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Games

Her Story

Android Police coverage: Her Story, a trippy crime thriller game-movie hybrid, comes to the Play Store for three bucks

Her Story is probably one of the unique games available on any platform at the moment. In this PC port you play as an investigator trying to piece together a murder-mystery by watching, tagging, and organizing hundreds of video clips of interviews with the prime suspect (played by a real actress in live-action video). Patience, logic, and an eye for detail are necessary to get everything in order with the 90s PC interface. Getting to the truth is even harder.

Playing like an interactive true crime documentary, the game lets you go hands on with a police database full of live action video footage. It stars Viva Seifert, actress and one half of the band Joe Gideon and the Shark. Her Story sits you in front of a mothballed desktop computer and logs you into a police database. Search through hundreds of video clips that cover seven interviews from 1994 in which a British woman is interviewed about her missing husband. Explore the database by typing search terms, watch the clips where she speaks those words and piece together her story.

Her Story Developer: Sam Barlow
Price: 1.99
2.9
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LEGO® City My City 2

Android Police coverage: LEGO City My City 2 mixes elements from Sim City and sandbox games for kid-friendly fun

LEGO games are reliably decent entertainment for kids, usually with the same basic puzzle-building-fighting mechanics. The My City games are a little more experimental, and the sequel combines some of the city-building elements of management games with racing and activity sections that emulate public services. Kids can customize vehicles for the missions as well. Like most LEGO games there are no in-app purchases, and this one's also free to boot.

Experience the fun of LEGO® City and save the day. Take to the streets, skies or seas and let your imagination run wild as you build cool vehicles to complete daring missions. Extinguish fires, catch crooks and explore dangerous environments like the volcano using your amazing creations. Complete heroic challenges to win new vehicle components and LEGO bricks, and watch your city grow as you level up.

Rodeo Stampede: Sky Zoo Safari

Android Police coverage: Rodeo Stampede: Sky Zoo Safari, the latest casual game from the makers of Crossy Road, mixes endless runners with park managers

Ropin' and ridin' wouldn't seem to have much to do with Avengers-style airships or exotic zoos, but in this casual game they do. The endless runner portion of the game uses a unique hop-and-rope mechanic to capture African animals (in a cutesy, non-PETA kind of way), after which they're stored in a zoo that you build up and develop. And the zoo is on a giant ever-floating ship thing. It's a fun cycle, though obviously the free-to-play IAP grind sets in after a while.

Saddle up and get ready to wrassle with the stampede-iest critters this side of the Savannah. Lions and Tigers and Bears are no match for this rodeo star. Armed with a lasso and a ten gallon hat, swing from the backs of stampeding buffalo, elephants, ostrich and more. Hold tight atop these bucking beasts and you might just win their hearts. When the stampede’s over, the zoo begins. Fill enclosures with your four-footed friends and let your patrons gaze in wonder. This is one wild ride that you will not want to miss - YEEHAW

Redungeon

Roguelikes are a dime a dozen on Android, and most of them use the same pixelated faux-retro aesthetic that's on display in Redungeon. But this game's slick presentation and its simple grid-based movement system make it notable - the predictable pacing means players don't have to manage finicky touchscreen controls and twitch timing at once. As usual money and loot get passed on after perma-death, and the game's in-app purchases (including an ad-free option) top out below four dollars.

The wall in front of me starts to shake and hurtles towards me….I’m dead. Spike holes are underfoot it’s already too late …I’m dead. I take my last breath as the slime creature engulfs me….I’m dead. Like always I’m brought back to try again….is someone helping me or do they just really want me to hurt?Enter the world of Redungeon.

• Endless, random, increasingly difficult dungeons.

• Dozens of complex traps carefully designed to stop you.

• Unlockable characters, each with unique game-changing skills.

• Great music by Dave Cowen, the composer behind Leap Day and Rust Bucket.

• Lots of angry, colourful pixels (and a few friendly ones).

• Swipe controls or on-screen buttons.

Redungeon Developer: Nitrome
Price: Free
4.3
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Viridi

If you don't have the skill or the patience to grow real indoor plants, this soothing little activity center can give you the vicarious experience on your phone. Though there are a variety of real plants players can grow in the simulated pots of Viridi, they don't require quite the same amount of attention as the real thing - the idea is to make a "zen" experience, not a stressful simulator. Plant seeds come free, but can also be purchased via IAP - they're permanent unlocks, so long as you take care of them.

