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i'm bored while my kids play in the front yard and i don't feel like reading my book, so i'm gonna post a thread of my favorite iphone games, which i think is a under-discussed demographic in games

Noa 🪻

@noahbogart.com

1. POINPY - a vertical bouncing/climbing/combo game about grabbing fruits, squishing baddies, and racing against the flames of a voracious cat god

apps.apple.comPOINPY App - App StoreDownload POINPY by Devolver on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like POINPY.

7/9/26, 9:06 pm0 reposts5 likes

Noa 🪻

@noahbogart.com

7 Sept

2. Isle of Arrows - it's classic TD but with a really clever procgen layer on top. instead of learning which combo of towers can beat a given level, can you use the random tiles (towers, slowers, econ/space boosters) to beat an ever growing threat? how far can you go? ("roguelike" doesn't fit imo)

apps.apple.comIsle of Arrows – Tower Defense App - App StoreDownload Isle of Arrows – Tower Defense by Studio Gridpop Inc on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Isle of…

Noa 🪻

@noahbogart.com

7 Sept

3. Helix - @smestorp.bsky.social's take on a bullet hell or asteroids or geometry wars. i discovered this from @secretlivesofgames.bsky.social's episode on it and it blew my mind. a pure run-based game; no unlocks or progression or currency, just you and your finger and those goddamn butterflies

apps.apple.comHelix App - App StoreDownload Helix by Michael Brough on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Helix.

Noa 🪻

@noahbogart.com

7 Sept

4. A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build - @draknek.bsky.social has released so many good games, but the hours i spent with this were... divine. the midpoint turn blew me away, the tiny bits of characterization, the monster's animations, the way the puzzles build on top of each other!!!!! ugh it's perfect

apps.apple.comA Good Snowman App - App StoreDownload A Good Snowman by Draknek Limited on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like A Good Snowman.

Noa 🪻

@noahbogart.com

7 Sept

5. Arranger - there's a moment after the game opens up where Jemma travels into the world alone. the music changes, and alongside the simple paths are enchanting comic book-style tableaus of her journey from her perspective, giving color and filling out the world. i know i'm weepy but still, i cried

apps.apple.comArranger App - App StoreDownload Arranger by Furniture & Mattress LLC on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Arranger.