The app stores are absolutely flooded with archery simulators that just hand you a bow and let you shoot perfectly straight lines with zero effort. They get boring in about three minutes.

If you actually want to feel the heavy tension of drawing back a bowstring and the raw satisfaction of sinking an arrow dead center into a target, you need a game that actually respects the physics of the sport.

THE WIND IS YOUR ABSOLUTE WORST ENEMY

This isn’t just about pointing and shooting. The controls are beautifully simple you literally just touch and drag but the environmental physics will absolutely humble you.

You are going to have to actively calculate shifting wind directions and gauge real time wind force before every single shot. It forces you to completely rethink your tactics on the fly. You start off shooting at standard circular targets, but the game quickly ramps up the chaos by tossing moving dummy targets and tiny fruits into the mix. Getting that perfect, satisfying thud when your arrow connects is incredibly addictive.

BRUTAL MULTIPLAYER AND OFFLINE GRINDING

Playing solo is great, but eventually, you are going to want to show off.

The game features a massive multiplayer mode where you can take your dialed in skills and completely embarrass opponents. But what if you are stuck on a long train ride with absolutely zero cell service? You are totally covered. The offline versus mode lets you keep grinding out matches and perfecting your aim without needing a constant internet connection. (And yes, it is fully optimized to look incredibly sharp on massive tablet screens, which makes judging those long distance shots way easier.)

MINI GAMES, TIMED RACES, AND HEAVY UPGRADES

The core shooting mechanics are flawless, but the extra modes are where the addiction really sets in.

When you need a break from the high stakes matches, you can jump straight into a bunch of weird, highly entertaining mini games to farm useful items. You will want to aggressively hoard these items to enhance your raw archery stats. Once you feel confident, you can dive into the chaotic Time Race mode and see how you handle the pressure of a ticking clock. Plus, with a heavily stacked achievement leaderboard and support for 16 different languages, you can easily track exactly where you stand against the rest of the world.

Stop playing games that aim for you. Check your wind direction, draw back that string, and let it fly.