Best iPhone & iPad Apps & Games
Expert-reviewed iPhone and iPad apps and games, scored out of 10.
179 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 ...

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...

Threes!
Asher Vollmer, Greg Wohlwend, BigGiantCircles
Threes! isn’t just a game; it’s a design masterclass. It’s a beautifully crafted, endlessly challenging puzzle box that respects your intelligence and...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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’...

World of Goo 2
2D BOY, Tomorrow Corporation
Sixteen years after the original, World of Goo 2 returns with its physics-based brilliance intact, expanding the formula with clever new mechanics. 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...
Crying Suns
Valve Corporation
Crying Suns elevates the FTL formula with a compelling, mature narrative and sharp tactical combat, creating a standout roguelite that’s hard to put d...


Gorogoa
Buried Signal
Gorogoa isn't merely a game; it's a work of interactive art, a brief but profound journey that uses perspective-shifting puzzles to tell a story of qu...

Machinarium
Amanita Design
Machinarium is a rare triumph of interactive art, a point-and-click adventure whose hand-drawn world and wordless storytelling feel just as potent and...

Dicey Dungeons
Terry Cavanagh
Dicey Dungeons brilliantly re-engineers the dice roll from a cheap tool of random chance into a sharp, satisfying engine for tactical expression. It’s...

Downwell
Moppin
Downwell is a masterclass in minimalist design, turning a simple, gravity-fueled descent into a brutally elegant and endlessly replayable action puzzl...

The Pathless
Giant Squid
Giant Squid delivers a visually stunning adventure that masterfully trades the bloat of modern open-worlds for a singular, hypnotic focus on kinetic g...

The Room Two
Fireproof Games
Fireproof Games masterfully expands its puzzle-box formula, creating a sequel that is bigger and more ambitious without losing the tactile magic and u...

The Room
Fireproof Games
A masterclass in tactile design and atmospheric mystery, The Room remains the benchmark for puzzle-box games, even a decade after its debut. It trades...

OXENFREE
Night School Studio
OXENFREE isn't just a game you play; it's a conversation you inhabit. Night School Studio has crafted a chilling, intelligent narrative thriller where...

Transistor
Supergiant Games
Transistor is a stunningly confident and mechanically inventive RPG from Supergiant Games. It’s a masterclass in atmosphere, where the strategic comba...

Bastion
Supergiant Games
A masterclass in interactive storytelling and polished action, Bastion remains a landmark indie title that proves style can be substance. It's an esse...

The Witness
Thekla, Inc.
The Witness is a staggering achievement of interactive design—a beautiful, mysterious island that teaches a complex language without uttering a single...