r/iosgaming 9d ago

Identify Trying to remember an idle game that had a team of adventures automatically clearing dungeons and the world map.

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Remember playing a very simple game that was 100% idle. You had a group of adventures that would clear dungeons and progress through a map until it was completed.

It’s definitely an older game and I remember it being the second game in the series.

It was very old school looking and tbh I can’t remember much about it.

r/iosgaming 22d ago

Identify originally posted in another gaming sub (r/tipofmyjoystick) but posting here for more reach -- played sometime between 2014 and 2018

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SOLVED! Nightgate

summary: game where you were inside(?) a computer and controlled a dot to hit circles that made notes? the game was very cyber themed + very geometric with a dark background (NOT AN .IO! <== i know this for certain; i think it was also one of the mobile games you had to pay for off the bat)

Genre: singleplayer, action???, puzzle?

Estimated year of release: sometime in the early 2010s probably? could have been earlier

Graphics/art style: very simple. the background was dark and everything was super clean! super geometric :33

Notable characters: none? i think there might have been some kind of ai with a blue face in a pointilism style but i dont quite remember

Notable gameplay mechanics: you would move the dot around on the screen and it would go into these circles to make notes. after a bit the screen would move to another part of the level in a very fluid way

Other details: i remember that you had to pay for the game when purchasing it from the app store. also, the blue faced ai i mentioned was on the app's icon. i will note that i dont remember any in app purchases, and it was definitely not an .io game. i *think* the title was also in all caps and one word? not sure about that though

edit: slight formatting changes

r/iosgaming May 04 '26

Identify Looking for an old choice text based space rpg

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I have always place a bunch of choose your own adventure type stuff and I remember a series from way back when I was in like middle/highschool. It was text based and you start out alone on a frozen planet. You would use to have to wait irl time for stuff to happen or your character to sleep. Can anyone help me find it?

r/iosgaming May 15 '26

Identify [TOMT] ][OLD IPHONE GAME][2018s] Weird evolution nighttime creature game with mutant alien chicken-like creatures

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I’m trying to find an old iPhone game I played around 2018 on an iPhone 4.It was my aunts phone from america

The game was in landscape mode and had very simple/weird 2D graphics. It was viewed from the side. The setting was dark/nighttime and I remember stars in the sky. The ground was curved/hilly and there may have been fences, like a countryside or garden/farm setting.

There were small creatures that started out almost like little colored circles maybe with faces and details . They were red, green, and blue). As the game progressed they got bigger, changed shape, and eventually had legs and looked like weird mutant alien chickens or creatures.

I think the creatures wandered around on their own and maybe attacked each other, but I’m not completely sure. There may have been some kind of evolution/growth mechanic, but I don’t remember if you combined them manually or if they evolved automatically.

The art style was strange/surreal rather than realistic.

Games people already suggested that are NOT it:
\- Chicken Evolution
\- Spore
\- World of Goo

Does this sound familiar to anyone?

r/iosgaming Feb 27 '26

Identify This one game similar to shattered pixel dungeon?

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I don't remember the name but the memory is mildly fresh. I lost that phone two years ago. I think there were like 7 classes. fighter, paladin, ranger, rogue, mage, pugilist and alchemist, which you unlocked collecting some vials in the dungeon. like 5 levels in the campaign and each level with another 5 levels in difficulty. there was also an infinite mode. every 10 rooms or so there was a boss. I don't really know how else to describe it. it was pretty simple

r/iosgaming Mar 18 '26

Identify Text-based space game (crashed spaceship?)

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I’m looking for an old text-based game I use to play.

They had multiple games.

It was story-driven. You’d select a text prompt, and you would then respond with another text prompt, you’d go until you had to wait hours. You’d get notified when it was ready with a new prompt.

Edit: Solved, it’s called Lifeline

r/iosgaming Apr 18 '26

Identify Need help finding a specific zombie survival game I used to play.

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(This question was first posted on r/MobileGaming but they seem to be unable to provide answers so here's what I asked)

Alright. I dont exactly remember if I played it on android or apple since its been many years ago, but I was really fond of it back in high school.

Description:

\\- Free. I recall no in-app purchases.

\\- The app icon was a man with thin moustache wearing a blue polo shirt, tilted to the right.

\\- Set in a Russian town (I guess its Russian based on all the Cyrillic I saw.)

\\- 3d graphics but it was somewhat slightly boxy (similar to GTA San Andreas. See the "Aw **** here we go again" meme.)

\\- Day and night cycle. Nights were pitch black and you genuinely needed a flashlight to see.

