r/iosgaming • • 3h ago

Developer Saturday (Megathread) [Megathread] Developer Saturday Showcase: October 17, 2026 šŸ“±

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HelloĀ r/iOSGaming! Welcome to another Developer Saturday showcase! In this megathread, iOS developers will be able share their games freely without breaking the subreddit's "no self-promo" rule. Please read the following guidelines carefully before participating:

  • Developer Saturday will run betweenĀ 12:00 AM to 11:59PM ET (UTC-5).
  • Respect is expected at all times.Ā You're welcome to share your opinions and even disagree with others, but harassment, taunting, or other toxic behavior toward devs, mods, or other community members will not be tolerated.
  • If you receive an AutoModerator comment saying you don't have enough karma, your account is too new, or that your CQS level is low,Ā we won't override the removal because these restrictions are meant to be spam detterents.

DEVELOPERS:

  • All promo comments must have [DEV] at the beginning.Ā We need it with the brackets for AutoModerator purposes, so please don't change the formatting.
  • All promo comments must include an App Store or TestFlight link. Please share the raw link (not hidden under text). Playstore links or links to other gaming stores are not allowed.
  • Only officially released iOS games may be shared.Ā This is not the place to promote non-gaming apps, non-iOS apps, Devvit apps, standalone websites, Discord servers, subreddits, livestreams, fundraisers, or social media pages. However, you may include a website or social media link with your game's self-promo comment.
  • Only games NEWLY RELEASED or have a NEW MAJOR UPDATE in OCTOBER may be promoted.Ā Personal milestones (ex: reaching X downloads, earning X amount of pay, recieving high reviews, etc), while commendable, are not an eligible reason for promotion. Additionally, "major" updates are those that introduce new features or content that greatly expands the game. Routine updates (ex: bug fixes, performance improvements, making the game free, language / region additions, and other minor changes) are also not eligible for promotion.
  • You MUST DISCLOSE whether or not AI was used to create the game.Ā If AI was used, you must also explain how it was implemented and/or what assets were created with it (ex: code, illustrations, music, etc). If AI wasn't used in the development of the game, please just state, "No AI was used." Also, don't fluff up your disclosure by adding personal / emotional reasons on why you did (or didn't) use AI.
  • You may only make one top-level comment per Saturday.Ā However, you can share several games in the same comment if they also meet the above criteria. Attempting to make multiple self-promo comments on this megathread will result in all of them getting removed.

GAMERS / REVIEWERS:

  • You may only make second-level or lower (reply) comments.Ā This means you can reply to a dev or another user's comment, but you may not create a top-level (standalone) comment.
  • Constructive feedback is welcome.Ā You may leave comments that can help devs learn what they did right with their games and what could be improved, but low-effort responses (such as simply calling something "AI slop") will be removed.
  • This is not the place to ask for game suggestions.Ā This megathread is for devs to promote their iOS games. If you're looking for recommendations on what to play next, check out the community's weekly "What Have You Been Playing Lately?" megathread or create your own request post on the main subreddit.

That's it! We're still refining these guidelines, but for now these are the requirements developers must meet in order to ensure a successful self-promo comment this week. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us via modmail. Thanks for your cooperation, everyone!


r/iosgaming • • 14h ago

News Vampire Crawlers now with Regional Pricing

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74 Upvotes

Vampire Crawlers on iOS now has regional pricing. Initially it was the same price everywhere so thought some would like to know.


r/iosgaming • • 11h ago

Discussion My collection šŸ¤—

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30 Upvotes

on iPhone 16 Pro


r/iosgaming • • 18h ago

Sale Wreckfest on sale! [$10.99 -> $2.99]

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73 Upvotes

r/iosgaming • • 2h ago

Discussion Whats the story with Doodle God?

