Save big on these discounted premium games for Android and iOS

posted by Paul K. / Dec 02, 2015, 9:08 AM

Save big on these discounted premium games for Android and iOS

Is there anything that says “holiday spirit” better than a bunch of discounted, high-profile games? For gamers – hardly. Well, we dug through the App Store and Play Store and found some premium, even essential games that have had their prices absolutely obliterated by the discount laser.

Some of these are older titles that are now completely free, others are fairly new ones that you may have seen on consoles like the PlayStation 4. All in all, there's a chance that you may not own all of these, so give them a quick look – we've got action games, platformers, puzzlers, racers, and strategies for you to check out!

Discounted games for iPhone and iPad

Transistor

Broken Age

Tales From Deep Space

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Price: free (was $3.99)

A unique, beautiful, and really addictive puzzle game, which is definitely an essential must-have. Monument Valley became popular among mobile gamers for a good reason and if you haven't picked it up yet – you can now have it for free. Definitely hit that “Get” button, even if you don't feel like downloading it right now!

Monument Valley

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/monument-valley/id728293409?mt=8

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Price: $2.99 (was $9.99)

Made by the creators of super-popular isometric shooter “Bastion”, Transistor follows a similar style, but does some things a bit differently. The game is set in the same top-down perspective, you get a new male voice to do cool narrations and one-liners, and you still get to kill a lot of bad guys in a fantasy world that makes little sense in the beginning, but slowly sucks you in midway through the game. For a $2.99 – it's a steal. As with most premium games, this one is best enjoyed with a controller.

Transistor

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/transistor/id948857526?mt=8

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Price: $2.99 (was $9.99)

A pretty interesting adventure game, created by well-known game developer Tim Schafer, and successfully backed up on Kickstarter. Broken Age lets you control two different characters, living in two separate worlds and having their own huge, life-threatening issue to solve. The puzzle elements are not as hard, or even brain-twisting, as Schafer's classic Monkey Island or Day of the Tentacle games, but the game is certainly worth a play through, with its beutiful graphical style and above-averate storytelling.

Broken Age

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/broken-age/id887649233?mt=8

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Price: $1.99 (was $3.99)

Another puzzler / adventure mix, which puts you in the shoes of a traveling salesman, who needs to escape a space station. He is assisted by his sentient luggage drone and the player can switch controls between the two protagonists in order to solve different puzzles. Additionally, you can team up with a friend and both control a character in order to get through the game together. Worth a buy for its puzzle / platform elements and adorable humor + co-op option!

Tales From Deep Space

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tales-from-deep-space/id980307863?mt=8

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Price: $2.99 (was $9.99)

Geometry Wars 3 is a twin-stick shooter with lots of light bloom, colors, smooth effects, weapons, levels, super abilities, so on and so forth. In a nutshell – it's a pretty satisfying game to just zone out to and blow pretty things up. Controller recommended.

Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/geometry-wars-3-dimensions/id917463360?mt=8

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Price: free (was $1.99)

An action platformer that used to be an Amazon Firephone exclusive, but is now available for iPhones as well, To-Fu Fury is a fun, skillshot-based game. The protagonist is a sentient tofu ninja, who can stick to most surfaces and is on a mission to get through some of the most challengingly constructed halls in existence. It's pretty fun and quite hard if you are a completionist who wants to get all the trophies. Worth a download, especially since it's free right now.

To-Fu Fury

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/to-fu-fury/id980132410?mt=8

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Price: $1.99 (was $6.99)

This game is a mashup of adventure, survival horror, with some action sprinkled in (mostly based on quick time events). It looks good and is mostly entertaining, sans some parts where the puzzles don't seem to gel right with the overall flow of the game. We wouldn't jump on it at the full price, but now that it's down to $2 – it's definitely something you can burn some hours with.

Til Morning's Light

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/til-mornings-light/id980286865?mt=8

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Price: $1.99 (was $3.99)

This is an awesome-looking futuristic racer with fluid controls, impressive tracks, and dazzling speeds. It's easily a must-have game for iOS, provided you don't mind it lacks any sort of multiplayer. The 50% discount makes it that much more of a sweeter deal.

AG Drive

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ag-drive/id789356890?mt=8

Discounted games for iPhone and iPad

Fear not Android users, there are a few deals on the Play Store that are hard to pass as well. Check out the next slideshow for them!

Discounted games for Android

Leo's Fortune

Door Kickers

The Dark Knight Rises

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Price: $4.99 (was $9.99)

Might as well start off strong! A $5 price-tag may still look a bit steep for a mobile app, but it's much better than the game's regular $10 price. But let us just say that even at $10, Grim Fandango is worth every penny. The game is a classic adventure by Lucas Arts, recently re-launched for the new generation of gamers to experience. An amazing world, fantastic story, and great adventure elements await. Definite must-have!

Grim Fandango

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.doublefine.grimfandangoremastered

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Price: $1.99 (was $4.99)

This little platformer is an essential entry for a mobile gamer's library. It just plays so smoothly, has a very distinct style, great mechanics, and is overall a very solid arcade game.

Leo's Fortune

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.leosfortune

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Price: $1.99 (was $4.99)

A very cool tactical strategy where you control a SWAT team unit through a slew of intense missions. The game doesn't have multiplayer, but it does have random level generator, so there is quite a bit of replay value. It feels very XCom-like in its execution, but the game definitely stands out with its own style and beautifully simplified interface.

Door Kickers

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.khg.doorkickers

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Price: $0.99 (was $6.99)

Gameloft's tie-in with Nolan's 3rd Batman movie is a mixed bag. It's probably the best Batman game that one can play on a mobile device, we will give it that, but it's not without its issues. With a somewhat repetitive gameplay and in-app purchases, despite the premium price, it has been receiving mixed reviews ever since it firt popped up in existence. If you've been holding back on buying it until now, its current price-tag of $1 may finally entice you to bite the bullet.

The Dark Knight Rises

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftKRHM

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Price: $0.99 (was $6.99)

A classic in mobile games, Wild Blood came out in 2012 and brought about some pretty impressive graphics to smartphones. It's a beat em' up with lots of monsters, lots of colorful magical explosions, and lots of action. It even has an online team deathmatch mode, though, chances are it's a desolate place by now. Still, for $1, it's a pretty entertaining title.

Wild Blood

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftWBHM

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Price: $2.18 (was $4.99)

Wondering what this weird acronym stands for? Over-the-top tower defense. Now, you probably have a general idea of what the game is about. It's a tower defense title with lots and lots of gore, a lot of amazing tower models, smooth animation, and great controls. The title also incorporates hero characters – you can select one of 9 special units to have in the field to assist you with protecting your base from the hordes of zombies / aliens / general baddies.

OTTTD

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smgstudio.otttd