It’s been almost six years since Apple Arcade launched, and whereas the service hasn’t absolutely delivered on Apple’s promise again in 2019, it may well nonetheless be value paying for. In fact, that’s supplied you’re prepared to hunt via the 200-ish video games at present obtainable on the service. I’ve been enjoying Apple Arcade video games because it launched and these are only a few of my favorites which have stood the check of time.
Greatest Apple Arcade video games of 2025
What’s Apple Arcade?
Apple initially launched Apple Arcade with the promise of high-quality, unique video games which are playable throughout principally each gadget the corporate makes. That features the iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV (although you want a controller for the latter). Over time, Apple began permitting video games initially launched within the App Retailer as nicely, supplied that they met sure standards. All Apple Arcade video games are ad-free and haven’t any in-app purchases, one thing that actually helps differentiate its choices over the flood of low-quality video games within the App Retailer.
Whereas Apple Arcade launched with a reasonably glorious lineup, extra video games have sadly been fewer and farther between lately. Apple has additionally pulled quite a lot of video games from the service, together with a few of the finest ones you may get like Sayonara Wild Hearts, Cozy Grove, Assemble with Care, Shinsekai: Into the Depths and quite a few others. It’s a reminder that with a subscription service, issues can go away at any time.
Whereas we’re not seeing the identical cadence of high-quality unique video games on Apple Arcade as we did a couple of years in the past, I nonetheless assume the service is definitely worth the $7 per 30 days or $50 per 12 months subscription when you do a variety of gaming in your telephone. A number of the finest video games within the historical past of the App Retailer are right here (something with a “plus” image denotes a recreation that was initially bought within the App Retailer after which dropped at Apple Arcade), and there are nonetheless quite a lot of glorious originals value enjoying. It’s value noting that the “plus” video games weren’t designed with Mac or Apple TV playback in thoughts and thus solely work on an iPhone or iPad. These 16 video games are a few of the finest you may play, and there are a bunch extra I need to strive for future inclusion on this listing. Within the meantime, this must be greater than sufficient to get you began.
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