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The best games on iOS.

750 games compete in this selection. Dead Cells tops it with 1,953 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Dead Cells 2018 · Metroidvania 1,953
  2. 2 Resident Evil 2 2019 · Horror 1,936
  3. 3 Stardew Valley 2016 · Simulation 1,913
  4. 4 Journey 2012 · Adventure 1,910
  5. 5 Resident Evil 4 2023 · Horror 1,895
  6. 6 Resident Evil 7: Biohazard 2017 · Horror 1,885
  7. 7 Balatro 2024 · Roguelite 1,883
  8. 8 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 2000 · Sports 1,883
  9. 9 Divinity: Original Sin II 2017 · RPG 1,874
  10. 10 The Witness 2016 · Puzzle 1,873
  11. 11 Streets of Rage 2 1992 · Beat 'em up 1,870
  12. 12 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2003 · Action RPG 1,867
  13. 13 Grand Theft Auto III 2001 · Action-adventure 1,857
  14. 14 LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga 2007 · Platformer 1,843
  15. 15 Company of Heroes 2006 · Strategy 1,837
  16. 16 Papers, Please 2013 · Point-and-click 1,836
  17. 17 Resident Evil Village 2021 · Horror 1,831
  18. 18 Darkest Dungeon 2016 · Roguelite 1,831
  19. 19 Limbo 2010 · Platformer 1,829
  20. 20 Grim Fandango Remastered 2015 · Point-and-click 1,826
  21. 21 Slay the Spire 2019 · Roguelite 1,824
  22. 22 Resident Evil 4 2005 · Horror 1,823
  23. 23 Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons 2013 · Action-adventure 1,812
  24. 24 Subnautica 2018 · Survival 1,812
  25. 25 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2004 · Action-adventure 1,811
  26. 26 Little Nightmares 2017 · Platformer 1,811
  27. 27 World of Goo 2008 · Puzzle 1,810
  28. 28 Max Payne 2001 · TPS 1,808
  29. 29 Tomb Raider 2013 · Platformer 1,802
  30. 30 Transistor 2014 · Action RPG 1,802
  31. 31 SoulCalibur 1998 · Fighting 1,799
  32. 32 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair 2012 · Visual novel 1,797
  33. 33 Bastion 2011 · Action RPG 1,796
  34. 34 The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth 2014 · Roguelite 1,793
  35. 35 Baldur's Gate 1998 · RPG 1,793
  36. 36 Gunstar Heroes 1993 · Platformer 1,788
  37. 37 Mega Man X 1993 · Platformer 1,785
  38. 38 Planescape: Torment - Enhanced Edition 2017 · RPG 1,782
  39. 39 Into the Breach 2018 · Strategy 1,780
  40. 40 The Talos Principle 2014 · Action-adventure 1,779
  41. 41 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords 2004 · Action RPG 1,777
  42. 42 Sonic the Hedgehog 1991 · Platformer 1,777
  43. 43 Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition 2018 · RPG 1,773
  44. 44 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc 2010 · Visual novel 1,772
  45. 45 Streets of Rage 4 2020 · Beat 'em up 1,772
  46. 46 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II 2010 · Action RPG 1,768
  47. 47 Prison Architect 2015 · Simulation 1,766
  48. 48 Crazy Taxi 1999 · Racing 1,762
  49. 49 XCOM: Enemy Unknown 2012 · Strategy 1,754
  50. 50 Katana Zero 2019 · Platformer 1,752
  51. 51 Rome: Total War 2004 · Strategy 1,749
  52. 52 To the Moon 2011 · Point-and-click 1,746
  53. 53 Her Story 2015 · Point-and-click 1,745
  54. 54 Street Fighter IV 2008 · Fighting 1,745
  55. 55 Inside 2016 · Platformer 1,744
  56. 56 Night in the Woods 2017 · Platformer 1,739
  57. 57 What Remains of Edith Finch 2017 · Horror 1,738
  58. 58 Vampire Survivors 2022 · Roguelite 1,738
  59. 59 Hades 2020 · Roguelite 1,737
  60. 60 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 2010 · FPS 1,729
  61. 61 Medieval II: Total War 2006 · Strategy 1,729
  62. 62 The Longest Journey 1999 · Point-and-click 1,727
  63. 63 Sid Meier's Civilization VI 2016 · Strategy 1,722
  64. 64 The Walking Dead 2012 · Point-and-click 1,721
  65. 65 Doki Doki Literature Club! 2017 · Visual novel 1,721
  66. 66 Professor Layton and the Curious Village 2007 · Puzzle 1,720
  67. 67 Gris 2018 · Platformer 1,719
  68. 68 FTL: Faster Than Light 2012 · Roguelite 1,715
  69. 69 Prince of Persia: Warrior Within 2004 · Platformer 1,707
  70. 70 Tales from the Borderlands 2014 · Point-and-click 1,703
  71. 71 Life Is Strange 2015 · Adventure 1,702
  72. 72 This War of Mine 2014 · Survival 1,702
  73. 73 The Wolf Among Us 2013 · Point-and-click 1,683
  74. 74 Plants vs. Zombies 2009 · Strategy 1,681
  75. 75 Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars 2009 · Action-adventure 1,681
  76. 76 The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition 2009 · Point-and-click 1,679
  77. 77 Baba Is You 2019 · Puzzle 1,676
  78. 78 Terraria 2011 · Sandbox 1,674
  79. 79 Steins;Gate 2009 · Visual novel 1,673
  80. 80 Oxenfree 2016 · Adventure 1,668
  81. 81 Geometry Dash 2013 · Rhythm 1,667
  82. 82 Dead by Daylight 2016 · Horror 1,666
  83. 83 The Walking Dead: Season Two 2013 · Point-and-click 1,664
  84. 84 Don't Starve Together 2016 · Horror 1,663
  85. 85 Warframe 2013 · Action RPG 1,662
  86. 86 The Walking Dead: A New Frontier 2016 · Point-and-click 1,658
  87. 87 Batman: The Telltale Series 2016 · Point-and-click 1,651
  88. 88 Superliminal 2019 · Action-adventure 1,651
  89. 89 Resident Evil 3 2020 · Horror 1,645
  90. 90 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2008 · Action RPG 1,644
  91. 91 Among Us 2018 · Strategy 1,642
  92. 92 Twelve Minutes 2021 · Point-and-click 1,640
  93. 93 Tales of Monkey Island 2009 · Point-and-click 1,640
  94. 94 Plague Inc. 2012 · Strategy 1,633
  95. 95 Bridge Constructor Portal 2017 · Strategy 1,632
  96. 96 Fortnite 2020 · TPS 1,631
  97. 97 Genshin Impact 2020 · Action RPG 1,628
  98. 98 Donut County 2018 · Puzzle 1,626
  99. 99 Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series 2014 · Point-and-click 1,623
  100. 100 RuneScape 2001 · Action RPG 1,620

