Best iPhone & iPad Apps & Games
Expert-reviewed iPhone and iPad apps and games, scored out of 10.
66 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 ...

Magic Research
R18DC Studio
Magic Research is a meticulously balanced, text-driven masterclass in incremental design that trades flashy graphics for deep, compounding systems and...

Dungeon Clawler
Stray Fawn Studio
Dungeon Clawler is a masterclass in skeuomorphic chaos, proving that the most dangerous weapon in a dungeon isn’t a magic missile, but a poorly calibr...

Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
Square Enix
A razor-sharp, subversion-heavy visual novel that weaponizes genre tropes and system settings to deliver the most inventive supernatural mystery in ye...

Universal Paperclips
Everybody House Games
A chilling, masterfully paced descent into algorithmic madness that transforms a simple clicker into a profound meditation on the existential risks of...

Luck be a Landlord
TrampolineTales
A masterclass in probability management that strips the predatory skin off slot machines to reveal a brilliant, satirical roguelike engine-builder.

Telling Lies
Sam Barlow, Half Mermaid, Furious Bee Limited
An ambitious, prestige-tier expansion of the FMV genre that proves more data isn't always better for the detective's soul, though its mechanical stubb...

Gnosia
Petit Depotto
Gnosia is a masterclass in translating social deduction into a single-player format, turning the anxiety of 'Werewolf' into a deeply personal, hauntin...

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...


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 ...

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...


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

Townscaper
Oskar Stålberg
Townscaper is less a game and more a meditative instrument; a beautifully focused digital toy for creating picturesque island towns with zero pressure...

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...

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’...

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

GRID™ Autosport
Codemasters Racing
GRID™ Autosport masterfully sidesteps the gimmicks of its contemporaries, delivering a pure, challenging, and deeply satisfying motorsport experience ...

FTL: Faster Than Light
Subset Games
FTL is a masterclass in tension and tactical consequence, packaging a brutal, endlessly replayable strategy core into a deceptively simple starship co...

Papers, Please
Lucas Pope
Papers, Please transforms the drudgery of a bureaucratic job into a riveting, morally complex thriller. It’s a masterwork of interactive storytelling ...

Mini Motorways
Dinosaur Polo Club
Mini Motorways transforms the mundane task of traffic management into a maddeningly addictive and elegant puzzle, proving that true complexity lies in...

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

The Battle of Polytopia
Midjiwan AB
The Battle of Polytopia masterfully condenses the sprawling 4X strategy genre into a potent, fast-paced format. It’s a brilliant exercise in strategic...

Cultist Simulator
Not Found
Cultist Simulator is a brilliantly infuriating puzzle box that redefines narrative gaming. It rewards intellect and patience with profound storytellin...

Northgard
Unknown Developer
Northgard masterfully trims the fat from the real-time strategy genre, delivering a tense and elegant survival simulation that values deliberate plann...