Tiny-game apps allow you to build, race and work in a big way
These petite games feature tiny sheep, birds, dragons and heroes striving to make it in a world that’s always thinking big.
Apple apps
Tiny Sheep — Free Virtual Pet Game (Free) This virtual farming game is lovely to look at. Run a pastoral sheep farm driven by a “detailed sheep simulation engine.” (Score: 98/100)
Tiny Wings ($0.99) This game features a tiny bird whose wings aren’t big enough for it to fly; instead, help the birdie slide up and down hills at high speeds to briefly take to the air. (Score: 98/100)
Small Fry (Free)* This racing game features a small fish trying to make it in a very scary ocean world full of predatory sharks, jellyfish and the occasional asteroid. (Score: 97/100)
Tiny Tower Vegas (Free)* This world builder is set in a luxury hotel in Sin City. Can you keep your hotel guests and casino high rollers happy? (Score: 97/100)
Tiny Monsters (Free)* You build a world around finding, breeding and raising marvelous monsters. Watch them transform through instant evolutions. (Score: 79/100)
Android apps
Tiny Guardians ($0.99)* A heroine must embark on a journey through dark forests to save her missing aunt in this fantasy role-playing game. (Score: 99/100)
Tiny Troopers 2: Special Ops (Free)* In this military combat game, you will lead your troops against enemy forces on the ground or in tanks and Humvees. (Score: 98/100)
Tiny Village (Free)* This game is a prehistoric world builder. Build a prehistoric village, raise dinosaurs and eventually help your village evolve to include buildings. (Score: 98/100)
Small World 2 ($6.99)* This sweeping fantasy role-playing game features a depth of content more familiar to players of traditional pen-and-paper RPGs. (Score: 96/100)
Tiny Thief (Free)* In this puzzle-action game, a little guy sets forth to right some wrongs by stealing from bad guys like a dark knight, a pirate and a crazy robot. (Score: 90/100)
* Available on Apple and Android
Mobilewalla is a search and discovery engine using breakthrough technology to score every app to help consumers navigate the mobile application marketplace. Apps are scored using an algorithm that weighs several characteristics, including user ratings, position within category and staff recommendations. For more app intel, go to www.mobilewalla.com. Anindya Datta is a technologist and founder of Mobilewalla.
This story was originally published September 18, 2015 at 11:32 AM with the headline "Tiny-game apps allow you to build, race and work in a big way."