Best new iOS and Android games this week: Kingdom: New Lands, Mushroom 11, AcroSplat and more
Mushrooms, monarchs, and mechanics
If you're looking for something decent to load up on your smartphone or tablet this weekend, you're in luck.
Each week we run through the best and most interesting games to have hit the App Store and Google Play Store over the past seven days or so.
Even if you're still engrossed in Nintendo's latest Zelda masterpiece (guity), you'll need a break. And you know what's a good thing to do in breaks? Play mobile games!
Kingdom: New LandsBy Raw Fury - buy on iOS
This beautiful kingdom-building game has your monarch trotting left and right on their trusty steed, paying serfs to take up arms and construct defences. But it's the detailed pixel-art world that really beguiles.
Mushroom 11By Untame - buy on iOS / buy on Android
Mushroom 11 represents a successful mutation of the puzzler and platformer genres. The game sees you corralling a large mass of green cells through a post-apocalyptic wasteland - but it's a lot more fun than it sounds.
AcroSplatBy AppStreet Games - buy on iOS / buy on Android
AcroSplat is a throwback to that glorious golden era of physics puzzlers. Think Angry Birds, Cut the Rope, and Where's My Water - only a little messier and not quite as tight.
Active Soccer 2 DXBy The Fox Software - buy on iOS / buy on Android
This tweaked, upgraded version of the solid arcade footy game Active Soccer 2 isn't as flashy as FIFA, but there's real heart and skill to its kick-around action.
ShardlightBy Wadjet Games - buy on iOS
The latest effort from point-and-click adventure specialist Wadjet Games is Shardlight, which tells a compelling tale of life after the nuclear apocalypse.