Best new iOS and Android games out this week - February 21st
Immortal Rogue, The Shapeshifting Detective, and more
What a week! Not only is Immortal Rogue finally out, but we've also got the weird FMV game The Shapeshifting Detective, dark puzzler STAY, bullet-hell shmup Shikhondo, massive MMO AxE, and much, much more.
Indeed, it's that time of the week where we look at what's coming out on iOS and Android, sifting through the masses of games to find the true gems that need your attention - or your downloads, at least.
We'll cover as much as we can, but this is by no means a comprehensive list. Instead, we want to pick out games we know you'll love, or at least the ones that are big and important, alongside a few of the smaller games you may not have seen yet.
And we'll try to hit as many genres as we can, so there should be something here for everyone. But don't get mad if there's nothing you like! We are at the whims of the platform holders and developers just like you.
So, grab yourself a cuppa, get your mobile gaming device, and let's dig in and see what new games you can get for yourself this week. You never know, your next favourite game of all time may be hiding in amongst our list. And be sure to comment if you find someone which you do decide to pick up - we'd love to hear what's taken your fancy this week.
Immortal Rogue
Available on: Android/iOS
Price: $4.99/£4.99
App Store Description: "Immortal Rogue is a brutal, swipe-controlled action roguelike. You play as a vampire that wakes up every 100 years to feed. Who you choose to hunt directly impacts the future and changes the game world. Different timelines offer different enemies to defeat and unique items to discover. You can fight samurai with a rocket fist from a long lost civilization, or take out cyborgs with an enchanted katana.
The combat is challenging, and defeat has consequences. But you can never truly die. The world goes on with both your allies, and your enemies, awaiting your return."
The Shapeshifting Detective
Available on: iOS
Price: $4.99/£4.99
App Store Description: "Dorota Shaw is dead. And the prime suspects are three tarot readers with the uncanny ability to predict murder - or commit it. It’s your job to find out what else they know - but they won’t reveal their dark secrets to just anyone… Luckily, you can be anyone you want to be. Even the next victim.
The game features more than 1600 full HD video responses, a simple questioning interface with unique ‘delete’ mechanic, and a randomly chosen murderer at the start of the game. Developed by the World Record-breaking makers of "The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker"."
Shikhondo
Available: Android/iOS
Price: $3.99/£3.99
App Store Description: "Shikhondo - Soul Eater is a Korean bullet-hell shoot 'em up set within a beautiful and bizarre world of Asian mythology. Armies of demons known as yokai have escaped from Limbo. They are spreading like a plague across the land, sowing fear and stealing souls. You must destroy the pestilent invaders and free the captured souls from eternal torment."
Pipe Push Paradise
Available on: Android/iOS
Price: $3.99/£3.99
App Store Description: "Pipe Push Paradise is a seriously difficult puzzle game about plumbing and connecting pipes to keep the water flowing.
You've arrived on a lonely island faced with a hero's calling. The island's plumber has been out of commission for a while and the residents are counting on you to get the water running again. They could all really use a shower.
In order to help, you'll need to push, flip and roll pipes all across the island in some of the most challenging puzzles out there! The minimalist tile-based gameplay is super simple but the puzzles are anything but, each offering a unique idea and problem to solve, and filled with surprises and new mechanics."
STAY
Available on: Android/iOS
Price: $4.99/£4.99
App Store Description: "An interactive story with several endings where choices matter. Are you going to leave him to his fate? Save him? Or even worse... make him live all possible endings?
When Quinn wakes up alone in a locked room with nothing of note save for a computer hooked up to a chat room, you become his single ray of hope. Your choices – and your timeliness – will single-handedly shape his escape efforts… or lead him down the path to an untimely end."
Distrust
Available on: iOS
Price: Free
App Store Description: "Distrust is a horror survival SLG game developed by a Siberia team called Cheerdealers. In the game, members of a science team are forced to stay at the Arctic base because of an accidental crash of their helicopter. They need to search for provisions in the base and then escape from it. But in the base, when players fall into deep sleep, aliens will be attracted here to absorb life. The team members try to defend aliens by staying awake, but they gradually become mad with sensory disorder due to lack of sleep and are unable to tell the difference between reality and illusion. Please lead the surviving team members through the randomly generated polar base to face the extreme weather and fight against aliens so as to complete your survival adventure."
Hyperspeed
Available on: Android/iOS
Price: Free
App Store Description: "Fly into the future of social gaming. Hyperspeed is a fast paced racing game where you can play against your friends or anyone in the world. Now you can even talk to your opponents through live video while you play!
Put your Gameface on and join the race - Space awaits you."
AxE: Alliance vs Empire
Available on: Android/iOS
Price: Free
App Store Description: "Unite to fight! Team up and experience the most immersive and large-scale MMORPG battles ever seen on mobile.
Introducing AxE: Alliance vs Empire, a massive and highly innovative MMORPG set in a mysterious, fantasy open-world. Take your place in the epic conflict between two powerful factions for control of the universe. Play with your friends and with millions globally, with single player, co-op and competitive modes inspired by the best MMOs and open-world games on PC and console. With a rich story, a comprehensive set of features, and a living open-world, AxE offers one of the most fully realized game worlds on mobile."
World of Legends
Typoman Mobile
Available on: Android/iOS
Price: Free
App Store Description: "Typoman is a puzzle platformer. You slip into the role of a character made of letters, struggling to make your way through a dark and hostile world. Despite your small stature you have a powerful gift: You can. craft words which will have an effect on the environment. But choose your words wisely - they can either be a blessing... or a curse!"
