New iOS and Android games out this week - April 21
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Crash Arena Turbo Stars, Real Boxing Manny Pacquiao and more
Every week we round up the best iOS and Android games from the previous week. But this misses out on the launch day hype, which is typically on a Thursday for iOS games.
We also rarely get to cover all of the week's most interesting releases in any detail. There are just too many of them.
That's why on a Thursday or Friday we now pick out some of the most interesting games of the week for your consideration.
Of course, not all of these games will turn out to be any good, but hopefully you'll have a better idea of what's fresh on the sprawling App Store and Google Play Store.
Marvel's Guardians of the GalaxyBy Telltale - buy on iOS / buy on Android
It's a Telltale adventure starring the characters from a massive and highly entertaining Marvel movie franchise. Of course this one's of interest.
CATS: Crash Arena Turbo StarsBy ZeptoLab - download on iOS / download on Android
ZeptoLab made Cut The Rope, so it's pretty much mobile physics puzzler royalty. CATS is a bit of a departure though - a multiplayer head-to-head car battling game where you must build your own vehicles.
Get Me Outta HereBy Crescent Moon Games - download on iOS
This frenetic shooter has you blasting through a bunch of comic book aliens using a novel control system.
InvertBy Noodlecake Studios - buy on iOS
Invert is the kind of prettily minimalist puzzler that works so well on mobile. There are shades of Othello or Reversi to its tile-flipping mechanics.
Alone PlanetBy Immersion - buy on iOS
This monochrome top-down adventure-puzzler has you manipulating environmental elements and negotiating large bosses to escape its levels.
Falling PlankBy Anson Brown - download on iOS / download on Android
A punishing endless falling arcade game with the kind of extreme retro graphics that will always win brownie points with us.
Evergrow: Paper ForestBy FredBear Games - buy on iOS
Evergrow: Paper Forest looks as charming as its title suggests, as you play out an isometric puzzler on a child's desk.
Father and Son
By TuoMuseo - download on iOS
Father and Son is a striking side-scrolling adventure game with a firm focus on narrative. Warning: this game may contain emotions.
By Vivid Games - download on iOS / download on Android
This is basically Real Boxing 3, which should be enough to excite fans of mobile pugilism. We really liked the last one.
Fight Team RivalsBy Three Towers Games - download on iOS
Ever wanted to train up and manage your own MMA fighter? Punch Club not fighty enough for you? Fight Team Rivals could be the one for you.
Happy RacingBy Chill Fleet - download on iOS
Happy Racing is another of those tilty ragdoll physics racing games, but we're particularly digging its art-style.