[appicon]It begins again! The original Badland [appprice url="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/badland/id535176909?mt=8"] was notorious for receiving new levels and features WELL after its original release in April of 2013. So when the sequel Badland 2 [appprice url="https://itune … | Continue reading
Clash Royale [Free], Supercell's latest game, has just released worldwide, and I'm sure many of you will be playing it for the first time today. So, we thought you'll probably need some help getting the most out of the game because the more you win, the more fun you'll have. And … | Continue reading
It's hard to believe it's been a year since our last National Banana Cream Pie day, but, here we are. As far as huge iOS releases are concerned this week, it sort of seems like the entire proverbial App Store runway has been cleared for Supercell's Clash Royale [Free] to take off … | Continue reading
It's been taking the soft-launch world by storm, and although Supercell has been relatively quiet about its worldwide launch it appears that today is the day that Clash Royale [Free] is finally seeing a wide release. Just moments ago the game popped up in the US App Store, and al … | Continue reading
Last year, Sproggiwood [$9.99] hit mobile, and the game actually did pretty well on mobile, having a better launch than the desktop versions of the game. I implored for the the team at Freehold Games to make their next game, Caves of Qud, for mobile as well. They've been working … | Continue reading
We're streaming live on Mobcrush right now. There's a couple different ways you can watch the stream, and they all work equally well and it's really just a matter of personal preference as to which method you prefer. The easiest way to watch is just watching the embedded player r … | Continue reading
Mi-Clos, developers of the fantastic Out There [$4.99], recently did a cool Mi-Clos Live stream that was basically their equivalent of a big E3 press conference, but for a French indie studio. Regardless of how big they are, they ave a ton of cool stuff in the works for both PC a … | Continue reading
Disney Infinity 3.0 [Free] is getting some new Play Sets this year, starting with a cool new set called Marvel Battlegrounds. It will introduce arcade beat 'em up style gameplay to 3.0, with new characters: Black Panther, Ant-Man, and Vision. Oh, and the plan is for there to be 4 … | Continue reading
I feel like this is exactly what the world needs: Dream Theater is getting a digital board game based off of their latest album The Astonishing. It's being made by Turbo Tape Games, the developers of Warhammer: Arcane Magic [$3.99] and UHR-Warlords [$3.99 (HD) / Free (HD)]. While … | Continue reading
I enjoy story-driven games, which is why I often enjoy Telltale's games quite a bit. So, I was intrigued when I heard about Where Cards Fall, an upcoming game by developers The Game Band, which include a Where's my Water and Skylanders designer, and Snowman, the developers of the … | Continue reading
While we're on the topic of metal bands who just released double albums having games based on their work, Iron Maiden's Legacy of the Beast game is chugging along. Roadhouse Interactive has just released a new cinematic trailer for the game, putting a few more teases out there fo … | Continue reading
Orangepixel's Heroes of Loot [$3.99] has been a mainstay on my device for the past few years, as I absolutely love how it took the typically methodical and sometimes plodding nature of a roguelike dungeon crawler and replaced it with over-the-top, chaotic shooting and an ultra-fa … | Continue reading
I don't think I'll find anyone who will argue with me when I say that the App Store of 2016 is a crazy place. The fun thing about being involved in the world of the App Store since before there even was an App Store is just how deeply I can appreciate how insane things | Continue reading
Patchwork[$2.99] is a very cute game. It has a charming facade of quilty-buttony comfort that is really quite inviting and calming. It's almost a shame that the game is very much a game of cut-throat cold logic devoid of much wiggle room around the fact that the person who can pl … | Continue reading
Midnight Star [Free] was a game I enjoyed quite a bit when it came out last year. The shooting was very cleverly done, it looked really good, and the competitive aspect of it made me return to it again and again. Today, Industrial Toys has announced that it's developing a new gam … | Continue reading
Hey, everyone! We're finally back on schedule! Once you're done celebrating that fact, come on back around and have a listen to Eric, Andy, and I discussing Spiderweb Software's Avadon: The Black Fortress HD [$9.99 (HD)]. That comes after a fairly lengthy discussion about RPGs in … | Continue reading
