Lost in the endless sea of iOS games? Wondering which would be considered “good iOS games” amongst all the crap? Desperate for a lighthouse to guide you through the stormy waters? Look no further, for each installation in this series will highlight 10 games that, should you find them for $0.99 or less, are worth checking out.

Tiny Heroes

Genre: Tower Defense

Can NOT pause and place towers. No fast-forward. Graphics not very polished. Standard TD.

Fantasy Defense

Genre: Tower Defense

Can pause and place towers. Good, pervasive upgrade system. Huge boobs on all females, so take care where you play. (More info from Mark A. Brooks)

Anodia

Genre: Brick Breaker

Fun items and interesting levels, but also pretty standard for the genre.

Feed Me Oil

Genre: Puzzle

Physics-based puzzler. Encourages sloppiness. Gets hard pretty quickly.

Qvoid

Genre: Puzzle

Need to pick up colors from board by tilting cube, then match up colored cube faces to remaining board spaces. Simple touch controls.

Ticket to Ride Pocket

Genre: Board

Portable version of classic board game. Very accessible for casual gamers. Play against people or AI with a variety of difficulty.

Blade Dash

Genre: Runner

Jump and attack. Fun 8-bit graphics. Pretty simple; no missions to complete or items/upgrades to unlock.

Skipping Stone

Genre: Runner

Bounce off the water. No missions to complete. Does have items to buy with in-game currency.

Escape from Age of Monsters

Genre: Runner

Break walls with color-coded gauntlets. Missions to complete. Items and upgrades to buy with in-game currency. Great graphics, sound, and sense of humor.

Azkend

Genre: Match

Create chains as long as possible. Play until a special tile appears, then get it to the bottom of the board. There’s a time limit in each level. Many levels to play.

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Markham Asylum is a founding member of Delta Attack. His tier-1 favorite genres are role-playing, puzzle, and strategy. His tier-2 are adventure, shooter, and platformer. He strives to provide spoiler-free postings whenever possible. Markham Asylum has written 401 posts on Delta Attack.