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The days when you had to buy a dedicated gaming rig and spend a load of cash for a quality gaming experience are long gone.
Thanks to the iPhone (and iPod touch) and the App Store, you can get an excellent mobile gaming experience for just a few bucks (or quid, for that matter), or even less.In fact, a lot of the games out there are free.
But can you get great games for nothing at all, or is the 'free' section of the App Store just a shoddy excuse to bombard you with in-app purchasesThe answer is, of course, both.
The trick is finding the gems amongst the dross, and what follows are our picks of the bunch: our top free iPhone games, presented in no particular order, including both long-time classics and brilliant cutting-edge recent releases.
We've even included a VR game for you aren't you luckyNew this week: The Battle of PolytopiaThe Battle of Polytopia is more or less a classic version of Civilization played in fast-forward.
You start off with a single city, surrounded by the unknown.
You then explore, research technologies, and give anyone who gets in your way a serious kicking.Unlike the sprawling Civilization games, Polytopia is focused and sleek.
The technology tree stops before guns arrive, the standard game mode limits you to 30 moves, and new cities cannot be founded – only conquered.For the more bloodthirsty, there’s a domination mode, where you aim to be the last tribe standing.
The maximum map size expands and online asynchronous multiplayer opens up if you pay for more tribes.
However you play, this is a furiously addictive, brilliantly realized slice of mobile strategy.Want to learn more about the latest iPhone Check out our overview of the iPhone X below!cec1b25d890df4f33dff2149c6a2ca77.jpg#
