You may be familiar with falling-down roguelike games that have blocks or obstacles falling on your character and you have to survive as long as you can without getting hit. Well, Volcano Tower [Free] is one of those games in a platformer dressing. The game has a very Tiki type of theme with masks, angry-faced blocks and overall Pacific Islander-style aesthetics present. This makes the game stand out a bit from other offerings on mobile in terms of its looks. However, Volcano Tower doesn't have much going on besides that. It is a game that does have that addictive quality the first half hour or so you play it, but gets very repetitive afterwards.

There are different quests you can take on in Volcano Tower and more become available as you overcome challenges, such as surviving for a certain amount of time or picking up three specific objects withing an outing. However, the overall level layout or aesthetics remain similar. That said, the trajectories change each play through, so you will be dealing with new obstacles and patterns every time you play. There are also different blocks falling down to deal with. Some are flaming, for instance, and this means even if you touch one in mid-jump and before it extinguishes, you die. This brings me to the next part. After dying you have one chance to revive before having to start over. You do this by either watching an ad or paying for the revival with two hearts. You gain such hearts doing well during your playthroughs or you can ...