Gone are the days when everyone had a dumbphone. But do you remember Snake, Nokia’s infamously addictive preloaded game?
Who didn’t find the act of feeding that imaginary snake just a little bit pleasurable? Who didn’t read a little existentialism in the fact that the snake would eventually have no choice but to eat itself and die? Even those who identify as hard-core gamers would be lying if they said they had never tried their hand at a few levels.
The advent of the smartphone industry brought with it a new platform for game development. And boy has the mobile gaming industry outdone itself! For an infographic on exactly how big the mobile gaming industry looks right now, head on over to Business of Games . According to Taylor Stein at Big Fish Games :
It’s no surprise that experts predict the fastest growing video game market will continue to experience expansive growth in the near future. On a global scale, it is estimated that the mobile games industry will reach $23.9 billion in revenue in just two years. With more people playing mobile games than ever before, and a greater willingness from players to spend money on those games, it’s no wonder the projected industry growth rate is over 27% per year.
Mobile games certainly stand up well beside their older the siblings, the console and PC . Outside of the more well-known apps like Angry Birds and Candy Crush, the sheer amount of games available on the Android and iOS app stores can make choosing what to play rather tedious because, as we've all learned at one point or another, some apps are just pure, unadulterated crap. So, here at StepFeed we've made gaming-on-the-go as pain-free as possible, with a list of wonderfully addictive eye-candy that will take your mobile gaming pleasure to the next level. We've come a long, long way from Snake, so get your phones out now.
Monument Valley (Android, iOS )
Isometric indie puzzle game with beautiful graphics and a soothing original soundtrack.
There's something wrong in this mysterious forest, and you're going to find out exactly what it is.
Based on Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne. Doing interactive fiction EXACTLY right.
F ramed (iOS )
Unique puzzle-game in the style of noir comics.
Form a chain of people and cross the chasms. Sacrifice some along the way. Warning: Extremely colorful and addictive.
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