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Best iOS games of 2012
The 49 best iOS games released in 2012, ranked from 15,031 critic and player ratings.
The best iOS game of 2012 is Journey, with a critic score of 94/100 — updated août 2026.
01
Journey
A third-person adventure game in which the player, controlling a robed figure, makes a pilgrimage through a desert landscape to a rugged mountain with a beacon of light in the distance while uncovering the history of their people, rescuing and cooperating with friendly creatures, avoiding predatory ones and communicating with other travelers.
94
/100
02
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
XCOM: Enemy Unknown will place you in control of a secret paramilitary organization called XCOM. As the XCOM commander, you will defend against a terrifying global alien invasion by managing resources, advancing technologies, and overseeing combat strategies and individual unit tactics. The original XCOM is widely regarded as one of the best games ever made and has now been re-imagined by the strategy experts at Firaxis Games. XCOM: Enemy Unknown will expand on that legacy with an entirely new invasion story, enemies and technologies to fight aliens and defend Earth. You will control the fate of the human race through researching alien technologies, creating and managing a fully operational base, planning combat missions and controlling soldier movement in battle.
88
/100
03
Rayman Jungle Run
88
/100
Journey
A third-person adventure game in which the player, controlling a robed figure, makes a pilgrimage through a desert landscape to a rugged mountain with a beacon of light in the distance while uncovering the history of their people, rescuing and cooperating with friendly creatures, avoiding predatory ones and communicating with other travelers.
94
/100
02
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
XCOM: Enemy Unknown will place you in control of a secret paramilitary organization called XCOM. As the XCOM commander, you will defend against a terrifying global alien invasion by managing resources, advancing technologies, and overseeing combat strategies and individual unit tactics. The original XCOM is widely regarded as one of the best games ever made and has now been re-imagined by the strategy experts at Firaxis Games. XCOM: Enemy Unknown will expand on that legacy with an entirely new invasion story, enemies and technologies to fight aliens and defend Earth. You will control the fate of the human race through researching alien technologies, creating and managing a fully operational base, planning combat missions and controlling soldier movement in battle.
88
/100
03
Rayman Jungle Run
88
/100
04
Fez
Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives. Explore a serene and beautiful open-ended world full of secrets, puzzles and hidden treasures. Unearth the mysteries of the past and discover the truth about reality and perception. Change your perspective and look at the world in a different way.
86
/100
05
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
The follow up to Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. The main character, Hajime Hinata, a new 'Ultimate' student at Hope's Peak Academy. On their first day, Hajime and all of his classmates are taken on a field trip to the mysterious Jabberwock island by their anthropomorphic rabbit teacher, Usami. Usami explains that on this island the students are to have fun together and become friends to gather Hope Fragments. Usami's field trip does not go as planned when Monokuma appears and begins a new Killing Game. Anyone that wants to leave the island must commit a murder and get away with it. If the murderer is successful, he/she is allowed to leave the island, while everyone else is killed. When a murder occurs, the player investigates. After the investigations, a trial commences to determine who the culprit is.
85
/100
06
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead: Season One (also known as The Walking Dead: The Game) is an episodic interactive drama graphic adventure video game developed and published by Telltale Games. Based on Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead comic book series, the game consists of five episodes, released between April and November 2012. It is available for Android, iOS, Kindle Fire HDX, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The game is the first of The Walking Dead video game series published by Telltale.
84
/100
07
FTL: Faster Than Light
In FTL you experience the atmosphere of running a spaceship trying to save the galaxy. It's a dangerous mission, with every encounter presenting a unique challenge with multiple solutions. What will you do if a heavy missile barrage shuts down your shields? Reroute all power to the engines in an attempt to escape, power up additional weapons to blow your enemy out of the sky, or take the fight to them with a boarding party? This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.
84
/100
08
Super Hexagon
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
83
/100
09
Angry Birds Space
83
/100
10
Bad Piggies
83
/100
11
Need for Speed: Most Wanted - A Criterion Game
82
/100
12
Legend of Grimrock
82
/100
13
Botanicula
82
/100
14
Dust: An Elysian Tail
82
/100
15
LEGO The Lord of the Rings
80
/100
16
Game Dev Tycoon
80
/100
17
Plague Inc.
