Our smartphones and tablets have long been excellent gaming platforms. Sound, graphics and controls iPhone And iPad are at a height sufficient to satisfy the leisure time of any gamer, not to mention simply passing the time. Once game developers became fully comfortable with the features of smartphones and tablets, especially their touch and kinetic sensors, the gaming market experienced a boom that the industry had not seen since the mid-1980s!

Currently for the platform iOS There are a great many truly worthy gaming products, but, as a result of their popularity, they often have to look for pearls among the rubble. Yes, unfortunately, most modern games attack primarily your wallet, and not your eyes, much less your mind and heart. In this review, we will look at 35 games for iPhone and iPad that can be called the best, and some of them have become milestones in the development of entire genres. It must be admitted that a number of games in this review have primitive graphics at the Atari level, but brilliant content is often hidden behind the ugly appearance. But there are also games that are impeccable from all sides.

    One of the rare examples of a puzzle that can captivate even those who do not like this genre. Small in size math game Threes! implemented succinctly and skillfully, its discreet interface conceals a stylish appeal. The main idea of ​​this game for iOS lies in adding numbers, when you start with single digits and eventually reach tens and hundreds of thousands. The brain is pleasantly strained and learns as it progresses in the game.

    1. Device 6

    A surreal thriller in a retro spy style, where your guide will be a real literary story, in the literal sense - the printed word. The game won the 2014 Apple Design Award. Device 6 combines the gameplay and pleasure that can only be obtained from an immersive read. This game for iOS will delight you with a strong plot, diluted with good humor, sometimes dark, and will also involve you in an atmosphere of mystery, sometimes frightening. And yes, you need to know at least superficial English; there is no translation into Russian yet.

    1. Eliss Infinity

    This game will squeeze everything out of your fingers and multi-touch iPhone and iPad. The action-puzzle genre allows you to use your limbs to control planets, when combining them leads to an increase, and separation leads to a decrease. There is a special Spacebox mode in which you can create planets and play with them, as if on a test bench.

    Eliss Infinity has won numerous awards, including Most Innovative Game. The wonderful musical accompaniment of this one was also noted. The creators claim that their product can run on any iPhone and iPad screen, on any iOS device.

    1. World of Goo HD

    A stylish puzzle game with its own unique twilight atmosphere. This is the case when gurgling mud, sticky balls and sticks are perceived with sympathy. This iOS game features realistic physics that take center stage in the experience. With the help of flowing mud, you have to build flexible and shaky structures along which the dirt can crawl to the goal. Each level is a work of avant-garde art, which was undoubtedly created by a talented artist.

    The game has been repeatedly recognized as the best for iPad and iPhone.

    1. Lara Croft GO

    The unforgettable Lara Croft is now taking iOS devices by storm. In this game you have to guide the heroine along an orthogonal projection, i.e. you observe the level from above and from the side. This is a turn-based strategy adventure with many puzzles, the first of which introduce you to the events and game mechanics, and then become quite complex, so you will have to tinker with the passage for quite a long time. Fortunately, the experience is exciting and enjoyable, helped by the cleverness of the puzzles and the wonderful graphics.

    The game was named Apple iPhone Game of the Year 2015 and Best Mobile/PDA Game at The Game Awards 2015.

    1. Osmos

    An original game built on the Darwinian principle of the struggle for existence at the level of galactic particles. Physics and the principle of absorption of more by less plays a huge role in the process. It is possible to move only in a reactive way - throwing away part of the mass, and therefore, when approaching your victim, you can easily turn into it and be absorbed if you do not correctly calculate your own potential. One of the most atmospheric games for iOS with excellent graphics and sound.

    Located in the App Store Hall of Fame, it has been awarded many times, including being recognized as Game of the Year for iPad, Game for iPhone No. 1, Winner of the Apple Design Award, and so on.

    1. Year Walk

    An atmospheric puzzle game inspired by Swedish folklore. Here you will have to wander through the dark pre-New Year's forest of the 19th century (and then the trees were very large) along with strange creatures from riddle to clue. In some places the game may seem creepy, but this only fuels interest in the plot of predicting the future and prophecies of love. Interesting graphics and first-person view.

    1. Power Hover

    A futuristic runner in a dying world. The action takes place on a planet that was once inhabited by robots. Now their population has been reduced to one representative - you. The protagonist will have a dynamic, exciting and dangerous journey through the remnants of a robotic civilization. You have a wonderful floating board that, with sufficient skill, will allow you to get out of any trouble unscathed. This iOS game has a good original soundtrack and the attractive charm of an abandoned world.

