Genuinely good tablet games?

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MetalMagpie

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Since I first got my android tablet about six months ago, I've found loads of fun little games for killing time on my commute to work. But today I played this game:


It's a puzzle game called The Room. It's not very long, but it's a lot of fun and surprisingly atmospheric (if you play it wearing headphones - which you should). It's also the first tablet game that I've enjoyed so much that I actually continued playing it after I got home!

My question is, what other genuinely great gaming experiences are out there for tablets (and maybe phones)? What android/iOS games have you played that really elevated themselves above mere time-waster?
 

Smertnik

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Tiny Bang Story is good. A lot of puzzles with an increasing difficulty and it looks pretty, too (and bright, more importantly. Never have to squint your eyes like in The Room).
Waking Mars is also a very neat puzzle game. Don't know how good the tablet controls are, though, since I only played the PC version.
 

MrWunderful

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Game story dev was really, really fun. But only good for 2 playthroughs. Well worth the 2.99 for me.
 

Owyn_Merrilin

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World of Goo and Plants Vs. Zombies are both at least as good on Android as they are on the PC. Beat Hazard is good fun if you've got a lot of music on your tablet, and there's a nice port of Chu Chu Rocket available as well. Sword and Sorcery is a nice little adventure game/rpg, and there's even a halfway decent port of Another World/Out of This World available.

Basically, there's a crapton of great games available for Android, most gamers just turn their nose up at the whole platform after seeing Angry Birds.

P.S.: If you're okay with casual titles, check out Jetpack Joyride and Subway Surfers. They take the basic idea from Canabalt and Temple Run, respectively, and turn it into a really good game, although it's not obvious with Subway Surfers until you unlock the powerups.