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199+ iOS apps & games curated and reviewed

4.6 avg rating
11 free apps & games
Updated May 2026

Every iPhone needs a few good new games apps. We benchmark 199+ of them on App Store rating, freshness, and pricing, then surface the standouts so you don't have to scroll the App Store yourself.

Top Picks for New Games

Sky: Children of the Light#1

Sky: Children of the Light by thatgamecompany

Play Together with Compassion
Editor's Choice
๐ŸŽฎ Games
4.8๐Ÿ˜Š(264K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
#36in Games
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Embark on a peaceful puzzle-adventure across a vibrant kingdom. Connect with players worldwide, discover new emotes, and customize your character. Enjoy daily adventures and express your creativity through shared memories.

What We Love

  • ๐ŸŒŸ Stunning graphics and visuals
  • ๐ŸŽจ Beautiful art style and design
  • ๐ŸŽถ Excellent sound and music
  • ๐Ÿค Friendly and supportive community

Room to Improve

  • ๐Ÿคฏ Frustrating controls and camera issues
  • ๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ Repetitive and grindy gameplay
  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ Expensive in-app purchases
iSlash Masters#2

iSlash Masters by Duello

Swipe and slash puzzle
Strong Contender
๐ŸŽฎ Games
4.5๐Ÿ˜(622 ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
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Engage in a challenging swipe-and-slash puzzle game. Navigate intricate levels, avoid obstacles, and unlock new areas through quests. Master your skills with the guidance of your Sensei and conquer formidable foes.

What We Love

  • ๐ŸŽฎ Fun and addictive gameplay
  • ๐Ÿ‘ Great concept and design
  • ๐Ÿ’Ž Challenging and rewarding levels

Room to Improve

  • ๐Ÿ”‹ High battery consumption
  • ๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ Excessive waiting times for energy/lives
  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ Aggressive monetization with ads and in-app purchases
Prune#3

Prune by Joel McDonald LLC

Cultivate what matters
Worth Considering
๐ŸŽฎ Games
4.2๐Ÿ˜Š(558 ratings)
$4.99
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Cultivate a digital tree in a hostile world by guiding its growth towards sunlight. Uncover a hidden story and bring life to a forgotten landscape with this meditative and beautiful game.

What We Love

  • ๐ŸŒณ Beautiful, elegant design
  • ๐Ÿ•น๏ธ Relaxing, meditative gameplay
  • ๐ŸŽถ Calming, atmospheric soundtrack
  • ๐ŸŒŸ Unique, artistic experience

Room to Improve

  • โฑ๏ธ Levels can feel too time-sensitive
  • ๐Ÿค” Unclear objectives and mechanics
  • ๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ Game is too short for the price

More New Games apps to explore

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Little Inferno HD
Little Inferno HD
Little Inferno HD
by Experimental Gameplay Group
$4.99

Burn a variety of objects in a fireplace, discovering new combinations and uncovering a mysterious story. This game is an interactive experience about play and consumption, set in a cozy, yet intriguing, environment.

Burn various objectsDiscover new combosUncover a mysterious story
๐ŸŽฎ Games
(636)
free with in-app purchases
5
Hyper Light Drifter
Hyper Light Drifter
Hyper Light Drifter
Explore a mysterious world
$4.99

Embark on an action-adventure RPG journey through a vast, ruined world filled with danger and lost technologies. Explore, battle vicious enemies, and uncover secrets in this hand-animated, visually stunning experience.

Hand-animated visualsVast, ruined world explorationChallenging combat
๐ŸŽฎ Games
(6.5K)
paid
6
Xenowerk
Xenowerk
Xenowerk
by Pixelbite
Free

Descend into a dangerous underground lab filled with mutants. Battle through 70 levels, upgrade your weapons and armor, and use special powers to survive. The first part of this top-down action shooter is free to play.

Top-down action shooter gameplayDual stick touch controlsDynamic lighting and shadows
๐ŸŽฎ Games
(680)
free with in-app purchases
7
Journey
Journey
Journey
Timeless Classic
$4.99

Embark on a solo or cooperative adventure through a vast, ancient world. Soar over ruins and glide across sands to uncover its mysteries. Experience breathtaking visuals and a Grammy-nominated musical score.

Explore ancient worldSoar above ruinsGlide across sands
๐ŸŽฎ Games
(735)
paid
8
EPOCH.2
EPOCH.2
EPOCH.2
by Uppercut Games Pty Limited
$0.99

Engage in epic robot combat across a post-apocalyptic world. Control your robot with intuitive swipes, make tactical decisions, and unravel a compelling story of humanity's downfall and a princess's survival. Upgrade your robot with salvaged parts and diverse weaponry to face escalating challenges.

Intuitive touch-screen controlsTactical combat and decision-makingEngaging post-apocalyptic story
๐ŸŽฎ Games
(399)
free with in-app purchases
9
There Is No Game: WD
There Is No Game: WD
There Is No Game: WD
Wrong Dimension
$4.99

Embark on a hilarious point-and-click adventure across bizarre video game worlds. Solve unconventional puzzles and interact with a quirky narrator to find your way home. This critically acclaimed game offers a unique and humorous experience.

