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Best iOS games of 2017
The 52 best iOS games released in 2017, ranked from 15,634 critic and player ratings.
The best iOS game of 2017 is Divinity: Original Sin 2, with a critic score of 95/100 — 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: 2017.
- 50 games are listed on this page, carrying 15,634 ratings between them.
- Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 29 September 2026.
Top 50
01
S
Divinity: Original Sin 2
Divinity: Original Sin II is a single- and multiplayer top-down, party-based role-playing game with pen & paper RPG-like levels of freedom. It features turn-based combat, a strong focus on systematic gameplay and a well-grounded narrative.
95
/100
02
Doki Doki Literature Club!
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
94
/100
03
Finding Paradise
A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.
93
/100
S
Divinity: Original Sin 2
Divinity: Original Sin II is a single- and multiplayer top-down, party-based role-playing game with pen & paper RPG-like levels of freedom. It features turn-based combat, a strong focus on systematic gameplay and a well-grounded narrative.
95
/100
02
Doki Doki Literature Club!
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
94
/100
03
Finding Paradise
A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.
93
/100
04
Figment
89
/100
05
Night in the Woods
Night In The Woods is an adventure game heavily focused on story, characters and exploration, with some platforming to get around town. Mae's a cat so the roofs and ledges and powerlines are all her playground, and she's not the only one up there by a long shot. You'll also be doing various activities and interacting with the world in different ways, getting to know the townspeople, hanging out with friends, exploring Possum Springs inside and out, and venturing into the surrounding areas.
88
/100
06
Injustice 2
Power up and build the ultimate version of your favorite DC legends in INJUSTICE 2. With a massive selection of DC Super Heroes and Super-Villains, INJUSTICE 2 allows you to equip every iconic character with unique and powerful gear earned throughout the game. Experience an unprecedented level of control over how your favorite characters look, how they fight, and how they develop across a huge variety of game modes. This is your super Hero. Your Journey. Your Injustice.
88
/100
07
West of Loathing
Say howdy to West of Loathing - a single-player slapstick, stick-figure comedy adventure role-playing game set in the wild west of the Kingdom of Loathing universe. Traverse snake-infested gulches, punch skeletons wearing cowboy hats, grapple with demon cows, and investigate a wide variety of disgusting spittoons.
88
/100
08
What Remains of Edith Finch
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of short stories about a cursed family in Washington State. Each story offers a chance to experience the life of a different family member with stories ranging from the early 1900s to the present day. The gameplay and tone of the stories are as varied as the family members themselves. The only constants are that each is played from a first-person perspective and that each story ends with that family member's death. It's a game about what it feels like to be humbled and astonished by the vast and unknowable world around us. You'll follow Edith Finch as she explores the history of her family and tries to figure out why she's the last Finch left alive.
87
/100
09
B
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard is the first game of the Resident Evil series to switch from 3rd-person to fully 1st-person perspective. A complete refresh of gameplay systems simultaneously propels the survival horror experience to another level. It is as much horror as it is survival, boosting up scare elements and minimizing downright shooting action. The game allows use of Sony's PSVR Headset to play in VR mode.
85
/100
10
Monument Valley 2
Guide a mother and her child as they embark on a journey through magical architecture, discovering illusionary pathways and delightful puzzles as you learn the secrets of the Sacred Geometry.
85
/100
11
Thimbleweed Park
84
/100
12
Detention
83
/100
13
Cat Quest
83
/100
14
Gorogoa
82
/100
15
The Elder Scrolls: Legends
82
/100
16
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
81
/100
17
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
81
/100
18
Battle Chef Brigade
81
/100
19
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
80
/100
20
Faeria
80
/100
21
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links
80
/100
22
Battle Chasers: Nightwar
79
/100
23
A
Little Nightmares
78
/100
24
Full Throttle Remastered
78
/100
25
Realm Grinder
77
/100
26
Life is Strange: Before the Storm
77
/100
27
Old Man's Journey
77
/100
28
A
Sniper Elite 4
76
/100
29
Brawlhalla
75
/100
30
Distrust
75
/100
31
The Mooseman
74
/100
32
NBA 2K18
74
/100
33
Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator
73
/100
34
B
Stick Fight: The Game
73
/100
35
Albion Online
72
/100
36
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series
72
/100
37
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
72
/100
38
Knowledge is Power
71
/100
39
Pinstripe
70
/100
40
That's You!