Nurture a small pot of succulents that grow in real time. Viridi is a safe haven, a place you can return to for a moment of peace and quiet whenever, and wherever you need it. While not fully realistic (they're very forgiving), your succulents will require some maintenance and can die from over- or under-watering. Name your favorite plants, give them special care and attention, and they might even flower for you.

Viridi Developer: Ice Water Games / Badru
Price: Free
4.3
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Caterzillar

Noodlecake's latest Android game features a caterpillar protagonist. He'll stick to whatever platform he's currently running on, a la They Need To Be Fed. There are some basic Mario-style enemies hidden among the colorful stages, but the real aim of the game is to eat a bunch of stuff and add segments to the critter, Snake-style. Caterzillar features 32 levels for $3, and while the Play Store says it has IAP, none seems to be active at the moment.

Join Bob the caterpillar on a fun and action packed adventure to rescue the princess and defeat the evil insects who have shattered his world. Defy gravity and stick to surfaces.

  • 4 Gorgeously Designed Chapters
  • 32 Uniquely Crafted Levels
  • Epic Boss Fights
  • Pay Once and Play Forever
  • Beautiful Art and Character Designs

Marina Militare It Navy Sim

Most of the realistic military sim games on the Play Store seem to have a distinctly American flavor, but this one is reportedly officially licensed by the Italian Navy. It features semi-realistic depictions of aircraft and ships, everything from a simulated wooden sailing ship to Harrier jets. Graphics are impressive, and the dual focus on air and sea simulation gives the game a wide variety of mission types. The base game is free, but different campaigns are sold as IAP, up to $7.

Engage in winning missions faithfully reproduced with satellite technology; enter our most advanced simulator of AV-8B Harrier II Plus; prepare to command different vehicles of the Italian Navy. Maneuver the Guided missile destroyer Andrea Doria D553, land on the aircraft carrier Cavour with an F-35B Lightning II destroyer, salvage shipwrecks with the ship RHIB Hurricane 753, engage in FLIR (infrared) recognizance with a EH101 helicopter, sail with the famous training ship Amerigo Vespucci and much more.

Marina Militare It Navy Sim Developer: RORTOS
Price: Free
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Zombillie

Zombillie mixes elements of both Pac-Man and Snake, but without the auto-running of both those games. That allows players to slow down and focus on exploring about 100 maze-based levels in three environments, and the game throws in a few puzzles to make up for the lack of twitchy speed. I could do without the overdone "zombie" theme, but at least the $2 title has no in-app purchases.

The world has changed. Irrevocably and completely. Green parks have been replaced by grey ruins. Colourful meadows have become toxic swamps. Once vibrant lands are now littered with dust, rubble, concrete, and debris. Most creatures did not survive the Great Change. The survivors faired rather poorly in the immediate aftermath, becoming prey to all manner of predator. However, a lucky few managed to survive even then, to adapt, to thrive, to evolve. Zombillie was one such creature.

The Sandbox Evolution

The original Sandbox game was, well, a sandbox, allowing players to literally play God by mixing elements and other basic building blocks to create environments and pass simple physics challenges. The sequel adds more elements, better graphics, much bigger stages, and a host of new social tools, plus some new gods if the traditional white guy with a beard isn't your style. Unfortunately there's some hefty IAP (up to fifty bucks) and early players say the game is particularly prone to crashing.

Use your godly powers to craft amazing pixel worlds or destroy the universe. Welcome to The Sandbox Evolution, the #1 pixel art world creation game. Play with physics, over 170 elements and controllable heroes. Make your own games or levels, and then share your creations online. There are no limits to your creativity and imagination.

Memento Bay

Memento Bay is a simple little racer where you play as a tiny speedboat on a pastel ocean. The game's controls use just one finger and the only real objective is to avoid the obstacles long enough to reach the next checkpoint and continue advancing. The vector graphics are minimal but charming, and the branching levels periodically contain collectible artifacts. Memento Bay is free and the Play Store says it has IAP, but at the moment the awful auto-playing video ads are unskippable, so it's best to play on mute. (Also, it forces a Google Play Games signup dialogue after every interaction, even if you've denied it - I'm assuming that's a bug.)

Race your boat through the colorful waters of Memento Bay, to discover and collect ancient artifacts. Memento Bay combines the classic formula of arcade checkpoint racing with one touch controls and a minimalist art style.

