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IGR 2017 Mobile Indie Games

Best Mobile Indie Games of 2017

Our Top 10 mobile indie games are expressly chosen for their value as mobile experiences. Here are Indie Game Reviewer’s Top 10 Best Indie Mobile Games of 2017.


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Review - Slime Rancher

Slime Rancher ticks all the boxes, from action to simulation to crafting to strategy. Don’t be fooled by its cute-as-a-button veneer, either; this game isn’t just addictive and adorable, it’s also incredibly deep.


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Review - Hand of Fate 2

Hand of Fate 2 brings back the cult favorite deck-based RPG with more challenge, but in the end it all comes down to chance…are you feeling lucky?


Review - The Sexy Brutale

The Sexy Brutale is an intricate clockwork narrative puzzle, brimming with style, intrigue and a hint of menace. Read our full review.


Review - Sundered

What makes Sundered so unique in a sea of Roguelikes? Read our review to find out.


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Review: Tumbleseed

TumbleSeed is a brilliant and underappreciated gem with a highly original mechanic. Find out what makes this mountain worth climbing in our review.


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Review - Tacoma

Forming the third part of a triptych, Tacoma is the spiritual successor to Fullbright Games’ Gone Home, but adds a few new ideas. Read our full review…


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Review - My Name Is Addiction

My Name Is Addiction explores the path toward isolation and alienation as one contends with the alluring slippery slope of sexual objectification as a proxy for connection.


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Review - Cuphead

Cuphead is a transcendent aggregation of a century’s worth of whimsical arts. Our cups truly runneth over. Read the complete review.


Review - Rogue Islands

Rogue Islands might look like Minecraft, but this is no clone; it’s a fantasy FPS with survival elements. Are these islands worth the trip? Read our review.


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Review - Night in the Woods

Night in the Woods is a beautifully drawn coming of age story that incorporates both economic and supernatural fear. Read our full review.


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Preview - Oxygen Not Included

Oxygen Not Included brings both comedy and grit – germophobes and emetophobes be warned – to the base-building genre. Read our Early Access preview.


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Review - Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is a startlingly impressive visual feast that puts you in the claustrophobic and distressed mind of a Pictish warrior looking to face off with the god Hella in pursuit of her missing lover.