The Best Minimalist Games for IOS iPhone

Update : Ignis added at rank #12.
Here are our 10 Best Minimalist Games for IOS iPhone:
1

Mini Motorways (2019)

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IOS iPhone PC Windows Mac OS Nintendo Switch

Mini Motorways is a city-building game that challenges you to craft the road system of a growing city. You have limited resources to manage traffic, build roads and bridges, and create roundabouts. You must carefully plan your layout in order to encourage growth and minimize traffic jams.


What we like:
  • Challenging gameplay
  • Intuitive design
  • Beautiful visuals
  • Relaxing soundtrack
  • Color-blind mode
What could be improved:
  • Can be difficult to manage traffic on complex maps
  • Limited resources can make it hard to keep up with the demand of the city

  • minimalist
  • puzzle
  • management
  • simulation
  • city-building
  • strategy 
  • strategy
  • zen
  • pause
  • relaxing
  • fast-forward
  • grid

2

Ord. (2019)

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Ord is a captivating text-based adventure game with five unique stories to choose from. Choose your own adventure as you become a god and create your world or take on an evil warlock in a thrilling quest. With fast-paced narratives, your choices matter, and you'll be engaged in no time. Plus, create and share your own stories with Steam Workshop support. Available in multiple languages.


What we like:
  • Cleverly conveys changes in atmosphere and mood with minimalistic visuals and sound effects
  • Multiple scenarios with vastly different outcomes provide high replayability
  • A fun and creative take on the text adventure genre
  • Multiple languages supported
  • Workshop support allows for user-generated content and experimentation with storytelling
What could be improved:
  • No save-states or continues, with every death resetting the player to the beginning
  • Poor controls and other quirks make the game feel more like an art project than a polished video game experience

  • text
  • minimalist
  • adventure
  • experience
  • story
  • narrative
  • perma-death
  • rpg
  • experimental
  • innovative
  • casual
  • book
  • fast-paced

3

hocus 2 (2021)

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  • casual
  • minimalist
  • isometric
  • puzzle
  • logic
  • relaxing
  • thought-provoking
  • single-player
  • escher

4

Lowlander (2023)

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PC Windows IOS iPhone Android

Return with us, to the days of yesteryear. When 8 colors were enough, and the pixels were individually detectable to the human eye. This is LOWLANDER, a fantasy role-playing adventure from simpler times. This might be your father’s RPG!


  • retro-rpg
  • rpg
  • minimalist
  • adventure
  • retro
  • dungeon
  • turn-based
  • pixel
  • fantasy
  • dungeon-crawler
  • action-adventure
  • 1980s
  • story
  • faux-retro
  • combat

5

SiNKR 2 (2019)

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SiNKR 2 is a minimalist puzzle game evolved from the award winning SiNKR. There is just you, hooks, pucks, and various contraptions. Subtle differences within level themes drive different solutions to superficially similar scenarios.


  • minimalist
  • abstract
  • puzzle
  • touch-friendly
  • stylized
  • relaxing
  • atmospheric
  • strategy

6

OVIVO (2018)

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OVIVO is mesmerizing platformer with unusual mechanics where everything is as simple as black and white. The journey in the metaphoric world filled with illusions and hidden messages awaits you!


  • abstract
  • psychedelic
  • minimalist
  • platform
  • surreal
  • atmospheric
  • 2d
  • puzzle
  • physics
  • exploration
  • controller-support
  • mystery
  • ambient
  • single-player
  • adventure

7

Dissembler (2018)

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Dissembler is a subtle puzzle game about unraveling playful, abstract designs one color at a time.


  • abstract
  • puzzle
  • minimalist
  • solitaire
  • logic
  • 2.5d
  • match-three
  • tutorial
  • colourful
  • procedural
  • isometric
  • relaxing
  • stylized
  • puzzling
  • family-friendly

8

Mini Metro (2015)

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Dive into Mini Metro, where you craft bustling subway systems in cities around the globe! Test your strategic skills in this sleek puzzle game, balancing growth and efficiency to avoid delays. With its minimalist design and soothing sounds, you'll be hooked on optimizing transit routes in a quest for the perfect metro.

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What we like:
  • Engaging strategic gameplay
  • Minimalist aesthetic with soothing audio
  • Multiple game modes including sandbox
  • Real-world city maps add variety
  • Touch and controller support enhances playability
What could be improved:
  • Potential for high-stress moments
  • Some gameplay elements need clearer explanations

  • trains
  • minimalist
  • strategy
  • simulation
  • puzzle
  • management
  • platform

9

Turn on the light (2020)

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IOS iPhone Xbox One PC Windows Linux

Turn On The Light is a minimalist puzzle game.


  • minimalist
  • logic
  • abstract
  • relaxing
  • education
  • family-friendly
  • electronic
  • experimental
  • 2d
  • atmospheric
  • addictive
  • casual
  • puzzle
  • single-player

10

4X4 (2022)

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Survive in a limited space of 16 spaces divided into 4x4 spaces, avoiding obstacles with different themes on each stage


  • sokoban
  • bullet-hell
  • pve
  • minimalist
  • rhythm
  • survival-horror
  • colourful
  • survival
  • robots
  • futuristic
  • 2d
  • atmospheric
  • racing
  • space
  • truck

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