Point-and-click comedy adventureUnique 3D graphics (flat and pixelated)Fully voiced with subtitles
๐ŸŽฎ Games
(1.5K)
paid
10
Mushroom 11
Mushroom 11
Mushroom 11
A Shape-Shifting Puzzler
$4.99

Guide a unique life-form through a desolate world by manipulating its shape. Explore hand-painted environments, solve physics-based puzzles, and uncover the mystery of its origins. Experience innovative touch controls and an original soundtrack.

Shape-shifting gameplayInnovative touch controlsHand-painted worlds
๐ŸŽฎ Games
(415)
paid
11
Skullduggery!
Skullduggery!
Skullduggery!
by ClutchPlay Games
$2.99

Control a semi-organic skull as a tax collector for the afterlife's IRS. Use your brain's elasticity to flick yourself through fortresses, avoid obstacles, and take out enemies. Engage in stealth, trick shots, and even multiplayer challenges.

Flick-based brain elasticity controlsBullet time for trick shotsStealth mechanics for enemy takedowns
๐ŸŽฎ Games
(198)
paid
12
Mudness Offroad Car Simulator
Mudness Offroad Car Simulator
Mudness Offroad Car Simulator
Mud car games simulator truck
Free

Experience a AAA multiplayer offroad simulator with diverse terrains and thrilling adventures. Drive realistic offroad machines, complete delivery missions, and customize your vehicles. Compete in daily challenges and multiplayer races with up to 20 players per server.

Drive realistic offroad machinesDiverse terrains: mud, sand, snow, riversChallenging delivery missions
๐ŸŽฎ Games
(83K)
free with in-app purchases
13
Dungelot: Shattered Lands
Dungelot: Shattered Lands
Dungelot: Shattered Lands
by tinyBuild LLC
$3.99

Embark on a challenging roguelike dungeon-crawler adventure filled with exploration, combat, and secrets. Upgrade characters, battle unique enemies, and uncover mini-games across multiple worlds.

Roguelike dungeon crawler gameplayCharacter upgrades and distinct playstylesExploration across three worlds
๐ŸŽฎ Games
(394)
paid
14
Police Chief
Police Chief
Police Chief
Grow Your Police Team!
Free

Build and manage a police precinct, recruit officers, and equip them with advanced gear to tackle complex criminal cases. Strategically expand your headquarters and manage inmates to restore order to a crime-ridden city.

Design and build police HQRecruit officers and upgrade gearInvestigate cases strategically
๐ŸŽฎ Games
(7.5K)
free with in-app purchases
15
Good Pizza, Great Pizza+
Good Pizza, Great Pizza+
Good Pizza, Great Pizza+
Pizza sim & restaurant game
Free

Manage your own pizza restaurant, fulfilling customer orders with a wide variety of toppings and ingredients. Advance the storyline, upgrade your kitchen, and decorate your establishment to become a Master Ovenist.

Fulfill customer pizza ordersAdvance storyline and progress through chaptersUpgrade restaurant equipment
๐ŸŽฎ Games
(6.9K)
free
16
Beat the Boss 2
Beat the Boss 2
Beat the Boss 2
Ultimate stress relief game
Free

Unleash your frustration on a tyrannical boss with a vast arsenal of weapons and magical forces. This sequel offers enhanced gameplay, new stages, and hilarious physics-based reactions for ultimate stress relief.

Vast arsenal of weaponsMagical forces and lethal gunsPhysics-simulated reactions
๐ŸŽฎ Games
(4.6K)
free with in-app purchases
17
Racing Master
Racing Master
Racing Master
Ultimate Mobile Racing Game
Free

Experience high-octane racing with over 100 officially licensed vehicles. Customize your cars and compete in thrilling races on real-world tracks with realistic visuals and engine sounds. Engage in real-time PvP battles and tournaments.

Over 100 officially licensed vehiclesDeep car customization optionsReal-world scanned tracks and circuits
๐ŸŽฎ Games
(3.2K)
free with in-app purchases
18
NTE: Neverness to Everness
NTE: Neverness to Everness
NTE: Neverness to Everness
by N2E ENTERTAINMENT PTE. LTD.
Free

Embark on an open-world RPG adventure as an Anomaly Hunter in a vibrant, supernatural city. Unravel urban mysteries, form bonds with unique companions, and forge your own story in a world where humans and the supernatural coexist.

Open-world explorationSupernatural urban mysteriesDiverse companion characters
๐ŸŽฎ Games
(16K)
free with in-app purchases
19
Nick Jr. Replay!
Nick Jr. Replay!
Nick Jr. Replay!
Play & Learn
Free

Preschoolers can explore a vibrant world of retro Nick Jr. games, fostering imagination and learning. This interactive universe offers over 50 minigames to build essential skills in math, reading, art, and problem-solving.

Retro Nick Jr. games50+ skill-building minigamesCustomization options
๐ŸŽฎ Games
(0)
free
20
Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs
by Set Snail ApS
Free

Experience the hilariously difficult challenge of walking with impossibly long legs. Control a character with disproportionately long limbs, tapping to advance one leg at a time. Unlock costumes and complete quests in this fun, rewarding, and endlessly entertaining endless walker.

Endless walking gameplayControl characters with long legsUnlockable costumes
๐ŸŽฎ Games
(24K)
free with in-app purchases

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