  • Classic arcade style checkpoint racing. Time is your only opponent.
  • One touch control. Designed for mobile.
  • Vibrant and minimalist art style.
  • Guide your boat through branching paths and seamlessly changing seas.
  • Take alternative paths to discover and collect ancient artifacts.

NEO TURF MASTERS

The retro-obsessed folks at DotEmu haven't seemed all that interested in classic sports games until now, but anyone who's a fan of the old Neo Geo golf games will appreciate their newest efforts. Neo Turf Masters includes familiar pixelated graphics, a surprisingly robust cast of pro gold characters, and local multiplayer support. Even better, there's external controller support, and the game works on Android TV. There are no in-app purchases, either - keep up the good work, DotEmu.

NEOGEO’s legendary golf game is back, in a brand-new mobile ver. with touch controls. NEO TURF MASTERS (also known as “BIG TOURNAMENT GOLF” in Japan) is an arcade classic that touched an entire generation.Competing as one of six international golfers on different courses worldwide, players choose their club, analyze the wind direction, and find the best path to finishing each hole in as few shots as possible.

Dungelot Shattered Lands

This is the third Dungelot game to make it to Android, and it isn't straying far from its roguelike roots. This time around the graphics are better and there's more variety with bosses and mini-games, but anyone looking for the classic formula won't be disappointed. $4 gets you access to 18 dungeons and four characters to crawl with, all without in-app purchases.

Developed by Red Winter, a two man studio based in Russia, Dungelot: Shattered Lands is the third part in the popular series, and tasked the player with traversing randomly-generated dungeons, smashing enemies in the face and hunting for the keys that will allow you to venture even further. Dungelot originally became a cult hit thanks to its addictive "just one more go" feel, and with Shattered Lands, the Dungelot formula has now been fully realized.

Dungelot Shattered Lands Developer: tinyBuild
Price: 3.99
4.4
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Satellite Command

Did you know that international treaties ban the use of weapons of mass destruction in space? It's true. Apparently no one told the people who made Space Command, but that's alright, since it's a 3D combat game that attempts to incorporate real astrophysics into its gameplay. In addition to the pew-pew weapons and upgrades, players have to manage their orbits and velocities to line up the best shots. Be careful of that low orbit pass, though - permadeath has been enabled. The game is $4.49 with no IAP, though some players report some initial bug.

Satellite Command takes you to the eye-wateringly beautiful low earth orbit. Take command and carefully manage the resources of both your satellites and agency, as you complete varying missions to build an ever more powerful fleet. A tough permadeath game not for the faint-hearted, Satellite Command has been developed in tandem with Space industry experts and features a realistic astrophysics simulation beneath a rogue-like arcade style game. We strongly recommend a Gaming Tablet or high-end phone for the best experience.

Pocket Arcade Story

Arcades are dying in the real world, but that doesn't mean you can't pretend to be living in their glory days. Kairosoft would like to enable your fantasy with their latest pixelated management sim. You decide which genre of game to include, including the wonderfully vicarious ability to choose how strong to make the claw machines. (That's right little Timmy, just keep pouring in quarters, you'll get that Mario someday. BWAHAHAHAHA!) It's five bucks with no in-app purchases.

Here comes a new challenger: it's the arcade simulation game you've been waiting for. Build your very own gaming paradise packed with heaps of game machines and more. If some of your customers become regulars, you can test their mettle in fighting game tournaments. Crush the competition with crazy combos and knock out your opponents with a flurry of fists. If you rise from the fray victorious, more and more customers will pile into your arcade.

Pocket Arcade Story Developer: Kairosoft
Price: 5.99
3.6
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Quaser

Quaser (sic) is a game all about managing resources. It's not much to look at - basically just a bunch of sci-fi user interfaces - but the stakes are high. It's your job to keep a spaceship running and its occupants alive (if not necessarily thrilled) until you reach your destination. The game is similar to things like FTL, minus the focus on combat and with an impressive presentation. It's two dollars with no IAP.

Ready for a real challenge? Space survival resource management game. You are on board the spaceship Quaser. You have to survive managing 5 different sections of the ship with limited resources until you reach your destination.

