Acclaimed Video Games

The top 1,000 most recommended games across 827 critic lists from 134 publications.

Updated: October 26, 2025

Most Acclaimed iPhone Games of All Time

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#1 The Walking Dead (2012) (#64)

Telltale Games | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3, iOS | Point-and-Click / Interactive Drama | ~12h | 66 lists

#2 XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012) (#127)

Firaxis Games | 3, X360, PS3, iOS, AND | Turn-Based Tactics | ~27h | 46 lists

#3 The Witness (2016) (#139)

Thekla, Inc | MAC, WIN, iOS, XB1, PS4 | Puzzle | ~17h | 45 lists

#4 Pokémon Go (2016) (#177)

Niantic Labs, The Pokémon Company | iOS, AND | Adventure | ~79h | 33 lists

#5 Hearthstone (2014) (#202)

Blizzard Entertainment | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND | Party & Casual | ~36h | 34 lists

#6 Her Story (2015) (#256)

Sam Barlow | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND | Interactive Drama | ~2h | 32 lists

#7 Slay the Spire (2019) (#377)

Mega Crit Games | 3, iOS, AND, XB1, PS4, SW | Roguelike | ~12h | 17 lists

#8 Immortality (2022) (#383)

Half Mermaid, Sam Barlow | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XBXS | Interactive Drama | ~6h | 26 lists

#9 Peggle (2007) (#410)

PopCap Games | MAC, WIN, iOS | Puzzle | ~4h | 10 lists

#10 Balatro (2024) (#473)

LocalThunk | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Roguelike | ~7h | 43 lists

#11 Angry Birds (2009) (#481)

Rovio Entertainment | iOS, AND | Party & Casual / Puzzle | ~7h | 11 lists

#12 Florence (2018) (#497)

Mountains | iOS, AND | ~42m | 20 lists

#13 Plants vs. Zombies (2009) (#503)

PopCap Games | MAC, WIN, X360, iOS, AND | Strategy | ~8h | 9 lists

#14 Threes! (2014) (#509)

Sirvo | iOS, AND | Puzzle | ~2h | 11 lists

#15 Super Hexagon (2012) (#568)

Distractionware, Terry Cavanagh | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND | Action | ~5h | 11 lists

#16 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (2010) (#618)

Spike Chunsoft | PSP, PSV, iOS, AND | Adventure / Visual Novel | ~25h | 10 lists

#17 Thumper (2016) (#619)

Drool | WIN, 3, XB1, PS4, PSVR, SW | Music | ~8h | 11 lists

#18 Drop7 (2009) (#634)

Area/Code Entertainment | iOS, AND | Puzzle | 4 lists

#19 Gorogoa (2017) (#640)

Jason Roberts | WIN, iOS, XB1, PS4, SW | Puzzle | ~2h | 10 lists

#20 Monument Valley (2014) (#674)

Ustwo Games | iOS, AND | Puzzle | ~1h | 7 lists

#21 80 Days (2014) (#695)

Cape Guy, inkle | iOS, AND | Interactive Drama | ~3h | 5 lists

#22 Tales From the Borderlands (2015) (#731)

Telltale Games | MAC, WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4, iOS, AND | Point-and-Click / Interactive Drama | ~11h | 13 lists

#23 Genshin Impact (2020) (#746)

Cognosphere, HoYoverse | WIN, iOS, AND, PS4 | Action RPG | ~69h | 8 lists

#24 Among Us (2018) (#756)

Innersloth | WIN, iOS, AND | Party & Casual / Party | ~8h | 11 lists

#25 Through the Darkest of Times (2020) (#786)

Paintbucket Games | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XB1, PS4, SW | Strategy | ~7h | 2 lists

#26 World of Goo (2008) (#850)

2D Boy | 3, Wii, iOS, AND | Puzzle | ~6h | 5 lists

#27 Vampire Survivors (2022) (#868)

Poncle | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XB1, XBXS, SW | Shooter / Roguelike | ~15h | 25 lists

#28 Downwell (2015) (#874)

Moppin | WIN, iOS, AND, PSV | Shooter / Platform | ~6h | 9 lists

#29 Universal Paperclips (2017) (#890)

Frank Lantz | 3 | Puzzle | ~7h | 5 lists

#30 Sayonara Wild Hearts (2019) (#913)

Simogo | MAC, WIN, iOS, XB1, PS4, SW | Action / Music | ~1h | 17 lists

#31 The Talos Principle (2014) (#935)

Croteam | 3, iOS, AND, PS4 | Puzzle | ~16h | 6 lists

#32 That Dragon, Cancer (2016) (#965)

Numinous Games | MAC, WIN, iOS | Adventure | ~2h | 6 lists

#33 This War of Mine (2014) (#973)

11 bit studios | 3, iOS, AND, XB1, PS4, SW | Survival | ~11h | 7 lists

#34 Steins;Gate (2009) (#998)

5pb., MAGES., NITRO PLUS | WIN, 3, X360, iOS, AND | Visual Novel | ~26h | 2 lists

