1Best overall
Terraria
505 Games Srl4.6 ★ (410K)5,000,000+ installsNo ads$4.99Our score 4.6/5
Hours of exploring and building, fully offline.
2Best for creative types
Minecraft
Mojang4.3 ★ (5.9M)100,000,000+ installsNo ads$6.99 · in-app purchasesOur score 4.7/5
Build a whole world before you land.
3Best for a short flight
Monument Valley 2
ustwo games4.9 ★ (86K)1,000,000+ installsNo ads$3.99Our score 4.8/5
A complete story in a few hours.
4Best strategy
Mini Metro
Dinosaur Polo Club
5Best tower defense
Bloons TD 6
ninja kiwi4.8 ★ (402K)5,000,000+ installsNo ads$6.99 · in-app purchasesOur score 4.8/5
Deep strategy that works without Wi-Fi.
6Most beautiful
Alto's Odyssey
Noodlecake4.5 ★ (287K)10,000,000+ installsHas adsFree · in-app purchases
A gorgeous snowboarding game, playable offline.
7Best brain games
Simon Tatham's Puzzles
Chris Boyle4.8 ★ (17K)1,000,000+ installsNo adsFree
Endless logic puzzles in a tiny download.
8Best challenge
Geometry Dash
RobTop Games4.8 ★ (1.1M)10,000,000+ installsNo ads$3.99Our score 4.6/5
Hard, addictive levels.
How we chose
We picked games that work offline and can fill hours, with a mix of long and short ones.
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