5 new mobile games to try this week – October 31, 2024

Why collect maps that take up space and are dangerously sensitive to the elements when you can digitize everything and be done with it? With Pokemon TCG Pocket you can experience the thrill of collecting Pokemon cards straight from your phone so you can complete your album, show it off to your friends or just admire the artwork that accompanies each new card the RNG gods release. add to your list.

Featuring both old-school artwork and game-exclusive designs, the cards you collect can also be used to dive into casual battles against AI or other players. Packs even have that lovely foil-tearing animation that simulates the excitement of opening a physical pack – now if only it could also replicate that smell of new cards…

Just in time for Halloween, Forgotten Memories launches this week to haunt you with a terrifying experience thanks to its remastered visuals. As police detective Rose Hawkins, you’ll explore the darkness in this survival horror adventure, armed only with your trusty flashlight – and boy, will you need it to uncover the terrifying mysteries that await you.

Psychological puzzles and exciting quirks abound, harkening back to the most chilling elements fans of the genre know and love from the ’90s. Silent Hill’s Guy Cihi and David Schaufele also lend their voices to the game to bring it even more fame to give.

The spooky season is upon us, but who says it has to be dominated by gruesome ghosts and hordes of the undead? Frostpunk: Beyond the Ice adds its own icy twist to the Halloween season and challenges you to sharpen your survival instincts to brave the cold. After all, when it comes to freezing to death, there is a lot of fear.

Set in the late 19th century in a smoky steampunk city, Com2uS’ mobile survival sim has you facing life-threatening situations while trying to keep your human dignity intact. Trade resources with other survivors to keep your settlement running. You can even save endangered animals, because no one deserves to be left out in the cold.

Why does physics always have to work against us in games like this? Professor Doctor Jetpack is a pixel art platformer where you do your utmost to gain control of your own jetpack in a world full of danger.

There are over 85 levels to play, each with increasing difficulty to put your precision jetpacking to the test. You’ll have to deal with everything from spear-wielding lizards to random bats that want to get you for one reason or another – all on top of laser beams, fiery hot lava and your own worst enemy strapped to your back.

It’s time to get back to work with Bloons Card Storm, a frantic and fun new spin-off of the popular Tower Defense franchise now in card form. Take on your enemies using over 130 cards, with four heroes to choose from depending on the hero skill that best suits your playstyle.

As you build your decks for both single-player and PvP battles, figure out the best moves you can use to emerge as the ultimate victor. Can you find the right balance between attack and defense to win?