Best iPhone & iPad Apps & Games
Expert-reviewed iPhone and iPad apps and games, scored out of 10.
163 reviewed
Featured on iOS

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 ...

Siralim Ultimate
Thylacine Studios
Siralim Ultimate delivers an unparalleled, almost intimidating, depth of monster collection and strategic optimization, demanding hundreds of hours fr...

A Space for the Unbound
Mojiken
"A Space for the Unbound" transcends its charming pixel art to deliver a narrative masterclass, a poignant exploration of youth, loss, and mental angu...

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 ...

What Remains of Edith Finch
Annapurna Interactive
*What Remains of Edith Finch* redefines interactive storytelling, delivering a poignant, visually arresting meditation on life, death, and the legacie...

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...


Slice & Dice
Valve Corporation
*Slice & Dice* isn't just another roguelike; it's a masterclass in probabilistic combat, meticulously blending the capricious whims of dice with profo...

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...

The Unfinished Swan
Giant Sparrow
The Unfinished Swan is less a game and more a piece of essential interactive art. Its central mechanic is a once-in-a-generation idea, but the experie...

Samorost 3
Amanita Design
Samorost 3 is a breathtaking piece of interactive art, a point-and-click adventure whose stunning visuals and atmospheric sound design almost entirely...


Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
Valve Corporation
Orwell masterfully turns the player into a cog in the surveillance state, delivering a chilling and vital interactive narrative that interrogates the ...

A Dark Room
Amirali Rajan
A Dark Room is less a game and more a masterclass in narrative design, using extreme minimalism to build a world of crushing dread and surprising dept...


Moncage
Optillusion
Moncage is a brilliantly conceived puzzle box that delivers sublime 'aha!' moments. While its central mechanic occasionally borders on frustratingly o...

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...

Journey
thatgamecompany
A decade after its debut, Journey remains a masterful, minimalist odyssey. It's less a game you play and more an experience that washes over you, prov...

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...

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...

80 Days
inkle Ltd, Cape Guy Ltd
80 Days transforms a classic novel into a masterclass of interactive storytelling, where every choice carves a unique and unforgettable path around a ...

TOEM
Something We Made
TOEM trades high-octane action for a deliberately paced, charming photography adventure. It’s a masterclass in minimalist design and a potent antidote...

Florence
Mountains
Florence isn't merely a game; it's an interactive novella that uses clever, tactile puzzles to tell a story of love, loss, and self-discovery with mor...

Pokémon GO
Niantic, Inc.
Pokémon GO remains a landmark achievement in augmented reality, a cultural phenomenon that successfully gamified the real world. Yet its success is sh...

Honkai: Star Rail
COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD.
Honkai: Star Rail delivers one of the most polished and strategically satisfying turn-based combat systems on the market, wrapped in a visually stunni...

Genshin Impact
COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD.
Genshin Impact delivers a console-quality open-world RPG to your phone with breathtaking scale and a masterfully executed combat system. Its brillianc...

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...