Ed. note – Corey’s more of a console gamer these days, but he made his debut on Gamers on the Go’s eighth episode where we debated the merits of Infinity Blade and its sequel. Taking a break from his weekly podcast So…Videogames, Corey hit us up with the two handheld experiences that stuck with him in 2016.

For more of our continuing coverage of 2016′s best portable games from all our contributors, check the tag “GOTGGOTY2016.″

Reigns (iOS/Android) [the above screenshot is from the PC version for its landscape orientation]

Reigns is an easy to play king simulator where you make binary decisions on how to run your empire from prompts of the local population. It unfolds like Tindr via swiping right or left to make the decision when someone asks you something. Although it’s a hard game to beat, it’s innovative and the dialogue is hilarious.  

Deus Ex GO (iOS/Android)

Square Enix Montreal continues their streak of clever puzzles after Hitman Go and Lara Croft Go and they recently added a level-maker to Deus Ex Go.