  • Weekly content updates
  • Google Play Leaderboard and achievements
  • Space survival and resource management
  • Unique strategic gameplay
  • Polished HD graphics
  • A dark and melancholic ambience
  • Epic enigmatic story
  • High replay value

Adventure Company

This game has players managing an "Adventure Company," which basically means an RPG party that insists on fighting all at once. The hack-and-slash action is center stage here, but the combination of units each with their own skills and equipment lends a surprising amount of strategy to the setup. If you want to get serious with your looting, the game supports external controls. It's free with IAP, but it's at least a little restrained at $20.

Take to the skies and manage your Adventure Company, a group of warriors dedicated to exploring and finding ancient relics from a mysterious past. Build a team, discover dozens of classes, level up, learn new skills, and find powerful equipment. Use planning and strategy to conquer a variety of unique environments and scenarios, and ultimately rise to the top as the best and most profitable company in the land.

Adventure Company Developer: Foursaken Media
Price: Free
4.4
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Teeny Titans - Teen Titans Go!

Hey, a Pokémon clone worked for Rick and Morty, right? So why not for the cutesy-kiddie-LOLsoRandom-Young-Justice-murdering abomination that is Teen Titans Go? Never mind that it's a vacant and soulless Family Guy-wannabe trying desperately to hold the tiny attention spans of YouTube-watching kids, and that its very existence is an insult to the WB-DC cartoons that came before. NO I'M NOT BITTER ABOUT YOUNG JUSTICE BEING CANCELLED WHY DO YOU ASK. (There are ads, but no in-app purchases, which is nice.)

Teeny Titans, GO. Join Robin for a figure battling RPG of epic proportions. Play for hours with no in-app purchases. Assemble your squad and face off in 3-on-3 battles. Bust out super moves in real time with the battle bar. Switch between your heroes to launch awesome attacks and take down your opponents. Gotta snatch ‘em all. Collect all 70 Teeny Titans figures, including Terra, Kid Flash, the 80s Titans, Red X, Batgirl, Silkie, and many more. Level up and combine your figs for even more powerful abilities.

Dash Masters

Dash Masters is a simply but stylish little casual game that borrows from both endless runners and those jumping vertical platformers. Tap to the left or right for a diagonal dash up, or swipe for a quick boosting climb. The graphics are appealing in a Mega Man sort of way, and there's a rhythm to the left-right movement that's undeniably appealing. In-app purchases top out at ten bucks.

The rules are simple. Tap to jump in alternate directions. Swipe up to perform a Dash. Get ready for a true adrenaline rush in this frantic game with dozens of action-packed missions. Fight your way through waves of spiky bots, turrets and moving platforms to the top of the alien battle tower. Jump, dodge and dash to make yourself a hard target. Fire rockets and deploy protective shields to strike back at the enemy. And don't break your neck in perilous duels with Guardian Bots.

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Hoppy Hero

Don't let the derivative art and alliterative name fool you - Hoppy Heroes offers an interesting take on the one-touch platformer. Players need to tap to zoom forward, and the stages are made up of a series of floating islands. Yeah, the characters and world are a mix of Crossy Road and Minecraft, so they're not breaking any new ground, but IAP for themed characters and power-ups don't cost any more than two dollars.

Join an innovative arcade platformer in the magnificent world of flying islands. Dash into angry Orcs, avoid hitches, collect coins, unlock new characters, and see how far you can go. Jump from island to island and fight against villains with a finger. Get through small villages, overgrown islands, waterfalls and mills. Unlock over 30 unique Hero appearances. Get all the achievements and win the title of Master.

Black Metal Man 2

The latest ludicrously over-the-top platformer from SinSquid is a sequel to Black Metal Man. If the graphics down there look like the scribblings of that creepy kid you remember from middle school, that's kind of the point. The gameplay is bog standard endless runner interspersed with a few boss fights and headbanging minigames. The game is a dollar with no in-app purchases.

It`s 1994 in a small nihilistic town in Norway. Black Metal is still an underground movement, grim, brutal and dark as hell. There`s a festival coming up, the “Kriegfest 94” Festival, and you need to be there.

  • The most extreme soundtrack in any game, ever, until armageddon kills us all.
  • and great nature experiences
Black Metal Man 2 Developer: SinSquid Games
Price: 1.49
4.3
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Laser Dreams

Laser Dreams is a puzzle game that's all about neon-soaked 80s nostalgia. The setup is pretty simple - the only objective is to get laser light into the corresponding targets with mirrors and other modifiers - but there's plenty of variety if you like spatial logic. The developers will give you 80 levels for free, and the built-in level editor and online gallery mean that there should be plenty more when you're finished. Laser Dreams is free with no in-app purchases.

