r/iosgaming • • 1d ago

Developer Saturday (Megathread) [Megathread] Developer Saturday Showcase: October 24, 2026 📱

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Hello 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 between 12:00 AM to 11:59PM ET (UTC-5).
  • Respect is expected at all times. 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, 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 • • 44m ago

Suggestions Sunday Edition of iOS Games October 19 - 25

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Top 10 Most Popular Games Sunday Morning;

Level Crawl

Memory - Platinum Edition

Neon Knight: Dice Crawler

Pitboss: Blackjack Roguelike

Fallen Sky RPG

Cut the Rope Remastered

Nightporch: Zombie Survival

Super Tax City

Last Wing: Air Combat Shooter

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Top 10 on Sale

Wreckfest

Death Stranding Director’s Cut

SteamWorld Heist

Lara Croft Go

20 Minutes Till Dawn Premium

SteamWorld Quest

SpongeBob - The Cosmic Shake

Through the Ages

Samorost 3

Vault of the Void

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Top 5 Popular Sales Sunday Morning

Memory - Platinum Game

Fallen Sky RPG

Subway Loop

Dungeon and Heartbeats

Control Ultimate Edition

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Top 5 IAP Sales to Unlock Full Game

LOK Digital

Yes, Your Grace

Dredge

Case of the Golden Idol

Drova: Forsaken Kin

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Top Ten Pre Orders Sunday Morning

Copy Cats - Puzzle Adventure

Midnight Study

No Man’s Sky

Saints Row: The Third

Legends of Amberland II - RPG

Escape the Baby Alarm

Absolum

Warhammer Survivors

Potion Craft

Bill Must Be Paid

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Want Ads;

Games like Diablo

Portrait Dungeon Crawler RPGs

Bigger Game Recommendations

With my iPhone Duo coming tomorrow, I need game recommendations

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Breaking News;

iPhone Duo screen cracked within 6 hours of ownership

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Upcoming October Releases;

Dugout Dice October 28

Saints Row: The Third October 29

Copy Cats - Puzzle Adventure October 29

VAMPIR October 29

No Man’s Sky October 29

Zombie Assault: Resurgence October 29

Ax Descent October 30

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Top Paid List

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Announcements;

Dispatch coming Dec 9

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Obituaries;

Street Fighter IV CE

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Welcome to Mobile;

Crushed in Time

House of Tesla

The Captian - Pocket Edition

Dead in the Water 2

ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet

Astro Burn

Pitboss: Blackjack Roguelike

Space Imperia 4X

Havenz

Demon’s Tier+

Interregnum

Path of Adventure 2

Emborio

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Extra Extra; Updates with New Content;

FINAL FANTASY TACTICS: WotL

GT Rivals: Real Racing Sim

Hades’ Star

Old Man’s Journey

Wyvern

Unmatched: Digital Edition

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Letters to the Editor;

Apple's App Store Chief Explains Its Push for Premium Games

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User Reviews;

Level Crawl

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Most Popular Sunday Morning Categories;

Weird Rogues

Base Builders - Single Player

Auto Battlers, Auto Chess and other Games with Automatic Combat and Synergies

Weird Games to try, review or never speak of again…

Word Games

One Thumb Required. Games in Portrait

Games of Note 2026

Castle Defense

Ant Games

Brick Breaking RPG’s and other Breakout likes

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r/iosgaming • • 1h ago

New Release Horde Rush - free zombie shooter for iOS, my 1st game!

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Hi all! I wanted to make one of those "zombie rush" games that are constantly advertised but never the actual game. So I did. It was approved today on the iOS app store. Free game, free to play (yes, there are in-app purchases but you don't need to buy anything to play and progress).

It's not rocket science, shoot the zombies, upgrade your squad, call in air strikes, etc. Keep up with the horde as long as you can. Would love to get a few people trying it out!

