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The 50 best games for iPhone and iPad

We have updated our selection of iPhone and iPad games not to be missed on the App Store. They are classified by category and presented for the most part with a video, starting of course with the most beautiful and addictive… which will find ideal support in terms of power with the new iPhone, iPad and other iOS devices to come. In this selection, there are in any case something of all genres and for all budgets. In addition to this ranking, do not hesitate to find our other game selections at the end of the article.

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The essentials of video games on iPhone and iPad

Mario Kart Tour

Mario Kart Tour was released in 2019 after long months of testing. This is possibly the most anticipated Nintendo mobile game in Japanese history, ahead of Super Mario Run. And the result lives up to expectations, with a quality game with ergonomics adapted to smartphones. A multiplayer mode is required to compete against friends or other online competitors. If we had to choose just one iPhone or iOS game, it would be this one.

Super Mario Run

Released at the end of 2016, criticized for certain aspects (required connection, price), the game will certainly please those who like to take the time to collect all the pieces of a level, then start again with the following pieces, even more difficult to find, this for the many levels offered. Others will quickly get the hang of it and may deplore Mario's “automatic” movement, but it's for a good cause: allowing you to play with one hand. We choose it for its graphic qualities and its great replayability! Findour articles on Super Mario Run here.

Pokémon Go

This title from Niantic revolutionized mobile gaming. It involves playing a Pokémon trainer, responsible for discovering as many as possible and helping them evolve. The idea being that to go Pokémon hunting, you have to walk, visit the places around you, capture key points, etc. And even without being able to move too much, many challenges are offered to keep the player in suspense. Pokémon GO has enjoyed unprecedented success, and missing out on the experience that Niantic offers there would be a mistake.

PUBG Mobile

With Fortnite, here is the other major reference in the “arena survival” genre on PC and mobile since this year. Compatible with MFi controllers, the game shines with its gameplay, a little more serious than Fortnite, and its top-level production!

Fallout Shelter

In this post-apocalyptic management game, you will have to take care of your survivors cloistered in an anti-atomic shelter. Building new rooms, unlocking new technologies, exploring the outside world and keeping your survivors happy, these are the player's different missions, for this title seen in the App Store's selection of the best games of 2015.

Crossy Road

This is a simple, well-made, fun and entertaining game. You have to make a small animal cross roads and rivers in small jumps. As long as we don't lose, we continue, in order to achieve the best possible score. The pixel graphics contribute to the cute side of this very pleasant game.

Lara Croft Go

Mrs. Croft is back for this iOS platform game (tested here) in which you must cross each table with agility and intelligence.

Monument Valley

Since its release in 2014, this game has reaped rewards. Each level is a puzzle to solve, but each level is also a painting and a visual challenge. Since time, the developers have also had the good idea of ​​adding new levels, and even developing a sequel, also critically acclaimed, Monument Valley 2.

Dust: An Elysian Tail

iOS adaptation of the game released on Xbox in 2012, this game combines role-playing and action in a graphic universe that is both very distinctive, but also very beautiful. Be careful, the game is greedy, 1 GB of RAM will not be too much.

Clash Royale

The developers of the very famous Clash of Clans hit hard in early 2016, with the launch of Clash Royale. Same universe, but an even more competitive and rapid approach. We note the appearance of the deck of cards to prepare before a game, but also the presence of different types of units and spells to cast. A must have, obviously, free and available on iPhone & iPad. The game remains among the most downloaded of the year, with an extremely long lifespan.

Other great iPhone and iPad games you shouldn't miss

VainGlory

Definitely the best multiplayer online arena battle (MOBA) game on iOS. The player must choose a hero with specific powers (from many characters) and join a team of three in online battles taking place in a side-view 3D setting. The objective of the game is to destroy the crystal in the enemy base in order to win the game. There are two types of games, short games of 5-10 mins and long games of 15-25 mins. A game with particularly rich content that can keep you entertained for hours and hours!

Lumino City

This pretty independent game stands out for its graphic style. The decorations are in fact made from real photographed paper and cardboard constructions. It is an adventure and puzzle game in which progression is done by pointing and clicking to move, interact with the scenery and perform different actions. The player plays a little girl who follows in the footsteps of her missing grandfather. She must explore a city and understand the mechanisms that drive it in order to be able to continue the adventure.

Clash of Clans

Very simple concept for this successful game, you have to defend your village with buildings and soldiers, but also try to destroy other people's villages. Simple on the surface, but very tactical and engaging once you get the hang of it. There are even international Clash of Clans competitions.

Bad land

In this incredibly beautiful platform game, you steer a little flying black beast through levels strewn with traps. The principle is simple, but it's a joy to explore these worlds, which are so well-designed in terms of graphics and sound. The developers have added a level editor which allows you to access user-created levels and invent new ones yourself.

