What are the best iOS games to play which do not need a network connection?

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What are the best iOS games to play which do not need a network connection?

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Best iOS games to play which do not need a network connection	Price	Steam Rating	Platforms
-- Papers, Please	-	Overwhelmingly Positive	-
-- FTL: Faster Than Light	-	-	Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS
-- XCOM: Enemy Within	-	-	-
-- MiniDAYZ	-	-	-
-- Happy Solitaire	$0.99	-	-

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score 5 · Answer 1

Papers, Please

Top Pro

Endless mode allows for replayability

Once the main story is beaten there is an optional endless mode for those that want to see how long they can play without loosing. See More

Top Con

Simplistic gameplay mechanic

The gameplay itself, once the player gets a grasp of it can get repetitive pretty quick due to there really being not much deviation from a singular gameplay mechanic. See More

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Steam Rating:Overwhelmingly Positive

Top Pro

Will require making ridiculously hard decisions

There is a fine line to walk while playing, whether it is worth following the rules and ruining lives or bending the rules at the risk of getting caught in order to help destitute people. The moral choices in the game are often difficult and require hard decisions. See More

Top Pro

Unique puzzle solving through clue based deduction

Papers Please has a unique puzzle solving element. Instead of using mathematical logic, or quick matching thinking, the puzzles in Papers Please involve checking people's background information to make sure everything matches the immigration requirements and following clues to find anything amiss. See More

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FTL: Faster Than Light

Top Pro

Allows for highly strategic gameplay

The rouge-alike game design combined with the huge amount of choices that can be made in both encounters as well as ship management makes FTL a highly strategic game. See More

Top Con

Late game battles are long and boring

In the later parts of the game battles are very long which can make for a bit of a boring experience, especially for those that would rather be exploring than spending so much time on battles. See More

Specs

Genre:Roguelite

Co-Op:Single player

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Top Pro

Allows for modding support

There are multiple mods available for FTL for iOS, making for a way to extend ones gameplay as well as create new scenarios and ships to use. See More

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XCOM: Enemy Within

Top Pro

New upgrade resource, Meld, adds even more variety to gameplay

There is a new resource known as Meld that allows the user to purchase upgrades that has been added to Enemy Within that was not in Enemy Unknown. See More

Top Con

Second half of game lacks as many options as first half

The second half of the game feels a bit lack luster in options when compared to the first half. See More

Top Pro

Ethical choices affect long game

The choices the player makes from what kind of upgrades to use to what soldier to send where on a battle map will effect later game play. See More

Top Pro

Expansion on what was already a fantastic game

Enemy Within is and expansion on the classic Enemy Unknown. With Enemy Withing players are given new options such as maps, missions, enemies and of course the new Mech Suits. See More

Top Pro

Enjoyable turn based gameplay

XCOM sets the standard as to what to expect in turn based strategy gaming. Players use soldiers to fight off an alien invasion by utilizing cover, flanking and other strategy tactics to defeat the alien baddies on each level of grid based environments. See More

Top Pro

Turn based strategy works well on touchscreen devices

The gaming genre of turn based strategy lends itself very well to touch screen devices. It is actually easier to interact with the characters on screen with ones fingers instead of a mouse. See More

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MiniDAYZ

Top Pro

Everyone loves Zombie games!

Top Con

It's difficult!

Joseph Workman's Experience

I play this game while traveling. Simple to play but difficult to master. See More

Top Pro

No need for internet access

Top Con

It's a waste of time in the end

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Happy Solitaire

Top Pro

No in app purchases

All features included . See More

Top Pro

No ads

No annoying popup ads. See More

score 1 · Answer 6

What are the best iOS games to play which do not need a network connection?

5 Games Considered

Papers, Please

My Recommendation for Papers, Please

My Recommendation for Papers, Please

Endless mode allows for replayability

Simplistic gameplay mechanic

Will require making ridiculously hard decisions

Unique puzzle solving through clue based deduction

FTL: Faster Than Light

My Recommendation for FTL: Faster Than Light

My Recommendation for FTL: Faster Than Light

Allows for highly strategic gameplay

Late game battles are long and boring

Allows for modding support

XCOM: Enemy Within

My Recommendation for XCOM: Enemy Within

My Recommendation for XCOM: Enemy Within

New upgrade resource, Meld, adds even more variety to gameplay

Second half of game lacks as many options as first half

Ethical choices affect long game

Expansion on what was already a fantastic game

Enjoyable turn based gameplay

Turn based strategy works well on touchscreen devices

MiniDAYZ

My Recommendation for MiniDAYZ

My Recommendation for MiniDAYZ

Everyone loves Zombie games!

It's difficult!

No need for internet access

It's a waste of time in the end

Happy Solitaire

My Recommendation for Happy Solitaire

My Recommendation for Happy Solitaire

No in app purchases

No ads

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