Small Giant Games, developer of Oddwings Escape [Free], has announced Rope Racers, an "instant multiplayer game" that takes cues from grappling hook games and SpeedRunners in particular. You race through multiple-lap levels, trying to finish first against 9 other racers, swinging … | Continue reading
Foursaken Media continues to put out game after game, and not long after releasing All is Lost, the developers are planning on releasing their new game, War Tortoise, somewhere in March or early April. As for what this new game is? Well, as it's usually their style, the developer … | Continue reading
Back in December we checked out the trailer for a clever upcoming puzzle game called Zenge. The actual puzzles were similar to Tangram puzzles, but with a couple of unique wrinkles. One is that each of the pieces of the puzzles had a track of sorts, meaning it had to be slid in i … | Continue reading
The Voxel Agents' long-planned resurrection of their Train Conductor franchise finally comes to frutition this week, as Train Conductor World releases on March 3rd. The game's been given a fresh coat of paint with three-dimensional visuals, but The Voxel Agents says they've also … | Continue reading
Mediocre Games is the name of a company that makes really good games. It can get confusing, but it also makes sense. Most of the companies that flood the App Store with crappy shovelware are named "Best Top Games Flappy WhatsApp Kim Kardashian Company Limited" so I guess there's … | Continue reading
So let's say you're a giant ogre. You have conquered all in your path. Humans are but a mere annoyance to you. Frankly, you're bored at this point. You've got one life and you're gonna live it up. But you gotta stay in the house. So, what are you gonna do? Well, those humans thou … | Continue reading
Watching the rapid evolution of VR technology in recent years has been pretty fascinating. Both the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are now available for preorder, but as we've pointed out before, Google has shipped millions of Google Cardboard viewers. While the Cardboard experience is … | Continue reading
If you've watched The Walking Dead TV show, then you probably know Michonne as the almost-immortal bad-ass with the samurai sword who chops off zombie heads as if her sole purpose is helping the poor creatures depart this world. The Michonne of the TV show has consistently been t … | Continue reading
As it gets closer to the its international launch, Supercell is adding and rebalancing stuff like crazy in Clash Royale. The latest update hit this morning, and oddly enough includes basically everything that "leaked" a couple weeks ago. The Royal Giant, Three Musketeers, and oth … | Continue reading
Bethesda's Fallout Shelter [Free] has had a odd lifecycle for a mobile game. It was revealed (then subsequently released) during a massive E3 press conference, and it really seemed like the game was positioned as one of those lightweight companion adver-game sort of things like t … | Continue reading
Okay, Blizzard, we are all ready. Now, where's Standard Format? Everyone - including me- is patiently waiting for the new formats to hit, but at least this past week had enough Hearthstone [Free] news to keep us all busy reading (and maybe reading to forget that the meta continue … | Continue reading
Hello everyone, and welcome to the week! It's time once again for our look back at the noteworthy updates of the last seven days. It's a little lighter than usual this week, and I can only assume it was because developers took time off to observe Eli Hodapp's birthday. Still, we' … | Continue reading
A few months back, there was some speculation after Bandai Namco filed a trademark for a game called Slashy Souls, which many thought sounded like a mobile version of Bandai's other property, Dark Souls. Apparently, that speculation was spot on since tomorrow, we should be gettin … | Continue reading
We're streaming live on Mobcrush right now. There's a couple different ways you can watch the stream, and they all work equally well and it's really just a matter of personal preference as to which method you prefer. The easiest way to watch is just watching the embedded player r … | Continue reading
As you probably heard at the start of the show, we've got some BRAND SPANKIN' NEW MUSIC! It's by our own Nathan Reinauer and it's super sweet. If you want to download it, and do whatever with it, here's the intro song and the outro music. I love it. Aside from awesome music, ther … | Continue reading
iPhone and iPad Games | Continue reading
