This is our monthly game selection with no other apps included. Go here for the best Android, iPhone and iPad apps of December 2012.
There was something for all tastes, and it was all of the finest quality - starting with much anticipated shooters like Modern Combat 4, going through classics like Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and ending with fun puzzlers like the new Pudding Monsters.
We’ve cherry picked the best games for both iOS and Android, and once again we can confirm that bigger game studios are now releasing titles (almost) simultaneously on Google’s and Apple’s app catalogs. Great news for gamers. Take a look at all the best new games on Android and iPhone/iPad right below.
Best new Android, iPhone and iPad games for December 2012
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Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour - Android, iOS, Windows Phone 8
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”Welcome back to Vice City. Welcome back to the 1980s.
From the decade of big hair, excess and pastel suits comes a story of one man's rise to the top of the criminal pile. Vice City, a huge urban sprawl ranging from the beach to the swamps and the glitz to the ghetto, was one of the most varied, complete and alive digital cities ever created. Combining open-world gameplay with a character driven narrative, you arrive in a town brimming with delights and degradation and given the opportunity to take it over as you choose.”
Download Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on Android
Download Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on iOS
From the decade of big hair, excess and pastel suits comes a story of one man's rise to the top of the criminal pile. Vice City, a huge urban sprawl ranging from the beach to the swamps and the glitz to the ghetto, was one of the most varied, complete and alive digital cities ever created. Combining open-world gameplay with a character driven narrative, you arrive in a town brimming with delights and degradation and given the opportunity to take it over as you choose.”
Download Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on Android
Download Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on iOS
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - iOS, Android - $4.99
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”Explore the mythical world & take part in the audiovisual adventure of #sworcery
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP is an exploratory action adventure with an emphasis on audiovisual style. Traverse a mythic little realm, use a sword to do battle & evoke sworcery to solve mystical musical mysteries.”
Download Superbrothers Sword & Sworcery on Android
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP is an exploratory action adventure with an emphasis on audiovisual style. Traverse a mythic little realm, use a sword to do battle & evoke sworcery to solve mystical musical mysteries.”
Download Superbrothers Sword & Sworcery on Android
Superbrothers Sword & Sworcery - Android - $1.99
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”From the makers of Cut the Rope, Pudding Monsters is a deliciously addicting puzzle adventure with wacky characters and innovative stick-'em-together game-play.”
Download Pudding Monsters on Android
Download Pudding Monsters on Android
Pudding Monsters HD - Android, iOS - $0.99
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”Blurring the lines between games and interactive art, Contre Jour welcomes you to a hauntingly beautiful world shaped by the interplay of light and darkness.
Use your finger to morph the landscape, propelling the mysterious creature Petit to safety. Pull, swipe, and tap gadgets such as tendrils, air geysers, and pulleys to complete clever puzzles.”
Download Contre Jour on Android
Use your finger to morph the landscape, propelling the mysterious creature Petit to safety. Pull, swipe, and tap gadgets such as tendrils, air geysers, and pulleys to complete clever puzzles.”
Download Contre Jour on Android
Contre Jour - Android - $1.09
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”Experience “Eufloria HD”, an incredibly addictive ambient strategy game that anyone can play! Explore a beautifully realized universe rendered in a style that is unique and compelling.”
Download Eufloria HD on Android
Download Eufloria HD on Android
Eufloria HD - Android - $4.81
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”In Sinskaald Rift, a mysterious region of Haradon, immortal warriors have been fighting for centuries. They are known as the Heroes of Order & Chaos!
Team up and fight with your friends in the first Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) for mobile devices!”
Download Heroes of Order & Chaos on Android
Team up and fight with your friends in the first Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) for mobile devices!”
Download Heroes of Order & Chaos on Android
Heroes of Order & Chaos - Android - Free
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Spin rings around your fingers and escape into a world of ambient sound and abstract shapes.
Download Finger Hoola
Download Finger Hoola
Finger Hoola - Android - $0.99
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”Long ago, a great war was fought to restore peace and harmony to mankind. But as the years passed, greed and selfishness corrupted the hearts of man. The elite rich began to exploit the poor and great darkness came over the kingdom.
Then, from the ruins of a slum village, rises a hero destined for greatness…
Immerse yourself once again in the best action RPG for mobile.”
Download Zenonia 5 on Android
Then, from the ruins of a slum village, rises a hero destined for greatness…
Immerse yourself once again in the best action RPG for mobile.”
Download Zenonia 5 on Android
Zenonia 5 - Android - Free
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”The alien robots are back and this time they’ve got Korea in their sights. It’s your job to lead a squad into fierce fire-fights and fend off the alien invasion. Plan your routes carefully and use new units and powers to turn the tide of war against a horde of new enemy threats.”
Download Anomaly Korea for iPhone, iPad
Download Anomaly Korea on Android
Download Anomaly Korea for iPhone, iPad
Download Anomaly Korea on Android
Anomaly Korea - iOS, Android -
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”Save the land of Clay Jam from the Bully Beasts in this fun-packed action game.
