New iPhone games worth downloading this month
The last few weeks were big for iPhone: a full No Man's Sky and a free Monster Hunter landed a day apart. Here is what is out, what each costs, and what is coming to iOS through January. Updated November 3, 2026.
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Out now
- No Man's Sky (October 28). Hello Games' space exploration game, on iPhone and iPad. Fly between planets, mine, build bases and trade.
- Monster Hunter Outlanders (October 29). Free to play. A mobile Monster Hunter from TiMi Studio Group, made under license from Capcom, with solo play or co-op hunts for up to four.
- The Farmer Was Replaced. A farming game where you write short Python-like programs and a drone does the work. Free to try, then $8.99 to unlock everything.
- Heir of the Dog. Tall Story Games' Victorian London point-and-click comedy with a Jekyll and Hyde twist, fully voiced. $14.99.
Coming to iPhone soon
- November 12. Clone Drone in the Danger Zone comes to iOS and Android: robot arena fights where limbs come off, with single-player, co-op and PvP.
- December 4. Petit Planet, HoYoverse's cozy life sim. You grow a tiny planet, plant, build and decorate, and visit other places with talking animals.
- January 15, 2027. Ananta, NetEase's free open-world city game, lands on iOS, Android, PC and PS5 on the same day.
What the charts say
The free chart tells a different story from the new releases. On November 3, Meowdoku!, a sudoku puzzle with cats, was the number one free game on the US App Store, ahead of Block Blast! and Roblox. New paid games rarely top the chart, so look past it.
Roam is on iPhone too. It is a free app where you play games and make your own from a sentence. CLUTCH is a 1v1 arena duel, Rush Order a food-delivery driving sim, Pogo Up a physics pogo climb, and TALLOW a first-person horror escape.
Play it on Roam
More on Roam
Make a new iPhone game yourself with Roam
Describe it in a sentence or start from a photo. Roam makes it playable on your iPhone, and you can change it by asking. Roam is rated 13+ on the App Store.
Try: "space trucker on a pixel planet, deliver cargo between moons, pirates chase you, my friend runs the rival company"Roam ("Roam - Make Games" on the App Store) is an iPhone app where you play games and make your own by describing them or from a photo. It is free to download and play, and making games works without a subscription; optional Spark and Reality plans and credit packs add more creation. Android: pre-register on Google Play.
Questions people ask
Is No Man's Sky on iPhone?
Yes, since October 28, 2026. It runs on iPhone and iPad.
Is Monster Hunter Outlanders free?
Yes. It launched free on iOS and Android on October 29, 2026.
What is the number one free iPhone game?
On November 3, 2026, Meowdoku!, a cat sudoku puzzle, was number one among free games on the US App Store.
Sources, checked November 3, 2026
- No Man's Sky released on iOS (iPhone and iPad) Oct 28, 2026: en.wikipedia.org
- Monster Hunter Outlanders Oct 29, 2026, iOS/Android, TiMi under Capcom license, 4-player co-op: en.wikipedia.org
- The Farmer Was Replaced out on iOS, free trial then $8.99: pocketgamer.com
- Heir of the Dog out on iOS, Tall Story Games, $14.99: pocketgamer.com
- Clone Drone in the Danger Zone mobile on Nov 12: pocketgamer.com
- Petit Planet releases Dec 4 on iOS and Android: pocketgamer.com
- Ananta Jan 15, 2027 on PC, PS5, iOS, Android, free-to-play: en.wikipedia.org
- US App Store top free games Nov 3, 2026: Meowdoku!, Block Blast!, Roblox: appbrain.com