Is Minecraft PE really a console conversion? Not really, but we never pass up the chance to recommend it, and it has been released on every format under the sun. And no, it's not just for kids. If you've ever enjoyed a survival sim or just making something with Lego, Minecraft is worth a go. Need more proof mobile gamers are spoilt? This mammoth collection of JRPGs offers not just hundreds of hours of gameplay that still hold up well to this day, but a look at how console gaming tech developed from the days of the NES in the late 90s, right up to the turn of the new millennium.
If you were a gamer back when these originally came out, there's a good chance you have pretty strong opinions on which is the best — we've heard few more impassioned speeches about gaming than those from people claiming Final Fantasy VII is the best game ever. The original Tomb Raider demonstrates how much games have changed in 20 years. The camera is a trial at times, and you actually have to reach ledge A to make sure you don't fall into dark pit X, rather than just getting close to it and watching the animation do the rest.
Its puzzles have aged much better, though, and the whole experience is hugely improved simply by using a Bluetooth controller rather than the touchscreen controls. If you don't have any nostalgia for the earliest Tomb Raider games, check out Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light instead.
This game is easier to handle on mobile. Nvidia and Valve pulled off one of the most impressive feats of mobile gaming, in getting Half-Life 2 and Portal to work on Android devices. That's one of the most compelling reasons to get one of these along with the Nvidia Shield controller, though. These games have been ported over using the Unity engine, making for a great demonstration of what it can create other than the endless stream of casual titles you'll find on iTunes and Google Play.
You'll find a watered-down version of the latter on mobile, but for a real slice of old-school one-on-one excellence, download Soulcalibur. The Android version is actually based on the Xbox Live Arcade port, meaning you get better visuals than the old Dreamcast version, but no online play. It's a shame, but also makes it a break from the always-connected mobile games we tend to end up playing nowadays.
Some console games seem almost more at home on mobile than on console. Ultra-violent twin-stick shooter Hotline Miami is a good example. Its lo-fi visuals work perfectly on the small screen, and while twin-stick mobile shooters are nowhere near as popular as they used to be, Hotline Miami sets a high standard.
Each level is a dim neon-tinged 80s dungeon in which you have to splatter the blood of everyone you see across the walls and floor. If you don't, they'll only do the same to you. As well as looking retro, this brings back the unforgiving style of 80s and 90s games, so you might want to get a Bluetooth controller to get the most out of Hotline Miami.
Doom is a PC game, but you can also play it on more consoles than just about anything else. Sure, you might not feel the creepy thrills Doom used to offer anymore, but its great level design and those iconic sounds and visuals are worth dipping into just the once more.
A very pretty isometric action adventure, Bastion was a big hit on Xbox Live Arcade back in Its world is constructed as you explore, platforms popping out of the mist as you walk. Hand-painted visuals make Bastion truly striking too. There are RPG elements to the game, but they're relatively light: you don't have to think too hard. Also worth a look, Transistor is another isometric adventure from Supergiant. It has a sci-fi theme rather than a fantasy one, and develops the fighting mechanics further.
Neither game is available for Android yet, so this is one for the iPhone and iPad owners. You wouldn't get that sense from a quick glance at a screen grab, though. This is a little like a 2D side-scroller version of Minecraft, but has a greater focus on combat and adventuring, with less of the pure creative side on show.
You can craft items, build a house and dig into the ground to unearth building materials. There's no single aim, but building up your character is addictive. Telltale Games almost single-handedly kept the 'point and click' genre afloat for over a decade. They are classic "use item X with object Y" games strung together with a story, but have none or at least few of the headbutt-the-monitor nonsensical puzzles older readers may remember from 90s adventures.
Telltale's The Walking Dead is split into seasons, and further split into chapters lasting a few hours each. Oddworld is a series often forgotten when recalling the all-time great game worlds, but its strain of darkness has something your Marios, Sonics and Zeldas lack. These are full 3D games, getting you a true console-like feel, if also controls that require some effort. In Stranger's Wrath, you play a bounty hunter in a world that could have been lifted from an old western movie.
Limbo was released at a time that cemented indie games as a force to compete with AAA titles, with titles like Limbo and Braid packing more emotional impact and elements of philosophy into a few hours than most AAA games fit into Limbo is a monochrome side-scrolling platformer. You're a little boy who wakes up in, you guessed it, limbo. There's no explanatory exposition: Limbo lets you make of it what you will, resulting in a much more thoughtful experience than you'd assume looking at the depressing-looking screenshots.
Limbo isn't a "walking sim", in which you just wander around, like many of the more recent brain-poking indie titles. It's a proper puzzler, one not afraid to kill your character repeatedly should you make a wrong move. And you will. Broken Age was one of the earlier crowd-funded gaming hits. The initial appeal of Broken Age was Tim Schafer's involvement. The game is filled with colorful characters and maps, while gameplay is fast and frantic thanks to the ability to summon mounts.
At the beginning of a match, players can choose their loadouts and tailor decks to towards their playstyle. The card system certainly adds an interesting dynamic and greatly changes the way certain champions play. Your active skills can be modified through the use of Support Gems, while primary attacks can be fitted with numerous attributes.
For example, your character can modify their attacks so that they have increased attack speed, multiple projectiles, chaining hits, lifesteal, critical strikes, and more. The sheer amount of customization is crazy, so grab a few mates and get looting those dungeons! However, the free character changes weekly and individual fighters can be bought with real money, so even if you choose not to spend anything, you'll still be able to enjoy the modes and features of Microsoft's flagship fighter.
Blacklight: Retribution takes the core Call of Duty run and gun loop and puts a cyberpunk twist on it. Thankfully, Blacklight is more than just a CoD clone as it features various mechanics that differentiate it from the FPS crowd. For example, the Hyper Reality Visor HRV allows players to locate enemies, mines, weapon depots and Hardsuit weak points through walls and other obstacles for a very short amount of time. You can even deploy pilotable mechs, tools and weapons mid-game with the points you earn in-game.
If you like futuristic shooters, then give Blacklight: Retribution a go. If driving tin cans of destruction and blowing things up sounds like fun, then World of Tanks offers just that. This post-apocalyptic world is seemingly teeming with sentient tanks, but unlike the movie, Cars, there is a lot more death and destruction on the menu. Get to know the next big thing in screen-free gaming. An interactive game console with some pretty incredible technology packed inside. Six-axis motion detection technology identifies different actions.
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