Guide Fat Pebble as he rolls down five weird and wonderful hills in a world made entirely from clay!”
Download Clay Jam on Android
Guide Fat Pebble as he rolls down five weird and wonderful hills in a world made entirely from clay!”
Download Clay Jam on Android
Clay Jam - Android - Free
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”A psycho is killing beggars alive in New York. A Y-shaped scar forms in the hands of seemingly unrelated people. The press and the media just don't care, so Henry White, a young NGO volunteer, will be the first to investigate the crimes with his friend Cooper. “
Download Yesterday on Android
Download Yesterday on Android
Yesterday - Android - $6.58
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”RAIDEN LEGACY, a four-title compilation of the mega-popular RAIDEN arcade series, includes RAIDEN, RAIDEN FIGHTERS, RAIDEN FIGHTERS 2 & RAIDEN FIGHTERS JET. Originally developed by Seibu Kaihatsu, each of these classic scrolling shooters has not only been authentically recreated for mobile, but also enhanced with brand-new features!”
Download Raiden Legacy on Android
Download Raiden Legacy on Android
Raiden Legacy - Android - $3.55
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”Solving the rotating, physics-based puzzles is easy - just use your finger to continuously turn the cell in both directions around our hero. Of course you also have to make clever use of the Freeze! button, which can overcome gravity. Sound simple? It is – at first...”
Download Freeze on Android
Download Freeze on Android
Freeze - Android - Free
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”This classic saga of mystery, intrigue, and adventure has set the standard for Dungeons & Dragons™ computer role-playing games ever since.“
Download Baldur’s Gate for iPad
Download Baldur’s Gate for iPad
Baldur’s Gate - iPad - $9.99
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”Experience the world of The Snowman and The Snowdog by joining them on their journey to the North Pole.”
Download The Snowman and the Snowdog for iPhone
Download The Snowman and the Snowdog on Android
Download The Snowman and the Snowdog for iPhone
Download The Snowman and the Snowdog on Android
The Snowman and the Snowdog - iOS, Android -
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”Jump up the Icy Tower without falling down. Easy to learn and amazingly entertaining, this classic hit game will stick like glue in your hands for hours and hours! Can you reach the top?”
Download Icy Tower 2 on Android
Download Icy Tower 2 on Android
Icy Tower 2 - Android - Free
Best new Android, iPhone and iPad games for December 2012
”The #1 Action FPS game is back on smartphone with a new chapter to push the boundaries of mobile gaming even further. In the wake of nuclear warfare, the only chance to avoid global devastation is in the hands of the few elite soldiers who must track down and rescue the world’s leaders from a frighteningly familiar terrorist group.”
Download Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour on Android
Download Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour on iOS
Download Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour on Android
Download Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour on iOS
Best new Android, iPhone and iPad games for December 2012
1. Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour - Android, iOS, Windows Phone 8
”The #1 Action FPS game is back on smartphone with a new chapter to push the boundaries of mobile gaming even further. In the wake of nuclear warfare, the only chance to avoid global devastation is in the hands of the few elite soldiers who must track down and rescue the world’s leaders from a frighteningly familiar terrorist group.”
Download Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour on Android
Download Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour on iOS
Download Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour on Android
Download Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour on iOS
2. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - iOS, Android - $4.99
”Welcome back to Vice City. Welcome back to the 1980s.
From the decade of big hair, excess and pastel suits comes a story of one man's rise to the top of the criminal pile. Vice City, a huge urban sprawl ranging from the beach to the swamps and the glitz to the ghetto, was one of the most varied, complete and alive digital cities ever created. Combining open-world gameplay with a character driven narrative, you arrive in a town brimming with delights and degradation and given the opportunity to take it over as you choose.”
Download Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on Android
Download Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on iOS
From the decade of big hair, excess and pastel suits comes a story of one man's rise to the top of the criminal pile. Vice City, a huge urban sprawl ranging from the beach to the swamps and the glitz to the ghetto, was one of the most varied, complete and alive digital cities ever created. Combining open-world gameplay with a character driven narrative, you arrive in a town brimming with delights and degradation and given the opportunity to take it over as you choose.”
Download Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on Android
Download Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on iOS
3. Superbrothers Sword & Sworcery - Android - $1.99
”Explore the mythical world & take part in the audiovisual adventure of #sworcery
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP is an exploratory action adventure with an emphasis on audiovisual style. Traverse a mythic little realm, use a sword to do battle & evoke sworcery to solve mystical musical mysteries.”
Download Superbrothers Sword & Sworcery on Android
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP is an exploratory action adventure with an emphasis on audiovisual style. Traverse a mythic little realm, use a sword to do battle & evoke sworcery to solve mystical musical mysteries.”
Download Superbrothers Sword & Sworcery on Android
4. Pudding Monsters HD - Android, iOS - $0.99
”From the makers of Cut the Rope, Pudding Monsters is a deliciously addicting puzzle adventure with wacky characters and innovative stick-'em-together game-play.”