69
/100
41
Ark: Survival Evolved
69
/100
42
The First Tree
68
/100
43
Batman: The Enemy Within
68
/100
44
911 Operator
68
/100
45
Bendy and the Ink Machine
68
/100
46
Car Mechanic Simulator 2018
67
/100
47
Peace, Death!
65
/100
48
Hand Simulator
65
/100
49
VRChat
64
/100
50
Sonic Forces
57
/100
Figment
89
/100
05
Night in the Woods
Night In The Woods is an adventure game heavily focused on story, characters and exploration, with some platforming to get around town. Mae's a cat so the roofs and ledges and powerlines are all her playground, and she's not the only one up there by a long shot. You'll also be doing various activities and interacting with the world in different ways, getting to know the townspeople, hanging out with friends, exploring Possum Springs inside and out, and venturing into the surrounding areas.
88
/100
06
Injustice 2
Power up and build the ultimate version of your favorite DC legends in INJUSTICE 2. With a massive selection of DC Super Heroes and Super-Villains, INJUSTICE 2 allows you to equip every iconic character with unique and powerful gear earned throughout the game. Experience an unprecedented level of control over how your favorite characters look, how they fight, and how they develop across a huge variety of game modes. This is your super Hero. Your Journey. Your Injustice.
88
/100
07
West of Loathing
Say howdy to West of Loathing - a single-player slapstick, stick-figure comedy adventure role-playing game set in the wild west of the Kingdom of Loathing universe. Traverse snake-infested gulches, punch skeletons wearing cowboy hats, grapple with demon cows, and investigate a wide variety of disgusting spittoons.
88
/100
08
What Remains of Edith Finch
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of short stories about a cursed family in Washington State. Each story offers a chance to experience the life of a different family member with stories ranging from the early 1900s to the present day. The gameplay and tone of the stories are as varied as the family members themselves. The only constants are that each is played from a first-person perspective and that each story ends with that family member's death. It's a game about what it feels like to be humbled and astonished by the vast and unknowable world around us. You'll follow Edith Finch as she explores the history of her family and tries to figure out why she's the last Finch left alive.
87
/100
09
B
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard is the first game of the Resident Evil series to switch from 3rd-person to fully 1st-person perspective. A complete refresh of gameplay systems simultaneously propels the survival horror experience to another level. It is as much horror as it is survival, boosting up scare elements and minimizing downright shooting action. The game allows use of Sony's PSVR Headset to play in VR mode.
85
/100
10
Monument Valley 2
Guide a mother and her child as they embark on a journey through magical architecture, discovering illusionary pathways and delightful puzzles as you learn the secrets of the Sacred Geometry.
85
/100
11
Thimbleweed Park
84
/100
12
Detention
83
/100
13
Cat Quest
83
/100
14
Gorogoa
82
/100
15
The Elder Scrolls: Legends
82
/100
16
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
81
/100
17
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
81
/100
18
Battle Chef Brigade
81
/100
19
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
80
/100
20
Faeria
80
/100
21
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links
80
/100
22
Battle Chasers: Nightwar
79
/100
23
A
Little Nightmares
78
/100
24
Full Throttle Remastered
78
/100
25
Realm Grinder
77
/100
26
Life is Strange: Before the Storm
77
/100
27
Old Man's Journey
77
/100
28
A
Sniper Elite 4
76
/100
29
Brawlhalla
75
/100
30
Distrust
75
/100
31
The Mooseman
74
/100
32
NBA 2K18
74
/100
33
Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator
73
/100
34
B
Stick Fight: The Game
73
/100
35
Albion Online
72
/100
36
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series
72
/100
37
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
72
/100
38
Knowledge is Power
71
/100
39
Pinstripe
70
/100
40
That's You!
69
/100
41
Ark: Survival Evolved
69
/100
42
The First Tree
68
/100
43
Batman: The Enemy Within
68
/100
44
911 Operator
68
/100
45
Bendy and the Ink Machine
68
/100
46
Car Mechanic Simulator 2018
67
/100
47
Peace, Death!
65
/100
48
Hand Simulator
65
/100
49
VRChat
64
/100
50
Sonic Forces
57
/100
Frequently asked questions
What is the best iOS game of 2017?
Divinity: Original Sin 2 currently tops the ranking with a score of 95/100 across 1,678 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.