Zach Gage wasn’t expecting SpellTower, his minimalist indie word game, to take off on the App Store in 2012, settling firmly into the top ten after it’s release. Yet it did, and in doing so, it ...

A fresh take on the old-fashioned word search, SpellTower clears out any words you find, with the ultimate goal to strategically clear out an entire board. Get an extra hit of dopamine with bonus ...

Last week, indie developer Zach Gage put his game Spelltower on sale. What should have been a simple download bump instead turned into a massive spike that rocketed Spelltower to #10 on the app store, ...

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Nothing about Sage Solitaire screams DESIGN! And yet it might be one of the best designed games of the year. Gage’s latest game, Sage Solitaire, aims to be a game you’re not afraid to be seen playing: ...

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If you haven't heard of the iOS word puzzler Spelltower, you've been missing out on a gem of a time waster/brain trainer. But now that creator Zach Gage has won the hearts, and minds, of critics and ...

SpellTower ($1.99), a wonderful iPhone and iPad game, has been featured in our "75 Best iPad Games" and "20 Awesome Full-Screen iPhone 5 Apps" articles. But while writing that latter story, I realized ...

When we play video games, the rules are set. Updates can change how games work, but typically these alterations happen after some time and deliberation by the developers. But what if you could ...

SpellTower ($1.99), a wonderful iPhone and iPad game, has been featured in our "75 Best iPad Games" and "20 Awesome Full-Screen iPhone 5 Apps" articles. But while writing that latter story, I realized ...