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today's video was made possible by Squarespace what's up Internet Kevin here on tod that's right I'm still here and today we're going to talk about app games specifically my top five favorite for this past month of June now this particular list is a really eclectic mix we've got some games that are super casual and others that are quite a bit more involved all covering a bunch of different genres so let's check them out right now so as always this list is not organized from 1st to 5th but what I am going to talk about is talk about the more casual games first going to the more in-depth ones later and to begin with is a game whose genre we've really never had on this list before Lex Lex is a game whose goal is about as simple as it gets spell words Scrabble style but instead of treating this as some kind of competitive or simple word search game Lex focuses on the idea of finding and making words as fast as possible each letter has an Associated point value which not only represents how many points they can contribute to your score but also serves as a value for how slowly the letters timer runs if any of your letters have the timer's run out then that's a game over so while making words with high value points is good you need to get through your low value ones as fast as possible or else you risk an easy game over you don't get much simpler than this in game design but it works coupled with pleasant visuals and music Lex is a fantastic time killer if you want a game you can play without any form of long-term investment and it's only a buck to pick up which if you're the spelling type you'll end up easily spending enough time on this game to justify the cost next up is another game that's really easy just to pick up and play in quick bursts but of an entirely different genre jellies jellies comes from the ever popular touchscreen game genre of linking things together to score points in this case jellies that float across the screen the trick here though is that the best way to score is to create whole circles of same colored jellies and get bonus points for everything trapped inside the game runs on only a 60 second time limit though every 100 points you score earns you an additional three seconds the game also offers numerous usable power ups and even a time extension option and while these can be purchased with real money in game money can thankfully be used as well and the pricing is fair so that you never really feel the need to dip into your actual bank account the game also features unlockables as time goes on things like new backgrounds and colors rewarding you for repeated play and there are a few achievements as well for doing things like accomplishing so long of a chain another title that isn't super complex but it's a simple idea done right with a solid aesthetic choice to accompany it easily worth a dollar ninety-nine now I pay the complexity bit more this time is a new game from Cartoon Network who has consistently surprised me delightfully with a lot of its mobile titles monsters ate my birthday cake while childish and it's art style and sense of humor monsters ate my birthday cake slowly develops into a surprisingly fun puzzle game players take control of our lead hero as well as a number of monster friends he makes along the way each of which have some kind of useful ability like pushing and pulling objects ways to stun monsters are ways to navigate or create pathways in the games puzzles players are rewarded not just by solving each puzzle but by meeting other side requirements as well and for doing it all in good time and while never gets to be super challenging trying to three star the whole game provides enough fun to keep players engrossed this is a great puzzle game for kids but still a bunch of fun even if you're older for two dollars and ninety-nine cents it's a great puzzle title to pick up okay now the last two games on this month list are both titles that have come out previously on other platforms before but it finally found their way to iOS would have made great use of touch controls the first which is the brutally challenging vvvv be also known as spikes coming from the new form of platforming genre focused on high speed high fatality rates and fast respawn rates vvvvv throws players in a super simple graphic style with an abundance of the game's namesake spikes rather than simply jumping players were able to reverse gravity while they're standing on a surface and they have to make use of this ability along with a variety of environmental objects to avoid obstacles and of course spikes the game does really force players down any one obvious path after the opening bit in each Illinois area features own interesting set of special rules to test players reflexes and understanding of the mechanics simply beating the game is a challenge in and of itself but if you're the completionist type looking to successfully grab all the games collectibles depending on your mentality when facing a challenger either looking at a really great time or Hell itself fast-paced easy to learn but difficult to master vvvvv is a great platform for those you thirsty for a challenge if you've never tried it on PC now's your chance at the more than fair price of two dollars and ninety-nine cents now last but not least is the most expensive game on this month list coming in at a price tag of nine dollars 99 cents one of the first most successful kick-started games and return to good old-fashioned point-and-click adventures broken age from Double Fine games if there's any genre that needs to make a big return that touch screen controls are perfect for it's the point-and-click adventure and broken age is a great example of this visually gorgeous great writing a balance of serious yet absurd story elements it's all delivered in a genre that fits perfectly in a touch control interface in which players simply need to select dialogue options or search the environment by poking objects or dragging items to them if you grew up with point-and-click classics like Secret of Monkey Island then this game is a must grab to see how the genre can still live today and if you're unfamiliar with point-and-click adventures and this is a great way to start off you won't regret paying a little more than you normally would for an apt title especially considering it's still less than half the price it still costs on PC well those are my top 5 iOS games to come out in June 2014 if there's any games that you guys love that came out and you didn't seem listed here make sure to let us know down in the comments now before I get out of here guys I do want to take a moment to think that people over at square space for helping make today's video possible Squarespace is one of the fastest and easiest ways to build your own website thanks to handy tools like drag and drop functionality and everything is optimized to look great no matter what device you're viewing from whether it's a desktop 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enjoyed my videos in particular I do have some other projects in the works that are linked down below as well alongside a list of all the games we talked about in today's video once again if there's any games you love that you didn't hear in today's video make sure let us know down in the comments I hope to see you guys soon but until then i'm kevin for tod see you later