Overview

• Pocket Gamer refreshed its flagship “Best iOS games” list on August 28, highlighting picks such as Vampire Survivors, Stardew Valley, Clash of Clans, Tetris, Monument Valley 2 and Return to Monkey Island.
• A separate Pocket Gamer update the same day reworked its “Best idle games” selection, calling out titles including AFK Arena, Clicker Heroes, AdVenture Capitalist!, Idle Miner Tycoon and Idle Police Tycoon.
• MacMegasite published a new “best iPhone & iPad games” lineup featuring Among Us, Call of Duty Mobile, Dead Cells, Diablo Immortal, Fortnite, Genshin Impact and more.
• MacMegasite confirms Fortnite is playable again on iPhone and iPad following its legal dispute, noting the current season content within the game.
• The MacMegasite piece explains iOS 18’s Game Mode and says all picks were tested on an iPhone 15 Pro Max and an iPad Pro M2, with overlap like Fallout Shelter underscoring consensus and broad genre coverage.