it more challenging than usual. So I'm going to help you solve all of them. Obviously, this walkthrough will spoil things for you so only look if you've give up on your own. I'm…
Thimbleweed Park By: Ron Gilbert Update: Thimbleweed Park is now out on iOS! I've heard that Ron Gilbert's Thimbleweed Park is inspired by the television show, Twin Peaks, but I didn't really know what that meant until I started watching the 1990 show about a week ago. While I'm still early on in the show, its quirkiness has piqued my interest in the game. And there's obviously some X-Files stuff going on…
Uri: The Sprout of Lotus Creek By: Γò¼├║╬ô├▓├▓Γö¼├¡Γö¼ΓòíΓö£┬╜Γö£┬╗Γö¼Γòí╬ô├▓├▓╬ô├▓├▓ (Dream Tree) I'd been cautiously keeping an eye on Dream Tree's puzzle platformer, Uri: The Sprout of Lotus Creek up to its release. The teaser videos didn't give a good idea what the game would be like, but I was curious about the cencept of using the user interface (UI) as controls. I also liked the look of the game, as it has that…
Lynk. By: Michael Le Update, October 2017: When I played the game and wrote this review, The Witness was not available yet on iOS. I've since played it and realized that Lynk copied all its mechanics from there and it's not as original as I first thought. It's still worth playing if you can't play The Witness, but otherwise I recommend playing that instead. Based on appearances, I almost ignored the new…