Fallout Shelter
A tasty amuse bouche ahead of Fallout 4’s release, Fallout Shelter is a fiendishly addictive micro-management game that tasks you with looking after you own nuclear vault and its dwellers. Deceptively deep and marvellous to look at, it’s easily one of the best games ever to appear on mobiles.
(Android/iOS, free)
Lara Croft GO
Combining the best of turn-based strategy games with some proper head-scratching mental conundrums, Lara Croft GO is a tricky little puzzle-adventure game that’s perfect for whiling away the packed 8am journey into town. A tad on the short side, but it packs a mighty puzzle punch.
(Android/iOS, £3.99)
Tiki Taka Football
If you find the majority of footy games on mobile too fiddly, then Tiki Taka Football is the one for you. One tap to pass, one swipe to shoot – easy.
(Android/iOS, free, in-app purchases)
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
This remaster of the classic point-and-click Sierra adventure game sees you taking on puzzles and investigating shadowy murders in New Orleans. It’s undoubtedly one of the best storylines ever seen in a videogame.
(Android/iOS, free, in-app purchases)
Timberman
Simple to pick up but hard to master, you play as a lumberjack (or jill) who has to cut down a massive tree and keep your energy up. Sounds easy? There’s oodles of depth in this addictive retro-styled title.
(Android/iOS, free, in-app purchases)
Dumb Ways To Die 2
Killer visuals and simple gameplay combine in hyperactive Dumb Way To Die 2, which offers 36 mini-games for you to swipe, tilt, tap and sweep your way through keeping your colourful heroes safe from all manner of painful deaths. Great for short commutes and occupying any five-year-old relatives who look like they might tear your living room apart.
(Android/iOS, free, in-app purchases)