80
/100
18
Chaos on Deponia
80
/100
19
Hitman: Absolution
79
/100
20
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
79
/100
21
Waking Mars
79
/100
22
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
78
/100
23
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
78
/100
24
FIFA 13
78
/100
25
Thomas Was Alone
77
/100
26
Sine Mora
77
/100
27
The Unfinished Swan
77
/100
28
McPixel
76
/100
29
Scribblenauts Unlimited
75
/100
30
LEGO Batman 2 DC Super Heroes
75
/100
31
Nihilumbra
75
/100
32
Hero Academy
75
/100
33
Deponia
74
/100
34
Unmechanical
74
/100
35
Incredipede
74
/100
36
The Room
73
/100
37
Fieldrunners 2
73
/100
38
Dear Esther
72
/100
39
A New Beginning - Final Cut
72
/100
40
Primordia
72
/100
41
The Journey Down: Chapter One
72
/100
42
Subway Surfers
71
/100
43
10000000
67
/100
44
Little Inferno
65
/100
45
The Amazing Spider-Man
64
/100
46
Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes
63
/100
47
Angry Birds Star Wars
59
/100
48
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode II
54
/100
49
Karateka
48
/100
Fez
Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives. Explore a serene and beautiful open-ended world full of secrets, puzzles and hidden treasures. Unearth the mysteries of the past and discover the truth about reality and perception. Change your perspective and look at the world in a different way.
86
/100
05
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
The follow up to Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. The main character, Hajime Hinata, a new 'Ultimate' student at Hope's Peak Academy. On their first day, Hajime and all of his classmates are taken on a field trip to the mysterious Jabberwock island by their anthropomorphic rabbit teacher, Usami. Usami explains that on this island the students are to have fun together and become friends to gather Hope Fragments. Usami's field trip does not go as planned when Monokuma appears and begins a new Killing Game. Anyone that wants to leave the island must commit a murder and get away with it. If the murderer is successful, he/she is allowed to leave the island, while everyone else is killed. When a murder occurs, the player investigates. After the investigations, a trial commences to determine who the culprit is.
85
/100
06
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead: Season One (also known as The Walking Dead: The Game) is an episodic interactive drama graphic adventure video game developed and published by Telltale Games. Based on Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead comic book series, the game consists of five episodes, released between April and November 2012. It is available for Android, iOS, Kindle Fire HDX, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The game is the first of The Walking Dead video game series published by Telltale.
84
/100
07
FTL: Faster Than Light
In FTL you experience the atmosphere of running a spaceship trying to save the galaxy. It's a dangerous mission, with every encounter presenting a unique challenge with multiple solutions. What will you do if a heavy missile barrage shuts down your shields? Reroute all power to the engines in an attempt to escape, power up additional weapons to blow your enemy out of the sky, or take the fight to them with a boarding party? This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.
84
/100
08
Super Hexagon
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
83
/100
09
Angry Birds Space
83
/100
10
Bad Piggies
83
/100
11
Need for Speed: Most Wanted - A Criterion Game
82
/100
12
Legend of Grimrock
82
/100
13
Botanicula
82
/100
14
Dust: An Elysian Tail
82
/100
15
LEGO The Lord of the Rings
80
/100
16
Game Dev Tycoon
80
/100
17
Plague Inc.
80
/100
18
Chaos on Deponia
80
/100
19
Hitman: Absolution
79
/100
20
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
79
/100
21
Waking Mars
79
/100
22
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
78
/100
23
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
78
/100
24
FIFA 13
78
/100
25
Thomas Was Alone
77
/100
26
Sine Mora
77
/100
27
The Unfinished Swan
77
/100
28
McPixel
76
/100
29
Scribblenauts Unlimited
75
/100
30
LEGO Batman 2 DC Super Heroes
75
/100
31
Nihilumbra
75
/100
32
Hero Academy
75
/100
33
Deponia
74
/100
34
Unmechanical
74
/100
35
Incredipede
74
/100
36
The Room
73
/100
37
Fieldrunners 2
73
/100
38
Dear Esther
72
/100
39
A New Beginning - Final Cut
72
/100
40
Primordia
72
/100
41
The Journey Down: Chapter One
72
/100
42
Subway Surfers
71
/100
43
10000000
67
/100
44
Little Inferno
65
/100
45
The Amazing Spider-Man
64
/100
46
Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes
63
/100
47
Angry Birds Star Wars
59
/100
48
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode II
54
/100
49
Karateka
48
/100
FAQ
What is the best iOS game of 2012?
Journey currently tops the ranking with a score of 94/100 across 1,142 ratings. Ranking updated août 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.