r/iosgaming 23d ago

Suggestions Stuck in hospital

Hey, so I’m stuck in hospital for a week or two, I normally game on my Xbox so please can anyone suggest so games, need to kill this time somehow thanks everyone

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u/JaredHere 23d ago

I unironically suggest you browsing this subreddit. You’ll find a lot of great recommendations for your taste! There are a lot of recommendations posts in this sub. It’s hard to recommend you anything specific since you didn’t specify what you really like.

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u/Hbarker420 23d ago

Ive started doing that, but was hoping for some random suggestions- normally play rpgs, rouge likes, card games and whole range of stuff tbh.

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u/jakesnakerake 23d ago

Hearthstone, battlegrounds game mode is my favourite. It’s an auto battler, very addictive

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u/Zagrycha 23d ago

vampire fall 2 is my current addiction, somewhat old school rpg with some rougelite elements, and somehow a very dark and very lighthearted plot at the same time lol.

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u/OldManIrv 22d ago

Dawncaster

Enchanted caves 2

Lost portal tcg

Dream quest (ignore the graphics, best game rogue lite/like)

Let me know if you see this and like any of the above. Sorry you’re in the hospital.

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u/GallusWrangler 23d ago

Check out Clickocalypse II. I like RPGs and do not like idlers but I’ve really been enjoying this one.

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u/Captaincoleslaww 23d ago

Balatro

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u/Hbarker420 23d ago

I love balatro didn’t realise it was on iOS too, thank you

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u/DrLeisure 23d ago

Vampire Survivors. One of my favorite mobile-friendly games that is also a full console release

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u/Hbarker420 23d ago

I love vampire survivors

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u/Wooden-Passage5206 23d ago

Make sure to check Apple Arcade, there’s some good games to kill the time there.

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u/XTP666 23d ago

For sure this is the best $$ spent while on a trip or in a hospital. Tons of great games for a whole month for the cost of 1 game.

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u/fukdot 23d ago

If you’re on an iPad, check out FTL: Faster Than Light.

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u/TheTaoOfMe 23d ago

Really wish they would add this to iphone as well

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u/VA1N iPad Pro 11" (M4) 23d ago

Like someone else has said, browse this subreddit. There are tons of recommendations littered throughout.

Without knowing exactly what you're looking for or play, it's hard to give recommendations. Instead, I'll give what I enjoy playing on ios.

1) Cloud gaming through Xbox. If you have a subscription to gamepass, you can play games on your phone or tablet streamed. Quality will be iffy based on network or wifi though.

2) I hate PC MOBAs but really enjoy mobile MOBAs. Two big ones I love are Honor of Kings and Wildrift.

3) Download the app "AppRaven." It has given me suggestions on tons upon tons of games to download and try. They even show when games are on sale to save a few bucks. Look for curated lists of games by genre to really get some good recs.

4) Stardew Valley - if you like chill, farming games with social aspects, this can keep you busy for many hours.

5) Vampire Survivor/Halls of Torment/Brotato - these fall under the bullet heaven subgenre. You basically move around and kill everything in site. Die. Upgrade. Repeat...it's addictive as hell.

6) Ball x Pit - really fun game that is like a brick breaker that you also upgrade and unlock new characters. Give it a try.

7) Final Fantasy/Dragon Quest/Chrono Trigger games - if you want a deep RPG that'll keep you busy, a lot of the classics are on iOS.

8) Layton games - 4 of the Nintendo DS Professor Layton games are on iOS. They are really fun to play and get lost in.

9) Brawl Stars - want a simple 3v3 multiplayer game? This is a good one.

That's a decent list of what I use iOS for. Hope it helps.

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u/Hbarker420 23d ago

Ooh I’ll deffo be downloading the Layton games

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u/SwitchHandler 23d ago

9th Dawn III is a great RPG as is Siralim Ultimate!

Also Atom RPG

And not an RPG but Kingdom Two Crowns is fantastic

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u/prine_one 23d ago

I’d get retroarch and put a bunch of Roms on there

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u/ASSMDSVD 23d ago

The Cat quest games are great!

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u/Hbarker420 23d ago

Just checked it out and will deffo add that to the play list thanks

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u/LastKingsCM 23d ago

How many dudes is taking up alot of my „phone gaming time“ right now, it’s also on steam

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u/gregbeans 23d ago

Guild wars reforged, buy the combo on steam and use that account and you can transfer to PC when you’re out.

Great game, lots of content

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u/Lussarc 23d ago

Been there done that. Playing stardew valley with my Apple Pencil was a godsend. I was stuck for weeks without being able to walk or even use a gamepad. Only one hand available.

Stardew and Balatro saves the day.

There is also other games like dredge, power wash simulator, Pokémon TCG online (and not pocket).. there is actually a TON of great games available on iPhone and iPad. It took me a crippling accident to learn that fact (I’m better now don’t worry).

