IPhone

2023 · Horror / Action

Resident Evil 4 on mobile is a genuine engineering landmark wrapped around a product miscalculation, the complete acclaimed remake running on recent iPhones, iPads, and Macs with fidelity that fooled screenshot commenters. Played with a controller on supported hardware it approaches the console experience closely enough to count. Played by thumb it fumbles its own signature parry, and its console-grade pricing met a storefront that answered plainly. A marvel, an asterisk, and a milestone in one free-to-try download.

2024 · Action / Adventure

Assassin's Creed Mirage on mobile brings the series' first complete mainline console entry to recent iPhones and iPads, Basim's whole Baghdad ascent with parkour, black-box assassinations, and contracts intact. Its session-sized mission structure suits the format better than the horror ports that preceded it, and with a controller it functions as a legitimate full playthrough. By thumb the stealth verbs slip, the premium pricing met the same wall every port before it measured, and the supported-hardware gate kept the audience small. A clean landing in front of a thin crowd.

2023 · Horror / Action

Resident Evil Village on mobile is the handsome opening exhibit of premium mobile's great experiment, Capcom's full first-person horror hit delivered uncompromised to recent Apple hardware. The technical achievement startled everyone and the sales startled nobody, touch controls barely serviceable for a game built on aiming under pressure, console pricing colliding with storefront psychology, and the real audience narrowing to controller-owning enthusiasts. On the right setup it truly delivers, dollhouse chapter and all. The market's verdict on the category arrived faster than the werewolves.