What iOS Games are you Playing?

[CombatEX]

Besides Outwitters, what iOS games have you been playing recently?

There are quite a lot of fun older games, but currently I'm mostly playing Repulze, Autumn Dynasty, and Riven.

Autumn Dynasty is an RTS on iOS that is actually done well. Shocking, I know. It's tailored specifically with iOS in mind and the controls work quite well. Autumn Dynasty reminds me a lot of Outwitters but in RTS form. Simple, but with a lot of depth. There are only 5 unit types, but each unit fills a unique role and has abilities. The terrain also plays a huge part in the game. You can set forests on fire and cause avalanches near mountains. Rivers slow movement down, especially for horses which thrive in open terrain, while forests allow units to hide and grants ambush bonuses for certain units. The AI macros very poorly but has reasonable micro (casts spells, tries to position units well). Unfortunately the poor macro means that in Skirmish mode (huge map where you expand and tech) even the brutal AI is a pushover. You can still find some challenge in campaign or Blitz mode though. But, if anyone gets this game let me know and we can play multiplayer =)

Note: While it is available on iPhone, I've only played the iPad version so I can't recommend the iPhone version from firsthand experience. It's possible the controls would be too cramped.


Repulze is like the Time Trial portion of WipEout (futuristic high-speed racing) so if you aren't into racing against the clock it won't be very interesting for you (you can race ghosts though). They just implemented a massive update for free which almost doubles the number of courses. There is a third update on the way which may add true multiplayer too (also for free).


Riven is a point-and-click adventure/mystery/puzzle game from 1997 which is the sequel to Myst. Both games, especially Myst, were critically acclaimed.


I don't really have time for this kind of game, but Galaxy on Fire 2 HD is free right now so if you like space sims you might want to get it.

So, what games are you playing? I'm especially wondering about "hidden gems" so you can go ahead and tell me about Angry Birds and Fruit Ninja but...

Anyway, I know Repulze was featured for a while and Riven is no secret, but I imagine most people haven't heard of Autumn Dynasty.