A second opus, Badland 2 was also released subsequently. The game offers a new progression of levels, much more vertically, in addition to new interactions with the environment and improved graphics. Note that both Badlands support 3D Touch.

Out There

Survival game (rogue-like) in space mixing management, decision-making, tactics and chance. Critically acclaimed, this game with its atmospheric and poetic atmosphere should delight those looking for depth and immersion.

Plans vs Zombies 2

Another game not to be missed, while traveling through time, massacre hordes of zombies with your plants. Crazy and addictive!

Temple Run 2

He also created a genre, the “running game”. This is the second opus and it is even more successful than the first, particularly in terms of graphics. Take advantage of it, especially since it is still updated very often.

Minecraft

Another successful game which is available on iPhone. In Minecraft, you can create the world you like and invite your friends to it. Once you start, you can't stop.

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft

Every gamer has already heard of World of Warcraft. Well, the publisher Blizzard has transcribed the universe of its famous online role-playing game into its card game Hearthstone, which has been a huge success on PC since its release in 2014, but also on mobile. The game offers some solo adventures, but most of the (card) battles are against other players online.

Mini Metro

One of the revelations of the year 2016. It is a minimalist strategy game, both addictive and relaxing, in which you must create the metro network of a city while ensuring that you bring every traveler safe. Long hours of gaming to be expected, on iPhone, but also iPad.

Reigns

A sort of book in which you are the hero in which, as king of a medieval people, you have to manage various events, wars, revolutions, financial crisis, illnesses, etc. Lots of humor and an offbeat tone, for a game full of surprises! Available in French on iPhone and iPad.

FTL: Faster Than Light

Rogue-like in the purest tradition of the genre, this management game invites you to lead a spaceship crossing the universe on the run from a fierce rebel faction. The adventure is then punctuated by encounters with strangers, friendly or more aggressive, merciless combat and management of the ship, its parts and its personnel. Beautiful graphics and a magnificent soundtrack complete a very popular recipe both on tablet and PC. For iPad only.

Superbrothers: Sword & Sorcery

Developed specifically for iOS, this adventure game goes completely off the beaten track by offering remarkable pixel-art graphics, an excellent sound experience and a truly gripping adventure throughout its length.

The essential series

Angry Birds

One of the best-selling games on iPhone for good reason: it's a formidable puzzle game, in a stupid and cute atmosphere where you have to throw birds at pigs. The game is rich in content and challenging enough to provide superb playtime. The updates are very numerous, as are the levels.

Cut The Rope

A brilliant puzzle game, addictive, full of challenges and yet never discouraging. In the opinion of the author of these lines, it is even superior to Angry Birds! There are a total of 4 Cut the Rope games, each more engaging than the last.

The Room

These are puzzle games and riddles, the first episode of which was awarded by Apple. The player must move through rooms filled with objects and mechanisms to analyze and understand. You must unlock each puzzle in a certain order in order to progress in the adventure. Each episode includes its own story.

The most addictive iOS games

2048

Here is the representative of puzzle games, the aim of which is to obtain the number 2048 (or more) thanks to the multiplication of the smallest numbers when they are merged. Easy to learn and basic in its possibilities, it still requires careful thought. Big advantage: graphically simplistic, it can run on older generation iPhones without problems. It's a bit like the Rubik's Cube of the iPhone.

Candy Crush Saga

More than a game, it's a real phenomenon that started from Facebook which won over the iPhone to the point of appearing on TV!

Fruit Ninja

Cut up fruit with your finger. It sounds simple and silly said like that, but it's super addictive. A version dedicated to Puss in Boots is also available with a soundtrack... Mama mia!

Running and sports

Table Tennis Touch

The best table tennis simulation adapted for mobile. What more can we say, except to add the game offers a multiplayer mode to compete against strangers or friends online at ping-pong on iPhone or iPad.

Reckless Racing 3

Races seen from above, on superb little 3D circuits. A real favorite.

Real Racing 3

The ultimate racing game on iPhone and which serves as a technical demonstration, with numerous cars, a time management mechanism that is sometimes a little frustrating, but which encourages precise and rigorous driving.

Asphalt 9

Another game not to be missed, successor to Asphalt 8 (available here on the App Store). An arcade race already available in numerous versions, but which has gone up a notch with this version. The cars take you on wild races with detailed graphics on various circuits around the world, day or night. Enough to truly take in the sights.

We could name a hundred more games worth a look on iPhone and iPad, but with that, there is already enough to have a very, very good time. And then as indicated in the introduction, there are also other no less qualitative titles, to be found in our other top games:

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By : Keleops AG

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