100 BEST APPS
PHOTOGRAPHS
The mechanics
underpinning this
puzzler are familiar,
but Photographs
subverts the usual
challenges by
fusing them
to emotionally
charged narratives.
So whether you’re
placing Tetris
shapes, mapping
out angles on a
shooting game
or swiping objects
to a goal, every
action drives a
story about choice.
£3.99 / Android, iOSVOID TYRANT
Think blackjack
is intense when
you’re waiting for
that card to flip
over? It’s got
nothing on Void
Ty r a n t, where each
card can be the
difference between
life and death. Yep,
in this universe you
battle intergalactic
scumbags by way
of deck building,
bonus cards, a
smattering of
strategy, and
quite a bit of luck.
£free / Android, iOSBACKFIRE
Arena shooters
usually ramp up
the tension, but
Backfire veers into
abject terror. Its
enemies emerge
with a squelch from
the arena’s edges
and tear after
you while making
hideous guttural
noises. All you can
do is shoot from
your ship’s behind.
Cue running away,
inevitable death
and upgrades.
£2.79 / Android
£2.99 / iOS
APPLE AIRPODS PRO
You’re not going to spend over £200 on a pair of buds
just for playing games. But there’s no denying modern
mobile titles are blessed with superb soundtracks and
atmospherics that are lost when audio is attempting to
blare out of your device’s tiny speakers. Stick Apple’s
latest earpods in your lugholes and you can immerse
yourself in noise-cancelling bliss, or use transparent
mode for playing while walking, thereby ensuring
you don’t inconveniently get hit by a bus.
£249 / apple.comNOW
ADD
THISMINIT
Visually, this one recalls classic
RPGs from the Game Boy and
NES era. It mostly plays like one
too, bar one major twist that
finds the hero dropping dead
every 60 seconds. Fortunately,
you’ll reincarnate with your
possessions. Completing your
quest therefore requires a mix
of brainpower, planning and
speed-run dexterity.
£4.19 / Android O £4.99 / iOSThe included
wireless charging
case brings play
time up to around
24 hours.