Appunwrapper.com turned 10 years old in 2021 and it's still a bit hard for me to process. I feel so lucky to be able to do this for a living. Thank you to everyone who has supported me over the years, especially those contributing to my Patreon. And of course to the developers who keep making games worth playing. This was also a scary year for me. My cat needed surgery and…
Hi everyone, and welcome back to My Week Unwrapped, where I discuss all the games I've been playing over the last seven days. It's been a pretty busy week, with several notable releases. Some are easy to recommend, others less so. I also continued playing some games like Genshin Impact and Psycholonials, as well as the Apple Arcade game, FANTASIAN. There's a lot to discuss, so let's not waste any more time.…
Cards! - MonkeyBox 2 By: TheCodingMonkeys iOS developer TheCodingMonkeys started a series early last year called Monkey Box, focusing on innovative ideas. Their goal is to release small experimental games on mobile that offer unique experiences. The first one was called Polarized! and had you scanning objects in your environment with your device's camera. I liked the idea of it, but it didn't fire on all cylinders for me. I was still…
Cards! - MonkeyBox 2 By: TheCodingMonkeys Cards! is a card-based puzzle adventure in which you need to use deduction, as well as some trial-and-error, to figure out the right cards to play at each point in your journey. It can be tricky at times, so this walkthrough guide should help you if you get hopelessly stuck. Feel free to ask for extra help in the comments section. See my review here. Walkthrough:…
Hi everyone, and welcome back to My Week Unwrapped, where I discuss all the games I've been playing over the last seven days. It's another busy week, between regular iOS games and Apple Arcade. It's getting hard to keep up, especially since some of these games are upcoming and there's even more on the horizon. And please, if you're reading this, let me know in the comments section that you find these…
Cards! - MonkeyBox 2 By: TheCodingMonkeys While I normally prefer puzzle games that can be worked out using logic and clues that are dropped, I do also enjoy games based around trial and error, if it promotes experimentation to uncover different results. A good example of this is Bring You Home, which has simple controls and mechanics and encourages playfulness. You can brute force the solutions to each puzzle if you try…
Unhatched By: Filip Loster Ever since the Tinder-inspired Reigns released, many developers have realized that binary choices make great one-handed mobile games. The high score-chasing dungeon crawler, Meteorfall, applies this concept to monster battles and is one of my all-time favorite games. I still check in every day to play the daily challenge. So when I heard of another contender entering the ring, called Unhatched, my ears perked up. Developed by Filip…