    1. Drop7

    This abstract puzzle game was included in Kotaku's list of the 12 best iPhone games. Here we will have to deal with the colored balls and the numbers on them, which indicate where this or that ball must stand in order to disappear from the screen. The next balls fall into the empty space. It seems to be a simple and not to say enchantingly colorful game, but it is very addictive.

    1. Boson X

    A non-standard runner with now unusual vector graphics. According to the plot, the hero will have to run inside a particle accelerator. At this microscopic level of action, you become a direct participant in physical experiments to create new particles. The game is dynamic at breakneck speed. Despite its ugly graphics, the process is captivating and keeps you in suspense. It’s difficult to understand just from the screenshots how amazing this toy is and what’s more, it weighs only 20 megabytes.

    1. Super Stickman Golf 2

    This game for iPhone and iPad is based on classic golf. Only the ball will have to be guided to the pocket not through mowed lawns, but through rather tricky levels that can fray a lot of the player’s nerves. In this arcade game you can choose a hero and customize his appearance. The game received the title of Appstore Best of 2013. Despite the year of release, the game is still being updated, and many additions have been released. The game itself is free, but add-ons for it cost money, sometimes quite a bit.

    Download Super Stickman Golf 2 in the App Store:

    1. The Room Three

    This is the third installment in a series of puzzle games that have been praised by gamers and critics. This is a physics puzzle with a beautiful, responsive world. The player goes to a mysterious, distant island, where the Master will put many tests before him. The game interface is perfectly designed for exciting puzzle solving. In the third part of the “Rooms” you will find dozens of artifacts that can surprise and delight when you solve them. The game is undoubtedly atmospheric, which is emphasized by a good sound environment and music.

    1. Doug Dug

    Dug Doug is a gnome who loves to dig and intends to find treasure. To find treasures, he is ready to dig as deep as he can. But not only treasures await the gnome underground, but also many dangers in the form of various monsters. The action takes place in a funny pixel world, the controls are quite simple.

    1. Forget-Me-Not

    Old school arcade game in the style of the unforgettable Pac-Man. You have to move around inside intricate labyrinths in search of a way out. You need to look for keys to doors, fight off enemies, gnaw through walls, drink potions and collect fruits and flowers to earn more points. The graphics are so retro that it's even surprising, but that's one of the features of this game, which also weighs a ridiculous 3.2 megabytes.

    1. Papers, Please

    A totalitarian dystopian immigration inspector emulator. According to the story unfolding in the game, you have to serve faithfully in the border town of Greshtina in the communist country of Arstotzka. Crowds of emigrants are pouring into the country in search of work, a better life, and sometimes just easy dishonest money - these are spies, smugglers and terrorists. Based on the documents provided and a simple system of checking those entering, you will have to weed out those wishing to enter Arstotzka and even issue arrest orders.

    Fully Russified. The plot contains 20 different endings. This iOS game has won a ton of awards and accolades (pictured).

    1. FTL: Faster Than Light

    The best space battle simulator of its kind. According to the plot, you have to, neither more nor less, save the galaxy! On the ship that you are preparing for battles in interstellar space, you will have to face superior enemy weapons, when the life of the crew will depend only on your skill in the fight for the survival of your leaky (missiles just hit the shields) vessel. The spaceship simulator is placed in a randomly generated galaxy with new enemies and new space roads. The irrevocability of death adds particular tension to the game.

    Download FTL: Faster Than Light in the App Store:

    1. Her Story

    A game from the developer of Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, famous for its unconventional approach to game concepts. Now you have to become a police detective in a small town, where everything is mostly quiet, but once upon a time, a murder happened. You have to investigate it, sitting behind the screen of your old kinescope monitor and sorting through video recordings of interrogations of a woman whose husband disappeared. At the same time, as in the case of a real investigator, the main process of unraveling a tangle of mysteries occurs in the player’s head. The interrogation video was filmed with a real actress (Viva Seyfert, gymnast, drummer and keyboardist in the band Gideon & The Shark), who does not perform well in her role.

    1. LIMBO

    A mystical arcade game that takes place in a black and white world - Limbo, which is somewhere between life and death. A boy is looking for his sister, for which he has to go on a deadly journey through Limbo. The hero will have to die bloody countless times in various traps, be torn and sawed so that the pieces will fly all over the screen of your tablets and smartphones. But we have as many boys as we need. The game has a very dark atmosphere. The product has received more than 100 awards around the world, including the most prestigious ones.

