Dont Starve

While I own the PC version, I never really got too into this game until I bought it for my iPhone. Now that I did, I am beyond hooked. Im not really a fan of survival-crafting games either... Minecraft? HATED it. Junk Jack? Couldnt get into it... Terraria? That would be a no-go.
It wasnt until Crashlands came along that I really got into a crafting game. It is absolutely one of my favorite games of all time. So I figured with all the comparisons being drawn to Dont Starve, that I should check it out. It didnt grab me at first, like I said, but once I really got into it and saw how truely HUGE this open-world game is, I was done for. Im now on my 48th try, with my best being 14 days. It was a really good run, but I wound up killing myself because of the map set-up and complete lack of Buffalo. But that experience unlocked the woodsman guy (whos Ax hums or something?). Its crazy how much the little perks make a HUGE difference in the gameplay and how you can approach the entire thing. Youve already got so much leeway when it comes to choosing your own path that its kind of hard to believe that little perks to the characters can make such a huge difference, but they really, really do. If youre new to the game, stick with it. Once you unlock the librarian and have (IMO) access to one of the all around best characters in the game, itll really grow on you, and youll be able to take everything youve learned while playing with her and apply it to other characters while learning how to deal with survival with their attributes. I can not recommend this game enough. Even though the controls are a little wonky at times (trying to plant something while having an ax equipped??? OMG!!!) and eating/cooking takes FOREVER because you cant just cook all or eat all, so theres at least 3 taps in between each food item in order to keep eating (thats after you get the controls down and know exactly what youre doing). But still... 5 stars in my book. Its a game that EVERY iPhone/iPod/iPad owner should have on their device.

syntheticvoid about Don't Starve: Pocket Edition