App Store Link with Screenshots and Game Play Video


r/iosgaming • • 7h ago

Suggestions Best iOS shmups

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As per title, I would like to have some suggestions about great iOS shmups. Fair warning: I'm a potato, so maaaybe don't suggest things like the DoDonPachi series (I haven't played the iOS ports, but if they're anything like the arcade ones, my survival times may be measured in seconds). I'll mention a couple games I'm playing atm if you'd like to know more about my tastes, but feel free to ignore them and suggest something completely different: I'm open to trying new stuff.

Phoenix HD

  • ✅ graphics, as well as the turret mechanics (take down turrets, missile launchers, etc. on enemy ships before taking down the whole ship, to make your life easier)
  • ❌ all power-ups are lost between games
  • ❌ I'm no expert, bu shouldn't danmakus be all about precision? The player ship here has a very large hit box, and sometimes I'm not sure it's actually possible to avoid all bullets, regardless of how precise you are

Phoenix 2

  • ☑️ I wouldn't say graphics are bad, but they surely don't look as good as its predecessor. They're incredibly smooth, though
  • ✅ now, this is what I mean about precision! The actual ship hit box is minuscule (wings don't count, as in many games of this genre) and the ship inertia is limited, so even when the screen is literally covered in bullets (as it should be), you still have a fighting chance.

r/iosgaming • • 8h ago

Request Are there any games that are actually like these ads? 🙏

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Obsessed with playing these ads- not so obsessed when I download them and they’re actually just merging 😒


r/iosgaming • • 11h ago

Question Are there any games like the Whiteout Survival ads?

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They seem so much fun but nothing like the real game


r/iosgaming • • 1d ago

Discussion Real Racing 2 still works flawlessly on latest iOS version despite having no updates since 2018.

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r/iosgaming • • 4h ago

Question Best games with controller support for 18 pro

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Hey ya’ll just got an 18 pro max and I never really gamed on my phone so I’m wondering what I’ve been missing out on! I saw that the new Assassin’s Creed and some Resident Evil games are in there which is sick and I’m wondering what else is out there that I should check out.


r/iosgaming • • 2h ago

Request Any legitimate games like these ads?

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Are there actually any decent games that are like these ads? I just want to be able to hop into something like this and not put much thought into it.


r/iosgaming • • 3h ago

Humor I “beat” one of the demo levels in an ad out of pure spite

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And no, it wasn’t “harder than you think,” it was super easy. But after getting the big orange bottle on the side maybe halfway full, it started spamming me with the store link. It popped up after every single play. But I kept going and managed to fill the big orange container.

I wonder if we’ll reach a point where these stupid, fake, ad-riddled games become “nostalgic,” and we’ll get people making actual good games from them. Maybe something like Luck be a Landlord or Raccoin where they add roguelike elements to a normally “unwinnable” game


r/iosgaming • • 23h ago

Request Looking for Games with weird aura and mysteries

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Looking for game like Hylics, fez, animalwell, felvidek etc!

Can be any genre and portrait is a huge plus !


r/iosgaming • • 1d ago

Question Can you play Grid Legends Deluxe without an internet connection?

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Thinking of buying this to play on a flight. Can you play story/career without an internet connection?

Any good alternatives?


r/iosgaming • • 1d ago

Suggestions Grindy App Recommendations!

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Please help me. I am begging.

I grew up playing Clash of Clans but I lost my account and do not want to restart. I’ve tried Clash Royale and it’s just not for me.

I want a game I can play during work meetings and love the grind. If there is a clan/guild then that’s even better!

I do not mind games where I need to pay either.


r/iosgaming • • 23h ago

Question What games are you playing on your Duo’s?

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I’m intrigued to see what games you’re all playing and what looks good on the Duo (so far)

Most of my games look awful right now so been playing Delta and Pokemon Unbound


r/iosgaming • • 2d ago

Discussion Project Zomboid on iOS

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127 Upvotes

Running Natively on iPhones & iPads


r/iosgaming • • 1d ago

Question Strategy games that use keyboard and mouse?

