Actually i started that thread using the touch arcade bot. I regret it now, seeing as to how invasive the games ads are now. We have moved to the following thread:
stealth Inc. http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=209279 Worm Run. http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=178900&highlight=Worm 2 of my favourite games on IOS. Neither will ever be leaving my iDevices.
Oh yeah, Worm Run! That game is awesome. At first I disliked the swipe controls, but they grew on me. So intense when the worm is right on your tail
Agreed. But for me, it's Boson X's randomization is what makes it more difficult than Duet which can be played again and again to develop a bit of auto-memory through most of the hardest stages. Duet's endless modes are brutal though, but completing Duet's (except for the last few levels) level modes are a lot easier to complete than Boson X.
If you like Bitless then definitely check out Spunk and Moxie. It's like a 16 bit version of Bitless. The game can be brutal at times but also rewarding when you get that elusive gold star.
One quick fun super hard game that may have been missing a mention in the thread is Attack of the Spooklings. Im sure there is a lite version before you jump on to the paid one ($1) so you can get a feel of the game first.
Im really glad with the amount of attention this thread is getting. All these games are premium games. Last thing we want is give too much attention to more freemium games and passively promote them. LOL
I was made aware of this thread coz I just asked a similar question over in the 1001 Attempts thread! Seems this genre hasn't got a name yet. I hear "hex-like" pretty neat but doesn't really say what it is. I say "minimalist survival"... What'ddya think? I'm definitely checking out some of the ones I never head if in the posts above, thanks everyone... Keep em coming. Here's some that are on my iThingies:- Slayin Catch 22 Dead pixel Spin up Half inch heist The blocks cometh Bit dungeon Alcatrapz Badland... But I don't really mean that one touch up/down affair. Tho badland is utterly amazing and easily one of my top 10 (even 5) games ever.
Catch.22 I have a cool little story about that game. About a month ago in went to reinstall it, but it was no longer in the App Store. I emailed the dev. He apologized for my inconvenience, he put it back in the App Store, and then he did something really cool: As an apology, and a thank you for my support! he built me a custom build of Catch.22 (and his upcoming game) that had my name in the menu, an apology, and a thank you for my support. I love indie devs. Well some of them anyway. So...yeah. Because of the awesome game, and the even more amazing dev...I can't recommend Catch.22 any higher.
That's awesome. I think I'll have to get this just to support the developer. Any reason why he had removed it in the first place? And just remembered another good one: jtpck Damn, the App Store is like a breeding ground for this genre. I got my eye on both IOS and PC games because I'm always looking for new titles for my blog, and it seems like the genre is thriving way more on IOS. Anyone else agree?
As a way of saying thank you to the dev of Catch.22, if you're on the fence about it, I will gladly gift it to you. PM me if you haven't picked it up yet.
Another couple to add to the list: Tilt to Live (and 2) Toybox (epic little game!) Infectionator (and 2 - a bit easy but gets harder if you get far enough) Major Magnet (not really hard but gorgeous graphics) 1 more, Circadia I love this genre it's all I have time to play these days ....btw as a folder name 'Mini Survival' fitted better haha
Just had a look at the catch 22 on the App Store, no denying it looks pretty but what is it that you have to do? I can't quite figure it out from reading the description, do you kind if chase yourself?
Its hard to explain, but sort of. You are an orb rotating around a sphere. There's another rotating the opposite direction. You have to dodge it, and every time you get a gem thingy your direction is reversed. To add to the extreme complexity of the simple premise, there's a trail showing you what's going to happen. Hard to explain. Amazing game. It has like a 90 on metacritic I believe. +1 for Circadia. I mentioned it earlier. Its an App Store classic, in my opinion. Must-Own.
PM me. Ill gift it to you too. You, me, and Bronxsta can have a little 3-Way high score comp. Its the least I can do, after what the dev did for me. Will have a look at this. I think I have it already, but I'm not sure.