Laser Dreams is a puzzle game where you have to guide a laser beam to the target by placing down various items. Bounce the beam off mirrors, place down turns, refract the light with prisms, open gates and switches or teleport through portals. Challenge your intellect in over 80 hand-crafted levels, set in a retro-futuristic world, with great 80s inspired electronic music. And if you are feeling creative, you can even build your own crazy levels to challenge your friends and get a chance for your level and name to be put in the game.

Laser Dreams - Brain Puzzle Developer: RedFragment
Price: Free
4.4
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Paname

Paname is a fairly standard jumping game that seems to have an unhealthy obsession with Paris, like every independent coffee shop in my home city. It's free with no in-app purchase and the radial interface (in portrait or landscape) is certainly pretty. The wheel-style interface only allows for so much variety before things get old.

Under a beautiful full moon, there is a Parisian cat who likes to jump from rooftop to rooftop, defying all obstacles. With "Paname", discover the City of Light as you've never seen before and immerse yourself within the poetry of Paris. Ready to take the plunge? So go ahead and help the cat go far as possible in this simple, fun and very addictive game. ...Paris awaits you. PS : "Paname" is playable in both portrait and landscape mode to suit your preferences.

Don't Be Squared

In Don't Be Squared, your character continuously runs forward in typical runner fashion, but instead of controlling the jumps you have to draw platforms in to guide his (her? Its?) progress through the stage. Graphics are bright and colorful and the character design is appealing. There are plenty of power-ups to keep things interesting, but beware of IAP that goes over the fifty dollar line.

Don't Be Squared is an exhilarating action runner in which you draw clouds to jump, bounce, fling, yank, smash and dash your way through an unforgettable, adrenaline-packed adventure. A mad scientist is turning everything into cubes. Run through jungles, caves, islands, volcanoes, and secret locations as fast and far as you can to escape his magic ray.

Arma Mobile Ops

This isn't the first game in the venerable Arma series to make it to mobile... but it is the first one that tries to adapt mobile gameplay elements to the intensely realistic military shooter, instead of the other way around. The top-down 3D graphics are beautiful and engaging, but unfortunately this game is all Clash of Clans underneath. That means long wait times, interminable multiplayer, and whoever pays the most will win the most. At least there's a story mode for some single player fun.

The war is going mobile, commander, and we need your sharp strategic mind. Battle the enemy commanders in fast, action-packed multiplayer clashes for air and ground supremacy, or choose to experience a story-driven single player campaign revolving around a fierce fight for freedom. Win by pulling a perfect combo of strong base defense and intense military raids with leveled-up soldiers and drones. Gather resources, make your base impenetrable and your military power legendary. You’re gonna need it.

FINAL FANTASY BRAVE EXVIUS

Square-Enix's new, mobile-only RPGs have been a weird mix of high-end spectacles and cheap IAP sinks so far. Final Fantasy Brave Exvius seems to fall into the former category, since it's free, almost entirely battle-focused, and the in-app purchases go up to a hundred gil. The battle system uses the RPG series' famously over-the-top summoning system to deliver a variety of super attacks, along with the eye-popping animations that go along with them.

So begins a new tale of crystals... A tried-and-true, yet brand new RPG!SQUARE ENIX’s first title aimed at a worldwide audience; a brand new FINAL FANTASY game available for smartphones. Play an entirely new RPG made in classic FINAL FANTASY style. Includes characters from past FINAL FANTASY titles. Enjoy this expansive storyline right on your phone.

Kingdom Warriors

With a name like "Kingdom Warriors," you might be expecting a take on Dynasty Warriors, the long-running hack-and-slash combat series set in the Three Kingdoms Chinese historical epic. And you'd be right. Despite a focus on group combat and a mobile MMO setup, Snail Games' latest title is a pretty shameless copy of the console favorite. The good news is that there's online multiplayer... the bad news is that it's driven by $100 in-app purchases.

Every sun must set, and every reign must end. The high days of the Han Empire shine no more as war has come to the kingdoms. Heroes from every corner of the land must rally their forces to wrest power and glory from the rising chaos. Heroes will rise, empires will fall. Join the thrilling new classic action MMO epic Kingdom Warriors today and establish your dynasty.

