100 BEST APPS
WILLIAMS
PINBALLPinball Arcade wa s
a big favourite on
mobile, and it was a
wrench when it lost
the Williams Bally
tables. But here,
Zen Studios ramps
up the visuals to
almost desktop
level. Ball-spanging
on mobile has
never been so
eye-popping... even
if the slapped-on
freemium stuff
leaves a bad taste.
£free (IAPs) /
Android, iOSTROPICO
First, Civilization
ambitiously arrived
on mobile – but
now it’s Tropico’s
turn in the sun, so
you can discover
how to be a despot.
Only it’s not easy: it
turns out stomping
on people’s faces
forever gets you
killed, and so you
must make the
citizens love you
by building the odd
road and turning
your island into
a tourist paradise.
£11.99 / Android, iOSTHE GARDENS
BETWEEN
A tale of friendship
and time-travel, this
tactile experience
finds Arina and
Frendt exploring
dreamlike islands.
When their paths
are blocked, you
manipulate cause
and effect by
moving objects
until things start
moving again.
Although it began
life on PC, this one
makes more sense
on a touchscreen.
£4.99 / iOS
SONY DUALSHOCK 4
Sure, you could just flail about on a slippy touchscreen
until your opponents punch your face in. Or you could
recognise that many of these games arrived from PCs
and consoles, and respond by arming yourself with a
suitable wireless controller. Sony’s DualShock 4 is the
best of them. It works with Android – and as of iOS 13,
Apple finally gave in and added native DualShock support
to its devices. As a bonus, almost every Apple Arcade
game supports this controller as well.
£45 / sony.co.ukNOW
ADD
THISBAD NORTH:
JOTUNN EDITIONThe Vikings are coming – and
they’re a bit murdery. In this
RTS, you must mount a defence.
Select groups of fighters and
place them where they’re most
effective; rinse, repeat, upgrade,
and in the end you might just
survive and eke out a victory
that they’ll be talking about for
centuries to come.
£4.59 / Android O £4.99 / iOSColour options
include several
camo looks and
an iPhone-like
rose gold.