    1. Need For Speed ​​Most Wanted

    The famous racing masterpiece from Electronic Arts. This game has beautiful graphics that really get the most out of your iOS device. You will have to drive incredible supercars to become the best among underground street racers. The rivals will be not only other “athletes”, but also the police and criminals. There are more than 40 cars available, which can also be tuned. Realistic physics and damage system. You can control it by touching and tilting. Add-ons are available that will make you a faster racer for money.

    Download Need For Speed ​​Most Wanted in the App Store:

    1. Drop Wizard

    Retro with pixel graphics and the recognizable spirit of the hit Nintendo games. The work of the independent studio Neutronized tells the story of a wizard in a pointed hat who goes on an adventure to free his beloved. You will have to run through small rooms consisting of several levels. Having fallen from the lower platform, the wizard falls from above. The game does not have saves at each level, losing all lives and seeing “Game Over” on the screen is easy, but this only intensifies passions. Despite its complexity, the game has wonderfully simple controls.

    1. Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved

    A non-standard first-person arcade shooter, the main idea of ​​which is based on sci-fi geometry, which ultimately gives us a pleasure for both the eyes and the mind. Excellent graphics, excellent dynamics and original gameplay have allowed this series of games to win many awards. Before us are a hundred levels that will attack us with an unusual sense of space, lots of lights and a barrage of fire. In the process, you can use the help of drones, which differ in their combat characteristics. You can save your progress to iCloud by watching other players and comparing yourself to the best. There are 12 game modes, each with their own equipment for your ship.

    Download Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved:

    1. TouchTone

    A puzzle with ascetic graphics, but interesting tasks. In each task of this game for iOS, several figures are given and a task is set that can be completed in one way or another by connecting objects. Knowledge of English will help in the process, but basically everything is intuitive.

    Download TouchTone:

    1. Bit Pilot

    Before us is another creation with brilliant gameplay and ugly graphics. The music in this game is remarkable, and in the rare and unpopular chip-tune style, but all the soundtracks will captivate you, even if you are a full-blown pop singer. At the same time, there are hidden tracks that will be revealed only after certain achievements. The action takes place in pixel space, where you have to wander among swarms of asteroids. This game for iPhone and iPad is not demanding on the device and has simple and intuitive controls.

    Download Bit Pilot in the App Store:

    1. Magnetic Billiards: Blueprint

    If I may say so, this billiards was probably invented by draftsmen; the graphics look too much like some kind of colored drawing. To enter the game, you will need a small number of attempts, which only begin like classic billiards, but end with completely different rules. Depending on the color of the balls, they tend to magnetize to each other in groups, forming geometric shapes, depending on the complexity of which points are awarded. Grouped balls disappear. Touching walls, balls of a different color, and ricochets also matters. For an additional fee, you can buy 80 additional tables, which make the game completely different from billiards.

    Download Magnetic Billiards: Blueprint in the App Store:

    1. SpellTower

    A word game vaguely reminiscent of Scrabble, or our Scrabble. You can play in four single modes and two-player modes. There is no Russian version, but a thorough knowledge of English is also not required, it is enough to have a dictionary at hand. This iOS game received several prestigious awards in its time. Unfortunately, the product has not been updated for several years, although the authors would do well to improve their vocabulary.

    Download SpellTower in the App Store:

    1. PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX

    Another reincarnation of the famous Pacman, this time extremely successful and with attractive graphics. The gameplay and visual design are classic at first glance, but it quickly becomes noticeable that both the design and gameplay have undergone significant improvements. So, we run and eat through various labyrinths, of which there are 132 in 10 zones with their own design. The longer we run, the faster, the speed can be increased to crazy levels, but it is also easy to lose it. There are three different game modes. You can compare your results with other players in the world on the leaderboard.

    Download PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX in the App Store:

    1. Hitman GO

    Agent 47 comes to your iPhone and iPad screens in the turn-based strategy genre. Now the bald killer acts on a board divided into squares by a grid and must think through his every move, like a chess grandmaster. The goals are as usual in the world of intelligence services and crime: penetration into places where one is not allowed, destruction of something or other that is heavily guarded. The game features good graphics and a well-thought-out process that allows for different styles and methods of achieving goals. The levels have secrets, secret passages, and different types of enemies. Hitman has his own arsenal and skills, including camouflage and diversionary maneuvers.

    1. Splice: Tree of Life

    A beautiful puzzle filled with contemplation of life and listening to the most pleasant music tracks. It is necessary to operate on living cells, building ordered structures out of them and creating a tree of life. The game contains more than 75 levels. It may be a little confusing at first, but after a couple of levels everything falls into place with intuitive and simple rules. All components, from graphics and sound to the concept, are top notch.

