Qubotron brings a new dimension to classic puzzle games – quite literally! It’s a stylish puzzler, where you’ll need to move, rotate and flip polycubes – 3D versions of shapes made of squares, including the iconic four-block tetrominos – before dropping them to form complete layers and score points.

What we love: Mastering a fresh twist on a familiar genre. We can use the left side of the screen to flip and rotate each block in three dimensions, while using the right-hand side to position it around the box. Over time the blocks will start to fall faster, meaning that quick thinking is needed to avoid leaving gaps. We’ve been practising without pressure in the scoreless Zen Mode, but have our sights set on the more challenging Claustrophobia and 3D Maniac game modes once we’re comfortable with the standard Flatland level.

Quick tip: Each stacked layer is represented by a unique colour, helping you to see where to drop your next block to fill in a floor. Head to the Game Options menu to apply an alternative colour scheme to the 3D blocks, making each layer easier to identify at a glance. You can also add symbols to the blocks that further differentiate between the colours, especially helpful for those with colour vision deficiency.

Meet the creator: As well as teasing players’ brains with puzzle games Word Abacus and Qubotron, German developer Johannes Fieres’ studio TLogic has started the party with disco-ready light app Magic Lights and helped us relax with fish tank simulator Mobile Aquarium. Before dropping blocks in Qubotron, Fieres reimagined another classic puzzle videogame in the bubble-blasting title Burning Bubbles Lab.