The best deals of the week in handheld and mobile - March 20

Feeling a little hard up at the moment? We hear you. Everything seems to have gotten so expensive.

That's why we run a weekly feature that supplies a list of the best deals on iOS and Android games, smartphones, handheld games, and any other bargains that stand out related to gaming on the go. Please, don't thank us. It's what we do.

If you've found any top deals that you think should be featured here, please do let us know in the comments below.

This week iPhone and iPad games can grab several quirky platformers on the cheap, as well as a beloved RPG and an overlooked retro boat racer.

• The Bard's Tale for 99p (was £2.99) - buy
• Bean's Quest for free (was £2.99) - download
• Pixel Boat Rush for free (was £1.99) - download
• Leo's Fortune for £1.99 (was £4.99) - buy
• True Skate for free (was £1.99) - download
• Adventures of Pip for £1.99 (was £5.99) - buy
• The Rivers of Alice for £1.99p (was £2.99) - buy

Whether you're after a sprawlingly ambitious RPG, a classic tower defence game, or some oddly affecting indie delights, Android gamers can grab some bargain delights this week.

• True Skate for free (was £1.79) - download
• Exiles for free (was £6.99) - download
• Shadow Blade for free (was £1.20) - download
• The Rivers of Alice for 79p (was £1.69) - buy
• Thomas Was Alone for £1.79 (60% off) - buy
• Prune for 99p (was £2.99) - buy
• Kingdom Rush Frontiers for 10p (was £1.99) - buy

We've featured the Wileyfox Swift 2 Plus before here. This elegant, stylish, fully-featured phone is already a massive bargain. Right now, it's even more of one.

• Wileyfox Swift 2 Plus for £169 (normally £190) - buy from Amazon

There's a great price on Sega's splendid 3D reworkings of some of its classic games this week. PS Vita owners left grumpy at all this talk of the Nintendo Switch can console themselves with a good-looking pre-order price for Monster Hunter-a-like Toukiden 2.

• Sega 3D Classic Collection on 3DS for £17.99 (usually £30) - buy from Base
• Toukiden 2 on PS Vita for £22.99 (pre-order) - buy from Grainger Games