Free games usually have a slag reputation, they are full of ads and in-app purchases. But at the same time, the restless playful fingers of gamers are waiting for a lot of great games — if you know where to look.
To make it easier for you, we have collected the best here, distributing it into convenient categories. So if you like arcade games, puzzles or racing — for free — read on.
In addition, you can check out new iPhone games weekly.
Game of the Week for iPhone
— Game of the Week for iPhone: Magic Bridge!
Magic Bridge! This is an endless vertical scroller with cat heroes and cartoon opponents from the excellent Super Cat Tales 2 mobile platform. In this game, however, only one platform is implemented — the titular “magic bridge”. It is located at the bottom of the screen, and you tilt it to make your hero run.
The goal is to avoid colliding with enemies and rows of spikes, which is easier said than done — the bridge twitches, and it’s easy to miss, avoiding one deadly collision, only not to avoid the next.
But don’t give up and you will soon learn how to move the bridge more accurately and use the recovery capabilities of brave kittens. And although this fairy tale may lack the depth that inspires the game, you will understand that “meow” is already enough.
Arcade Games for iPhone
Favorite free arcade games for iPhone, including fights, runners, multiplayer games, pinball and retro classics.
— Knight Brawl (Knight Tournament)
Knight Brawl presents funny, cheerful and frantic fights from the mobile sports gems of Colin Lane Games AB: Dunkers 2, Touchdowners, Rowdy Wrestling — and knights who want to frolic a little participate in them.
Your heroes jump around the battlefield in a somewhat controlled manner. With a certain dexterity of pressing buttons — and a bit of luck — you will be able to quickly free opponents from helmets and shields, and then deliver a fatal blow.
Only this is just the tip of the iceberg, because Knight Brawl is unrealistically generous to what you get. It has several battle modes, as well as quest-like missions where you can climb into the castle and deceive everyone. It’s just crazy — excellent entertainment, seriously raising the bar for Colin Lane’s work, which is already impressive from the very beginning.
— Project Loading
Project Loading is a high—speed arcade game about the adventures of the loading lane, which should reach 100%. Yes, you read it right: the star of the game is the real curse of many computer users — the download lane.
However, in this universe, the loading lanes by no means move slowly from left to right — they have to cope with slowing and accelerating mats, deadly giant crosses and bouncers. To help them, there are restart points and collecting gold stars, but time is limited. So there is no hanging on the download lane here.
This is an interesting concept, realized thanks to the thoughtful design of the levels, the artwork and the adaptable tilt control. However, given how complex the later stages are, you’ll probably never find fault with the standard download lane again.
— Boost Buddies
“Boost Buddies” is an arcade game based on twitching. You play as a cat in a box and try to get the crown. Fortunately for the cat, the box is equipped with a rocket engine that accelerates with each click. Less fortunately, between the cat and the crown… things.
Sometimes you encounter massive laser beams or swinging axes. Sometimes you get blown away by fans or chased by critters. I have no idea what’s going on, but it’s very interesting to figure out how to pass each test and get high scores.
Do everything right, and you will be able to add “boosting” animals to your zoo, each of which has its own music and background images. And although the basic nature of the game means that its sessions are short, but it is always convenient for rapid progress.
— Williams Pinball
Pinball recreates (and complements) a number of classic Williams tables on your iPhone. Then he turns them into a freemium business model (free-free and premium—enhanced), which, surprisingly, may actually be pretty good.
Select the start table and it will unlock from the very beginning. You will play this game for a long time, so choose wisely. (A good bet is “The superb Attack From Mars”). Then you participate in daily challenges to boost your points, win games and unlock other tables.
Eventually, the tables will be unlocked for offline play and, if desired, equipped with animated components, such as the more fantastic Zen Pinball tables. It’s not easy to get there, but you’re playing superbly simulated pinball, so it’s not a big challenge. And although, admittedly, pinball on the iPhone is a bit sloppy, but any progress made instantly penetrates all your devices at once via iCloud.
— Beat Street
“Beat Street” is a fight on the touchscreen. The pixel image resembles the classic “stop-start” gameplay — with the occasional unsportsmanlike use of baseball bats to hit enemies on the head — smacks of Double Dragon and Streets of Rage.
But still, it’s not a naked retro copy. The game seems familiar, but its setting is amusingly entertaining (liberating a city terrorized by intelligent bipedal dressed rodents). And all this is controlled by one thumb.
The control method could mean the end of Beat Street, but, surprisingly, it works brilliantly, allowing dexterous foot movements, punches, special movements and means to smash the face of an evil rat with a brick. In addition to unnecessary unlock levels, “Beat Street” is the perfect free action movie for iPhone.
Try these high-end free entertainment on your iPhone.