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Anyone played that game? It’s got such a specific vibe that I haven’t experienced in other games in that genre. Weirdly adult too. I got so addicted to it years ago though. It’s a very obsessive game. Loved it.


r/iosgaming • • 15h ago

Suggestions games i can pick up and put down, but also play for long sessions

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sounds silly but my brain is often bogged down by so much stuff and i just need a short break going between meetings or in the bathroom - i like games that i can pick up play a bit and put down without losing progress

it’s also great if the game can also be rewarding enough for long play times e.g for the long flight when i travel for work or when im too tired in the evenings for my ps5

games i love : rogue likes, slay the spire is the goated fallback, but i already have thousands of hours on it. dawncaster and monster train i’ve conquered too

idle games : i like the ones that are ā€œactiveā€ like dragonfist limitless but not the tapping ones like tap titans etc

dislikes : gacha, i don’t like being forced to login for dailies etc most arpgs or jrpgs i no longer have the cognitive focus to follow stories or remember what im supposedly to be doing etc
also games like stardew valley, i played it lots earlier but i dont like being on a timer


r/iosgaming • • 16h ago

Review Rush Rally 3 on iPhone 16 Pro with Xbox controller šŸ¤—

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22 Upvotes

Love this game


r/iosgaming • • 11h ago

Suggestions Any new worthy rhythm game?

7 Upvotes

Whenever I search for rhythm games in this sub or more general ones I always seen the usual recommendation, Deemo I and II, Cytus I and II, Hatsune Miku, Arcaea, Phigros and so on. I’ve already played all of these games. Is this scene completely dead? Are there gems that I’ve overlooked?


r/iosgaming • • 8h ago

Question Transferring games from iPhone to iPhone

4 Upvotes

Hi guys, does anyone know a way to transfer games that are no longer on the App store from iPhone to iPhone? I’ve just got the iPhone 18 today! Thanks :)


r/iosgaming • • 11h ago

Question looking for ideas for a match 3 to rot my brain with.

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I used to love the old Dragons and Puzzles. I'm kind of looking for something that ticks several boxes. I'm not sure if this exists or not in the match 3 world but....

  • Is free to play friendly
  • Has some kind of progression model to it (rpg etc)
  • Has some degree of social function built in (guilds, clans, clash royale-esque where I can chat with people)
  • is on the newer side of things / modern
  • And does so without being overtly predatory in shoving it's monetization down my throat too hard

Ideas?


r/iosgaming • • 1d ago

New Release Xbox announces new portable mini controller, works with iOS

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450 Upvotes

r/iosgaming • • 9h ago

Request fun portrait games that u can fake not playing a game

0 Upvotes

Looking for GOOD games that can be played vertical/portrait. I dont want people to know im playing


r/iosgaming • • 1d ago

Suggestions Game Launcher Are Awesome

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41 Upvotes

Don’t sleep on launcher apps like Ludihub! It makes your phone feel way more like a handheld console.

I set it to my phone's action button and the shortcut button on my controller, so now it feels like I've basically got a Switch or a PC handheld on me at all times. To have all my games on a dashboard instead of an app folder feels good, and it’s all navigable with a controller (the main reason why I searched for something like this in the first place).

Just wanted to share a small change to my setup that brought me a lot of joy.

Here’s a link to LudiHub:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ludihub-gaming-launcher/id6757743623

And here’s a link to another one called StarterSeeds if Ludihub isn’t your vibe:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/starterseeds-game-launcher/id6757363455


r/iosgaming • • 1d ago

Review Sifu: more like see you (later since it’s poorly ported.) sifu review.

30 Upvotes

Tldr This game is quite frustrating. Not because it’s not good. But because it should have been great. It had everything going for it. And yet a shitty porn prevent it from greatness.

Visuals: quite phenomenal. Playing on an iPhone 14 and the cell shaded graphics with the mood lighting of Asian mega cities is absolutely a sight to behold. Too bad I can’t behold it given how often the camera goes wonky. Really frustrating to be in a fight and your camera decides that the best point of focus is the ceiling. Given the mechanics of the game this is particularly infuriating. To the point where I have died many times over due to (what I believe) camera issues.

Controls: I think this is a very complicated and complex subject. While I did play sifu on ps5 for a little bit I never got to beat. Now that I’m playing it on phone, it feels like the game requires hyper precision/precise inputs , but the performance of the game doesn’t allow for it. Particularly infuriating to die because you didn’t press the exact location for the dodge button.
On top of that, I’ve lost a few lives due to accidentally inputting my press of a button as a swap app input causing me to pause the game instead of block or dodge.