#64

Telltale Games

MAC, iOS, PS3, WIN, X360

Point-and-Click / Interactive Drama

~12h

66 lists

The Walking Dead 2012

#127

Firaxis Games

AND, MAC, iOS, LIN, PS3, WIN, X360

Turn-Based Tactics

~27h

46 lists

XCOM: Enemy Unknown 2012

#139

Thekla, Inc

MAC, iOS, PS4, WIN, XB1

Puzzle

~17h

45 lists

The Witness 2016

#177

Niantic Labs, The Pokémon Company

AND, iOS

Adventure

~79h

33 lists

Pokémon Go 2016

#202

Blizzard Entertainment

AND, MAC, iOS, WIN

Party & Casual

~36h

34 lists

Hearthstone 2014

#256

Sam Barlow

AND, MAC, iOS, WIN

Interactive Drama

~2h

32 lists

Her Story 2015

#377

Mega Crit Games

AND, MAC, iOS, LIN, SW, PS4, WIN, XB1

Roguelike

~12h

17 lists

Slay the Spire 2019

#383

Half Mermaid, Sam Barlow

AND, MAC, iOS, WIN, XBXS

Interactive Drama

~6h

26 lists

Immortality 2022

#410

PopCap Games

MAC, iOS, WIN

Puzzle

~4h

10 lists

Peggle 2007

#10

#473

LocalThunk

AND, MAC, iOS, SW, PS4, PS5, WIN, XB1, XBXS

Roguelike

~7h

43 lists

Balatro 2024

#11

#481

Rovio Entertainment

AND, iOS

Party & Casual / Puzzle

~7h

11 lists

Angry Birds 2009

#12

#497

Mountains

AND, iOS

~42m

20 lists

Florence 2018

#13

#503

PopCap Games

AND, MAC, iOS, WIN, X360

Strategy

~8h

9 lists

Plants vs. Zombies 2009

#14

#509

Sirvo

AND, iOS

Puzzle

~2h

11 lists

Threes! 2014

#15

#568

Distractionware, Terry Cavanagh

AND, MAC, iOS, WIN

Action

~5h

11 lists

Super Hexagon 2012

#16

#618

Spike Chunsoft

AND, iOS, PSP, PSV

Adventure / Visual Novel

~25h

10 lists

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc 2010

#17

#619

Drool

AND, iOS, SW, PS4, PSVR, VR, WIN, XB1

Music

~8h

11 lists

Thumper 2016

#18

#634

Area/Code Entertainment

AND, iOS

Puzzle

4 lists

Drop7 2009

#19

#640

Jason Roberts

iOS, SW, PS4, WIN, XB1

Puzzle

~2h

10 lists

Gorogoa 2017

#20

#674

Ustwo Games

AND, iOS

Puzzle

~1h

7 lists

Monument Valley 2014

#21

#695

Cape Guy, inkle

AND, iOS

Interactive Drama

~3h

5 lists

80 Days 2014

#22

#731

Telltale Games

AND, MAC, iOS, PS3, PS4, WIN, X360, XB1

Point-and-Click / Interactive Drama

~11h

13 lists

Tales From the Borderlands 2015

#23

#746

Cognosphere, HoYoverse

AND, iOS, PS4, WIN

Action RPG

~69h

8 lists

Genshin Impact 2020

#24

#756

Innersloth

AND, iOS, WIN

Party & Casual / Party

~8h

11 lists

Among Us 2018

#25

#786

Paintbucket Games

AND, MAC, iOS, SW, PS4, WIN, XB1

Strategy

~7h

2 lists

Through the Darkest of Times 2020

#26

#850

2D Boy

AND, MAC, iOS, LIN, Wii, WIN

Puzzle

~6h

5 lists

World of Goo 2008

#27

#868

Poncle

AND, MAC, iOS, SW, WIN, XB1, XBXS

Shooter / Roguelike

~15h

25 lists

Vampire Survivors 2022

#28

#874

Moppin

AND, iOS, PSV, WIN

Shooter / Platform

~6h

9 lists

Downwell 2015

#29

#890

Frank Lantz

AND, BR, iOS

Puzzle

~7h

5 lists

Universal Paperclips 2017

#30

#913

Simogo

MAC, iOS, SW, PS4, WIN, XB1

Action / Music

~1h

17 lists

Sayonara Wild Hearts 2019

#31

#935

Croteam

AND, MAC, iOS, LIN, PS4, WIN

Puzzle

~16h

6 lists

The Talos Principle 2014

#32

#965

Numinous Games

MAC, iOS, WIN

Adventure

~2h

6 lists

That Dragon, Cancer 2016

#33

#973

11 bit studios

AND, MAC, iOS, LIN, SW, PS4, WIN, XB1

Survival

~11h

7 lists

This War of Mine 2014

#34

#998

5pb., MAGES., NITRO PLUS

AND, iOS, PS3, PSP, PSV, WIN, X360

Visual Novel

~26h

2 lists

Steins;Gate 2009

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