Every now and then, an app in the iTunes App Store makes you stop dead in your tracks because it’s just so amazingly quirky and completely absurd that you just have to take notice. Sometimes it’s the graphics, the concept or even something as simple as the name will make you do a double take. Very rarely is it the developer. Enter: Run That Town, by none other than the Australian Bureau of Statistics.



I’m sure you’ve all used the ABS at some point, whether it was in high school for some assignment or just to a prove a point to a mate. Point is, the ABS is pretty standard fare. Their website looks like it’s still stuck in the 90s. Not so their beautifully crafted, ingeniously thought out and super cute game.

Right off the bat, the game will ensnare you with its charm (not a word I use often - read ever - when describing anything ABS related), both visual and typed. The animated opening is fun and the graphics are clean cut and simple. ...