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5 new mobile games to try this week - August 11th, 2022

5 new mobile games to try this week - August 11th, 2022

Fresh mobile picks you should give a go this week

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Who doesn't love new games? We certainly do - there's just something about the exhilaration of a new title you can't wait to dive into, as the loading screen pops up and you enter a brave new world.

Of course, new mobile games are a dime a dozen these days, and who has the time to scour the iPhone, iPad and/or Android stores to catch the latest title that drops? This is exactly why we've gathered a quick list of 5 new mobile games you should try this week, from undiscovered indie gems to high-profile AAA masterpieces.

By the way, if you've got an unquenchable thirst for curated games you can obsess over each week, be sure to check out our NEW WEEKLY MOBILE GAMES hub, or join our lively community on Twitter or Discord.

Let's get on with it!

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1
that's a cow

Developer: Crescent Moon Games
Available on: iOS + Android
Genre: Platform
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that's a cow

As the quirky title suggests, players embark on a bovine adventure in "that's a cow", squirting streams of milk at enemies and using udders to leap through the skies along the way. The ridiculously adorable game tasks you with colleting coins and apples as well, with the ability to pick various cows from a claw machine to spruce up your looks.

The game lets you use milk as a jet pack of sorts to traverse pastel-coloured platforms across more than a hundred handcrafted levels. There are over 20 cows to collect as well, because why the heck not?

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2
Dexter Stardust : Adventures in Outer Space

Available on: iOS + Steam + Switch
Genre: Adventure
Dexter Stardust: Adventures in Outer Space

Created entirely by a solo dev, this sci-fi adventure thrusts players into a wacky world of space shenanigans as Dexter Stardust tries to save the world from the evil Vreesians. The game features fully voiced scenes and vibrant artwork along with simple point-and-click controls.

Players can expect to journey through five episodes and explore five planets. There are more than a hundred playable scenes as well, with vibes that play "like a Saturday morning cartoon."

3
Tower of Fantasy

Available on: iOS + Android + Steam
Genre: Action, RPG
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Tower of Fantasy

This brand new MMORPG features vivid graphics, action-packed combat and a vast post-apocalyptic world to explore on PC and on mobile. Players can expect to express themselves with the game's deep character customisation system as well, plus a wide variety of weapons and skins called "simulacra" to spice up the gameplay during combat.

Battles are a real-time affair where players can switch between weapons depending on their playstyles. They can also engage in PvP fights, challenge world bosses, explore every corner of the map using mounts and so much more.

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4
Tightrope Theatre

Developer: Adventure Islands Games
Publisher: Adventure Islands Games
Available on: iOS + Android + Smartphone
Genre: Platform, Puzzle
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Tightrope Theatre

This charming pixel-art platformer challenges players to traverse tricky platforms while balancing on a unicycle at the same time. Players must guide Chester the clown to achieve his dreams of becoming the most awesome tightrope performer in the world no matter what it takes.

The game features five theatres across a hundred levels, as well as a retro soundtrack crafted by Christoph Jakob. Each stage presents its own set of obstacles from typical spikes to rolling barrels, and players will have to hone their precisions platofrming skills to make it through unscathed.

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Hindsight

Publisher: Annapurna Interactive
Available on: iOS + Steam + Switch
Genre: Adventure
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Hindsight

This emotional narrative adventure follows the tale of Mary as she grapples with the loss of her mother and tries ot find meaning in whatever is left behind. Players will visit Mary's childhood home and discover painful truths while walking down memory lane.

Annapurna Interactive and developer Joel McDonald's poignant story will make players wonder, "What if the physical objects of everyday life, the possessions we hold close, were actual windows to the past?"

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Catherine Dellosa
Catherine Dellosa
Catherine plays video games for a living and writes because she’s in love with words. Her Young Adult contemporary novel, For The Win: The Not-So-Epic Quest Of A Non-Playable Character, is her third book published by Penguin Random House SEA - a poignant love letter to gamer geeks, mythological creatures, teenage heartbreak, and everything in between. She one day hopes to soar the skies as a superhero, but for now, she strongly believes in saving lives through her works in fiction. Check out her books at bit.ly/catherinedellosabooks, or follow her on FB/IG/Twitter at @thenoobwife.