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We are going to keep this one short and sweet: There are simply hundreds of thousands of indie games available on the iOS and Android platforms so it is impossible to attempt to be comprehensive, let alone definitive. Instead, we are going to point out five that we spent a lot of time with and thought were as solid as could be. Here are IGR’s top five favorite mobile indie games of 2012
IndieGameReviewer.com presents its epic year-end game round up for 2012, top ten indie game list and lots of honorable mentions along with the most anticipated games for 2013. Dive in!
Three years in the making, Teleglitch is a fast-paced arcade style Rogue-like inspired by DOOM 3 that will get your heart pumping and palms sweating as you blast your way through procedurally-generated levels and face permadeath.
Known for being unforgiving with few save points and cryptic puzzles, La-Mulana was remade and released on PC and WiiWare seven years later by the original developers. With added features and decreased difficulty, how does the new version fare?
MegaCity HD, from indie developer Cole Jeffries, aka Cole{Powered is a surprisingly deep tile-based puzzler available for iOS and Android with some notable differences between platforms. Read the full review and learn why it’s a standout…
waking Mars from indie game developers Tiger Style had a very successful year, moving quickly from its initial iOS release to an improved PC port and then Steam via Greenlight. Discover why this game continues to earn new fans…
Stand Alone iOS App for Penny Arcade™ The Game: Gamers vs Evil available through the iTunes App Store. Brand new digital version of fan-favorite game offers online play for up to 4 Players.
Leading publisher of interactive adventures Telltale Games announces that the 2012 Multiple Game of the Year-winning series The Walking Dead is offering the first episode, ‘A New Day’ as a free download for a limited time on the App Store
His power source stolen by a violent mindless automaton, Horatio Nullbuilt and his companion must venture into a robotic realm he detests if he is to survive. Read the full review of Primordia, the latest release from Wadjet Eye Games…
Blood, Grain and Steel is a a streamlined turn-based strategy game with overtones of chess and procedurally generated maps as an option from independent Uk developer David Walters. Read the full review…
Little Inferno, from the makers of World Of Goo offers a unique physics-based toy chest filled with macabre humor and intrigue. But how does it fare as a game? Read the full review of the latest title from Tomorrow Corporation…
Air Buccaneers from indie developer Ludocraft Ltd. pushes the emerging aerial dirigible combat genre forward, this time featuring Vikings! Read the full review of Steam’s latest Greenlight voted game…
The Escapist is a platformer game developed by Backstab Games – a two-man team based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Presently vying for glory via Steam’s Greenlight initiative, IGR explores whether it stands out enough to make its mark…
Laugh and the world laughs with you. Fail to gather enough friends to make a high school comedy club before time runs out and the world laughs AT you!.
Despite having been released on Steam, Towns from SMP is still being developed at the moment. New features are going to be added in the future as the game approaches completion. This review will focus on the game as it exists at the moment, rather than on its impressive potential.