iOS gaming site (and sister site) TouchArcade has posted a roundup of their Best iOS Games for August 2012.

The list of games consists of the highest rated iOS games from just the month of August. Two of the top rated games are actually ports of highly rated games for other platforms. Both are relatively deep games for the more hardcore audience. The rest of the list consists of a broad range of titles, including platformers, puzzle games, point-and-click adventures and a first person shooter.

5 Stars

Bastion

Bastion, $4.99
[Review] - [TA Plays Video] - [Forum Thread] - The universally loved XBLA/PC action RPG Bastion shocked us with a surprise iPad release. This game is absolutely amazing for multiple reasons, but my favorite has to be the near-constant narration that sets an incredible mood for the game that is nearly unrivaled on the App Store.


The World Ends with You: Solo Remix


The World Ends with You: Solo Remix, $17.99
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[Review] - [TA Plays Video] - [Forum Thread] - A fantastic single-screen port of the Nintendo DS game The World Ends With You. You play as the amnesiac Neku, a boy with a hatred for the masses and an unusual predicament. Unlike others, who come and go as they please, you're trapped in Shibuya, a pawn in the Reaper's Game. It's a game you're going to have to play. Failure to do so will result in erasure. This isn't the quick 99¢ iOS game you're used to, this is a serious full-length game with incredible depth.


Mikey Shorts


Mikey Shorts, $0.99

[Review] - [TA Plays Video] - [Forum Thread] - BeaverTap Games knocked it out of the park with their first game ever, Mikey Shorts. Great virtual controls combine with a game that feels "just right" for obsessive speed runs and time sharing. Created by two hardcore gamers, Mikey Shorts ticks every checkbox a good iOS platformer needs to have and shouldn't be missed.

4.5 Stars

Walking Dead: The Game

Walking Dead: The Game, $4.99
[Review] - [TA Plays Video] - [Forum Thread] - Telltale's latest point and click adventure game may be its strongest yet. Set in the fantastic Walking Dead universe and filled with tons of choices that can have a drastic impact on the game, it's something everyone needs to try. Also, check out our review, we're updating it as new episodes launch, and the second episode just hit today.


Supermagical

Supermagical, $0.99
[Review] - [TA Plays Video] - [Forum Thread] - The latest game from the Super Awesome Hyper Dimensional Mega Team is every bit as radical as their studio name. It's a neat spin on the Bust-a-Move formula with super magical (as the name might hint) spells you can execute as well as a whole host of light RPG elements.


One Tap Hero™

One Tap Hero™, $0.99
[Review] - [Forum Thread] - A clever platformer from Chillingo that centralizes around a single button control scheme, as the title hints. It has some heavy influences from the endless runner genre while feeling fresh enough to stand on its own. Overall, it's really cool how they packed such a "complete" feeling platformer into such a simple package.


Super Mole Escape

Super Mole Escape, $0.99
[Review] - [TA Plays Video] - [Forum Thread] - Another awesome title from Adult Swim, this one puts you in charge of helping a mole (and more unlockable moles) escape prison. Its gameplay is fairly standard for a endless vertical (insert action here) game, but the integration of multiplayer races via Game Center really puts Super Mole Escape ahead of the pack.


Trigger Fist

Trigger Fist, Free
[Review] - [TA Plays Video] - [Forum Thread] - Although the whole modern military shooter thing has been done to death on consoles, few quality entries in that particular aisle of the App Store exist. Trigger Fist does a fantastic job of feeling like the "right fit" for the iPhone with an interesting camera angle and a control scheme that makes aiming and shooting in massive online fire fights substantially easier.


Organ Trail: Director's Cut

Organ Trail: Director's Cut, $2.99
[Review] - [TA Plays Video] - [Forum Thread] - An incredibly creative zombie-centric spin on the classic versions of Oregon Trail. We really enjoyed the whole atmosphere of the game, the strangely cinematic opening, and putting down members of our party that manage to catch a wicked case of the zombification.


Gasketball™

Gasketball™, Free
[Review] - [TA Plays Video] - [Forum Thread] - The awesome combination of the incredibly popular see-if-you-can-get-three-stars physics game genre and... Basketball! The game comes with enough free content to choke a horse, much to the detriment of sales. We outlined what you get for your $2.99 unlock to make things a little more clear regarding just what Gasketball has to offer.


Bitless

Bitless, $0.99
[Review] - [Forum Thread] - A delightfully blocky chiptune-laden retro-ish platformer that comes packed with a brutal difficulty level. Nissa nailed it in our review of the game: "This is a precision platformer perfectly tuned for its platform—it can't help that I'm not tuned for it. You'll either need to be very skilled, up for a good challenge or a bit of a masochist to enjoy this game, but hey, that covers a lot of people."

Meanwhile, the site has also compiled a list of dozens of sales on games during this Labor day weekend. EA alone has put 17 titles on sale for $0.99 each.

Top Rated Comments

tibi08 Avatar
147 months ago
EA alone has put 17 titles on sale for $0.99 each.

Quantity over quality unfortunately.....
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Ecofriend Avatar
147 months ago
Quantity over quality unfortunately.....

I've been disappointed with EA's mobile games, the quality can be subpar, and the lack of update support is frustrating. I hope they change, but right now these games from touch arcade look pretty cool.
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Renzatic Avatar
147 months ago
Holy crap! They've got Bastion for the iPad? I've been wanting to get that game for about forever now!

Excuse me for a second, I've got money I need to waste. :D
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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