Every day hundreds of new apps make their debut on the App Store, and hundreds more are updated or reduced in price. We have sifted through the noise and highlighted those select few that might be worth your attention.

Game Debuts

A cross between a platformer and a color-matching puzzler, Oh Hi! Octopi! stars the App Store's cutest hammer-wielding cephalopod.

Help a genetically-engineered weapon of mass destruction escape the clutches of his mad scientist creator, courtesy of developer OneSmartBunny.

"Grabbity" is a mash-up of "rabbit" and "gravity," and from that you'd probably be able to guess that this game deals with a bunny who's messing around with Newton's laws of physics.

Price Drops

A delightful little puzzler about chopping down trees – and making sure they don't fall in your path and end up blocking your way to other trees – Alio the Woodcutter is free to own right now.

Kairosoft fans, take notice – we're highlighting two of the developers' designs on sale for half off today. First up is Dungeon Village, which earned an 8.0 "Great" rating in our review last year and can be yours for less than two bucks today.

And the other from Kairosoft is the adorable little soccer sim, Pocket League Story. We've got a written review for this one too

It's the 25th anniversary for everyone's favorite duo of sentient animal freelance police, and all iOS episodes of their adventures have been set to 99 cents. Here's a set of links to all five adventures in their Beyond Time and Space story arc:

That's all for this week! If you haven't already, consider subscribing to the App Store Update via email. It's extra convenient!

Lucas M. Thomas is IGN Nintendo's longtime champion of downloadable titles across the Wii, DSi and 3DS. He's happy to now be helping Justin round up the best options for App Store shoppers. You can follow him on Twitter