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My 10 best games of the past 10 years - Mike Rose

Former PG Handheld Editor narrows down his favourite portable plays

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Heard about Pocket Gamer celebrating its 10th anniversary this March?

As part of the fun we've blackmailed former PG members into giving us a quick rundown of their favourite ten portable games of the past ten years. (We've also asked them to share their thoughts on their time at PG, Mike included.)

Thing is, sometimes the character of these past colleagues is simply too strong to bend to our demands. Or they simply don't care about our carefully constructed thematic consistency.

Either way, you get instances such as this, with Mike rebelling by providing eight, not ten games. (It all balances out, though: someone else supplied 12 so it's all good.)

They've not been asked to rank these so don't take the order below as set in stone. Rather, think of these games as a collection of digital experiences that will enrich your life, taking you to a place you hadn't considered you'd ever get to.

Or perhaps look through the list and mock their choices.

Create your own list

If you do disagree, here's the magic bit: you can give us your list.

See the 'Create your own Top List' button at the bottom of the article? It's not a trick. 

You'll need to be registered with PG (and logged in) if you aren't yet.

Click on that button and the rest should prove relatively straightforward.

(You can also create lists from within your Pocket Gamer user profile, at the bottom of the 'Logged in as [x]' dropdown menu.)

You can list your all-time favourite portable games, your favourite endless runners, shooters, candy-covered-pony-featuring titles, or even your favourite game making studios.

We all love lists. Share your thoughts and you can soon see your selection on the PG site.


What's all this, then?

The Pocket Gamer 10th anniversary is a month-long celebration of the last decade of mobile games running March 10th - April 10th and featuring a stream of retrospective articles and fun stuff, supported by our friends at Gram Games, Gamevil, JoyCity, Rovio, and Nordeus. Head over to the PG 10th anniversary homepage for more information.
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1
Triple Town

Developer: Spry Fox
Publisher: Spry Fox
Available on: iOS + Android + Other + Steam
Genre: Puzzle
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Triple Town

It's like if someone took match-3 and actually made it good.

2
Threes!

Publisher: Asher Vollmer
Available on: iOS + Android
Genre: Puzzle
Find out more about Threes!
Threes!

One of the greatest puzzle games ever created.

3
Desert Golfing

Publisher: Captain Games
Available on: iOS + Android
Genre: Arcade, Sports
Find out more about Desert Golfing
Desert Golfing

Justin Smith is a mad genius.

4
Dungelot

Developer: Red Winter Software
Publisher: Red Winter Software
Available on: iOS + Android
Genre: RPG
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Dungelot

A truly brilliant dungeon crawler. tinyBuild signed Shattered Lands literally because I wouldn't stop going on about how great the first Dungelot was.

5
Soccer Physics

Developer: Otto Ojala
Publisher: Otto Ojala
Available on: iOS
Genre: Arcade, Sports
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Soccer Physics

Still makes me laugh now, a wonderful multiplayer game.

6
Domino Drop

Available on: iOS
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Domino Drop

This game makes me so angry, so why do I love it so?

7
Canabalt

Publisher: Beatshapers
Available on: PSP
Genre: Endless running
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Canabalt

The original endless runner.

8
XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Developer: Firaxis Games
Publisher: 2K
Available on: iOS + Steam
Genre: Strategy
Find out more about XCOM: Enemy Unknown
XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Easily the best platform for this masterpiece.

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Joao Diniz Sanches
Joao Diniz Sanches
With three boys under the age of 10, former Edge editor Joao has given up his dream of making it to F1 and instead spends his time being shot at with Nerf darts. When in work mode, he looks after editorial projects associated with the Pocket Gamer and Steel Media brands.