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FTL: Faster Than Light
Subset Games · 2014 · Strategy
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The landmark space roguelike, built for iPad — monitoring every room of your ship at once requires the larger screen.
Games built for tablets.
We score how well each game actually uses your iPad or Android tablet — not just whether it runs. Zero tolerance for stretched iPhone apps.
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Civilization VIAspyr Media / Firaxis · 2016 · Strategy
96scoreFull desktop 4X experience rebuilt around touch — pinch to zoom, drag to pan, native-feeling unit commands.
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Monument Valley 2ustwo games · 2017 · Puzzle
95scoreEscher-inspired puzzler built for touch. The extra real estate of a tablet makes each level a tiny museum piece.
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Divinity: Original Sin 2Larian Studios · 2021 · RPG
94scoreLarian's masterpiece CRPG rebuilt from the ground up for iPad with a native touch UI and full 4-player co-op.
$0.004.7iOS· 299.1k - 5
Slay the SpireMega Crit / Humble Games · 2020 · Strategy
94scoreDeckbuilder roguelike where the tablet form factor feels better than mouse — cards meet your thumb naturally.
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The Room: Old SinsFireproof Games · 2018 · Puzzle
94scorePuzzle box series whose tactile pinch/rotate gestures genuinely need a tablet to breathe.
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BalatroLocalThunk / Playstack · 2024 · Strategy
93scoreThe poker roguelike phenomenon that reviewers say feels better on iPad than on PC thanks to tactile card handling.
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Carcassonne: Tiles & TacticsAsmodee Digital · 2018 · Board
93scoreBoard-game-on-a-table is a genre — and the tablet is the literal table. The classics always win here.
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Total War: MEDIEVAL IIFeral Interactive · 2022 · Strategy
93scoreCreative Assembly's 2006 strategy epic, completely redesigned for touch on the expanded screen of a tablet.
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Alien: IsolationFeral Interactive / Creative Assembly · 2021 · Action
92scoreThe 2014 survival horror masterpiece running like butter on mobile, with full console-grade visuals and controller support.
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Into the BreachSubset Games · 2022 · Strategy
92scorePuzzle-perfect turn-based mech tactics from the FTL team with a touch UI rebuilt for tablet grid warfare.
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Mini MetroDinosaur Polo Club · 2015 · Puzzle
92scoreTransit puzzler with a minimal UI designed around two-thumb tablet play.
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Stardew ValleyConcernedApe · 2018 · Simulation
92scoreFarming sim with a dedicated tablet UI — bigger inventory grids, larger hit targets, no squinting.
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HadesSupergiant Games · 2024 · Action
91scoreSupergiant's roguelike action masterpiece plays flawlessly at 60fps on iPad via Netflix Games with full controller support.
$0.004.7iOS· 6.3M - 15
HearthstoneBlizzard Entertainment · 2014 · Strategy
91scoreCard-slinging on a tablet is how Hearthstone was always meant to be played — the board is a tabletop.
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Hitman: Blood Money — ReprisalFeral Interactive / IO Interactive · 2023 · Action
91scoreThe iconic 2006 stealth assassination game remastered with touch, keyboard, and mouse support for a workstation-like play experience.
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Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced EditionBeamdog / Overhaul Games · 2013 · RPG
90scoreThe 2000 CRPG masterpiece enhanced for iPad — where the 4:3 aspect ratio and stylus precision transform the classic.
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Mini MotorwaysDinosaur Polo Club · 2019 · Simulation
90scoreMinimalist road-drawing city sim from the Mini Metro team, designed day-one for touch and best on a larger canvas.
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Resident Evil VillageCapcom · 2023 · Action
90scoreCapcom's 2021 survival horror blockbuster, a genuine AAA port with PC-level customization options on iPhone and iPad.
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SubnauticaUnknown Worlds Entertainment · 2025 · Simulation
90scoreUnknown Worlds' underwater survival adventure, ported thoughtfully to both iPad and Android with a touch-native UI.
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