This Week's Best iPhone Games on Sale: Two Square Enix Classics, One Comedy Gem

The App Store's deal rotation this week is unusually strong for anyone who likes a story over a quick match-three. Two Square Enix classics dropped to their best prices in months, a genuinely funny indie office comedy is down to under a dollar, and a puzzle-adventure hybrid worth a full playthrough is 50% off. Here's what's actually worth the download before prices snap back.

#Romancing SaGa -Minstrel Song- — lowest price on record

This is the one to grab first if you're on the fence. Romancing SaGa -Minstrel Song- is Square Enix's remaster of a beloved 2005 PlayStation 2 RPG, and its price history shows real movement: it bounced between $12.99 and $24.99 for months before this week's drop to $9.99 — which, based on AppsHunter's price-tracking data, is the lowest it's been recorded at since it came to iOS. If you've been waiting for a "real" sale rather than a rotating promo, this is it.

The game itself is a non-linear, open-world JRPG where the story branches meaningfully based on which of eight playable characters you pick — it rewards multiple playthroughs rather than padding a single one. At $9.99 for a full, no-IAP RPG, it's an easy recommendation for anyone who grew up on the genre.

#SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered

Square Enix's other remaster on sale this week, SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered, is down to $16.99 from $28.99 — a smaller percentage cut than Minstrel Song but still a real one, and worth knowing about if you're building out a SaGa collection rather than starting one. It's a heavier, more mechanically dense game than Minstrel Song, built around a free-form combat system where skills are learned by using them rather than leveling up on a fixed track. No in-app purchases, no ads — you're paying once for the whole game.

#ThreeKingdoms: The Last Warlord

A tactics game set during China's Three Kingdoms period, down to $3.99 from $12.99 — a 69% cut. It's one of the better-reviewed strategy games in this week's discount list at 4.7 stars, though with a modest 12 ratings so far, worth treating as a promising newer release rather than a proven long-term hit. One honest note: it does carry in-app purchases on top of the upfront price, so budget-conscious players should check what's gated behind them before assuming $3.99 is the whole cost.

#Say No! More — under a dollar

If you want something that doesn't take itself seriously, Say No! More is a retro-styled comedy adventure where you play an office intern who discovers the power of assertively saying "no" to absurd workplace requests. It's down to $0.99 from $5.99 — an 83% discount — no ads, no in-app purchases, and it's built to be finished in a single sitting rather than a long-term time sink. At this price it's close to an impulse buy with almost no risk attached.

#LEGO Bricktales

Also from the same publisher and also $0.99 (down from $4.99): LEGO Bricktales, a physics-based building puzzle game where you construct LEGO contraptions to solve environmental puzzles across a series of dioramas. It's the more family-friendly pick of this week's list — genuinely playable by a kid without hand-holding, and no monetization tricks lurking behind the initial price.

#Honorable mention: Hue9 — Color Sudoku

A calmer pick if the above feel too involved: Hue9 reskins classic Sudoku with color-matching instead of numbers, currently free (down from $9.99). It does carry in-app purchases for extra puzzle packs, so treat "free" as "free to start" rather than fully free.

#Why two SaGa games in one week isn't a coincidence

Square Enix has been steadily remastering its back catalog for mobile over the past couple of years, and the SaGa series in particular has been a frequent target — its non-linear structure and free-form skill systems have aged unusually well compared to more rigidly-scripted JRPGs from the same era. Seeing two entries discounted in the same week is likely tied to that broader remaster push rather than a coincidence, and it's worth checking AppsHunter's app page for Romancing SaGa -Minstrel Song- periodically — publishers often stack fresh discounts around anniversaries or new-entry announcements in the same franchise.

#This week's picks at a glance

#How we picked these

Every price above was checked against live App Store data at publish time, not pulled from a search result that might already be stale — deal prices move fast, sometimes within hours. If you're browsing for more beyond this list, AppsHunter's games topic and strategy games topic track current App Store pricing continuously rather than on a weekly cycle, so they're worth a look if this week's list doesn't have what you're after. For non-game deals, we also cover this week's best app discounts separately.

#FAQ

Do these prices expire? Yes — App Store discounts can end without warning, sometimes within a day. If something here catches your eye, don't sit on it.

Are any of these actually free-to-play with heavy monetization? No — everything above is a genuine paid-once or discounted-once purchase, and we've flagged the two (ThreeKingdoms and Hue9) that also include optional in-app purchases so you know before buying.

Why isn't [my favorite game] on this list? We prioritize apps with real user ratings behind them and discounts we can verify were live at publish time, over just listing everything that showed a price cut. A handful of decent deals get left off every week for exactly that reason.

Should I wait for a bigger discount? For Romancing SaGa -Minstrel Song-, probably not — $9.99 is already its lowest recorded price, so waiting risks the price bouncing back up to $24.99 rather than dropping further. For the others, discounts like these tend to resurface every few months, so it's a smaller gamble to wait if you're not sure.

All prices verified against live App Store data as of September 14, 2026. Deals can end at any time — confirm the price in the App Store before buying.