Recently, the teams from Google Play and RuStore shared their lists of the best games of the year. Now it's Apple's turn.
iPhone Game of the Year — Pokémon TCG Pocket
The digital version of the original collectible card game from the Pokémon franchise. In it, players must collect cards featuring "Pokémon" and participate in battles with other gamers. The game is developed by the studio DeNa.
iPad Game of the Year — Dredge
An adventure inspired by Lovecraft from Black Salt Games, where players take on the role of the captain of a small fishing vessel, engaging in fishing and unraveling sinister mysteries.
Mac Game of the Year — Cyberpunk 2077
A role-playing action game by CD PROJEKT, which made its way to Mac computers in July 2025.
Apple Vision Pro Game of the Year — Porta Nubi
A spatial puzzle game created by solo developer Michael Temper exclusively for Apple's AR headsets.
Apple Arcade Game of the Year — What the Clash?
A set of absurd cooperative mini-games featuring anthropomorphic hands as characters.
Game of the Year in the Chinese App Store — Valorant Mobile
The mobile version of the shooter by Riot Games, currently available only in China.
Best Games in the "Cultural Impact" Category
This category includes projects that make the world more accessible and help people stay grounded and healthy. There are three such projects.
Art of Fauna — a puzzle game by solo developer Klemens Strasser, where players need to assemble puzzles featuring animals.
Chants of Sennaar — a linguistic puzzle game with a plot inspired by the myth of the Tower of Babel. Developed by the studio Rundisc.
despelote — a soccer arcade game by the developer duo Julian Cordero and Sebastian Valbuena. The game's protagonist is an eight-year-old boy kicking a ball through the streets of Quito, the capital of Ecuador.