Bubble Gum

Five minutes with Bubble Gum and you've already popped once, laughed about it, and gone straight back for a bigger balloon. Tap the screen and it inflates - keep tapping and you keep rising, higher and higher, coins stacking up as your balloon gets fatter.

The catch is that spikes don't care how good your run is going. One wrong tap, one balloon too big at the wrong moment, and it's over. Along the way you'll spot locks with numbers on them - match your balloon's size to the number and you're through, no fumbling required.

It's a simple loop but a greedy one: bigger balloon means more coins, but bigger balloon also means less room for error near those spikes. That tension is the whole game, and it's why one quick round turns into five without you noticing.

If you like games that reward a light touch and punish greed, Bubble Gum sits nicely alongside other Arcade games on the site, and it's tagged among the site's Addictive Games for good reason.

Climb as high as you can by inflating your balloon and staying clear of spikes - the bigger the balloon, the more coins you earn along the way.

Tap the screen to inflate the balloon and control how big it gets. When you reach a lock, match the number on it with your balloon's current size to open the path forward.

Don't get greedy. Inflating too much right before a patch of spikes is the fastest way to end a good run, so size up only when the way ahead is clear.