The idea behind the TouchArcade Game of the Week is that every Friday afternoon we post the one game that came out this week that we think is worth giving a special nod to. Now, before anyone goes over-thinking this, it doesn't necessarily mean our Game of the Week pick is the hi … | Continue reading
These GDC announcements almost feel like a formality at this point, but, once again, we will be at GDC in San Francisco. This year it falls on the week of March 14th, and if you're a reader, strap in for what's typically an avalanche of game previews as all sorts of developers pi … | Continue reading
Several times in my life I’ve fantasized about packing up my guitar and some recording equipment and moving to a remote cabin for a month or so to write and record music. Far removed from the stress, distraction, and responsibility of normal life, I’d be free to put all my energy … | Continue reading
So, a while back I wrote about a game called The Light Inside Us that was coming to iOS soon. Well, unfortunately, as I wrote about it, things went pear-shaped for the developers behind the scene, and not in the good way! The release was pushed back indefinitely while Dastan Game … | Continue reading
Crescent Moon Games is as busy as ever and have just officially announced their latest upcoming project, an adventure puzzle game developed by Mgaia Studios called Legend of the Skyfish. As Crescent Moon notes in our forums, Legend of the Skyfish has obvious influences like The L … | Continue reading
XperimentalZ Games is working on its next title after Mechanosaur Hijacks the Moon [Free] and Pixel Boat Rush [Free], and they need readers' help to beta test the game. Pinball Breaker Forever promises to be pretty much exactly what it says on the tin: it's a brick breaker game w … | Continue reading
The last few releases from Simogo have sort of redefined what we expect from interactive entertainment. Using text, music, and visuals in new and interesting ways has allowed Simogo to tell stories in a way that feels like an all-new medium, like the evolution of literature, film … | Continue reading
If you're at all into fantasy MMORPG's, Albion Online should be somewhere on your radar. I've fiddled around a bit in the closed beta and it's definitely scratching all the right itches for me. If nothing else, the idea of playing the game on your PC/Mac, needing to go somewhere, … | Continue reading
Earlier this week we posted about the Order & Chaos [Free] "test box" situation, where players of the game somehow got access to the toolkit used by game masters to do all sorts of things in game ranging from creating items and gold to... Creating even more test boxes to give oth … | Continue reading
I've been spending a lot of time with TinyCo's Marvel Avengers Academy [Free] recently. What can I say? I have a documented weakness for Marvel fan-service, and this app really packs it in nicely. Now, there's not a whole lot of playing to be done here, since at its heart it's mo … | Continue reading
As you've probably guessed from all the stories I write about Hearthstone, I enjoy a good CCG on my device. I like strategy games, and for me CCGs are a quick path to complex strategic play. Star Crusade: War for the Expanse, is an upcoming CCG that looks like it might hold its o … | Continue reading
Hello, gentle readers, and welcome to the RPG Reload, the weekly feature where salad days sometimes give way to onion knights. Each week, we take a look at an RPG from the App Store's past to see if it stands up to the test of time. It's an opportunity to revisit old favorites, r … | Continue reading
We're streaming live on Mobcrush right now. There's a couple different ways you can watch the stream, and they all work equally well and it's really just a matter of personal preference as to which method you prefer. The easiest way to watch is just watching the embedded player r … | Continue reading
Earlier this month Craneballs released their latest iOS game Splash Cars [Free], a wonderful little game about painting color onto a black and white world by driving around and blasting paint out of the back of your vehicle. It was fun just to drive around and paint the world, bu … | Continue reading
In November of last year, Pixeljam released a wonderful little game called Last Horizon [$2.99]. In it you played an astronaut who needed to flee your dying world in a hurry, so you set out on a solo journey through space attempting to harvest resources and not get killed on your … | Continue reading
Asdivine Menace [Free / $4.99] represents something of a benchmark for prolific JRPG publisher Kemco. While it's not the first time they've released a sequel, or even the first time characters have returned from a previous game, this is the first time they've put out an RPG where … | Continue reading