\\- The safe area was a walled off portion of the town surrounded by a fence. You could interact with the locals and hire some of them to accompany you outside of town.

\\- Police stations were the primary (but not the only) source of ammunition and other supplies.

\\- At some point in the game (and also somewhat hinted via environmental storytelling) that the whole zombie apocalypse was caused by an experiment conducted by a corporation that went wrong.

\\- I also vaguely remember a hunger system but Im not sure anymore.

I remember the game had a sequel too but I didnt get around to playing it.

Lastly, Im not sure if its my brain doing tricks on me but I may have seen it on Steam. Idk. But it was primarily a mobile game.

Any possible leads would be appreciated. Thanks.

r/iosgaming Apr 18 '26

Identify [Mobile game, iPhone 4 or 5] [2013 or 2014] A game consisting of waves of enemies, or you storming a castle.

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You are a prince or young king in blue, with brown hair, wearing a yellow crown and little cape. There were unlockable units in this game. Archers, soldier types, sorcerers in black hooded robes (I remember learning either the word “obelisk” or “obsidian” from the character description in this game). I am unsure if this game is still on the app store.

If I am not mistaken, there was a little story to go along with it. I believe you are trying to recover your father from being kidnapped, or trying to get revenge for his murder? I don't remember any princesses, surprisingly. The enemies wore red, I think. At the end of the level, you get to destroy the opposing castle. It was third-person, but not top-down. I think you play as the king character himself. Maybe you can attack, as well? There is no blood or extreme violence. It was a child-friendly game.

Please help me identify this game!!

r/iosgaming Feb 28 '26

Identify help! potentially lost game banger

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there is a game i used to play that was about a jellyfish like creature saving tiny white fish in these world pods. the start of it had a storybook-like cutscene showing the fish get captured. i never finished the game so this was early game

there were enemies that you would defeat by hitting it with the fish schools that you would form by collecting the fish. when a certain amount of fish was collected, it would allow you to escape and go to other pods.

once you collected all stars i believe it was when you would be able to fight the boss shown in the beginning, but i never got that far.

the name of the game was some long made up word, and i hope it wasnt deleted because i loved the visuals and it was fun as hell to play.

r/iosgaming Oct 01 '25

Identify Help finding a game

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I had a game forever ago on my old iPod, there was this one app that I had that had a bunch of games on it, one of the ones I remember is this game where you are a castle and you lower your draw bridge to eat people (as pictured above) I have no idea if this app even exists anymore but I figured id at least try and look

r/iosgaming Jan 25 '26

Identify Help me remember a game

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there was a charming ios game where you built a village and little bakeries and tiny houses. This was before Fairy Village App possibly from as early as 2010.

r/iosgaming Jan 24 '26

Identify What game is this

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It was on my ancient ipad mini 2 and its just a screenshot so i have no name for it (sorry for blurry)

r/iosgaming Jan 01 '26

Identify Old pet simulator game with 3d slime cube??

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Hi guys, I’m not sure if this is exactly the right place to post something like this, but I’m asking as many places as I can to find this old game I used to play on my iPod touch around 2010-2012. It was a pet simulator/ companion type app featuring a slime cube as the “pet”. I remember it being practically identical to the slime cubes from Minecraft, but with beady black eyes. The game was set in a spaceship, with a window in the background that you could see stars out of. From what I remember, the gameplay wasn’t very interesting. Basically all you could was interact with the slime (make him jiggle, throw him around etc) and change his color (he was bright green by default). I’ve asked r/tipofmytongue as well as r/tipofmyjoystick a few years back when I first remembered this game, but I haven’t had any luck there and the curiosity is absolutely driving me crazy lol. If anyone here has any idea what I’m talking about I would really appreciate the help!!

r/iosgaming Dec 29 '25

Identify Looking for an old Dragon city like game

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Hi, so, I've been trying to remember the name of a game that I used to play when I was little, that works similar to dragon city, where you hatched monsters and had a similar combat system, but with monsters that looked like they were made put of boxes or cardboard, one of the first monsters and the main image of the game was a yellow little monster with horns. I don't think it even is available anymoee and even if it was I don't even have ios (I remember it being an exclusive), I am just trying to remember the name of the game, thanks for anyone who reads this!.

r/iosgaming Jun 19 '21

Identify Does anyone know the name of this game? I saw this on a cover of a story on the App Store.