Kingdom Warriors Developer: Snail Games USA Inc
Price: Free
3.7
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RAID HQ

Raid HQ looks like it's inspired by games like Clash of Clans - it even uses the screaming-angry-guy app icon that seems to be absolutely required for them. But in fact, the primary game mode has more in common with old-fashioned top-down military shooters. If it was nothing but bullet hell we'd probably be a lot more interested, but a "clan" social system and a card collecting mechanic to build up your arsenal and soldiers drive $100 in-app purchases.

Collect and upgrade dozens of troop cards, build your squad and lead them to victory in an all new type of shoot-em-up. Build and customize your island to fend off enemy raids, forge an unstoppable clan and battle to win Trophies, power and glory. The enemy HQ is in your sights... RAID ON.!. A network connection is required to play.

● Build and upgrade your collection of amazing squad cards, each with their own unique weapons and abilities

● Develop your island into an unbeatable fortress

● Shoot-up enemy bases to unlock rewards, collect powerful squad cards and upgrade existing ones

● Construct the ultimate raiding deck to defeat any opponent

● Raid other players worldwide to steal their trophies and treasure

● Defend your island with turrets, tanks, choppers and massive mechs

Asgard Run

Asgard Run. It's like Temple Run, but with Vikings and valkyries and stuff. At least the graphics look nice - the stages are tubular, which means you can run all the way around them to avoid obstacles. $100 in-app purchases for power-ups and weapons almost go without saying.

Sprint, jump, slide, turn, and even fly through the most exciting runner game on Google Play. Sprint into a high-speed adventure with legendary heroes on a quest to save Asgard. Use speedy reflexes to avoid hazards and grab power-ups. Time your attacks against mythological foes in high-speed running battles. Jump, slide, turn, and even fly over the stunning fantasy landscape in your quest to stand proud among the gods of Asgard.

MOBA Legends

It's one thing to make a game that's inspired by a popular genre, but it takes some serious cojones for a developer to name the game itself after that genre. So it is with MOBA Legends, a classic kart racer. Just kidding, it's a mobile clone of games like League of Legends. To its credit, it looks nice and has touch-focused controls, and 10-minute matches makes sense for a mobile game. Online multiplayer includes a 5v5 mode and there are ranked matches, but the $100 in-app purchases are a turn off.

Crystals, a legendary source of power, has been discovered by a ruthless madman who now holds dominion over all dimensions. Legends have been summoned to battle in the Arena in hopes of securing victory and security for their people. Fight for your team’s survival as you strategize, band together, and execute attacks to infiltrate the enemy’s stronghold. Destroy minions and defense towers as you clear the lane on your way to victory. Explore the jungle and gain unique advantages over your opponents. Leave nothing in your path.

Air Derby

The latest game that's financed and promoted by Qualcomm is all about racing propeller planes. It's good-looking and free, but compatibility is extremely limited since you need an Adreno 530 GPU (currently paired only with the Snapdragon 820 - so 2016 flagship phones only!) to play it.

Race your plane for top position on the leader board in this fast paced racing game. Set in the most beautiful, tessellated and detailed environments, race against other planes and watch out for hazards and unexpected obstacles. Boost yourself to supersonic speeds with pickups along the way. Master the tracks and use shortcuts to gain the lead.

Never Alone: Ki Edition

Android Police coverage: Never Alone comes to Android phones and tablets a year after Android TV release

Never Alone was released for Android TV last year, but now you can play the unique story-focused platformer on a phone or tablet. It's five bucks for entry, about the same price as the Steam version at the time of writing.

“Ki” is the Iñupiaq word for “Let’s Go.”, and now you can play the award-winning indie hit on the go with Never Alone: Ki Edition. Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) is an atmospheric puzzle platformer developed in collaboration with the Iñupiat, an Alaska Native people, drawn from a traditional story that has been shared across the generations. Experience the epic journey of Nuna and Fox as they search for the source of an eternal blizzard that threatens the survival of everything they have ever known.

Zombieville USA 2

Android Police coverage: Mika Mobile releases Zombieville USA 2 on Android and brings the original back from the grave [Update: Battleheart too]

Mika Mobile's relationship with Android has been a tumultuous one. After abandoning the platform years ago because of piracy concerns, they're back with a sequel to the popular Zombieville side-scrolling shooter, which never actually came to Android back during its mobile launch. The developer says this is a housekeeping release, along with the older Zombieville USA and the original Battleheart below, which have been given an updated version of the Unity engine and some of the functionality missing from previous Android versions.

