You can finally play Mario Kart on your phone, but arbitrary gameplay limitations, loot box mechanics, and a monthly subscription service for rewards manage to taint the overall experience.
Stomped is a fun new game that's built around riding a snowskate — that is a skateboard with no wheels that you ride down the snowy slopes reserved for skis and snowboards — and challenges you to link your tricks into epic combos.
![Tropico lets you be the dictator of your very own tropical paradise [GotW]](https://www.androidcentral.com/sites/androidcentral.com/files/styles/w250h188crop/public/article_images/2019/09/tropico-game-of-the-week-hero.jpg?itok=oBgwlLN_)
Don't miss out on Tropico, a new premium title for Android that gives you full control over a fledgling Caribbean island, with full freedom to create a tropical utopian paradise or a militaristic police state — or maybe meet somewhere in the middle..
Take out whole rows of chess pieces in Chessplode!
![Perfect your overhead cast in River Legends [Android Game of the Week]](https://www.androidcentral.com/sites/androidcentral.com/files/styles/w250h188crop/public/article_images/2019/08/river-legends-game-of-the-week-hero.jpg?itok=8JkjEPQK)
Enjoy the pristine pixelated views of Pine Canyon in River Legends: A Fly Fishing Adventure.
This week's Android game recommendation comes from the halls of Gamescom, where Battle Chasers: Nightwar was recently awarded the Best Mobile Game of the show — and it's clear to see why once you spend some time with it.
Sometimes newly released games slip through our radar, but that's okay when it's an indie gem like blue.
In Total Party Kill, you control a party of three heroes escaping a series of deadly dungeons — but not everyone makes it out alive.
The third game in the Gunslugs series adds new stealth and rogue-like gameplay elements that raises the stakes and gives you the freedom to develop your own strategies for completing your missions.
If you're looking for a new mobile RPG to kill some time with, check out the dark and gritty action-packed Dark Swords 2.
Your character is under a curse that causes him to die and respawn every sixty seconds. Can you use this time-skipping curse to your advantage as you try and uncover the truth behind it all?
For those of us not interested or able to dive into the magical world of Wizards Unite I offer up a different, more creepy and atmospheric experience with Ailment.
Check out Grimvalor, a fast-paced action RPG that offers great hack and slash combat that will keep you busy for hours.
If you're looking for a new word game to challenge your vocabulary, check out Word Forward. Can you spell the right words to clear each board?
Fans of audio dramas and mystery games should find common ground with Alt-Frequencies, an inventive new indie game that builds a short story around secret clues being broadcast on the radio airwaves.
![Explore the prehistoric world of Durango: Wild Lands [Game of the Week]](https://www.androidcentral.com/sites/androidcentral.com/files/styles/w250h188crop/public/article_images/2019/05/durango-wild-lands-new-game-hero.jpg?itok=9vQG_u85)
This highly-anticipated new MMORPG is brimming with dinosaurs to tame, and just launched globally on the Google Play Store.
Only Nikola Testa has the right tools and inventions to stand up against H.P. Lovecraft's army of ghoulish monsters.