Alto's Odyssey, $4.99 – [Review] – [Game of the Week] – [Forum Thread] – After Alto’s Adventure jumped and flipped its way into the hearts of millions back in 2015, fans wondered what a sequel to the game might bring. As it turned out, the original Alto didn’t need a complete overhaul, and its follow-up Alto’s Odyssey brought a few new mechanics to the mix as well as some absolutely stunning new environments to yet again jump and flip through to your heart’s content. It’s hard to believe a game could be more gorgeous than Alto’s Adventure, but Odyssey somehow made that possible. – JN

AXE.IO, Free – [Review] – [Forum Thread] – 2018 seemed to be the pinnacle of the “.io style" game, which is to say, a huge game that just has instant multiplayer which throws you into some form of arena with loads of other characters. Axe.io has players taking down dragons in a giant arena. The game didn’t seem to really hit the same level of popularity of other .io games, which might be because it was slightly more complicated… Which in our opinion is a real good thing. -EH

Bacon – The Game, Free – [Announcement] – [Forum Thread] – It’s no secret we’re fans of really weird games around here, and Bacon The Game definitely checks all the boxes of the absurd junk we like. In Bacon, you’re flipping bacon from a frying pan on to all sorts of ridiculous things. I’m reluctant to mention too many, as you’ll be saying, “Wait, what?" a bunch while playing. It’s not as easy as it sounds though, as the bacon is especially squishy, and the bacon physics are … well, you’ve got to try it. -EH

Black Paradox, $3.99 – [Game of the Week] – [Forum Thread] – The side-scrolling shoot ’em up is one of the most enduring genres in all of video games, and in recent times developers have taken that classic framework and spiced it up with modern trappings. Black Paradox does this by way of randomly generated levels and an arsenal of some of the absolute most bonkers weaponry you’ve ever seen. However, it calls back to the classics of the genre with its set-piece boss battles, structured story-driven campaign, and it’s totally tubular use of hyper ’80s references. If you always wanted to love the side-scrolling shooters of the arcade era but could never warm up to the rote memorization they often required to be successful, Black Paradox is the answer to that problem. – JN

Dizzy Knight, Free – [Preview] – [Forum Thread] – Did you ever find yourself playing A Link to the Past and thinking, “You know, I bet you could make an entire game out of the sword spinning mechanic?" No? Neither did we, but holy cow does it work well. You fight endless waves of monsters, battle bosses, and all sorts of other crazy things, all just by swirling your sword around in circles. It’s dumb how well this works. -EH

Don't Trip!, Free – [Game of the Week] – [Forum Thread] – If you’re on the hunt for a super wacky game to pull out of your pocket at a bar (or anywhere else), Don’t Trip needs to be on your iPhone. You hold your fingers on the screen, then rotate your actual phone to create more space for you to walk. It sounds weird, is hard to describe, and even the tutorial is a bit confusing but once you understand the game it is a ton of fun- Particularly once the knife-wielding Roombas come into play. -EH

Part Time UFO, $3.99 – [Review] – [Forum Thread] – Yeesh, what kind of world do we live in where even the UFOs need to get part-time jobs? HAL Lab doesn’t usually make games on non-Nintendo platforms, so Part Time UFO is a rare treat. It packs in all the charm you would expect of the legendary developer behind Kirby’s Dreamland, using a simple gameplay hook to create a variety of interesting and funny experiences. Yes, that was a pun, and no, we aren’t apologizing. -SM

Super Fowlst, Free – [Game of the Week] – [Forum Thread] – Effectively the weird mutant child of Flappy Bird and Downwell, Super Fowlst is one of those games that is impossible to put down. You play as a chicken who is falling down a hole and flaps around killing enemies and collecting loot, surviving as long as you can. It sounds like a dumb premise, but it’s so, so good. -EH

Trick Shot 2, $2.99 – [Announcement] – [Forum Thread] – Trick Shot 2 builds an entire game around those YouTube videos you see where people throw a ball that bounces off a bunch of things before landing … wherever it’s supposed to go. In Trick Shot 2 you’ve got to figure out exactly where to aim to make it to the goal across all sorts of different ridiculous obstacles- Everything from bananas to gravity fields. -EH

Wall Kickers, Free – [Review] – [Forum Thread] – Kumobius is another one of those developers who I honestly don’t believe is capable of making a bad game. Wall Kickers is a basic formula in that you’re really just kicking from wall to wall to climb as high as you can, chasing your best score. It sounds super basic, but when you add whatever Kumobius magic there is into the mix, it’s super hard to put down. – EH