The Gardens Between By: The Voxel Agents Once in a while, a game comes along that's the complete package and every little detail shows that it's a work of love. The Gardens Between, by The Voxel Agents, is one such game, combining stunning visuals, clever puzzle mechanics, a moving story, and even a haunting soundtrack all into one breathtaking experience that can be described as nothing less than magical. Though it's been…
Magnibox By: Joseph Gribbin One type of game that there's no shortage of on iOS is Sokoban, especially PC ports. The block-pushing genre lends itself well to the platform, as it usually doesn't require fast reflexes, and the controls are mostly directional swipes. Some recent highlights for me were Pipe Push Paradise and Persephone, both games I highly recommend playing if you haven't done so yet. As a big puzzle fan, I'm…
The Gardens Between By: The Voxel Agents Back in 2017 when The Voxel Agents announced their dreamlike adventure game, The Gardens Between, I desperately hoped it would come to iOS. But there was no plan to do so, and when it released in 2018 on PC and other platforms, I tried not to pay too close attention in order to keep my jealousy at bay. But it still seemed like it would…
Magnibox By: Joseph Gribbin Magnibox is a relaxing but tricky puzzler by Joseph Gribbin, in which you play a little box that's also a magnet. Your magnetic abilities allow you to pull yourself to some boxes, repel yourself from others, and all sorts of other fun stuff. There are also non-magnetic environmental elements to deal with. The game is broken up into eight colorful worlds, with each one adding new mechanics to…
Astrologaster By: Nyamyam Astrologaster is the latest game from Nyamyam, which is a musical comedy set in Shakespearean London. You play as Simon Forman, a "Doctor of Astrology and Physick." Folks come to you to ask for help diagnosing and curing their ailments, as well as for other advice, which you give based on reading the stars. It's not always clear what the right choices are, but there is no way to…
Whispers of a Machine By: Raw Fury / Clifftop Games / Faravid Interactive I always appreciate when we mobile gamers get a game at the same time as other platforms, especially when it's something that took a lot of time and effort to make. There's no shortage of free, shallow hidden object games in the App Store, but the full-blown, satisfying point-and-click adventures usually get ported over months or years later, if…
Twelvesmith By: Flippfly, LLC About a month ago, I got access to a game called Twelvesmith from Flippfly, the makers of Race the Sun and Evergarden. I didn't even know they were working on a new game, but I started playing and was instantly hooked. I enjoyed both of their previous projects, but neither was designed for mobile first. They were both cross-platform games that worked in landscape mode and weren't really…
Baba is You By: Hempuli / Arvi Trikari Baba is You is a ridiculously innovative puzzle game where you push words around like blocks and see how they interact with each other. Sadly, it's not available on iOS yet, but it's a testament to how much I'm enjoying it that I'm willing to play on my PC. I've been making a walkthrough as a make my way through the game. This page…
