Cinco Paus

Nothing beats the rush of firing mysterious wands at an approaching group of enemies praying that one of them will miraculously save you from your mistakes, only to accidentally duplicate the threat. The concept is just so nice, you have all the tools you need at the start of the run, you gain power to fight harder threats by learning what your equipment is.

Have had this on my phone since it came out and still play it. It’s timeless and genius on many levels. Once you’ve played enough to learn the ropes, you’re instantly making interesting decisions on the first screen, and it’s perfect for picking up and putting down on a whim, while still having significant long session/score runs available.

And this time he does it in Portuguese. Amazing. I have never been so glad to be messed with. I am not sure if I should learn Portuguese or just embrace the experience of learning something I do not understand through experimentation.