Best iPhone & iPad Apps & Games
Expert-reviewed iPhone and iPad apps and games, scored out of 10.
98 reviewed
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Enter the Gungeon
Dodge Roll
Enter the Gungeon is a masterclass in mechanical precision, proving that a punishing difficulty curve is entirely palatable when the core combat loop ...

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
Crows Crows Crows
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe isn't just a remaster; it's a surgically precise and hilariously subversive critique of video games themselves. It's...

Baba Is You
Hempuli Oy
An exceptionally clever and profound puzzle game that redefines the genre by turning its own rules into playable objects, offering a brain-bending exp...

Kingdom Rush
Ironhide Game Studio
More than a decade on, Ironhide's fantasy tower defense still sets the standard—tight, funny, and ruthlessly well-designed. If you own a screen and a ...

XCOM 2 Collection
Firaxis Games
The XCOM 2 Collection isn't just a game; it's a crucible. Firaxis Games has crafted the gold standard of turn-based tactics, a masterclass in tension ...

Exiled Kingdoms
Taco Truck Games
Exiled Kingdoms masterfully resurrects the spirit of classic isometric RPGs, delivering a sprawling, uncompromising adventure that prioritizes player ...

Balatro
Podoba Interactive
Balatro isn't just another roguelike deckbuilder; it's a meticulously crafted addiction, a masterclass in elegant system design that elevates the humb...

Forager
HopFrog
Forager presents an intoxicating initial loop of discovery and rapid progression, but its clever mechanics ultimately buckle under the weight of late-...

Mushroom 11
Ubisoft - San Francisco, Ubisoft - Osaka
Mushroom 11 defies conventional puzzle-platforming by transforming destruction into creation, offering a cerebral and often maddeningly brilliant expe...

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Ubisoft Montpellier
Ubisoft Montpellier has not merely resurrected a dormant franchise; they've redefined it with a masterclass in modern Metroidvania design, delivering ...

Skull: The Hero Slayer
Valve Corporation
Skul: The Hero Slayer masterfully fuses roguelite brutality with an inventive skull-swapping mechanic, offering a constantly evolving combat canvas fo...

Life is Strange
Valve Corporation
Life is Strange is an essential entry in the narrative adventure canon. It weaponizes nostalgia and a clever time-rewind mechanic to tell a profoundly...

Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
Bennett Foddy
An infuriatingly brilliant exercise in digital masochism, *Getting Over It* is less a game and more a brutal, philosophical meditation on failure disg...

Mindustry
AnukenDev
Mindustry is a brutally elegant, unexpectedly deep fusion of factory logistics and tower defense that presents a masterclass in minimalist design. It'...

Thronefall
GrizzlyGames
Thronefall is a masterful exercise in reductionism, stripping the strategy and tower defense genres down to their diamond-hard core. What remains is a...

Carrion
Phobia Game Studio
Carrion delivers a brutally satisfying power fantasy, putting you in the sinewy tentacles of the monster. While its core loop is a triumph of visceral...

Geometry Dash
RobTop Games
Geometry Dash is a masterclass in minimalist design, pairing a brutally difficult, rhythm-based platformer with a powerful community engine that gives...

art of rally
Funselektor Labs Inc.
A stunningly stylized racer that masterfully balances accessible controls with a deep, rewarding driving model. It’s a triumphant, atmospheric celebra...

Thumper
Drool
Thumper is not merely a game; it's a grueling, hypnotic, and masterfully executed descent into aural and visual chaos. It's an essential experience th...

Stumble Guys
Scopely
Stumble Guys shamelessly borrows its blueprint from *Fall Guys*, but delivers a faster, more accessible, and brutally effective dose of multiplayer ma...

Pokémon UNITE
The Pokemon Company
Pokémon UNITE offers a brilliantly streamlined and accessible take on the modern MOBA, but its aggressive monetization strategy casts a long, pay-to-w...

Clash Royale
Supercell
Clash Royale remains a near-perfect distillation of real-time strategy, packing immense tactical depth into three-minute bursts. It's a brilliant, com...

Brawl Stars
Supercell
Brawl Stars refines the mobile multiplayer shooter into a polished, frenetic, and surprisingly deep experience. It is a masterclass in accessible desi...

League of Legends: Wild Rift
Riot Games
Riot Games has accomplished the near-impossible, distilling the world's most dominant PC MOBA into a mobile format that sacrifices none of its strateg...

PUBG MOBILE
Valve Corporation
PUBG MOBILE is a startlingly faithful and technically robust translation of the PC experience that defined a genre. While its brilliance is hampered b...

Call of Duty: Mobile
Activision Publishing, Inc.
Call of Duty: Mobile delivers a stunningly complete, console-grade FPS experience that stands as a technical marvel on mobile hardware. However, its e...

Wreckfest
HandyGames
Wreckfest isn't just a racing game; it's a physics-driven celebration of automotive destruction that masterfully balances sophisticated damage modelin...

Door Kickers: Action Squad
PixelShard, KillHouse Games
Action Squad is a masterclass in focused design, delivering a brutally satisfying loop of tactical murder that is as addictive as it is demanding. It’...

LIMBO
Playdead
LIMBO remains a masterclass in minimalist design, where its stark, monochromatic world and brutal physics puzzles create an atmosphere so oppressive a...