Monomals
Developer/publisher Picomy
Format iOS
Release Out now
Sega bright and Nintendo slick, this captivating fusion of arcade game and music sequencer from Dutch studio Picomy shouldn’t work as well as it does – it is, after all, composed almost exclusively of underwater levels. You play, improbably, as a headphone-jack-cum-fishing-plug, attached to a seemingly endless line that snakes smoothly through the water as you guide it with your thumb. We’re not ordinarily fans of virtual stick controls for this kind of game, but rarely do we feel the temptation to reach for our DualShock 4. For all the apparent hurdles Monomals has set for itself, it clears them with effortless grace.
Your goal is to collect percussion, since they’ll produce different sounds for each.
