And here it is, my saviour. The game that slapped a smile back on my face and restored my faith in iPhone gaming.

Ten reasons:

1 – It’s called Axe In Face. Axe in Face! Brilliant!

2 – You play a viking who is guarding his lovely daffodil garden from other vikings who want to trample all over it.

3 – You guard your flowers by, well, throwing your axe around and slicing vikings in two.

4 – The game uses a simple, effective line-drawing mechanic. You draw the axe’s path, let go of the screen, wait for the axe to return to you and do it again.

Axe In Face

Or, indeed, axe in the back of the head.

5 – There are tons of levels.

6 – You earn medals when you complete levels, as well as getting a score, so there’s replay incentive even if you manage to complete every level.

7 – It’s absolutely gorgeous.

8 – It’s funny.

9 – It’s only 59p.

10 – YOU ARE A VIKING AND SLICE PEOPLE IN HALF TO STOP THEM STEPPING ON YOUR FLOWERS.