    1. VVVVVV

    Scary primitive retro graphics behind which lies one of the few true masterpieces of bloody hardcore. This stylish creation, long recognized on other systems, has been ported to iOS. The puzzle-platformer takes place on a spaceship that has crashed. Your character cannot jump, but he is subject to gravity, the vector of which he is able to change. For some reason, during an accident, the turbulence of space led to him ending up in another, dark space, where the brave captain Viridian is faced with insidious traps and inhospitable aborigines, with the help of which he will die countless times. The game's chiptune soundtrack was released as a separate release.

    1. Coolson's Pocket Pack

    A weird combination of word game and Tetris. The letters fall down at an ever-increasing speed, and you have to collect short words from them, which is not so easy when you look at how quickly the glass is filling and the fiasco is approaching. Stylish design. Opportunity to compare scores in Game Center. There is no Russian language, knowledge of English will be useful at least at the initial level.

    1. Black

    Embodied minimalism, which will be addictive and require remarkable brain effort. The logic puzzle involves the abstract action of making a moving black line, collecting colored circles along the way. There are many levels and they are not similar to each other; each can be solved in a variety of original ways. It couldn't be easier to control, but it's quite difficult to navigate. Additional pleasure comes from the opportunity to experiment and the resulting paintings that come to life. The game received a number of prestigious awards.

    Download Coolson's Pocket Pack in the App Store:

    1. Shadowmatic

    A magical creation full of beauty and tranquility! A beautiful 3D puzzle game with detailed graphics, photo-realistic lighting and meditative music. Light and shadow in this game for iOS are the main thing, because we have to operate with shadows cast on the wall by seemingly abstract objects. The action takes place in 12 cozy rooms, decorated differently stylistically and with different semantic content. The game contains over 100 levels with non-linear progression and tips. The product was recognized as the best game of 2015 in the App Store and also won the Apple Design Award.

    1. Trainyard

    A puzzle on the theme of trains and their movement from the starting point to the final point. Several trains are given that must be guided to their station, while trains of a certain color go to their specific station. They need to be controlled by drawing paths. At first it will be easy, but then you will have to strain yourself, as it should, for example, according to color theory, combine trains. It will also be necessary to undock the trains at appropriate moments. This game for Phone and iPad is addictive and takes you to unimaginably difficult levels that not everyone can complete.

    Download Trainyard in the App Store:

    1. Pinball Arcade

    The king of pinball emulators. The developers are proud that they were able to develop the most accurate and reliable virtual pinball machine. Everything here is believable - graphics, physics, sounds, the structure of real pinball tables, among which are the legends of the gaming halls. As you play, new tables will open, and you can also buy upgrades with machines, all of which are exact copies of real patented attractions.

    1. Touchgrind Skate 2

    Another realistic emulator, this time of a skateboard. The game offers realistic graphics and physics along with multi-touch controls. This sports masterpiece will primarily appeal to true skate lovers. Those who know how to ride a board themselves will appreciate the complexity and possibilities offered. To simply pass the time, this creation will be a little difficult to control, you will have to master it, not like a real skateboard, of course, but comparable. But then a wealth of possibilities opens up, including performing tricks, as well as creating your own feints. And all this can be recorded in videos to show off later.

    A deceptively simple arcade game with stylized neon graphics that amazes with the depth of the plot and the variety of gameplay. Playing as a small data deliverer inside a computer, you will witness the birth of artificial intelligence and the beginning of the uprising of the machines.

    2. Bendy in Nightmare Run

    A beautiful black and white runner in the spirit of classic 1930s cartoons, in which you need to run away from huge bosses. While overcoming obstacles on various levels, you must not forget to collect bricks, anvils and axes in order to use them to fight off monsters and their minions.

    3.PinOut!

    Addictive pinball with lush neon graphics and a synth-pop soundtrack, adding variety to the gameplay due to endless tables and time limits. Each of the levels here is decorated in its own style and has a complex design with traps, bonuses and shortcuts.

    4. The Battle of Polytopia

    An addictive turn-based strategy with minimalist graphics and procedural map generation. Lead one of the tribes and lead it to world domination, competing with other communities. Develop technologies, discover new lands and prove to everyone that you are the best ruler.

    5. Slydris

    An addictive puzzle game with game mechanics a bit like Tetris. Your task is to clear the playing field by filling the lines. However, this is done here somewhat differently: the pieces cannot be turned over - they can only be moved. But this applies to all blocks, including those that have already fallen.