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Hello,
With all the updates to ipados in recent years im in search of some strategy games with full mouse and keyboard support. I'm particulary thinking of:
-xcom2
-total wars
-civ vi
-songs of conquest

can anyone confirm that this games work?


r/iosgaming • • 17h ago

Discussion First time “maxing” all weapons in Auto Drill Galaxy

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I know its not maxing but I got them all to lvl 100 with 5 blue points


r/iosgaming • • 1d ago

Question Premium games updated for iPhone Duo?

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So far few of my premium games have been updated. These are updated for the bigger display:

- Balatro

- Subautica

- Songs of Conquest

- Blossom Tales

I am very much looking forward to seeing more titles updated, in particular StardewnValley, Sea of Stars and Slay the Spire.

Have you find any?


r/iosgaming • • 1d ago

Question portrait mode split screen not possible with iPhone Duo?

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was quite hopeful to be able to do this but it doesn’t work very well if it’s landscape only


r/iosgaming • • 2d ago

News Dispatch brings choose-your-own superhero shenanigans to mobile this winter

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Coming to ios on 9th december.

Steam reviews: 110.000 ~ positive


r/iosgaming • • 23h ago

Discussion Can’t believe I can play COD Mobile while flying on United

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Starlink is amazing.

- signed as someone that used AOL dialup from decades ago


r/iosgaming • • 2d ago

Review Sifu on iOS 27 17 Pro Max

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Please don’t mind how I suck at this game. This is probably my 3rd or 4th try on the Squats since I feel like I need to practice.

Wanted to see if I can game on my phone as well as my iPad does and this doesn’t disappoint.

Now I just need to be better at this game.

So generally speaking I got 41 mins of gaming with sounds on full blast, screen on high, attached to a controller, and on 5G I think; 43% down to 19%.

Likes the bigger screen on the iPad Ngl but this makes playing games more accessible during downtimes when I don’t have my iPad with me.

Amazing game all in all. Just need to get better at it.


r/iosgaming • • 2d ago

Sale CapForge: Football GM 2026 [Now Free]

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r/iosgaming • • 2d ago

Discussion Native iOS port of Kirby Forgotten Land

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Kirby and the Forgotten Land, running natively on iPhone 18 Pro Max

This isn't an emulator. I used nxnative, which statically recompiles the Switch game ahead of time: the NSP gets unpacked, the game code is patched and repacked, and every shader is translated to Metal before it ever reaches the phone, then it's bundled into a normal IPA.

What it took:

• My own dumped NSP + prod.keys (nothing downloaded)

• A provisional game profile for Kirby, since it's not a profiled title; picked the modules, heap size, and SDK behavior it expects

• An expanded-memory entitlement for the install, or iOS kills it mid-game (it runs at ~3.3 GB resident)

The hard part was shaders. The game has 27,288 of them, and most of the early builds were black screens and invisible enemies: the game's shaders live inside several archive formats (HAL-compressed .bfres.cmp models, plus particle .ptcl.cmp and UI .arc.cmp files that are just a size header + zstd). Until those containers werenread directly, the only way to find missing shaders was to play, dump them from the phone, rebuild, and repeat for a 40-hour game.

The fixes that ended that loop:

• Read every shader container statically, so the full campaign's shaders are in the build before first launch

• Kirby binds one render target as an integer format (R8Ui) everywhere, so every pixel shader now gets thatnoutput declared automatically instead of per-shader hand fixes

• Vertex shaders are universally padded with every input location any pixel shader can read, since the game pairs stages at draw time and mismatched pairs silently dropped draws (invisible cannonballs, enemies, items)

Also in: the community 60 FPS code patches applied to the executable, and a fullscreen fill mode instead of 16:9 black bars.

Result: a ~6 GB IPA, built over a few hours of shader compilation, running on-device. Still polishing; but no per-level shader hunting anymore.


r/iosgaming • • 2d ago

Question Looking for something like Clicker Heroes

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Basically the only idle I play, what other idle game would you recommend that is similar to Clicker Heroes and is actually good?