AppUnwrapper’s Favorite iOS Games of 2023 (GOTY List)

Another year has come to an end and, once again, there were a ton of terrific games that released on iOS. It's always a little difficult to choose my favorites, but I've narrowed it down to 20 this time. I wasn't that impressed with Apple Arcade this year, but Netflix brought us some gems and they're continuing to do so in 2024. Last year, I expressed my concern about subscriptions taking over…

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AppUnwrapper’s Favorite iOS Games of 2022 (GOTY List)

I can't believe another year is over. I've been running Appunwrapper.com full time for over a decade now and the years just seem to fly by. 2022 was a weird one, as Netflix kept releasing games I was interested in while Apple Arcade continued to focus on "plus" games that I already owned. Plenty of developers still released standalone games, but I also noticed that some of my old favorites were sold…

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AppUnwrapper’s Favorite iOS Games of 2021 (GOTY List)

Appunwrapper.com turned 10 years old in 2021 and it's still a bit hard for me to process. I feel so lucky to be able to do this for a living. Thank you to everyone who has supported me over the years, especially those contributing to my Patreon. And of course to the developers who keep making games worth playing. This was also a scary year for me. My cat needed surgery and…

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AppUnwrapper’s Favorite iOS Games of 2020 (GOTY List)

Appunwrapper.com will turn 10 this coming year and, for the past few years I've been highlighting my favorite games. I started my Game of the Year lists in 2015, and continued with 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. 2020 has been a crazy year, but that didn't stop developers from releasing some phenomenal iOS games. Between Apple Arcade and standalone apps, there were so many strong contenders. But I finally narrowed my GOTY…

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AppUnwrapper’s Favorite iOS Games of 2019 (GOTY List)

AppUnwrapper.com has been covering iOS games for nearly a decade now and, for the past few years, I've been listing my favorite games of each year. I started my Game of the Year (GOTY) lists in 2015, and continued with 2016, 2017, and 2018. 2019 has been another strong year for iOS games, even if you don't count the addition of Apple Arcade. I also bought a Nintendo Switch this year, though…

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AppUnwrapper’s Favorite iOS Games of 2018 (GOTY List)

For the last few years, I've been selecting my favorite games of the year to allow readers to catch up on any must-haves they might have missed. 2015 was the first time I started doing it, with Her Story easily squashing all the competition. 2016 brought us the adorably brain-melting Snakebird and gorgeous Samorost 3. The insane year of 2017 was almost a tie between INSIDE, Gorogoa, Mushroom 11 and twelve other…

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AppUnwrapper’s Favorite iOS Games of 2017 (GOTY List)

2017 is on its way out and what a year it's been! The world's kind of falling apart, but luckily this has probably been the best year for premium iOS gaming ever, so I was distracted during most of the apocalypse. Oddly enough, some of my favorite games were dark and apocalyptic themselves. But they still served as good diversions as sane society crumbled around me. Earlier in the year, I was…

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Giveaway: Win a Free iOS or Android Copy of Necrosoft Games’ ‘Gunhouse’

Gunhouse By: Necrosoft Games LLC Update: Thanks to all who entered! The giveaway is now over and all winners have been sent their codes. One of my favorite games of 2016 was the quirky puzzle and tower defense mashup called Gunhouse, by Necrosoft Games. I first picked it up because of the unusual art style, knowing very little about the actual game. But I quickly got addicted to the fast-paced match-four puzzling…

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