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These Were The Most-Downloaded Games On iOS This Year
Apple has released a list of the most-downloaded games on its iOS platform, which includes several games you've heard of, some you probably haven't, and a couple of surprises.
The list is once again split between paid and free (to download, anyway) apps. Super Mario Run tops the free games list, which includes heavy-hitters like Clash Royale and Candy Crush Saga (which only barely made the list this year). Meanwhile, Heads Up! (A party game featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show where players must guess the word on their phone as it's placed on their forehead) tops the paid list, with Minecraft following it in second place. Other games you may have heard of include Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas' mobile port, Terraria, and Monument Valley 2. You can find the full list below.
Top Free Games
- Super Mario Run
- 8 Ball Pool
- Snake VS Block
- Ballz
- Word Cookies!
- Subway Surfers
- Episode - Choose Your Story
- Rolling Sky
- Block! Hexa Puzzle
- Paper.io
- Solitaire-
- Bowmasters - Multiplayer Game
- Color Switch
- Piano Tiles 2
- Choices: Stories You Play
- Roll the Ball - slide puzzle
- Clash Royale
- Roblox
- Word Connect
- Candy Crush Saga
Top Paid Games
- Heads Up!
- Minecraft
- Bloons TD 5
- Plague Inc.
- Geometry Dash
- Monument Valley 2
- The Game of Life
- The Escapists
- Assassin's Creed Identity
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- True Skate
- RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic
- Five Nights At Freddy's: Sister Location
- Papa's Freezeria To Go!
- Five Night's At Freddy's
- Hitman Sniper
- Terraria
- Reigns
- Tiny Wings
[Source: Official Apple iTunes website]
Our Take
Showing how culturally aware I am outside of games, I've never heard of Heads Up! besides the fact that it sounds exactly like a party game that people play all the time but I'd never really attached a name to until now.
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