    6. Clash Royale

    An explosive mixture of online strategy with fast, short battles and fun gameplay. By making a deck with troop cards and using resources wisely in battle, you need to defeat another player. Attack your opponent's towers, but don't forget to defend your own: the course of the battle can change dramatically in an instant.

    7. Disc Drivin' 2

    Unusual turn-based racing with exciting gameplay. It sounds absurd, but it's true. In this game you will have to push the disc over and over again, trying to guide it along a difficult track, so as not to fall into a trap and get to the finish line as quickly as possible.

    8. Look, Your Loot!

    A funny card roguelike about brave mouse warriors storming dark dungeons for loot. By opening cards adjacent to the hero, the player receives bonuses, fights off monsters and escapes from traps scattered here and there. As you progress, you can improve your characteristics, as well as discover new classes of fighters, allowing you to use other tactics.

    9. Threes! Freeplay

    An amazing number that will make you really strain your brain. To score the maximum number of points, you need to stack the tiles with each other - threes with threes, sixes with sixes, and so on.

    The difficulty is that to get threes you first need to add one and two. The numbers appear in any order, after just a few moves there is less space on the field and this is where the fun begins.

    10. It's Full of Sparks

    A life-affirming platformer about little firecrackers who live as long as their fuse burns. To prolong their lives, they need to learn the secret of the fireproof cord from their ancient relative. And to do this you will have to get through many dangerous levels, overcoming all the traps and obstacles.

    The mobile gaming industry has come a long way in recent years from the creation of countless clones of Sudoku and primitive arcade games, and therefore today there is nothing wrong with spending an hour or two with your iPhone in your hands playing through some amazing blockbuster.

    It’s easy to get confused in the variety of games, and most lists of the best do not give us an impartial look at the situation, so today we will determine the best games for iPhone based on their popularity among domestic users. Top 10 best games that our editors couldn’t tear themselves away from!

    #10 – Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

    Those who lived the life of an active gamer in the early 2000s probably remember this legendary toy, built around a catchy arcade game and solving moderately difficult puzzles to continue the journey. With a pair of swords in his hands, our Prince sets off to save his lady love and will be forced to stain the family steel in the blood of the enemies of the state.

    The main feature and distinguishing feature from the mass of other slashers of the computer version was the presence of a time dagger, which allows you to rewind time back or forward and ultimately make the optimal decision. Jump through lovingly drawn locations and chop up computer opponents after a hard day of work - what could be better?

    No. 9 – The Room Old Sins

    The latest release, which became available just a week ago. The toy weighs a lot - more than a gigabyte, but according to the first reviews of players, it is undoubtedly worth it. Many interesting puzzles lead the player through an exciting plot, the goal of which is to find an artifact and reveal a number of secrets. It is worth noting the atmosphere - the soundtrack does its job and if the developers want to scare you, then they succeed without difficulty.
    The game supports the Russian language, so domestic gamers will be able to fully enjoy the events of the magical world of The Room Old Sins. The controls are so simple and intuitive that if you want, you can even put your grandmother in jail for the passage, and there is no doubt that it will not be easy for her to tear herself away from what is happening on the screen.

    No. 8 – My Time At Portia

    The next position in our ranking of the best games on iPhone in 2018-2019 is occupied by another adventure game that was released just the other day. The plot is familiar to this genre - after a recent apocalypse, a young boy, whose role you play, finds himself on the edge of the world and begins his journey full of secrets and mysteries, during which he will meet many interesting characters and evil enemies.
    This beauty is available to both owners of personal computers and those who like to play on their iPhone or iPad.

    #7 – HighRisers

    Timeless classic – arcade game with overcoming obstacles and enemies by jumping. It is distinguished from a million clones by its attractive design and exciting gameplay - in the hands of the player there are four characters at once, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. A big plus is that this masterpiece belongs to the category of free games, and therefore you can try it for yourself and, if something happens, you can delete it in a couple of clicks and without spending money.
    There are several add-ons that expand the game's reality, for each of them you will have to pay $0.99, but even without them the game does not lose its charm. If you want to pass the time in a fun way, Highrisers is for you.

    #6 – Pinstripe

    A most atmospheric adventure puzzle game that sends the main character straight to hell in search of his beloved wife. There is quite a lot of action in this product, compared to other puzzles, but more than enough time is devoted to the puzzle. Particularly noteworthy are the locations through which you have to make your way to your wife - I honestly don’t remember such hell in any of the games on other platforms.
    The game arrived on PC last year and is available on Steam, and is scheduled to release on iPhone in the first quarter of 2018, but it is without a doubt one of the most anticipated mobile games of the year.

