Looking back, 2020 was another great year for App Store gaming. Here is our look at the 35 best new games of the year.
A Beautiful RPG
The RPG is set in a dark fantasy world. Shrouded in a dark mist, light is mysterious and people go insane. And no one knows why. You can play multiple characters while exploring the story and revealing special hidden areas of the map. During play, there will be a huge...
More Deckbuilding Fun
A sequel to the 2018 original, the new game brings more of the same fun deckbuilding action with some great improvements. All five heroes from the original return in the sequel. Bruno, Greybeard, Mischief, Muldorf, and Rose each have their own cards and a specific style of play.
Find the Secret
In the episodic mystery, you’ll enter a world of corporate espionage, conspiracy theories, and more.
An Alternate World War II Survival Game
The game is set after the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings and there are only a few survivors left in the United States. And you’re one of the last surviving train conductors.
A New Professor Layton Adventure
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future is the third installment of the popular series made for mobile devices. You’ll explore the world of future London and solve puzzles.
An Iconic PC RTS Heads to iPad
If you’re not familiar with the game, it’s a real-time strategy game set in World War II. You’ll be command two companies of American soldiers in the European theater that starts with the D-Day invasion in Normandy, France. Developer Feral Interactive has done a great job making the game easy...
Don’t Fear the Reaper
A 3D puzzle game, Felix The Reaper is a dark comedy. Felix works for the Ministry of Death and needs to make sure people die according to plans and regulations. There are four worlds and five stories of death.
Reclaim the Planet
The game features XCOM 2: War of the Chosen along with four DLC packs. Featuring refined controls for the touchscreen, the game offers tactical combat and guerrilla warfare.
The Iconic Game Arrives on the App Store
If you haven’t experienced the game, the Castlevania: Symphony of the Night sees you slashing a path through Dracula’s castle as the sole of a man named Alucard. While on the adventure, he’ll encounter a number of unique characters and enemies.
Ready, Aim, Fire
In the game, also featuring rougelite elements, you'll take turns exchanging fire with enemies. When your opponent is firing, you’ll try to dodge their rounds to avoid damage.
Take a Picture to Help Tell the Story
The premise of the game us simple. You’ll need to try to help Clara remember what happened on a grim December night by taking pictures of what is around you.
Friendship and Trust
You’ll help two young friends, each with their own abilities, stay together. She can run fast and shoot a slingshot while he can sneak in the shadows. They need to work as a team to overcome the adversities they will face.
Bendy's Friend Stars in a New Adventure
If you’re not aware of Bendy, he’s the protagonist of two great iOS games - Bendy and the Ink Machine and Bendy in Nightmare Run. Both of those action horror games feature a great 1930s look and tons of puzzles to solve. And the new game takes a big part...
Combining a Deck Builder and Roguelike
Featuring dynamic deck building, you can find hundreds of different cards to add to your deck while trying to climb the spire. Selecting cards that work well together is key.
Changing Seasons
In the Mirages of Winter, you’ll embark on a journey through a beautiful island. The game features ink-painted scenes and a number of puzzles inspired by nature to solve.
An Iconic Game Brought Back to Life
Instead of a true sequel, think of the SpellTower+ as a special edition of the original. All of the original modes like Daily Tower, Tower, Puzzle, Rush, and Zen are in the plus version. A big addition is bonus tiles that can increase word values by twice or more. But...
Keep the Warehouse Running
In Wilmot’s Warhouse, you’ll play as the title character who needs to keep the area in great shape. You’ll have to organize and arrange all of the different products arriving so you can quickly find them when orders start coming in.
Two Parallel Stories
The First Tree focuses on two unique stories. The first is a fox trying to find her missing family and the second is a son reconnecting with his estranged father in Alaska. The two stories will eventually become intertwined.
A Fast-Paced Word Game
The game features a unique word list including proper names, contractions, and even the names Santa’s reindeer.
Fly Into the Wizarding World
The new Harry Potter Puzzles & Spells brings together a match-3 puzzler with the film series. Featuring the voiceovers and soundtrack from the movies, you’ll relive classic moments like Fred and George’s pranks and Hagrid taking care of magical features.
A Road Trip You Won’t Forget
While at heart an arcade racing game, the title also features elements of a rythm, puzzle, and story-driven titles.
Journey to a Thrilling World
The White Bird Carnival combines art and animation to create a unique world. You’ll play as David who receives a latter and returns to a town he hasn’t seen in years. Are his memories real, or are they something else?
Combining Literature and Gaming
Unmemory combines puzzles and reading for an interactive gaming experience. You’ll step into the role of a boyfriend who is try to solve the murder his girlfriends who was the member of a band of thieves.
A New Way to Sudoku
The game is designed for every type of player from Sudoku experts to a beginner who is trying it out for the first time. There are more than 70,000 puzzles to experience and five different levels of difficulty.
Don’t Crash
The newest game in the Pako series, Pako Caravan, heads in a fun direction. Instead of outrunning the cops, you’ll be building a caravan of more and more vehicles. Then you’ll try not to crash into yourself or other obstacles along the way.
FTL Meets Foundation and Dune
You’ll take on the role of space fleet commander in Crying Suns. During each run, you’ll uncover more information about the fallen empire and more. There are more than 300 possible story events and a procedurally-generated universe.
Monster Madness
Thronebreaker is a single-player campaign for GWENT: The Witcher Card Game. You’ll enter into the monster-packed world and explore in a choice-driven adventure.
Explore a Nuclear Wasteland
The turn-based combat is inspired by classic RPGs from the 1990s.
Enter a Surreal World
Gamers will follow a young orphan who paints an all-white landscape with ink.
Searching For Connection
Players will read through and erase the diary of Kaiso, who is returning to her family home in Ireland.
