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Best Action games on iOS
The 250 best Action games on iOS, ranked from 35,635 critic and player ratings.
The best Action game on iOS right now is Modern Combat 5, with a critic score of 96/100 — updated September 2026.
How this ranking is built
- Games are ranked on the aggregated critic score out of 100 imported from IGDB and Metacritic, never on Tier's own grades.
- A game only enters the ranking with at least 80 external ratings, so a single enthusiastic review never outranks a proven classic.
- Community grades from F to S are shown next to every game, and only stated as a fact above 5 Tier ratings.
- Release window covered: 1970 to 2026.
- 50 games are listed on this page, carrying 35,635 ratings between them.
- Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 28 September 2026.
Top 50
01
Modern Combat 5
Step into the action as the latest installment in the best FPS series raises the bar for shooter games once more! Create a squad, add your friends and test your individual and team skills against other squads in dynamic multiplayer warfare! Is single player your thing? Then step into a world on the brink of anarchy and shoot your way out of one dire situation after another to expose a lunatic who’s trying to tear the world to shreds.
96
/100
02
S
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 4 is a remake of the 2005 original Resident Evil 4 reimagined for 2023 to bring state-of-the-art survival horror. Resident Evil 4 preserves the essence of the original game, while introducing modernized gameplay, a reimagined storyline, and vividly detailed graphics to make this the latest survival horror game where life and death, terror and catharsis intersect.
94
/100
03
A
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
In the year 1986, Tommy Vercetti is heavily indebted to his mafia superiors after a drug deal gone awry, but his dreams of taking over Vice City (based on Miami) push him down a different path. Featuring a wide variety of vehicles and weapons, radio stations playing hit songs from the era and an intense atmosphere, GTA: Vice City is an open-world sandbox satire of '80's Miami.
94
/100
Modern Combat 5
Step into the action as the latest installment in the best FPS series raises the bar for shooter games once more! Create a squad, add your friends and test your individual and team skills against other squads in dynamic multiplayer warfare! Is single player your thing? Then step into a world on the brink of anarchy and shoot your way out of one dire situation after another to expose a lunatic who’s trying to tear the world to shreds.
96
/100
02
S
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 4 is a remake of the 2005 original Resident Evil 4 reimagined for 2023 to bring state-of-the-art survival horror. Resident Evil 4 preserves the essence of the original game, while introducing modernized gameplay, a reimagined storyline, and vividly detailed graphics to make this the latest survival horror game where life and death, terror and catharsis intersect.
94
/100
03
A
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
In the year 1986, Tommy Vercetti is heavily indebted to his mafia superiors after a drug deal gone awry, but his dreams of taking over Vice City (based on Miami) push him down a different path. Featuring a wide variety of vehicles and weapons, radio stations playing hit songs from the era and an intense atmosphere, GTA: Vice City is an open-world sandbox satire of '80's Miami.
94
/100
04
Jet Set Radio
94
/100
05
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Choose Your Path! Set 4,000 years before the Galactic Empire, you are the last hope for the Jedi Order and the Republic - can you master the ways of the Force to become their savior? Or will you fall to the dark side and achieve ultimate power? Hero, villain, peacekeeper, or chaos-bringer... you and your party will determine the fate of the galaxy! Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is a role-playing video game. Players will be able to create their own characters and be able to choose what gender, appearance, class, skills, attributes, and feats they have throughout the game - no two characters will be the same!
94
/100
06
B
Hades
A rogue-lite hack and slash dungeon crawler in which Zagreus, son of Hades the Greek god of the dead, attempts to escape his home and his oppressive father by fighting the souls of the dead through the various layers of the ever-shifting underworld, while getting to know and forging relationships with its inhabitants.
94
/100
07
Planet of Lana
A young girl and her loyal friend embark on a rescue mission through a colorful world full of cold machines and unfamiliar creatures. Planet of Lana is a cinematic puzzle adventure framed by an epic sci-fi saga that stretches across centuries and galaxies.
93
/100
08
S
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Returning after his mother's murder to the semi-fictional city of Los Santos (based on Los Angeles), Carl Johnson, a former gang banger, must take back the streets for his family and friends by gaining respect and once again gaining control over the streets. However, a story filled with crime, lies and corruption will lead him to trudge the entire state of San Andreas (based on California and Nevada) to rebuild his life.
93
/100
09
S
Grand Theft Auto III
Featuring a fully 3-D living city, a combination of narrative driven and non-linear gameplay and a completely open environment, Grand Theft Auto III represents a huge leap forward in interactive entertainment. For the first time, players are put at the heart of their very own gangster movie, and let loose in a fully-realised 3 dimensional city, in which anything can happen and probably will. With a cast of hundreds, 50 plus vehicles, ranging from sports cars to ice cream trucks and from boats to buses, 3 hours of music, including opera, reggae, house, drum and bass, pop and disco, a huge array of street ready weapons and some of the seediest characters in video game history, Grand Theft Auto 3 is a sprawling epic which will show you that sometimes, crime can pay and sometimes it can pay you back. Available now for PlayStation2, Xbox, PC and Macintosh.
93
/100
10
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Having been awoken from his eternal slumber by the reappearance of Castlevania, Alucard must once again face the evil minions of darkness. Use your vampiric powers, along with weapons, potions, and other magical relics to change the tide of battle. A mixture of platform and role-playing action with many hidden areas and secrets. Can you discover them all?
