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Best games I can get for iOS right now?

Relix

Relix

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Oct 25, 2017
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So, I got rid of android and moved to iPhone with an XS Max and I am looking for some games, paid or free. I prefer to just pay one time, not a fan of in app purchases but whatever. Anything good out there for mobile? I am not a huge mobile gamer but having a few pick up games are always good and I see a greater selection of games here than android. I can do RPGs, action, etc. Anything honestly.
 
whiskas_fanatic

whiskas_fanatic

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Oct 27, 2017
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Device 6 - very unusual game, more like interactive fiction, that is exclusive to iOS. Was my first game that I bought for iPhone, very interesting experience. No iaps.
Also Super Hexagon and Impossible Road - great small games for couple of minutes (or, in case of Super Hexagon, seconds) of fun. Also no iaps.
My personal favorite is Hoplite - small but surprisingly deep tactical puzzle rogue like. No iaps either.
 
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Check https://toucharcade.com/ and https://www.pockettactics.com/
Both have a database sortable by genre, cost and rating.

Otherwise among my favorite :

Square Enix, Capcom and Sega Back catalog
Kairsoft games (Gave Dev Story and hundreds clones)
WidjetEye Game (Shiva, Blackwell series, Gemini Rue etc.)
Rusty Lake games (Cube Escape etc.)

(...) = maybe only available for iPad
The battle of Polytopia
A ride into the moutains
Love your to bits
Peter Panic
Fran Bow
Inks
Ulterior
Human Ressource Machines
Never Alone : Ki edition
Severed
Bully
Kathy Rain
Nelly Cootalot
Turmoil
Kingdom : new lands
Oxenfree
Death road to canada
Distraint
Inside
Fez
Binding of Isaac
Monument Valley 1/2
The Lion's Song
Full Throttle/Day of Tentacle/Grim Fandango
Telepaint
Hearthstone
Papers, please
Reigns
Ridiculous fishing
Plague Inc
Layton Brothers Mystery Room
VVVVVV
Out there
(Faster than Light)
80 days
Hitman Go
Unknown Soldier World War One (the Ubisoft indie game)
The Last Door
Space Age : a cosmic adventure
Organ Trail
Desert Golfing
Wayward Souls
Hoplite
Evoland 1/2
Banner Saga 1/2
Framed 1/2
Lifeline
(Her Story)
Halo : spartian assault/strike
Drylands
(This war of mine)
Don't Starve
(Contradictions)
The Sequence
Pixel Heroes : Bytes & Magic
Helsing Fire HD
McPixel
(Lumino City)
Dark Fear
 
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THEVOID

THEVOID

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Oct 27, 2017
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Subbing this thread. First time iPhone owner and don't know what game to get?

Device 6 looks right up my alley. I'll check that out.
 
jon bones

jon bones

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Oct 25, 2017
26,021
NYC
Life is Strange: Before the Storm just dropped, that'll be good on commutes.

Arena of Valor & Vainglory are always safe bets for PvP.

Runescape drops soon, that will be a fun MMO option.

80 Days is a lovely choose your own adventure style book game.

The Witness is the greatest puzzle game created.
 
THEVOID

THEVOID

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Oct 27, 2017
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Downloaded Life Is Strange. Never played it so it'll be good on my over hour commute going and coming from work.
 
RowdyReverb

RowdyReverb

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Oct 25, 2017
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If you're into them, I can't recommend the Sonic the Hedgehog iOS ports highly enough. They were actually remade from the ground up for iOS so they are HD and widescreen while maintaining the original look. They're compatible with Bluetooth controllers too, so that's a plus, but the touchscreen controls are workable
 
Paquete_PT

Paquete_PT

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Oct 27, 2017
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Tharp said:
Recent one i'm loving is Donut County.
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It's fun in the beginning, but for me it got old fast and never manages to be challenging enough, you just do the same thing over and over again. I like the presentation though.

Steamworld Heist is my favorite mobile game ever! Imagine XCOM in a 2d space where you control the trajectory of your bullets. Friendly cast of characters. I finished the campaign in 15h

Meteorfall: The journey is a great and easy card game.

Alto's journey/odyssey is beautiful, relaxing and great for shorts bursts.

Ridiculous fishing is addictive and fun.

Asphalt 9 is the graphical showcase and actually a fun racing game for mobile (ignore the micro transactions)
 
1080peace

1080peace

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Oct 27, 2017
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Fuhgeddit

Fuhgeddit

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Oct 27, 2017
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Subbed, wish there was a wishlist. I thought there used to be on the iOS store, but can't seem to find it.
 
