5 new mobile games to try this week - September 12th, 2024
Fresh mobile picks you should give a go this week
- Raise slimy pets from space
- Go disc golfing on your phone
- Fulfil your doughnut dreams
Who doesn't love new games? We certainly do - there's just something about the exhilaration of a new title you can't wait to dive into, as the loading screen pops up and you enter a brave new world.
Of course, new mobile games are a dime a dozen these days, and who has the time to scour the iPhone, iPad and/or Android stores to catch the latest title that drops? This is exactly why we've gathered a quick list of 5 new mobile games you should try this week, from undiscovered indie gems to high-profile AAA masterpieces.
By the way, if you've got an unquenchable thirst for curated games you can obsess over each week, be sure to check out our NEW WEEKLY MOBILE GAMES hub, or join our lively community on Twitter or Discord.
Let's get on with it!
1
Freshly Frosted
Got a sweet tooth? If you always find yourself daydreaming of sinful sweets in your spare time, Freshly Frosted will have you drowning in delectable doughnuts and colourful confectionaries all the livelong day. Let the feel-good puzzler's disembodied guide relax you as you bring your doughnuts from Point A to Point B across a doughnut factory in the sky, all presented with peacefully pastel hues and a soothing soundtrack.
As you progress through the 144 puzzles, you'll need to overcome obstacles and master different mechanics to clear each level, whether you're cloning conveyor belts or teleporting tasty treats.
2
Tiny Discs
Keep your hands busy and your hand-eye coordination on point with some casual disc golfing, made even more charming by the folks behind Teeny Tiny Town and Teeny Tiny Trains. As you aim to hit those targets with your disc-throwing prowess, you'll also have to strategise the best moves to make sure you clear the stage with the least number of throws possible.
Each new day brings a fresh randomly generated challenge to take on, with different biomes to travel to and an online Multiplayer Mode that will pit your putter (or lack thereof) against your online buddies.
3
The Elder Scrolls: Castles
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown in Bethesda Game Studios' The Elder Scrolls: Castles, where you'll take on the role of a king or queen to lead your kingdom to prosperity. Build your own castle from scratch and expand your reign by managing everything from neighbours' spats to making sure your food supply is enough to last you a whole year.
You'll not only get to decorate your castle with all kinds of lovely aesthetics, but you'll also have to manage the daily operations chugging along underneath. Keep your citizens in their place, plan out your heirs, and sit on the throne for as long as you can without your disgruntled subjects plotting your assassination.
4
Boing Boing Animals
If you haven't quite gotten over the trauma of letting your Tamagotchi starve to death in your youth, you can overcompensate for that neglect in Boing Boing Animals, an adorable new pet sim with 70 different types of "boingy" animals to care for. While slimy alien eggs often get a bad rap thanks to all those sci-fi films, this one will have you showering them with TLC and even decorating their rooms to keep them cosy and comfy.
Feed them, wash them, and clean up after them even when you're offline, because pets don't stop being clingy when you log off, do they?
5
Jack & Detectives
Sow seeds of discord among your peers in Jack & Detectives, a Werewolf-inspired social deduction game that doesn't even let you talk to the people you're playing with.
The fact that no one can talk throughout the whole ten-minute session certainly adds to the growing mistrust as each second ticks by and more and more people are "killed" - will you take on the role of Jack the Ripper and pick off your prey one by one with ease, or can you catch the culprit before it's too late?
