Need some fresh, on-the-go distractions? Our Five to Try column spotlights the most exciting new Android app game releases worth tossing on your phone, we’ve got a stellar stack of ay Store debuts this week.

Star rs: Force Arena is the biggest of the bunch, bringing a strategic, Clash Royale-esque multiplayer experience to Android, while ’s new Toontastic 3D is a delightful creation suite that lets kids cobble together their own cartoon shorts. Elsewhere, Towaga is an action-packed monster-mashing game, Inkitt provides loads of free digital books from up–coming authors, Mysterium offers a crime-solving board game experience that you can play wherever you are. Clear space on your phone give these apps a look.

Star rs: Force Arena

Netmarble

Disney didn’t have a new mobile game to release alongside Rogue One last month, but about a month later, here is Star rs: Force Arena to fill the role. st rolled out internationally after a soft-launch period, Force Arena is a card-based, real-time action game that lets you control a popular hero or villain from the sci-fi franchise attempt to destroy a rival base.

It’s a streamlined spin on the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) genre that shares a lot of similarities with the great Clash Royale: you’ll build a deck of unit cards, then drop them into the battlefield as your resource meter gradually fills— the goal is to take out the turrets shield generator on the other end before yours fall. The biggest difference here is that you’ll also have a primary character of your own to control amidst the A.I. companion units.

The more obvious difference, of course, is that it’s Star rs… that fact alone will surely pull in millions of players, at least for a taste. Force Arena’s player models look great, the selection includes classic characters some from Rogue One, as well. Netmarble’s game is freemium, however, it’s not clear immediately whether it’s anywhere near as friendly as Clash Royale in that regard. But given the lack of initial price tag, it’s surely worth a look for Star rs lovers.

Toontastic 3D

Many of ’s own apps tend to be utilities or for managing media, but Toontastic 3D is something very different indeed: it’s fun, it’s silly, it’s super creative. Built from the foundation of the original Toontastic, which acquired along with creator unchpad Toys, Toontastic 3D is a kid-focused creation suite that lets you build customize your own animated shorts with ease.

It comes with an array of 3D characters settings, all of which can be tweaked to your liking, along with varying story formats to choose from. You can really make it yours, however, by adding in your own photos audio, or even drawing 3D characters from scratch with ease. The resulting videos can be exported shared, plus it’s free seemingly lacks in-app purchases, making this a perfect app for kids ( adults!) to explore their creativity within. 

Towaga

Sunnyside Games

Force Arena’s action is pretty automated, as you tap targets drop ally cards onto the screen—so if you’re looking for something a bit more active to play this week, consider Towaga ($3). As a masked being savior of your people, you’ll st atop a temple wield your immense powers to stop waves of invading monsters, whether they climb up from below or soar in from the sky. You’ll slow them to a crawl with your beam of light, which you can rotate around with a little virtual thumbstick, then release your thumb to exorcise them from existence.

It reminds me a lot of the great Ziggurat on iOS from years ago, although the beam mechanic is unique: you’ll want to kill as many monsters as you can in a single shot, but if you wait too long, they may still attack while semi-frozen. That kind of design gives the game a neat arcade-like edge, challenging you to set high scores while surviving, Towaga has a great h-drawn look to it as well.

Inkitt

Inkitt

oking for a new book to read but don’t want to pay any money? ll, assuming you’ve already scoured your local library for options, your next destination might be Inkitt. st launched on Android, Inkitt is a service that offers up free digital books from up–coming authors, you can even save them locally for offline reading. For the reader, there really are no costs or strings attached: these are totally free books. 

Inkitt brs itself as “The Hipster’s Digital brary,” tries to sell its angle as providing books from the next big authors (whoever they might be). That means that the books found here haven’t been extensively vetted or professionally edited, so amidst potential greatness, you might find some junk. But it is free, the books that find a big audience on the service are then shopped to publishers could hit it big. You might help discover a true writing sensation here… or just find something decent to read in a pinch.

Mysterium: The Board Game

Asmodee Digital

ve a good board game, but want to be able to play on the bus, in your bed, or all alone? ckily, more more of them are coming to the ay Store, Mysterium: The Board Game ($7) is the latest sensation to make the digital leap. Mysterium, which won last year’s prestigious As d’Or u de l’Année award for best board game, is like a supernatural spin on Clue: you’re trying to figure out the details of a murder, only now as a psychic in touch with the dead.

Multiple players are psychics, actually, while one serves as the ghost. th only visual clues to serve up, the ghost must guide the psychics’ investigation in each case to solve each crime. Up to seven people can play together online, across platforms too, with iOS versions out this week as well. And if you’d rather play solo, a single-player story mode is included with A.I. companions in tow.