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Ex Astris review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Campbell Bird on March 12th, 2024
Our rating: starstarstarstarstar :: PACE OVER PLOT
This rpg is so exceptionally paced and designed that its poor storytelling doesn’t play a factor.
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Yes, Your Grace review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Campbell Bird on February 8th, 2024
Our rating: starstarstarstarblankstar :: REIGN ON RAILS
This kingdom management game stands out by prioritizing its intentional and personal narrative.
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Coromon review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Campbell Bird on December 6th, 2023
Our rating: starstarstarstarblankstar :: MOBILE MONSTER TRAINER
Coromon is a reverent but flawed love letter to Pokémon.
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Dawncaster review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Campbell Bird on August 30th, 2023
Our rating: starstarstarstarhalfstar :: A NEW DAWN
This game is nothing new in more ways than one, but it is now bursting with variety and is perhaps the most mobile friendly way to deckbuild around.
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Six Ages 2: Lights Going Out review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Campbell Bird on August 23rd, 2023
Our rating: starstarstarstarstar :: OUT ON TOP
The latest game from A Sharp takes its unique blend of strategy and narrative elements to new heights.
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The 6 Best Mobile Games like Baldur's Gate 3

Posted by Campbell Bird on August 15th, 2023

Baldur’s Gate 3—the long-awaited sequel to one of the most celebrated CRPG series of all time—is finally here, and by most accounts it seems like a game lovingly made for those who like their video game rpgs to feel more like tabletop ones. If you commonly read this site, though, you may be looking for a way to play something like Baldur’s Gate 3, but on iOS. Now, it’s not exactly a secret that you can get very close to doing that by picking up several high-profile ports. The previous Baldur’s Gate games are available on iOS, as are Icewind Dale and Neverwinter Nights. You can even check out other Bioware RPGs like Knights of the Old Republic or even pick up Divinity - Original Sin 2, the last release from the Baldur’s Gate 3 developers (provided you have a device powerful enough to run it).

This list isn’t about those games, though. I decided to do some out-of-the-box thinking to gin up a list of games that can give you things you might want out of a Baldur’s Gate game while feeling a bit more tuned for mobile or short-burst play. See below for the picks:

Roundguard review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Campbell Bird on April 25th, 2023
Our rating: starstarstarstarhalfstar :: ARCADE GEM
This puzzle-y, arcade-y roguelite makes dungeon-crawling a relaxing but surprisingly deep experience.
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Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Campbell Bird on April 12th, 2023
Our rating: starstarstarhalfstarblankstar :: KNOW WHEN TO FOLD
This rpg is enjoyable, but its card-based nature hardly makes an impact and the iOS port has some issues that keep it from feeling the most mobile friendly.
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Unreviewable - Vendir: Plague of Lies

Posted by Campbell Bird on February 28th, 2023
+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

I have a lot of mixed feelings with my time with Vendir: Plague of Lies. It's an experience that in some moments are incredible in their ambition and execution and in others is sloggy and irritating. Most of the highest points of the game I've encountered without having to engage with the game's free-to-play monetization model, but I have also run up against its pinch points that push players to pay and they feel horrible.

With all of that in mind, it feels kind of impossible to assign a score to it. It is goodbad and badgood. You should play it but also not. Or maybe watch someone play it. Or maybe just play the dialog quests in the starting area and quit as soon as you have to fight something. I don't really know. I am still intrigued to keep playing it but every time I do I almost always end up quitting out of frustration once I encounter a random battle with enemies that would seem defeatable if I fed the game a considerable amount of money that I don't think it deserves.

Eldrum: Red Tide review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Campbell Bird on October 18th, 2022
Our rating: starstarstarblankstarblankstar :: TEXT OVERFLOW
This sequel to an enjoyable text-based rpg loses its way by trying to be too big and ambitious for its constrained format.
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Chimeraland is one of the strangest games you can play on mobile right now

Posted by Campbell Bird on August 2nd, 2022
+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad

As part of my job here at 148Apps, I often explore games I have no intention of reviewing or otherwise writing about. Part of being able to offer substantial criticism or perspective on mobile games is to understand a lot of what is out there, even if I don't end up turning those experiences into content or critique.

I went into Chimeraland fully expecting to just dip my toe in to understand what it is before moving on, but it didn't take long to realize this game is... remarkable, to say the least. Although it mostly purports to be an open-world survival rpg (which it mostly is, by the way), it also seem dedicated to being as strange and unwieldy as possible. It's a huge download with an almost minute long initial load (on an iPad Pro, even), and across my first hour with the game I had a hard time making sense of much of what was going on. Check out the video above to see what I'm talking about.

The 5 Best Mobile Puzzle RPGs

Posted by Campbell Bird on June 24th, 2022

RPGs with puzzle mechanics feel like the perfect fit for mobile. There’s something about a game that moves at a gentile pace while having a somewhat predictable-yet-challenging set of mechanics that can morph as you progress through some kind of grand adventure that feels right at home in your pocket.

With the recent release of Hero Emblems II, I thought it’d be good to revisit some of the absolute best puzzle RPGs that iOS has to offer, just in case you missed out on some of these incredible titles.

Hero Emblems II review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Campbell Bird on June 23rd, 2022
Our rating: starstarstarhalfstarblankstar :: MORE OLD HAT
The follow up to Hero Emblems adds some wrinkles to its solid puzzle combat but mostly just feels like more Hero Emblems.
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Dislyte review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Campbell Bird on May 16th, 2022
Our rating: starstarstarblankstarblankstar :: CLASH OF CLUBBERS
This free-to-play has some inspired aesthetics but otherwise feels like a full embrace of pay-to-win design.
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Kingdom Catastrophes review

+ Universal App - Designed for iPhone and iPad
By Campbell Bird on March 30th, 2022
Our rating: starstarstarblankstarblankstar :: COMEDIC CATASTROPHE
This choose-your-own-adventure storybook seems to try its hardest to stop you from exploring its wide variety of endings.
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