Best iPhone & iPad Apps & Games

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...

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

An ingenious, high-tension party game that forgoes graphical horsepower to create one of the purest, most chaotic, and hilarious tests of communicatio...

Flow Free is a masterclass in minimalist design, proving that a simple, perfectly executed concept can offer more profound engagement than a hundred o...

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...

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

Royal Match is a masterclass in crafting an addictive puzzle loop, polished to a mirror shine. Yet, its kingdom is built on a foundation of aggressive...

Candy Crush Saga is a masterclass in frictionless game design and a sobering lesson in the psychological power of microtransactions. It's less a game ...

Human Resource Machine cleverly disguises a rigorous introduction to computer logic as a charming, satirical puzzle game. It’s a brilliant, and occasi...

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

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

This unlikely crossover succeeds not as a gimmick, but as a genuinely clever and demanding physics-puzzler that weaponizes Portal's mechanics to creat...

Fireproof Games masterfully expands its signature puzzle-box formula into a full-fledged world. It’s a larger, more ambitious, and brilliantly intrica...

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

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...

Donut County is a brilliantly minimalist physics puzzler that delivers more charm and wit than actual challenge. It’s a supremely confident, short-for...

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

The Talos Principle is a rare and brilliant achievement—a puzzle game that respects its audience enough to challenge not only their spatial reasoning ...

Elevate delivers a polished and remarkably sticky suite of brain-training exercises, but its promises of cognitive enhancement should be taken with a ...

Monument Valley 2 surpasses its predecessor by weaving a poignant, human story into its impossible architecture, creating an experience that is less a...

Monument Valley is less a game and more an interactive work of art, offering a serene, intelligent, and profoundly beautiful puzzle experience that ha...

Playdead’s INSIDE is a haunting, minimalist masterpiece of interactive fiction. It is an unnerving, unforgettable journey that sets a new benchmark fo...