


For more ideas, check out the best Android games - many of them are available for the iPhone as well. Subscribers to Apple’s library of games - which we think contains enough gems to justify the price of membership - should check out our picks of the best Apple Arcade games. Most of these games should work on any iPhone running iOS 16, which includes phones all the way down to the iPhone 8, but they are also likely to work on any iPhone running iOS 15 (which includes iPhones down to the venerable iPhone 6S). They’ll even work on an iPad (but don’t let anyone know we told you). So, whether you’re looking for a casual match-three game, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), or a battle royale, take a look at our list of the best games you’ll find on your iOS device.

Luckily for you, we’ve taken on the burden of sorting through the heaving sea of game apps to bring you some of the best iPhone games. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (free to start/$7 for full game).Sid Meier’s Civilization VI (free to start/$5 for full game).
