Glyph Runners

Glyph Runners is a simple idea done cleanly. Runes scroll toward you and you tap the matching symbol before they pile up. It sounds trivial until the speed cranks and your brain starts lagging behind your thumbs.

There's a nice ramp of difficulty and a handful of modifiers that shake up how you read the board. It's the definition of a five-minute game, though I've caught myself playing it for far longer.

It won't hold you for weeks, but for a quick burst of focus it's great. The high-score chase is what keeps it on my phone.

What we liked

• Instantly understandable
• Great for short bursts
• Genuinely tense at high speed