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The best iOS and Android games of August 2017: Darkest Dungeon, Titanfall: Assault, Cat Quest and more

Looking back on a month in mobile gaming

The best iOS and Android games of August 2017: Darkest Dungeon, Titanfall: Assault, Cat Quest and more
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Welcome to our round-up of the best mobile games from the previous calendar month. How've you been?

August was another good month for mobile games. We had a potential Clash Royale-beater with a sizeable console IP, a couple of highly esteemed PC ports, and a whole heap of cute.

Have you been playing anything else in August? Let us know in the comments below.

Titanfall: Assault
By Nexon - download on iOS / download on Android

Attack your opponent's base with jetpack soldiers and clanking mechs in this fine console spin-off. Titanfall: Assault is like a deeper, more tactical take on Clash Royale - and it's every bit as good.

Darkest Dungeon
By Red Hook Studios - buy on iPad

A seriously meaty side-scrolling dungeon crawler with a deliciously viscous, oppressive atmosphere and stunning comic book visuals. If you're a glutton for punishment, look no further.

Cat Quest
By The Gentle Bros - buy on iOS

This delightful game casts you as a fearless cat-venturer, romping around a fantasy world like an abridged version of Zelda. It's a knock-about RPG of the loveliest kind.

Technobabylon
By Wadjet Eye Games - buy on iOS

Classic point-and-click adventuring is underpinned by a ripping sci-fi yarn in Technobabylon. If you like twisty whodunnits and detective stories, it's a winner.

Bottom of the 9th
By Handelabra - buy on iOS / buy on Android

A baseball-themed board game might sound like the driest, most niche premise for a video game ever. Surprisingly, though, Bottom of the 9th is both accessible and highly entertaining.

Miracle Merchant
By Arnold Rauers - buy on iOS / download on Android

It's a new quirky Solitaire card game from the maker of Card Crawl and Card Thief. Need I say more? Alright then: buy Miracle Merchant.

Songbirds
By Pelican 7 - buy on iOS

Less of a game, more of a piece of digital entertainment. Songbirds is all about creating music in a pleasingly intuitive, aesthetically pleasing way.

Standby
By Hypetrain Digital - buy on iOS

A harder-than-hardcore platformer with short, sharp levels that whiz past in at breakneck speed.

Silly Walks
By Part Time Monkey - download on iOS

Tootle through bite-sized obstacle runs using a novel tip-tappy movement system in what could be the polar opposite of Darkest Dungeon. A warm hug of a game.

Smashy Duo
By Bug Frost Games - download on iOS / download on Android

This two-touch arcade action game has a bit of Pong to it, but with zombies and a raft of unlockables.

Jon Mundy
Jon Mundy
Jon is a consummate expert in adventure, action, and sports games. Which is just as well, as in real life he's timid, lazy, and unfit. It's amazing how these things even themselves out.