The definitive zombie shooter returns, reborn with stunning new graphics, gameplay and more. This sequel is jam packed with content and features. Take command of your favorite character, customize them with a spectrum of weapons and skills, and do battle with the living dead - either alone, or with your friends.

• Simple, pick-up-and-play arcade action. Fight hordes of enemies, make the most of your ammo, and go for your high score.

• Tons of unlockable content, including dozens of weapons, skills, playable characters and upgrades.

• Incredibly fluid, stylish animation

• Full Google Play Games integration, including achievements leader boards and saved games

• Co-op multiplayer via dedicated servers. Cross platform too, so you can play with anyone.

Zombieville USA 2 Developer: Mika Mobile
Price: 0.99
4.3
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Zombieville USA

Welcome to Zombieville USA. This app has been rebuilt for compatibility with modern Android versions, and is now completely free. No ads, no IAP, no nonsense. Be sure to also check out it's stunning sequel, Zombieville USA 2, also available at last on Android. When your town is overrun by the walking dead, there's only one thing left to do - go through their pockets and look for loose change. As the lone survivor of a zombie apocalypse, it's up to you to battle legions of the undead in a never ending fight for survival.

Zombieville USA Developer: Mika Mobile
Price: Free
4.6
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Battleheart

Battleheart - enter a world of epic fantasy combat. Battleheart distills some of the greatest elements of roleplaying games and real-time strategy into pocket-sized form. Create a unique party of heroes, and lead them in frantic real-time battles against monsters of ever increasing power. Lay waste to your foes with dozens of unique special powers as you gain experience, upgrade your party's equipment, and craft them into the ultimate battle force.

Battleheart Developer: Mika Mobile
Price: Free
4.4
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WTF Game(s) Of The Week

Animelee

Android Police coverage: If Zootopia and Mortal Kombat had a bastard child, it would be mobile one-on-one fighter Animelee

We're simple folk here at Android Police. Entertain us, and we will give you free exposure. So it is with Animelee, a Unity game that combines the crazy over-the-top style of 2D fighters with strangely sober and realistic 3D renderings of ordinary animals. The trailer in particular does a good job of capturing the incongruity. Note to developers: you need to make a flat space station stage, just so people can play "no items, fox only, Final Destination."

If you can't get enough fighting game action, try getting a bit wild. In Animelee, you have the right to bear arms. Want to go fast? Go fox. Going for all out power? Croc's got you covered. Do you want to win with reflexes and skill instead of button-mashing? Battles can be a blistering brawl between high speed animals, or a tense game of strategy between slow, heavy hitters that can end the match in seconds. See if you can handle the intense action and endless combos of Animelee.

Animelee Developer: Sungrand
Price: Free
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Nagomi's Earcleaning VR

I've been doing these roundups for years, week in and week out. So when I say that a new game is unlike anything I've ever seen, you know that it's true... even if it's not actually a good thing. Such is the case with Nagomi's Earcleaning, a virtual reality title in which an improbably-proportioned young lady of questionable age (who is also your cousin, by the way) cleans your ear with the magic of a Cardboard first-person perspective. There's nothing explicitly sexual about this game, but it's hard to imagine that it was made with anything less than a fetishistic intent... for whoever actually gets turned on by this kind of thing. I haven't actually played the game, and this entry shouldn't be taken as an explicit recommendation. It's more of an observation that the combination of VR and easy entry to game development is going to make for some niche and strange products in the near future.

Heal yourself with earcleaning by Nagomi, a cute character in a kimono in a virtual space. With this app, you can meet Nagomi anytime using just a smartphone and earphones. The stereophonic sound feels as if Nagomi is whispering into your ear.

It's early summer. Though things have been very busy, at last summer vacation is here. Nagomi, your cousin, contacted you the other day, asking you if you wanted to come visit to have fun. You have traveled to the rural town where Nagomi lives. Not having seen her in some time, you're surprised by how mature she's become. You spent some time talking about everything and nothing with her, but now you're so tired you can barely stay on your feet.

Huh, he looks tired... Oh, I've got an idea. She notices that you're feeling tired, so she takes out an object she thinks might make you feel better.

Nagomi's Earcleaning VR Developer: EISYS , Inc.
Price: Free
4.3
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