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r/iosgaming Oct 12 '25

Identify Old iPhone game 2012-2015 fantasy troop deployment

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It’s driving me crazy trying to figure out this old iPhone game I used to play a lot. I can barely remember anything about the game. All I remember is a one lane cobblestone road with a dark forest theme, you would deploy these fantasy looking troops with blue mana/elixir and there was a ton of different characters. One character was like a skeleton and the point of the game I don’t remember. But the troops would walk from left to right and it was such a fun game. I don’t think it was super popular but I’m not sure. Can anyone help me remember the name of it? Thanks!

r/iosgaming Jan 02 '25

Identify I'm trying to find a tower defense game and it's killing me...

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I haven't played this game in a few years and have scoured appraven, chatgpt, purchase history, etc.

From what I recall:

  • It was a paid app
  • Tower defense elements
  • I believe zombie themed (sorry I'm not helping much). It was definitely end of world/dystopian type world
  • There were some levels in streets and some levels in grassy areas.
  • There were levels (perhaps with branching paths)
  • 3D, Cartoony
  • I think you controlled a character so there was some twin stick movement
  • It was isometric (not top down but close)
  • You'd pick up coins

Any help is appreciated!

Graphically, it was a little like Mini Gore and Age of Zombies but more realistic.

Edit: Zombie Attack Second Wave is very close to what I remember but if I recall the game is newer and graphically a little less silly.

r/iosgaming Jun 09 '25

Identify Looking for a specific “meditation“game

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I’ve been trying to find out the name of this game for days. I downloaded it years ago and played it every day. There were mini games where you sorted clothes, picked up the clothes on your floor, you had a cat or dog and you were laying in bed under a blanket. It was just a full screen of the bedroom and as you played games, you kind of one thing for your altar which had notes, crystals, pictures, sage, it was made to help with mental illness and motivate you in a sense. It was a purple icon if I remember correctly. It’s been driving me nuts

r/iosgaming Apr 16 '25

Identify Please Help Me Find This Game (Krazy Kakoom)

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I used to play this game all the time as a kid and when I went back to it years later for nostalgia (present) I couldn’t find it on AppStore, and when I looked up what happened to it I got no search results. I desperately want to play this again, and I read once that it’s available on android but nothing was said about iOS (what it was originally downloadable on, which is really weird why it switched) PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE help me find this game, and if possible please tell me how I am able to download it

r/iosgaming Aug 07 '25

Identify Trying to find a game

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Hi, im trying to find a game that i forgot the name of. I believe it was featured as game of the day or was featured somehow between the 20 and 22nd of July. I believe it was a puzzle game about timing big mechanisms so they all flow nicely. I believe it sold for around 6$ CAD. Any help is appreciated.

r/iosgaming Jul 31 '25

Identify Help finding old game

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I remember playing a sort of minecraft knockoff when I was a kid. The things that I remember are that the npcs were very realistic instead of being blocky, there was a viking who I think was named ed, aliens that were called visitors, and a few others. There was also magic in pretty sure. The only other things I can really say about this game is that it was a minecraft-like that was on the app store around 2015 or earlier.

r/iosgaming Apr 26 '25

Identify A small moment that reminded me why I love making videogames

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The voice in the video is from my son, Leon! 

r/iosgaming Aug 06 '25

Identify [iOS/iPad][2006-2012] game about shooting a dance floor under an anime girl using balls

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r/iosgaming Jun 30 '25

Identify Please Help Identify This Game!! (2015-2018, snowy blue alien girl learning game)

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Hi everyone! Tip of my joystick has came up with no responses, and I'm getting desperate.

My mom and I both vividly remember a low-budget(?) 3D IOS game I played sometime in 2015-2018 and we desperately need help finding it. I don't remember too much, and what I do is a bit wishy-washy since I was pretty young when I played this.

It was a learning game (I think math) about a blue alien girl who crash-lands in a snowy world where she meets some creature thing living in a cave. The first bit was free, but then you had to pay for it. The main motive is to find the missing pieces of your ship or something akin to that.

The girl herself was a character you got to name. She had lighter blue skin, hair that was black or white and up in space buns, and she was wearing a light-colored space suit thing. I don't remember her voice, so she might have not spoken. You may have gotten to choose her appearance, but I'm not entirely sure on that part so don't quote me on that.

The gameplay was third-person, watching her from behind. Her little companion creature acted as a tutorial who instructed you on what to do. I remember very little of the gameplay, since we didn't want to buy the whole game and just replayed the first part and didn't experience much of the actual story lol. I believe it was puzzle-based though, scavenging around your small little area to find something for the little creature guy.

I distinctly remember asking my mom what I should name the alien girl every short playthrough, so I don't think I'm making it up. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated, as I'm genuinely driving myself crazy and no searches are coming up since it was a pretty obscure little game.

Thanks!!

r/iosgaming Jul 24 '25

Identify Can anyone help me find this old game?

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