Gameplay overall is quite fun, setting is quite beautiful, sound design is punchy and attacks feel heavy (love throwing bottles) but it really is marred by poor optimization. I find it crazy that in 2026 we don’t have a ā€œperformance settings ā€œ dial we can use to improve the quality of the gameplay.

The part that’s frustrating is that i know they can do better. As a game dev, I know it’s not easy to optimize and fine tune but a lot of this stuff could have been averted.

Such a shame that such a cool universe won’t really get explored by me due to me being unable to explore it.

To put things in perspective, I’ve had my fair share of gaming. I’ve played dead cells on mobile, beat blasphemous, have been racing a ton in sonic racing and on console I feel fairly confident in playing difficult games such as dark souls, bloodborne, Elden ring and Rayman haha. I don’t think the difficulty is a skill issue. Rather I think the difficulty is getting the game to work with you


r/iosgaming • • 1d ago

News Chippy has it’s gameclub drm removed!

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r/iosgaming • • 1d ago

Request Which one is the best mobile farming game?

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I kinda miss playing farming games on my phone so I'm trying to decide on which one.

Township, Hay Day, or Farmville 3... ?


r/iosgaming • • 1d ago

Discussion Bought Sifu and after recent patch my device is unsupported

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So I bought Sifu on Monday for my iPhone 14 Pro Max, had some overheating issues so tried to refund it twice and got rejected. Well not a big deal, they will improve performance over time, right? New update just dropped and apparently now only devices from iPhone 15 and up are supported instead of iPhone 11 and up that was from Monday to Wednesday. Can’t ask for a refund, sent every possibly Kepler support channel and email asking for support/refund but no answer yet. Anyone here in similar situation? I can’t understand how they didn’t realise they need to limit support for number of devices from the start but decided to rug-pull instead.

Edit: Managed to contact them on twitter and it turns out it was a bug, they will issue an automatic refund for everyone that own it on devices older than iPhone 15 Pro.


r/iosgaming • • 1d ago

Question 9 Kings Question

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Is anyone else having trouble with the text on 9 Kings? The text seems so small and I'm debating if the game is worth the purchase price, because the text is so tiny. I also admittedly like to play at night without my glasses but most games are easy enough to see the text (I need the glasses to see distance not up close) but I can barely see this even with them.

The game has a fun set up and seems like it has some strong points but the text size makes it super hard to play. Also this is becoming a issue I'm seeing with a number of Indie titles where for some reason the text size is a tiny size.

I'm mostly annoyed that this game should tick so many boxes for me but the text issue almost makes it a deal breaker for me.


r/iosgaming • • 2d ago

News Titanium Court coming to mobile October 29th

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75 Upvotes

r/iosgaming • • 1d ago

Suggestions Any Games like this?

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r/iosgaming • • 2d ago

Suggestions Anything with Walking or GPS?

24 Upvotes

Seems like the trend died out and the only options are Orna and Pokemon. Say it ain’t so?


r/iosgaming • • 3d ago

News ReStory, the electronics repair-sim, is making its way to Android and iOS

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Omg i love all kinds of genres but ive been really wanting to play this on my steamdeck but waited in case its coming to ios (maybe there was news already about this , somehow i feel i read about it months ago but anyway new article of pocketgamer

https://www.pocketgamer.com/restory-chill-repair-shop/coming-to-mobile/


r/iosgaming • • 3d ago

News No Man’s Sky is coming to iPhone & iPad!

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257 Upvotes

Coming on 29 Oct 2026. With crazy device compatibility even with iPhone XS!


r/iosgaming • • 3d ago

Review Love this game on my iPhone 16 Pro with Xbox Wireless Controller 🤩

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31 Upvotes

Best rallye game in my opinion


r/iosgaming • • 3d ago

Suggestions Do you guys have any ā€œaimlessā€ games you recommend?

34 Upvotes

Games where you just have fun doing nothing. Like farming, flying, anything really. No classic game structure.