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Candies n’ Curses

Publisher: Crescent Moon Games

Available on: iOS + Android

Genre: Platform


When you think of candy and horror, Halloween comes to mind – but there’s a game that shows that the combination isn’t restricted to just that time of year. That game is Candies ‘n Curses by Tako Boy Studios LLC. Enter the world of the sweetly named Molli Pop as she investigates a mysterious mansion ominously located far from the rest of society. Once she enters, Molli will find herself trapped in a series of changing chambers having to deal with the ghosts and goblins within. Use her candy powers and change up your play style by selecting either a Candy or a Curse as a reward to carry you forward.

Girl hitting pixellated monsters

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Typoman Remastered

Available on: iOS + Android

Genre: Adventure

Typoman Remastered

Word games are the closest we can come to making the idea of grammar homework fun. You’ve got the classic Scrabble, the more modern Words With Friends, and the very unusual Typoman Remastered by Brainseed Factory. Enter a dark world that is falling apart because an evil entity of letters has risen to commit spelling errors all over the place. As the embodiment of the word Hero, your job is to apply a nice dose of valiant spellcheck to the chaos. Cross various environments and physically change words to restore the world and push forward. Don’t just be a hero – become hope.

2 shadow figures looking at a key

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Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion

Developer: Plug In Digital

Available on: iOS + Android + Steam

Genre: Adventure, Puzzle

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion

Please, can we all come together to force education institutions to teach future adults how to do their taxes? More often than not, you’ll end up with people getting slammed by the tax agency for something they didn’t even know they weren’t doing. As a result, you end up with those who follow as Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion…by PID Games. In a stylized pixel fantasy world populated by sentient vegetables, you are the titular Turnip Boy who hits rock bottom after failing to contribute to the government. To make up for it, you must take up a weapon and go on a huge quest to repay all your debts and maybe become a positive influence on your local community. You can talk with other veggies on the way, but be prepared for difficult dungeons and bosses ready to make you work for your redemption.

Red pig wearing a crown in Turnip Boy

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Reaper – Tale of a Pale Swordsman

Publisher: Hexage

Available on: iOS + Android + Blackberry + Windows Phone + Windows 8 + Steam

Genre: Action, RPG

Reaper - Tale of a Pale Swordsman

The reaper is an entity that is present in every universe, fiction or non-fiction. Whether it’s a positive presence or not comes down to how it interacts with everything, like in Reaper by HEXAGE. While not explicitly the Grim Reaper, the main character visits the same tailor and goes by the brooding title of Black Swordsman (or Pale Swordsman, if you wish). That’s the first thing that will remind you of the Hollow Knight. He’s on a hack-and-slash platforming adventure through various realms to slaughter anything that may be a threat. There is darkness, but there’s also a light to all the vibrant environments and animated enemies you’ll face. Just remember that you’re not the only one with a sword.

Mockery of Rome and a Reaper holding a sword

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Guidus

Available on: Mobile + Smartphone

Genre: Action, Adventure, RPG

Guidus

Sometimes a warrior is only as good as how much stuff they have. In a game like Guidus by Izzle, you’ll have so much stuff that you won’t know what to do with it. It’s a classic take on the dungeon crawler: You’re a hero who enters a dungeon and crawls through it fighting things because that will somehow solve everyone’s problems. While on a crawl, you’ll have a top-down perspective showing you all the randomly generated chambers with monsters, traps, and most importantly, treasures to help you last a bit longer. Don’t worry if you die – that’s expected of the dungeon-crawling lifestyle.

Guidus

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HAAK

Available on: iOS + Android

Genre: Action, Adventure

HAAK

There’s an art style defined by sharp edges and defined black outlines that are used a lot in gritty action comics. This is the style that was decided upon for HAAK by Blingame. The story takes place in yet another wasteland where everyone fights for survival with mutants and robots having the obvious upper hand. Don’t let this get you down because you are HAAK, one of the few wasteland survivors that’s capable of doing things. You’ll be able to run and jump with sharply rendered 2D graphics to fight all sorts of threats to the closest thing people have to a peaceful life in this world. It’s a brutal place and you need to be just like it to survive.

Haak fighting a character in a way similar to Hollow Knight

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Oddmar

Publisher: Senri

Available on: iOS + Android

Genre: Adventure, Platform

Oddmar

Everyone likes an underdog story – well, assuming that they’re a likeable underdog. You can find that in Oddmar by Mobge Ltd. The guy is a squat upbeat Viking who just wants to prove that he can be a real warrior like his fellow Vikings. With boundless determination and a costly offer, he sets off on a journey to fill out the requirements for admission to Valhalla. This involves travelling across a lush 2D natural world filled with beauty and danger, which will immediately remind you of Hollow Knight. Help Oddmar fight the various creatures of this world and from parts of Norse mythology. Together, you and Oddmar can grant the recognition of the gods.

Oddmar in a clash with gremlins