More_Badass

More_Badass

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Oct 25, 2017
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Card Thief, Device 6, Sorcery quadrology, Holedown, Tiny Bubbles, Six Match, A Dark Room, 99 Bricks, Duet
 
Grunty

Grunty

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Oct 28, 2017
7,357
Gruntilda’s Lair
  • Swordigo- Action/Adventure Metroidvania platformer that actually controls really well
  • Stranger Things- Zelda clone that does its job very well. Based off of the Netflix show
  • Parashoot Stan- A vertical, drop down "runner" game developed by the lead designer and voice of Conker, Chris Seavor
  • Dan the Man- Action/Adventure brawler. Actually quite long and fun to play
  • Punch Quest-Sidescroller "runner" beat 'em up
  • Twist Pilot- Another game from former Rare devs. Pretty much getting this thing called Phil from point A to B. Fairly challenging
  • Mario Run- Can't go wrong with Mario?
  • Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp- It's sort of like the mainline Animal Crossing games, but different. Just view it as a spin-off of sorts?
  • Fire Emblem: Heroes- Fire Emblem with a smaller party and smaller maps pretty much
 
Hong Kong Hermit

Hong Kong Hermit

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Nov 2, 2017
592
10000000 (ten million) and its sequel You Must Build a Boat are wonderful match 3 RPGs with a ending to reach.

Anything by Simogo. Start with Year Walk (play it in the dark, and you'll need the companion app for... well, you'll see). Then Device 6. Both are complete 2-3 hour experiences.

New Star Manager is a football manager game where the matches play like Superhot.

Hoplite is a perfect short burst phone game. Once it clicks, you'll realise it's genius.
 
Ashgar

Ashgar

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Oct 28, 2017
246
If you missed it on the DS, The World Ends With You: Solo Remix is an amazing game. I prefer this one to the DS version, but I'm aware that there are people who disagree.
 
JCADX

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Oct 29, 2017
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I personally love Card Crawl and Card Thief. Also Solitairica. All three are solitaire variants x rpg elements. Also anything from Rayark (Voez, Deemo, Cytus, Cytus 2). Shadowgun Legends (a Destiny clone) is also good.

Also i would recommend PostKnight (some sort of clicker + rpg, charming and with plenty to do), Marvel Spiderman Unlimited (runner + gatcha), Rogue´s Life, Really Bad Chess, Showa Candy Shop 2, Hungry Cat Picross, Two Eyes and Mandora.
 

Deleted member 25094

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Subbed to this thread too. The monthly sub is good for new releases but as a new iPhone owner, I'll have missed a lot over the last few years which won't get mentioned in the monthly threads.
 
King Onion

King Onion

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Oct 27, 2017
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THEVOID said:
My Q also....And iTunes movies and Music?
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You should be able to wishlist movies and music since the iTunes app is different and better than the App Store app. For a company so focused on controlling user experience it is kind of boggling that they don't at least maintain feature parity between the two.
 
BassForever

BassForever

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Oct 25, 2017
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Star Realms, amazing deck builder you can start for free and pay $5 to unlock the full base game.
 
LIV Master

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Oct 28, 2017
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Definitely try Guns of Boom, if you like first person shooters and PvP. Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition is great. Mercs of Boom or Xcom are still great turn-based strategies.
 
makonero

makonero

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Oct 27, 2017
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Any good incremental games? I love some of them (paper clips, kittens, a dark room) and don't like the vast majority of them. Any recommendations would be great.
 
Saucycarpdog

Saucycarpdog

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Oct 25, 2017
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makonero said:
Any good incremental games? I love some of them (paper clips, kittens, a dark room) and don't like the vast majority of them. Any recommendations would be great.
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-Spaceplan
-Realm Grinder is fair with its IAPs
-Rule with an Iron Fish

Kairosoft games are kinda incremental if you don't mind checking in more often than you would a clicker.
 
Twinsen64

Twinsen64

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Mar 9, 2018
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Candy Crush.
As lame as it is from the outset, it is bloody addictive - plenty of IAP and up-sell attempts but if you ignore it, then its quite fun to spend some time on it every day.

Sky Force Reloaded
Really fun side-scroller shooter

Raptor
Old school DOS game on the IOS
 
Chromie

Chromie

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Dec 4, 2017
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Washington
There's a lack of board games here.

Pandemic is fantastic. One of my favorite board games and it's so much fun on my phone during my long commutes.


Through the Ages is also fantastic and supports iPhone X resolution.

 
Korezo

Korezo

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Oct 25, 2017
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I was thinking of getting Monster hunter stories. But I'm also struggling to find games, recently downloaded FF brave exvius, but I'm trying to stay away from f2p and play paid games with no micro transactions.
 
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