Ingress shares DNA with Pokemon Go, but it's a decidedly tech-ier experience. The app is available for $3, AU$4.50 and £2.30. Want to find out what happens next? Go for another walk. Every time you walk, you unlock more of the story. It's really a phone-based fitness tracker, but with a plot that unfolds as you go. It's a free game, though the full version costs 99 cents (about $1.30 AU and £0.80).įrom the creators of Zombies, Run!, The Walk aims to gamify walking, or give you non-monster incentive to get up off the couch.

This exercise game (arguably better on an iPad than an iPhone, as a bigger screen is easier to see) puts you in front of the camera, where you jump, twist, kick and hit virtual balls as they appear. Think AR is new? BallStrike has been around since 2012. Whether the 'kiddie' nature of Go doesn't appeal to you or you're just ready for new challenges, there are lots of other AR experiences worth trying. Thankfully, Pokemon Go isn't the only AR game in town. (Please, please don't drive a car while chasing monsters. There's also the fun of actually getting outside to do something, to say nothing of the fitness benefits that come from walking, running and/or biking to your next destination. For most players, it's their first taste of augmented reality (AR): Game content overlaid on real-world images as displayed on your phone. The game is all anyone's talking about (thank goodness, something other than the election!) and all anyone's playing. To call Pokemon Go a phenomenon is to call this year's presidential election mildly controversial.

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