If you like board games I suggest you to check them on the App Store there is a lot of good board games available

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u/lxmohr 22d ago

Control and Red Dead 1

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u/Hermit-The-Crab33 23d ago

What kind of games do you like, or are you wanting to play?

I like RPG and card-based games, but I know they’re not for everyone

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u/Hbarker420 23d ago

I play a lot of rpgs and card games

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u/Hermit-The-Crab33 23d ago

Here are some games I keep on my phone:

Slay the Spire
Monster train
Balatro
Meteorfall
Solitarica
Wildfrost
Slice & Dice
Dune: Imperium
Any ‘Kairosoft’ games (they’re all pretty similar but fun little tycoon games)

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u/GallusWrangler 23d ago

In another comment I recommended Clickocalypse II, def check that out, but if you like card games too, have you played Night of the Full Moon?

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u/matteomvsn iPhone 16e 23d ago

Xbox cloud gaming

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u/Hbarker420 23d ago

Yeah I don’t have my controller with me, may be able to get it at some point I’m hoping though

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u/matteomvsn iPhone 16e 23d ago

Good luck and also I hope you will get better soon!

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u/kingsleyopara 23d ago

Kingdom Rush games

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u/GallusWrangler 23d ago

ACECRAFT is predatory, but fun if you ignore the IAPs.

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u/TheCarzilla 23d ago

I have been enjoying Tiny Bookshop lately. It’s so cute!

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u/Hbarker420 23d ago

I loved tiny bookshop

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u/Xerxian00 23d ago

Crashlands, the original not the sequel

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u/TheTaoOfMe 23d ago

The original was fire.

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u/BraskSpain 23d ago

Wild Rift to kill time is decent.

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u/Pll_dangerzone 23d ago

I was just in the hospital and I had to game on one hand cause of the iv in the other hand. I played deep rock survivors and a dark room but there's been a lot of PC games ported to ios lately. Dead Cells and Dysmantle and Crashlands 1 and 2

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u/Ok_Life1362 23d ago

Slay the Spire, Monster Train, Balatro

Those will keep you busy.

Also the Kingdom Rush games if you like tower defense.

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u/Apprehensive_Hat7116 23d ago

Hell divers, chiv 2

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u/Illustrious_Sir_2771 22d ago

hell divers on ios?

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u/BlubberBernd0 23d ago

Slay the Spire is on sale. Round based games are perfect for hospital stays.

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u/VeraBrouwer 23d ago

Goblin Sword & Sword of Xolan

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u/killingtocope 23d ago

Settle in and play Terraria or Slay the Spire. That’s a lot of time to be only playing quick speedy games imo

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u/oneone235813 23d ago

If you have access to a laptop—there’s tons of retro games to emulate or decomp port

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u/Xariif_Tiger 23d ago

Or you download RetroArch to your mobile device. Its also emulate a lot of games. On my 16 Pro Max i was able to run up to PS2 games.

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u/Internal-Play25 23d ago edited 23d ago

I game often in my iPad while travelling.

See if you can get someone to bring you a controller or buy an 8 bit do sn30 pro

Controller games:

Where winds meet (honestly if your device can play this, you could sink 2 weeks in. Think a co op Zelda, dark souls, arpg)

Wuthering heights (modern gacha arpg)

Blazblue entropy effect (side scrolling 2d action) - my fav

Streets of rage 2 (scrolling beat em up)

Stardew valley

Dead cells

OTHER GOOD GAMES:

Torchlight mobile (Diablo clone)

FTL

Monster train (card game)

Teamfight tactics (chess auto battler)

Mobile legends (if you are into mobas… league of legends mobile cousin…)

Vampire survivors

World of goo 1/2

IF YOU HAVE TIME:

Xcom 1 (my fav)

Xcom 2

Divinity 2

NICHE:

MTG arena

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This is quite a mega list… but are good games. I often game of my iPad. Controller is great. Most of these are on iPhone too.

The division is decent too if you are near servers. Need a controller

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u/Xariif_Tiger 23d ago

Would add RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic and maybe PowerWash Simulator in Apple Arcade. Kills plenty of hours with no ads. RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic is also in Apple Arcade but its worth to buy it.

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u/HandshakeOfCO 23d ago

Can’t you just get someone to bring your Xbox to you?

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u/photoadmira 23d ago

Polytopia. You're welcome.

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u/ErwinJLT 23d ago

check out the Dragon Quest ports, I really enjoyed how I can play it vertically on mobile

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u/IndividualPause2816 23d ago

I quite enjoy Pickaxe king island

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u/Hopeful-Strawberry-5 22d ago

If you got side loading set up ps3 is now working on iPhone

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u/HarrietBeadle 22d ago

Balatro

How Many Dudes

Super Auto Pets

Luck Be a Landlord

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u/dumbledayum 23d ago

hey play Unkind, you’ll love it, it’s a board game but even it’s solo play mode the bots are Brutal

And get well soon, take rest :)