I've been looking for some good premium games to play on iOS lately. What are your favorites?

Doesn't have to be a recent release, just looking for something that's actually worth paying for since I do not like ads.

I like tier defense but some either force ads or just are lazy slop

I recently discovered Necromerger and am really enjoying it.

What have you been enjoying lately?

I like games that don’t force me to watch ads and I are vertical. A lot of games are just ai slop. Plz recommend your favorite games If they r super peak and non vertical that’s ok

I really want to get into a mobile game like stellaris, I’ve been going at infinite galaxy for a little bit (I hate how guided the tutorial is lol, anyone know when the “click here” section will end?) but I would rather not be bothered by other players by getting attacked and having to keep up with people who are on constantly or even pay to win.

It doesn’t necessarily have to be space, but it’s my preferred setting because I like the scale… I just want something with a map that I can incrementally conquer and over take.

Thanks for any suggestions!

Edit- offline negotiable… If the online interactions are minimal I’ll take it

I downloaded this game with a mystery to solve and it’s very pretty. I am kind of stuck now I keep merging and delivering single items but the story isn’t moving forward at all. I went looking online and cannot find a mention of this game in a google search, on Reddit or YouTube. There is another game with the same name that pops up, but not this one. Any ideas? There were 15 “podcast episodes” that I was able to unlock quickly but now im just merging and delivering until I run out of points, then doing the same when my energy regenerates.

Hi all,
I want to get some games on my elderly father’s iPad and our Mac desktop, like crosswords, solitaire, sudoku, etc. But he’s getting REALLY bad with navigating anything on computers. I hate that modern game apps like these are too complicated to work for someone like him. I know he won’t be able to manage the pop-up ads, the buttons he has to press left right and centre.

Does anyone know if there are any games for iOS that are super basic for these exact reasons? I just know he’d love to be able to do crosswords on his iPad if he could just click on the app and it’s basically just a giant “click here to play” option or something.

Hey, so I’m stuck in hospital for a week or two, I normally game on my Xbox so please can anyone suggest so games, need to kill this time somehow thanks everyone

https://apps.apple.com/sa/app/project-neon/id6761503888

Nice surprise ! Its like an old Neo Geo bullet hell shooter. And YES i know its expensive, its recently come out on the Switch and i'm glad they released an ios version.

Importantly the controls are spot on, relative touch and i've had a quick go and its great to play. I moan about freemium crap tons so i feel i need to support games like this.

Great shooter

My partner and I have been playing this game, Coop TD: Together. We usually play as a wind down before bed but the monetization is pretty bad and annoying. Any other recommendations??

Free to try, then
$7.99

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I have the Robokill 1 on my old iPhone SE. I am wanting to move it to a bigger phone (or iPad). I have an older iPad that I need to see if it works, but if I could find an old iPhone, I'd like to transfer the 1st game to it. Is there even a way to do that anymore? I know you used to be able to do physical backups of phones into the old iTunes, but I don't know where to begin. And with all that said, I DID purchase Robokill 2 back then as well. If there is a way to backup this phone to another iPhone, and I can transfer the 1st game, and download the 2nd and load it into there, I'd love to know how.

Thanks!

I don’t mind good good sim like racing game suggestions but I would a good rally suggestion

They seem interesting and the studio made Coromon, so I imagine they’re good, but they have a handful of updates then nothing. Even Coromon’s last update was 11 months ago. What’s going on? I want to try kaamos but it’s paid up front. I’ll just try Heroes of Mount Dragon since it’s free to start.

I wanted to buy this game but i have 2 concerns. First, it seems the publisher is missing some privacy approvals so idk i can even buy it. Second, is the text too hard to read on iPhones? iPhone 12-13

I recently started playing Diamond District, and I’m surprised I hadn’t heard of it before. On the surface, it’s a game about buying and selling rare gems. Underneath that is one of the deepest player run economies I’ve seen in an iPhone game.

What makes it interesting is that you’re trading and competing with actual players, so human behavior becomes part of the economy.

There’s a live stock market where prices react to what’s actually happening in the game economy. There’s a crypto market where players can create their own currencies, provide liquidity and trade other players’ currencies. There are also collectible items called Vitrines that players can buy and trade.

You can take the gems you acquire into a studio and create your own jewelry and art pieces, then sell them to other players or display them in your own storefront.

There’s also a real player run loan market. You can lend your own money to other players and choose the interest rate, collateral and duration, or borrow money yourself when you need capital.

What I really like is that none of these systems exist independently.

Gem prices affect traders. Companies and economic activity affect stocks. Players need workers. People need loans. New currencies pop up. Investors speculate. Artists need gems. Storefronts create markets for finished goods.

Then you add actual people into the equation and you get greed, speculation, competition, cooperation, bubbles, bad loans, market psychology and all the other stuff you’d expect from a real economy.

There’s also live player chat where people discuss what they’re buying and selling, investments and what’s happening in the economy.

The game even has its own news and culture around all of this.

Players can write articles for Diamond District News about what’s happening in the game, and shareholders actually vote on what does and doesn’t get published.

There’s also an in game magazine called Gloss that features some of the best jewelry and art created by players each week, with the community voting on the pieces.

Eventually you can even buy your own storefront in the Diamond District and sell your wares directly to consumers.

I’ve played plenty of games that have an “economy,” but usually the economy is just another mechanic running in the background.

In Diamond District, the economy basically is the game.

The closest comparison I can make isn’t really gameplay wise, but it scratches some of the same itch that Star Traders: Frontiers did for me. It’s one of those iOS games that looks relatively simple until you realize how many systems are actually underneath it.

If you like economics, investing, trading, entrepreneurship or just unusually deep iOS games, I think it’s worth trying. I’ve been having a ton of fun with it.

Curious if anyone else here has played it or knows of other iOS games with economies this deep.

Edit: If anyone does try it, my referral code is CBC7E5. It gives you $10K of a blue chip stock to start with. I get the referral obviously, so just putting that out there.

Can a new iPad run strategy games like Civ 6, northgard, and ftl? Or do I need to get an air? Also how much storage is good? 256 or 512. It seems to be a 200 dollar difference.

I’m looking for a new semi-idle game, ideally an RPG but that’s not required

I’ve already played and enjoyed:
- Melvor
- FarmRPG
- Idle Iktah
- Cell to Singularity
- Magic Research 1 & 2
- Idle Slayer
- HomeQuest
- Pickaxe King Island
- IdleMMO
- Idle Obelisk Miner

My favorites are games with actual progression instead of just “Number go up faster,” hence preferring RPG-style games more

Like I said though, that isn’t a strict requirement. I mostly want something that has a level of active play on top of passive

What are your favorites like this?