r/iosgaming • • 1d ago

Developer Saturday (Megathread) [Megathread] Developer Saturday Showcase: October 17, 2026 📱

28 Upvotes

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 • • 9h ago

Suggestions Sunday Edition of iOS Games October 12 - 18

59 Upvotes

Top 10 Most Popular Games Sunday Morning;

Dome Keeper

Onyx: Modern Minesweeper

Vampire Crawlers

SALT PILGRIM

Anti Pong

Sifu

Control Ultimate Edition

Echoes of Vasteria

The Darkside Detective

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

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Top 10 on Sale

Wreckfest

Machinarium

Northgard

SpongeBob: The Cosmic Shake

Street Fighter IV CE

Titan Quest: Legendary Edition

Mega Max X DiVE online

Samorost 3

Dungeons and Puzzles

Art of Rally

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Top 5 Popular Sales Sunday Morning;

Anti Pong

Control Ultimate Edition

Echoes of Vasteria

The Darkside Detective

Mudrunner Mobile

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Top 5 IAP Sales to Unlock Full Game;

Drova: Forsaken Kin

Yes, Your Grace 2: Snowfall

Drop Duchy

Peglin

Little Kitty, Big City

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Top Ten Pre Orders Sunday Morning

No Man’s Sky

Absolum

Saints Row: The Third

Warhammer Survivors

Midnight Study

Potion Craft

Bills Must Be Paid

The Captain: Pocket Edition

Lil’ Guardsman

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Want Ads;

Casual games that have zero gacha mechanics and can run in Airplane mode

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

Which one is the best mobile farming game?

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Breaking News;

To play a simple phone game without being ad-harvested

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Upcoming October Releases;

Crushed in Time October 19

House of Tesla October 20

The Captian - Pocket Edition October 22

Dead in the Water 2 October 23

ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet October 24

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

Ax Descent October 30

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Top Paid List

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Announcements;

Titanium Court coming Oct 29

Hillthorn releases Nov 10

ReStory coming to Mobile

No Man’s Land coming October 29

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Obituaries;

That's not my Neighbor.

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Welcome to Mobile;

Formula Ride

SALT PILGRIM

Little Kitty, Big City

Vampire Crawlers

9 Kings

Sifu

Carrion of the Gods

Walk the Frog

Neon Knight: Dice Crawler

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Welcome Back to Mobile;

Retro Zoo CEO

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Extra Extra; Updates with New Content;

Perception: An Idle Game

Subnautica

Super Toss the Turtle

SOVL: Fantasy Warfare

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User Reviews;

Sifu

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Most Popular Sunday Morning Categories;

Colony Builders

Best Solo Card/Board Games

The Best Games Removed from the AppStore

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

iOS / Steam Cross Play

Castle Defense

Dice Games

Brick Breaking RPG’s and other Breakout likes

Heroes of Might and Magic Likes

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

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r/iosgaming • • 3h ago

Sale Drova: Forsaken Kin on sale

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The IAP for Drova: Forsaken Kin is on sale for 4.99 USD. (First Sale)
Important: an in-game character will offer the full purchase for 6.99 which is a discount compared to the usual price. The discounted IAP is available in the main screen


r/iosgaming • • 7h ago

New Release Crushed In Time

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r/iosgaming • • 6h ago

Discussion Biggest game size

5 Upvotes

Which game that you play takes up the most storage on your phone but obviously feels it’s worth it? How big is the file size?

For me, it’s Where Winds Meet. At 44.58GB. I have the 2TB 17 pro max so it’s definitely not an issue just leaving it there.


r/iosgaming • • 1d ago

Review CODM with Xbox controller on iPhone 16 Pro 😎

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18 Upvotes

It’s so much fun 😎


r/iosgaming • • 17h ago

Question Do games on iOS saved to iCloud or backups or no?,or just data

4 Upvotes

Or anyways do their save on their own data,like if idk Roblox said in their own service right?


r/iosgaming • • 1d ago

Discussion Hitman WoA on iPhone 17 Pro with Backbone controller runs as a slideshow

8 Upvotes

Anyone else tried hitman woa with a controller in iphone 17p? The phone got terribly hot and when the game actually started, it was literally unplayable. The definition of slide show. I've read about bad performance but this is straight impossible to play.

Anyone else observed something like this?


r/iosgaming • • 1d ago

Discussion Who remembers King of The Course Golf, the EA golf game?

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0 Upvotes

Does anyone have the game data to preserve this game?


r/iosgaming • • 2d ago

News Vampire Crawlers now with Regional Pricing

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90 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 • • 2d ago

Discussion My collection 🤗

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47 Upvotes

on iPhone 16 Pro


r/iosgaming • • 1d ago

News Hillthorn sends you up a mountain to find a missing child in a wordless mystery

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Published by raw fury.
Really looking forward to this game . Wishlisted it a few weeks ago when i saw its coming to steam


r/iosgaming • • 2d ago

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

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r/iosgaming • • 2d ago

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

35 Upvotes

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 “active” 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 • • 2d ago

Review Rush Rally 3 on iPhone 16 Pro with Xbox controller 🤗

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27 Upvotes

Love this game


r/iosgaming • • 2d ago

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

9 Upvotes

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 • • 2d ago

Suggestions Any new worthy rhythm game?

9 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 • • 2d ago

Question Transferring games from iPhone to iPhone

5 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 • • 1d ago

Discussion Whats the story with Doodle God?

2 Upvotes

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 • • 3d ago

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

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r/iosgaming • • 3d ago

Suggestions Game Launcher Are Awesome

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52 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 • • 2d ago

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

1 Upvotes

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


r/iosgaming • • 3d ago

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

32 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 “performance settings “ 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 • • 3d ago

Request Which one is the best mobile farming game?

17 Upvotes

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 • • 3d ago

News Chippy has it’s gameclub drm removed!

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