    #5 – The Franz Kafka Videogame

    Okay, the first half of the ranking of the most interesting games for iPhone in 2018-2019 has passed, let’s see what kind of masterpieces ended up in the top positions of our top. A biopic about Russia's favorite writer, Franz Kafka, takes us straight into the surreal and paradoxical world of his novels. If you are not familiar with the author’s work, then it may seem to you that some kind of nonsense is happening on the screen, but fans of his subtle and sad prose will finally be able to finally immerse themselves completely in such attractive worlds.
    If you are not a fan of quests or Kafka himself, then it is better not to waste time on this specific toy, because you are unlikely to like what is happening on the screen, but for admirers of the master’s talent, it is simply a must-have.

    No. 4 – Sigi A Fart For Mesulina

    Released at the end of the year, the new part of the acclaimed arcade action platformer has become even better and more entertaining. The plot is trivial - a knight goes on a journey to extract his beloved from the clutches of his enemies. A huge number of levels with a variety of enemies and bosses that cannot be overcome without remarkable intelligence and ingenuity.
    The art and level design make Sigi stand out from the crowd of dull platformers, and you really can’t tear yourself away from this world. The game is shareware, which will please domestic players a lot.

    #3 – AntiHero

    A brutal cross between the legendary Civilization and Hero Academy. The game received the highest ratings at various exhibitions and competitions of mobile video games, and users simply flooded the developers with letters of praise. The goal of the game is to build a powerful thieves' guild, and to achieve this task you will need to resort to many tricks to the point of foul - surveillance, bribery, murder and much more.

    The main drawback of the game is its considerable price, not everyone wants to pay five dollars for the bare version and pay an extra buck or two for many additions, but unlike many competitors, this game makes you come into it again and again, and therefore the money will definitely not be wasted .

    #2 - Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series

    The gaming industry does not live on arcades and puzzles alone, as evidenced by the new Guardians of the Galaxy. Fans of the Marvel universe have probably already stopped reading and ran to buy a toy, but for the rest, let’s say that in the new part we will again set off as a team of loser superheroes on the most important mission to find a sacred artifact and save the earth.
    To fully enjoy all the delights of the gameplay, the user will have to fork out $15 for four additional story packs, but the basic version can be quite enjoyable without add-ons. But remember that for this amount you are purchasing many hours of intense hacking for the benefit of humanity. Fans of comics and gritty action should appreciate it.

    #1 –Injustice 2

    A fairly predictable winner in our ranking of the best iPhone games of 2018-2019. A shareware superhero fighting game will definitely be able to take a significant chunk of your free time away from other things. Assemble your team of honored heroes and notorious villains, and then show your opponents your skills in three-on-three battles. Victories will reward you with new abilities, unique equipment, and growth on the leaderboard, so you can always compete with your friends.

    Despite the fact that many users note an insufficiently optimized engine and frequent crashes to the work screen, nevertheless, the project’s audience is multiplying like mushrooms and you can find a worthy opponent literally at any time of the day. A good fighting game is what you need if you don’t know how to while away a couple of hours on the road or waiting for the next lecture.

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    If earlier, growing up, people stopped looking at games as an interesting pastime, then the advent of smartphones in our lives has radically changed the situation - everyone, young and old, is not averse to passing the time with some dynamic shooter or logic puzzle that requires thoughtfulness and attention. Today, the heroes of our rating are the best games for iPhone - together we will try to select some new project that can give you a whole range of unforgettable emotions.

    #10 - Brawl Stars

    If you are drawn to multiplayer games with dynamic and fleeting battles, then this application is an obvious choice. There are multiple game modes, but none of them take more than three minutes to complete, so you won't have to interrupt gameplay when your spot in line finally comes up. As you gain experience, you will be able to unlock an increasing number of characters, and for those who like to stand out from the faceless mass, there is a store where unique skins are available!

    #9 - Need for Speed: No Limits

    The cult racing series is now on your iPhone! As you progress, you will be able to choose a car that most fully reflects your style - literally every detail can be tuned, and the racing itself is mesmerizing. Excellent physics will make you feel like you are in a real city, strewn with various obstacles and bonuses.

    There are more than a thousand races in the game and each has its own unique features - you won’t get bored, and you won’t be able to complete it in a couple of days. Those who like to concentrate on upgrading their cars will appreciate the excellent graphics; the cars here look no worse than in the version for PC and consoles. You can also play offline, without the Internet.

