2021 · Survival Horror
Alien: Isolation on mobile is a technical marvel and a faithful port of one of the best horror games ever made, delivering the full terrifying experience with surprisingly competent touch controls and impressive visual fidelity.
2017 · Racing
GRID Autosport is the gold standard for mobile racing and one of the best ports ever made for a phone. Feral Interactive brought the full console experience to mobile with no microtransactions, no wait timers, and no compromises on content. The visual fidelity pushes mobile hardware to its limits, the racing disciplines offer genuine variety, and the customizable controls accommodate every skill level. Battery drain and heat generation during extended sessions are the only real costs beyond the purchase price.
2013 · RPG
KOTOR on mobile is one of the best RPG ports ever made for a phone or tablet. Aspyr translated the complete 30-plus hour experience without cutting content, compromising visuals, or adding microtransactions. Touch controls work better than expected, the story remains one of gaming's best, and the absence of any free-to-play mechanics means the game respects your time exactly as the original did. Minor technical glitches are the only caveat in a port that proves full RPGs belong on mobile.
2024 · Roguelike / Arcade
Peglin on mobile is the version this pachinko-roguelike was always secretly designed for, dragon-fighting goblin, orb-bouncing board, and relic-stacking runs translated to the platform where flicking a ball into pegs feels native. The Peggle-meets-deckbuilder loop, aim the shot, watch physics multiply damage, draft orbs and relics into increasingly ridiculous engines, survives the port intact, and the premium pricing, no ads, no purchases, makes it one of the storefront's honest citizens. Run variance still swings hard, late-game turns still slow as the engines inflate, and the touch aim's precision draws occasional gripes at the board's trickiest angles. As commute-sized roguelike engineering, it's the good stuff.