92
/100
11
Alto's Adventure
92
/100
12
Sanitarium
92
/100
13
Vampire Survivors
91
/100
14
A
Resident Evil 2
91
/100
15
Street Fighter IV
91
/100
16
Death Stranding Director's Cut
91
/100
17
C
Bastion
90
/100
18
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
90
/100
19
Jetpack Joyride
90
/100
20
Ultimate Doom
90
/100
21
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
90
/100
22
One Finger Death Punch
90
/100
23
Rayman Origins
89
/100
24
Hyper Light Drifter
89
/100
25
Figment
89
/100
26
A
Dead Cells
88
/100
27
Tomb Raider (1996)
88
/100
28
Alto's Odyssey
88
/100
29
Crypt of the NecroDancer
88
/100
30
SteamWorld Heist
88
/100
31
B
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
87
/100
32
Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty
87
/100
33
Death's Door
87
/100
34
Braid
87
/100
35
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
86
/100
36
Rogue Legacy
86
/100
37
XCOM: Enemy Within
86
/100
38
Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge
86
/100
39
Fez
86
/100
40
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
85
/100
41
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
85
/100
42
Mega Man 2
85
/100
43
B
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
85
/100
44
S
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
85
/100
45
S
Final Fantasy VII
85
/100
46
Thumper
85
/100
47
Driver (1999)
85
/100
48
Frozen Synapse
85
/100
49
Katana Zero
85
/100
50
S
The Walking Dead
84
/100
Jet Set Radio
94
/100
05
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Choose Your Path! Set 4,000 years before the Galactic Empire, you are the last hope for the Jedi Order and the Republic - can you master the ways of the Force to become their savior? Or will you fall to the dark side and achieve ultimate power? Hero, villain, peacekeeper, or chaos-bringer... you and your party will determine the fate of the galaxy! Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is a role-playing video game. Players will be able to create their own characters and be able to choose what gender, appearance, class, skills, attributes, and feats they have throughout the game - no two characters will be the same!
94
/100
06
B
Hades
A rogue-lite hack and slash dungeon crawler in which Zagreus, son of Hades the Greek god of the dead, attempts to escape his home and his oppressive father by fighting the souls of the dead through the various layers of the ever-shifting underworld, while getting to know and forging relationships with its inhabitants.
94
/100
07
Planet of Lana
A young girl and her loyal friend embark on a rescue mission through a colorful world full of cold machines and unfamiliar creatures. Planet of Lana is a cinematic puzzle adventure framed by an epic sci-fi saga that stretches across centuries and galaxies.
93
/100
08
S
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Returning after his mother's murder to the semi-fictional city of Los Santos (based on Los Angeles), Carl Johnson, a former gang banger, must take back the streets for his family and friends by gaining respect and once again gaining control over the streets. However, a story filled with crime, lies and corruption will lead him to trudge the entire state of San Andreas (based on California and Nevada) to rebuild his life.
93
/100
09
S
Grand Theft Auto III
Featuring a fully 3-D living city, a combination of narrative driven and non-linear gameplay and a completely open environment, Grand Theft Auto III represents a huge leap forward in interactive entertainment. For the first time, players are put at the heart of their very own gangster movie, and let loose in a fully-realised 3 dimensional city, in which anything can happen and probably will. With a cast of hundreds, 50 plus vehicles, ranging from sports cars to ice cream trucks and from boats to buses, 3 hours of music, including opera, reggae, house, drum and bass, pop and disco, a huge array of street ready weapons and some of the seediest characters in video game history, Grand Theft Auto 3 is a sprawling epic which will show you that sometimes, crime can pay and sometimes it can pay you back. Available now for PlayStation2, Xbox, PC and Macintosh.
93
/100
10
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Having been awoken from his eternal slumber by the reappearance of Castlevania, Alucard must once again face the evil minions of darkness. Use your vampiric powers, along with weapons, potions, and other magical relics to change the tide of battle. A mixture of platform and role-playing action with many hidden areas and secrets. Can you discover them all?
92
/100
11
Alto's Adventure
92
/100
12
Sanitarium
92
/100
13
Vampire Survivors
91
/100
14
A
Resident Evil 2
91
/100
15
Street Fighter IV
91
/100
16
Death Stranding Director's Cut
91
/100
17
C
Bastion
90
/100
18
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
90
/100
19
Jetpack Joyride
90
/100
20
Ultimate Doom
90
/100
21
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
90
/100
22
One Finger Death Punch
90
/100
23
Rayman Origins
89
/100
24
Hyper Light Drifter
89
/100
25
Figment
89
/100
26
A
Dead Cells
88
/100
27
Tomb Raider (1996)
88
/100
28
Alto's Odyssey
88
/100
29
Crypt of the NecroDancer
88
/100
30
SteamWorld Heist
88
/100
31
B
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
87
/100
32
Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty
87
/100
33
Death's Door
87
/100
34
Braid
87
/100
35
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
86
/100
36
Rogue Legacy
86
/100
37
XCOM: Enemy Within
86
/100
38
Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge
86
/100
39
Fez
86
/100
40
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
85
/100
41
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
85
/100
42
Mega Man 2
85
/100
43
B
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
85
/100
44
S
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
85
/100
45
S
Final Fantasy VII
85
/100
46
Thumper
85
/100
47
Driver (1999)
85
/100
48
Frozen Synapse
85
/100
49
Katana Zero
85
/100
50
S
The Walking Dead
84
/100
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Action game on iOS?
Modern Combat 5 currently tops the ranking with a score of 96/100 across 82 ratings. Ranking updated September 2026.
How is this ranking built?
Games are ranked on their aggregated critic score out of 100, with a minimum vote threshold so a single glowing review never outranks a proven classic; the Tier community's own F-to-S grades are shown alongside each game.