The best Apple Arcade games for 2025

It's been nearly five years since Apple Arcade launched with the promise of high-quality, exclusive games.

The service hasn't fully delivered on Apple ’s promise back in 2019 , but it can still be worth paying for.

Apple has pulled some of the best original games from the service, including Sayonara Wild Hearts , Cozy Grove , Assemble with Care, Shinsekai : Into the Depths and numerous others.

What the Car? uses the same “anything goes” ethos, applied to getting from one end of a level to the other.

Both games are delightful in their absurdity and have a ton of content to keep you busy.

Grindstone introduces you to the marauding viking-type Jorj who has to do battle with boards full of cute but creepy enemies.

There are world bosses that use the mechanics of the previous levels in clever ways, tons of items you can unlock and use.

Sp!ng is a classic, casual puzzle game with a ton of polish and style.

Monument Valley and its sequel were two of the buzziest mobile games of the last decade .

Crossy Road Castle is a quintessential platformer, designed specifically with the iPhone in mind.