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In detail

The best games on iOS, what this ranking says

Dead Cells leads this selection with 1,953 ELO points, ahead of Resident Evil 2 and Stardew Valley. The 750 games competing in it have played 121,878 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 750
Duels played by those games 121,878
Game in the lead Dead Cells (2018)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,953
Point gap between 1st and 10th 80
Best represented genre Point-and-click
Last reading November 3, 2026

The best game of every genre on iOS

A selection is not read in one block: here is what leads each of its brackets.

The best game of every genre on iOS
Genre Games competing In the lead ELO score Duels played
Metroidvania 10 Dead Cells 1,953 548
Horror 20 Resident Evil 2 1,936 726
Simulation 27 Stardew Valley 1,913 2,302
Adventure 15 Journey 1,910 535
Roguelite 26 Balatro 1,883 310
Sports 12 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 1,883 221
RPG 17 Divinity: Original Sin II 1,874 295
Puzzle 63 The Witness 1,873 247
Beat 'em up 8 Streets of Rage 2 1,870 164
Action RPG 58 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 1,867 646
Action-adventure 37 Grand Theft Auto III 1,857 936
Platformer 73 LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga 1,843 267
Strategy 64 Company of Heroes 1,837 158
Point-and-click 123 Papers, Please 1,836 393
Survival 6 Subnautica 1,812 233
TPS 12 Max Payne 1,808 1,687
Fighting 19 SoulCalibur 1,799 134
Visual novel 29 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair 1,797 217
Racing 30 Crazy Taxi 1,762 209
FPS 13 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 1,729 421
Sandbox 14 Terraria 1,674 885
Rhythm 15 Geometry Dash 1,667 250
JRPG 16 Final Fantasy IV 1,601 88
Card & Board 24 Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales 1,591 202

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 99 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
RuneScape +75 1,620
Twelve Minutes +72 1,640
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II +71 1,768

The most contested match-ups

These pairs of games have faced each other more than any others in this selection.

The most contested match-ups
Wins Against Duels played Win rate
Max Payne Tomb Raider 97 55%
Life Is Strange Tomb Raider 56 55%
Stardew Valley Tomb Raider 45 62%
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Life Is Strange 42 67%
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Tomb Raider 25 60%

How this ranking is established

No jury, no press score, no sales figures: two games face off, players vote, and every vote updates an ELO score. This page is a view of the world ranking, never a standing kept apart.

Understand the method in detail →

FAQ

What players ask

What is the best game on iOS?

According to community votes, the best game on iOS is Dead Cells, with 1,953 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Resident Evil 2 and Stardew Valley, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many games on iOS are ranked?

750 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 121,878 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which game on iOS is climbing right now?

RuneScape is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 75 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 99 games in the selection moved.

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