Best new iOS and Android games of the week: April 17
Space, adventure, and space adventure
Want a concise summary of the best and most interesting games to have hit the App Store and Google Play Store over the past seven days? Well then, you've come to the right place.
It's been a nicely varied week for new games, to the point where we'd say there really has been something for everyone to play this weekend. And yes, we're reserving our right as Bank Holiday-celebrating Brits to refer to today as part of the weekend.
Have you been playing anything different over the past week? Let us know in the comments below.
Full of StarsBy ArsThanea - download on iOS
This fine genre mash-up squidges together top notch storytelling, multiple narrative choices, and one-touch gameplay - all in a sci-fi universe. Oh, and you also get an ace soundtrack from the composer who worked on The Witcher III score.
Planescape: TormentBy Overhaul Games - buy on iOS / buy on Android
Planescape: Torment is one of the most revered PC RPG games ever made. This Enhanced Edition of Planescape expands on the original game with a remastered soundtrack, bug fixes, an updated UI designed for touch, and other improvements. It's got to be a win-win for D&D fans.
Charming RunesBy Mighty Games - download on iOS / download on Android
Did you like Shooty Skies? This is from the same developer, Mighty Games. Charming Runes is a nicely playable (if unspectacular) Breakout-inspired block-busting puzzler.
BroadsideBy Lost Games - buy on iOS / buy on Android
Pick your faction, pimp your spaceship, and set out for some top-down shoot-'em-up action. That's Broadside in a nutshell.
CutBy Gamebrain - buy on iOS
Cut might not be quite up to predecessors like hocus, pocus, rop or voi, but there's still plenty to appreciate here. Imagine a game of Snake, but you have to sketch out pictures with your trailing tail.
Mallow DropsBy Gritfish - buy on iOS
Mallow Drops is a clever little platform puzzler that has you rotating the world in order to manoeuvre a pair of kiwis around. It's exactly as adorable as it sounds.
Lumino CityBy State of Play Games - buy on Android
Two years after it appeared on iOS, this beautiful BAFTA award-winning point and click adventure game is available on the Google Play Store. If handmade charm is your thing, there's only one game Android owners need this week.