In a tweet this morning, Natalia Luckyanova, co-founder of Imangi Studios, the developers behind runaway hit Temple Run, let it be known that their game has hit 36 million downloads. Let’s pause for effect here. 36 million iOS devices (they’re working on getting to the Android platform furiously as we go to press) have this hot game downloaded to it. That’s fantastic.

Now we all know why it seems like every iOS screen we come across has Temple Run on it. And why it’s number 2 on our list of the Top 148 Free iPad apps and number 4 on our list of the Top 148 Free iPhone games.

Temple Run puts players in the role of an Indiana Jones style protagonist, running from diabolical monkeys through a 3D environment. This endless runner takes an isometric third person perspective to the genre, allowing players to jump, slide and turn down narrow maze-like paths with swipes up, down, left and right. There are also tilt controls to collect coins, which can then be redeemed for upgrades and special powers, like invisibility or magic bridges across gaps.

We’ve been writing about the genuinely talented (and nice!) folks at Imangi Studios since they began, so we’re pretty darn excited about their recent and well deserved success.

FREE!

Temple Run

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
Released: 2011-08-04 :: Category: Games

Yes, you heard that right – Pangea is making all of their iPhone, iPod touch and iPad games free from 8 AM to 8 PM CST today and today only, in honor of the third anniversary of Apple’s App Store. Once 8 PM hits, they will all go to a $.99 price, a sale that does not yet have an end date. These games include Enigmo, Enigmo 2, Otto Matic, Bugdom 2 and Cro Mag Rally, among many others.

“iOS and the App Store are the most important things to come along in the video game industry in a generation,” said Brian Greenstone, President of Pangea Software, “We’ve been very fortunate to have been a part of this, so to say ‘Thank You’ to all of our awesome customers we’re hosting the biggest giveaway the App Store has ever seen.”

Pangea Software has been in the game software business since 1987, creating games for the Apple IIgs and the Macintosh, though they plan to focus solely on iOS games for the foreseeable future. They released their first game, Xenocide, for the Apple IIgs in 1989.

$0.99

$1.99

Enigmo

iPhone App - Designed for the iPhone, compatible with the iPad
Released: 2008-07-11 :: Category: Games

$1.99

$2.99

Enigmo 2

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
Released: 2009-09-01 :: Category: Games

$1.99

$2.99

Otto Matic

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
Released: 2009-03-06 :: Category: Games

$1.99

$2.99

Bugdom 2

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
Released: 2008-09-22 :: Category: Games

$1.99

$3.99

Cro-Mag Rally

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
Released: 2008-07-11 :: Category: Games