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You just named ALL my favorite mobile game studios, Simogo is the strongest in my opinion You might like this one https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.BeautiFunGames.Nihilumbra&hl=en
I know I'm a little late, but if you're looking for games, look no further:
If you want a nice platformer with a great aesthetic and some originality instead of being a Mario clone, and can deal with a bit of defective grammar (it's created by a foreign studio), then I can recommend Nihilumbra (iOS android). It was 69p when I bought it, but that might have changed. Well worth the money as even when you finish the game you're only halfway as you have to go back and do each level again, but harder.
If you don't mind games being rather reminiscent of other games for other devices, then I can say Oceanhorn (iOS) was a game I really enjoyed. It is rather Zelda-esque in the gameplay, but has a nice storyline and some well thought out controls. It may be more expensive than most - I paid £5.99 - but I took 13 hours with only 57% completion, and the developers have released a free update with 4 hours more gameplay on a new island.
If you want a beat 'em up with some fancy moves and a nice look, you can't go wrong with Reaper: Tale of a Pale Swordsman (iOS android Windows). It's free to download, and you can level up to level 10 on the free version, rather like a demo, and if you enjoy it, you can upgrade to a full version for a couple of quid. There are 3 tiers of full game, the higher ones with extra stuff, but the game is playable and full with the lowest tier. You can also upgrade tiers by paying the difference if you decide to later (which I did).
Limbo (iOS Android), which you may have played on console or PC, is also available on iOS, and, once you get used to the rather unique control system, is enjoyable. Probably more enjoyable for those who didn't play it on another device, though.
Smash hit (iOS Android) is an endless runner where you throw balls at glass to get more balls to throw at glass and to not die. It's vaguely fun. Try it.
If you happen to be looking for an excellent story-driven puzzle game, The Silent Age (iOS Android Windows) might be the answer to your prayers. Episode 1 is entirely free (except on Windowsphone - sorry :/), and ad-free, and episode 2 is available in-app for £3.99. It's basically a side-scrolling point-n-click with an interesting character and some sound-based puzzles to compliment to norm. It's also, thankfully, lacking those obscure puzzles that only the developer can guess and make no sense when you're not coding, drunk, at 3 in the morning.
Knoword (iOS Android) gives you the Merriam-Webster definition for a word, along with its first letter, and you have to type the word. Fellow Brits (and Canadians & Aussies, I guess), be warned; it uses the American spelling only, so it won't accept any superfluous "u"s, "s"s where the uS puts "z"s or "h"s in yoghurt.
All of the above games are without microtransactions, and the only IAPs are to buy the full game.
For fans of Pandemic, Plague inc. (iOS Android Windows) takes the concept of a giant, player-controlled, world-ending disease and expands on it. It involves new modes, new types of disease and some challenges, but be aware that a lot of the modes are categorised as expansions, and will require IAPs. That doesn't detract from the fact that the base game is fun as is, and definitely contains enough to make it fun for quite a while.
If you like your shooters, Dead Trigger (iOS Android) and Dead Trigger 2 (iOS Android Windows) might tickle your fancy, though I found they were marred with the curse of freemium. They are playable without paying for extra guns/ammo etc, but rather difficult.
A nice survival horror game is Dark Meadow: The Pact (iOS Android), which has you wake up in an abandoned hospital where death has a slightly different connotation and there is a cheery old man who I don't quite trust. Again, marred by microtransactions, but again, not necessary to enjoy the game. If you enjoy it, Dark Meadow (iOS) is available to buy as well, which, by my understanding, is the full version.
WordCollapse (iOS Androidold Androidnew) is fairly self explanatory: you have lots of letters, you take words out of them, the rest collapse and you find the rest of the words. Jesus am I terrible at selling things.
All of the Doodle God games are available on mobile, for fans of the browser version, or people looking for a twist on the classic alchemy games. Variants include:
Doodle God (iOS Android Windows) Free/lite (iOS Android Windows)
Doodle Devil ([iOS]() Android Windows) Free/lite ([iOS]() Android Windows)
Doodle Tanks ([iOS]() Android Windows) Free/lite ([iOS]() Android)
Doodle Creatures ([iOS]() Android Windows) Free/lite ([iOS]() Android Windows)
Doodle Kingdom ([iOS]() Android Windows) Free/lite ([iOS]() Android Windows)
No, I have no idea why they need so many. To be honest, beyond God and Devil they're fairly shite. HD versions are also available for tablets.
FUCK APPLE. IT'S FREE ON ANDROID TOO!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.BeautiFunGames.Nihilumbra&hl=en
It's also a mobile game https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.BeautiFunGames.Nihilumbra&hl=en from 2012 so 'low rate ios' game isn't that far fetched since it's a 3 year old ios port.
Nihilumbra | 4.4 rating | Free with IAP | 1,000,000+ downloads | Search manually
> Discover the beautiful world of Nihilumbra and join Born on his adventure to find himself whilst trying to escape from his inevitable curse. Born was created from the absolute nothingness: The Void. But somehow he separates ...
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