Download Pudding Monsters on Android
Download Pudding Monsters on Android
5. Contre Jour - Android - $1.09
”Blurring the lines between games and interactive art, Contre Jour welcomes you to a hauntingly beautiful world shaped by the interplay of light and darkness.
Use your finger to morph the landscape, propelling the mysterious creature Petit to safety. Pull, swipe, and tap gadgets such as tendrils, air geysers, and pulleys to complete clever puzzles.”
Download Contre Jour on Android
Use your finger to morph the landscape, propelling the mysterious creature Petit to safety. Pull, swipe, and tap gadgets such as tendrils, air geysers, and pulleys to complete clever puzzles.”
Download Contre Jour on Android
6. Eufloria HD - Android - $4.81
”Experience “Eufloria HD”, an incredibly addictive ambient strategy game that anyone can play! Explore a beautifully realized universe rendered in a style that is unique and compelling.”
Download Eufloria HD on Android
Download Eufloria HD on Android
7. Heroes of Order & Chaos - Android - Free
”In Sinskaald Rift, a mysterious region of Haradon, immortal warriors have been fighting for centuries. They are known as the Heroes of Order & Chaos!
Team up and fight with your friends in the first Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) for mobile devices!”
Download Heroes of Order & Chaos on Android
Team up and fight with your friends in the first Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) for mobile devices!”
Download Heroes of Order & Chaos on Android
8. Finger Hoola - Android - $0.99
Spin rings around your fingers and escape into a world of ambient sound and abstract shapes.
Download Finger Hoola
Download Finger Hoola
9. Zenonia 5 - Android - Free
”Long ago, a great war was fought to restore peace and harmony to mankind. But as the years passed, greed and selfishness corrupted the hearts of man. The elite rich began to exploit the poor and great darkness came over the kingdom.
Then, from the ruins of a slum village, rises a hero destined for greatness…
Immerse yourself once again in the best action RPG for mobile.”
Download Zenonia 5 on Android
Then, from the ruins of a slum village, rises a hero destined for greatness…
Immerse yourself once again in the best action RPG for mobile.”
Download Zenonia 5 on Android
10. Anomaly Korea - iOS, Android -
”The alien robots are back and this time they’ve got Korea in their sights. It’s your job to lead a squad into fierce fire-fights and fend off the alien invasion. Plan your routes carefully and use new units and powers to turn the tide of war against a horde of new enemy threats.”
Download Anomaly Korea for iPhone, iPad
Download Anomaly Korea on Android
Download Anomaly Korea for iPhone, iPad
Download Anomaly Korea on Android
11. Clay Jam - Android - Free
”Save the land of Clay Jam from the Bully Beasts in this fun-packed action game.
Guide Fat Pebble as he rolls down five weird and wonderful hills in a world made entirely from clay!”
Download Clay Jam on Android
Guide Fat Pebble as he rolls down five weird and wonderful hills in a world made entirely from clay!”
Download Clay Jam on Android
12. Yesterday - Android - $6.58
”A psycho is killing beggars alive in New York. A Y-shaped scar forms in the hands of seemingly unrelated people. The press and the media just don't care, so Henry White, a young NGO volunteer, will be the first to investigate the crimes with his friend Cooper. “
Download Yesterday on Android
Download Yesterday on Android
13. Raiden Legacy - Android - $3.55
”RAIDEN LEGACY, a four-title compilation of the mega-popular RAIDEN arcade series, includes RAIDEN, RAIDEN FIGHTERS, RAIDEN FIGHTERS 2 & RAIDEN FIGHTERS JET. Originally developed by Seibu Kaihatsu, each of these classic scrolling shooters has not only been authentically recreated for mobile, but also enhanced with brand-new features!”
Download Raiden Legacy on Android
Download Raiden Legacy on Android
14. Freeze - Android - Free
”Solving the rotating, physics-based puzzles is easy - just use your finger to continuously turn the cell in both directions around our hero. Of course you also have to make clever use of the Freeze! button, which can overcome gravity. Sound simple? It is – at first...”
Download Freeze on Android
Download Freeze on Android
15. Baldur’s Gate - iPad - $9.99
”This classic saga of mystery, intrigue, and adventure has set the standard for Dungeons & Dragons™ computer role-playing games ever since.“
Download Baldur’s Gate for iPad
Download Baldur’s Gate for iPad
16. The Snowman and the Snowdog - iOS, Android -
”Experience the world of The Snowman and The Snowdog by joining them on their journey to the North Pole.”
Download The Snowman and the Snowdog for iPhone
Download The Snowman and the Snowdog on Android
Download The Snowman and the Snowdog for iPhone
Download The Snowman and the Snowdog on Android
17. Icy Tower 2 - Android - Free
”Jump up the Icy Tower without falling down. Easy to learn and amazingly entertaining, this classic hit game will stick like glue in your hands for hours and hours! Can you reach the top?”
Download Icy Tower 2 on Android
Download Icy Tower 2 on Android
Download Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour on Android
Download Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour on iOS