Our July game picks

Each month a slew of new games come to Play. To help you find the ones that you’ll love, we – the Play editors – are sharing our favourite recent releases. Our Spotlight title is a game that’s won our hearts with stunning visuals, intuitive gameplay or pure simplistic fun – we know you’ll love our pick of the month.

Help tadpoles navigate their way through coral reefs in PoleTad. With just a tap of the screen, tadpoles leap from one safe haven to another – if the slew of creatures, hazards and projectiles don’t intercept them, that is. While the controls couldn’t be easier to pick up, you’ll need expert timing to guide these little folks to the next reef.

With its charming minimalist aesthetic and inventive level design, traversing PoleTad’s charming and varied underwater worlds is a delight from start to finish.

Whether they amused, soothed, scared or tested us, these Highlights are an ensemble of our favourite games this month.

For those with an appetite for the alternative, the Indie Highlights collection presents this month’s best new Indie games on Play.

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