    #8 - Hide Online

    A toy that represents the real hide-and-seek game that we all played in childhood. You can play as a hunter, whose task is to find slow-moving people hiding, or as an object, whose goal is to remain undetected - you can take on one of a lot of appearances, from a burger in the kitchen to a box in a warehouse.

    The application captivates with its excitement - both children and adults can get unforgettable pleasure from the gameplay. Although seemingly simple, this action game is instantly addictive. Need to kill time or just relax after a hard day at work? Download Hide Online!

    #7 - HeadBall 2

    Real free online football on iPhone! A huge number of users around the world, thousands of different leagues and competitions, exciting gameplay, which is centered on the development of your unique football player - there is definitely something to do here for a very long time. By collecting cards for victories, you can unlock a lot of new characters and get nice accessories that make the gameplay even more interesting.

    Spectacular graphics and dynamic gameplay in tandem with the ability to play with your friends on Facebook turn this toy into an incredibly popular time-killer for two that you won’t want to leave. It is strictly recommended for all fans of sports battles to at least watch a smartphone screen!

    #6 - Lineage 2: Revolution

    The top games for iPhone continue to be the mobile adaptation of the cult online RPG, which has millions of fans in every corner of the globe. The game is implemented on the Unreal Engine 4, which sets the highest bar in modern game development for mobile devices. The gameplay is somewhat different from the classic one, but the iOS version also has something to surprise you with - a huge open world, a clan system, incredible multiplayer battles.

    For this masterpiece you will need at least 2 GB of RAM, but, as always in such cases, the more the better. The game is shareware, but the in-game store will allow you to upgrade your character for real money. The main disadvantage is that you can’t pull them away by the ears.

    #5 - Modern Strike Online

    For old-school fans - a good old first-person shooter, with all the necessary components - terrorists and special forces, a lot of different modes for single and team battles, 14 unique maps and even clans in which you can team up with the same fighters as you.

    Good graphics, thanks to effective game optimization, are not so demanding on hardware. Controls, which often become the bane of games of this genre, are implemented here very simply and intuitively. In the game you can purchase unique skins for weapons for rubles, but the donation does not affect the gameplay in any way.

    #4 – World of Tanks Blitz

    You probably know about this masterpiece - the game’s army of fans already numbers more than 100 million players; there is no such community anywhere else. Historically accurate equipment fights on the battlefield exactly as its real prototypes do. Mastering the art of driving a tank seems simple at first, but over time you will realize how important experience and combat experience are.

    Team play is what this project was created for. There is nothing better than coming home from work and sitting down with friends for a good fight, and the sweetness of victory cannot be overestimated. If you haven’t tried it yet, download it immediately! But keep in mind that you won’t be able to play tanks without the Internet.

    #3 - Real Racing 3

    Another popular iPhone game in the racing genre, although now it’s not urban, but sports. There are 140 different cars available in Real Racing 3, each of which is designed to the smallest detail. No discounts on the mobile version - each vehicle moves exactly as it does in real life, the physical model is at an unattainable height for competitors.

    Real tracks on which you can compete with no less real people, for example, work colleagues or neighbors in the garage. In order to get to the finish line first, you will have to hit a lot of bumps in understanding the ideal trajectories of cornering and the subtleties of control, but the reward will not be long in coming - being the best in a game where complete dedication is required for success is much more pleasant and interesting.

    №2 - STANDOFF 2

    The list continues with the second part of the legendary action shooter, which is currently in beta testing, but has already become a favorite among players from all over the world. A well-thought-out system of social relationships and all the tools necessary for it will allow you to both fight for life and death, albeit virtual, with your friends, and find new friends in the game itself!

    The toy has a trading system between players, so if you knock out a rare gun you can even earn money! Those who want to spend will be able to stand out with the help of a mass of unique uniforms available in the project store. The gameplay and shooting here are very varied and well designed. In fact, Standoff is currently the best analogue of CS:GO on mobile devices.

    #1 - PUBG Mobile

    The rating of games for iPhone in 2019 was topped by the main blockbuster of our time - PUBG! If at first it was unclear how owners of smartphones or iPads would be able to efficiently control their character, who was fighting for survival with another hundred of the same adventurers, then the reality turned out to be much more optimistic - the controls are simple and convenient, no problems with taking aim at the enemy or cutting When you come close to the flaps with a knife, it’s not there.

