Today’s Amazon Free App of the Day is Inferno+, and it’s just one of several very unusual, award-winning apps we’re featuring today.
Inferno+ (4/5 stars, guidance suggested, FREE today only)
Welcome to Inferno+, the critically acclaimed twin-stick action-RPG title from Radiangames, creator of Slydris, Bombcats, and SideSwype. Inferno+ is an expanded and improved version of the award-winning Inferno on Xbox Live.
Blast your way through 40 atmospheric levels. Explore the gauntlet of stylish environments, destroy hordes of enemies, and upgrade your ship along the way. With 3 difficulty levels and New Game+, you’ll be in for hours of enjoyment.
Monument Valley (4.5/5 stars. all ages, currently priced at $3.99)
The beautiful, award-winning app finally comes to Android!
In Monument Valley you will manipulate impossible architecture and guide a silent princess through a stunningly beautiful world.
Monument Valley is a surreal exploration through fantastical architecture and impossible geometry. Guide the silent princess Ida through mysterious monuments, uncovering hidden paths, unfolding optical illusions and outsmarting the enigmatic Crow People.
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“One of the very finest hours, and the value of such a thing is incalculable” – Kotaku
“Brilliant design… stayed with me like a dream I didn’t want to forget… 9/10” – Polygon
“Monument Valley stuns with its serenity… each screen is a work of art” – Huffington Post
Fist of Awesome (4.5/5 stars, guidance suggested, currently priced at $1.99)
Have you ever wanted to punch a bear IN THE MOUTH?
When Tim Burr’s family disappeared and his house spontaneously burst into flames he thought his day was as about bad as it could get. That’s when his hand became self-aware and broke the horrific news that the world was now ruled by bears. Join Tim as he embarks on an epic battle across time and space, unravelling the bear-ridden damage to Earth’s timeline. It’s a bit like Quantum Leap but with more bears and lumberjacks.
FIST OF AWESOME is a heartfelt love-letter to golden classics like Double Dragon, Streets of Rage and Final Fight. Prepare yourself for the most epic time-travelling-lumberjack-em-up OF ALL TIME!
Loco Motors (5/5 stars, all ages, currently priced at $1.99)
Think outside the box and create hundreds of wacky vehicles to take on Loco Motors’ unique stunt challenges. Dash through the most physics-defying tracks you’ve ever seen and share your achievements with your friends online!
Loco Motors Features:
• 50 levels of physics-fueled stunts: use gravity, thrust, torque, springs, and more!
• Hundreds of vehicle customizations: combine dozens of wheel, engine, fuel tank and chassis designs to create your unique stunt car.
• Unlockable challenges: collect bronze, silver and gold gears to open 3 even more extreme game modes!
• Share your achievements and replays online for a more intense game experience.
• Free updates!
Steve Jackson’s Sorcery! (4.5/5 stars, guidance suggested, currently priced at $5)
From the mind of the man who brought us such role-playing card games as Munchkin and Ninja Burger comes Steve Jackson’s Sorcery!!
An epic adventure through a land of monsters, traps, and magic.
From legendary designer Steve Jackson, co-founder of Lionhead Studios (with Peter Molyneux), and Fighting Fantasy and Games Workshop (with Ian Livingstone); and inkle, the studio behind the award-winning, App Store featured Frankenstein, Sorcery! is an interactive adventure like never before.
Praise for the iOS edition:
“You should choose to own this adventure” — Eurogamer
“Inkle’s adaptation of Sorcery! takes the genre to a whole new level” — Kotaku
“This is some of 2013′s best interactive storytelling” — IGN UK
“Beautifully realised … this gripping tale has us well and truly hooked” — Pocket Gamer (Gold Award)
“Incredibly impressed” — Touch Arcade
“Sometimes I feel like I’m wasting my time writing a review when I should really just be pointing at a game and demanding that people play it. This is one of those times. Steve Jackson’s Sorcery! is an absolutely marvellous fantasy storybook adventure. Lushly illustrated and expertly told, it should not be missed by anyone even remotely interested in the genre.” — Gamezebo