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John's iOS Game Picks

Last week, when I linked to a couple of stories about the tenth anniversary of Monument Valley, I got feedback that the days of good mobile games on iOS are over. While I agree that iOS gaming has changed a lot since Monument Valley and its contemporaries were released, it goes too far to write off iOS as a videogame platform. So today, I thought I’d share some of my favorite games I’ve tried on iOS recently.

Peglin

A roguelike deckbuilder in the spirit of Slay the Spire combined with a Peggle-like game sounds bananas because it kind of is. But it’s also a lot of fun. Your mission is to recover the gold stolen from you by dragons. You’re confronted by increasingly tough enemies you defeat by collecting damage points via its Pachinko-style mechanic. Along the way, you collect orbs and relics that affect your ability to collect pegs and inflict damage. Peglin is in Early Access on Steam for the PC, so I expect the mobile version will improve over time as the PC version is refined, but you can download and play the first third of the game for free, with the rest available as a one-time purchase.