    The only thing worth remembering is that those who are good enough not to be one of the first to die can fall out of reality for quite a long time. The battle here can last a long time, up to 40 minutes. You should play such a game not for a couple of minutes, which you have to while away standing at the cash register, but sitting in a soft and comfortable chair, wanting to spend the next few hours with pleasure.

    These are the best games on iOS according to our editors, choose the project that interests you and see for yourself. Just be careful, it’s really very difficult to tear yourself away from most of the games discussed in this article!

    To see all the details of these games, the trump card of which is impressive graphics, gamers will need real ones. Smartphones that have something to offer other than just a high-quality screen. Here, processor performance, the amount of RAM, and screen size combined with high resolution come to the fore.

    These games need everything at once - this is the only way to appreciate them. At the same time, they are able to demonstrate and highlight all the advantages of the device on which they are running. Games with the best graphics for iPhone X are in front of you:

    Unkilled

    Madfinger has always offered gamers games with extremely complex graphics, and Unkilled is one of them. Even though it's been out for a while, this game is receiving regular updates and still looks amazing. Unkilled is ideal for large screens with high resolution, so it will take its rightful place in the collection of iPhone X owners who want to lead the fight against the zombie epidemic and have a good shoot. The range of weapons allows this.

    The Talos Principle

    The appearance of this console port on iOS confirmed that the performance of modern smartphones allows AAA-class games to launch and work normally on them. Hours of gameplay from the famous The Talos Principle promises gamers a lot of challenging and entertaining puzzles, a deep storyline, exploration and, of course, incredibly detailed visuals.

    Gear.Club

    Many racers claim leadership in the field of quality and realism of graphics. Our lists of games for the most powerful devices have already included Asphalt 8, Real Racing 3 and CSR Racing 2. All of them are certainly unrivaled, but a fresh contender for the title of one of the most entertaining racing games never hurts. This is what Gear.Club has become: it offers many luxurious cars with realistic aerodynamics, complex tuning and upgrades, beautiful locations, tournaments and competitions with real players. In a word, everything a speed fan needs.

    NBA 2K18

    Sports games on consoles have long looked so good that they challenge their real-life counterparts. That is why the choice of NBA 2K18 is not surprising - this development looks on the smartphone screen like a real basketball match. And even more so if in front of you is a screen with a fairly large diagonal and high resolution. But don’t forget about the animation of the players’ movements – you can’t do this without high processor performance, so NBA 2K18 is quite suitable for demonstrating the parameters of the iPhone X.

    The Witness

    Adventure puzzle games don't have to be so beautiful to captivate gamers - high-quality puzzles and good graphics are enough for this. But The Witness goes beyond the norm. Its gameplay is addictive, the puzzles are challenging, and the mysterious island on which the action takes place is unrealistically beautiful. All this together becomes the perfect mix worthy of the best smartphones.

    Transformers: Forged to Fight

    Mobile fighting games, just like racers, are simply designed for powerful flagship devices - they require highly detailed characters and well-animated movements, attacks and techniques. There are many games of this kind in the App Store, including the same Injustice 2, but I would like to note the visual effects of Transformers: Forged to Fight. In it, both the arenas and the transforming characters themselves look equally good, and the depiction of the battles is definitely top-notch. The A11 processor of the new iPhone X will handle the graphics component of this game perfectly.

    Submerged

    Ports of PC games usually undergo a lot of changes on the way to mobile platforms, but Submerged has come to us almost unchanged. Yes, the textures are a little simplified, but, overall, this game remains one of the most beautiful adventure games created by game designers. Of course, it requires both a high-quality screen with good color reproduction and a powerful processor. And this is where the iPhone X comes in handy.

    Radiation City

    Another project with complex, impressive graphics, to which, among other things, an open world is added. It will not be easy to cope with the processing of realistic, photographically accurate locations in the city of Pripyat, where the action of this survival game takes place. This task is intended only for productive devices. The very process of survival on the territory of an abandoned city affected by radiation will become a real challenge for gamers. And don't forget about zombies!

    Terminator Genisys: Guardian

    Third-person shooters also need solid parameters on the smartphones you're trying to run them on. In this game, gamers will take on the role of the leader of the Resistance, John Connor, who will have to fight and defeat the machines, saving the future of humanity. Futuristic weapons and tactical skills will help you survive and overcome all difficulties on the way to your goal with honor.

    Oz: Broken Kingdom

    This game showed us the advantages of last year's iPhone 7, but its parameters are not at all outdated, and the graphics still require serious processing resources. So the choice of this team battler, inspired by The Wizard of Oz, is hardly surprising. Moreover, in addition to graphics and familiar characters, a lot of interesting things await players here.