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Big Budget Popular Games on IOS

These games are big, brash and popular. They have big budgets which means the visual and interactive quality is particularly high. They also have strong and wide ranging player communities.

This list includes 10 games from the last 28 years, with 130 likes. They come from a range of different genres and play-styles and are all good games if you want to play popular blockbuster games.

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PEGI Ratings: PEGI 3+ to PEGI 16+
ESRB Ratings: ESRB EVERYONE to ESRB MATURE 17+
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fighting, Narrative, Open World, Physically Active, Puzzle, Role-Playing, Shooting, Simulation, Sports, Strategy and Turn-Based
Total Likes: 130

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Fortnite
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PEGI Rating 12+ for FortniteESRB Rating EVERYONE 10+ for Fortnite

Fortnite

Rating: PEGI 12+, ESRB EVERYONE 10+

Release Date: 25/07/2017, updated in 2018

Price: Free

Platforms: Android, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and iOS

Genres: Action, Fighting, Open World and Shooting

Developer: @EpicGames

Players: You can play with 2 players in the same room and up to 100 players online

Fortnite (sometimes misspelled Fortnight) rose to popularity via its Battle Royale mode where 100 players fight against each other in online battles to the death. While they play, using shooting, evasion and building skills to survive, a storm is...

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Genshin Impact
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PEGI Rating 12+ for Genshin ImpactESRB Rating TEEN for Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact

Rating: PEGI 12+, ESRB TEEN

Release Date: 27/09/2020

Price: Free

Platforms: Android, PC, PlayStation 4 and iOS

Genres: Action, Adventure, Narrative, Open World and Role-Playing

Developer: @GenshinImpact

Players: You can play this with 4 players online

Genshin Impact is a role-playing adventure set in a fantastical open world you explore by walking, climbing, swimming and gliding as necessary. Like the Zelda games, you can collect items, and craft new weapons. However, in this game to create a party...

Game image Pokemon Go

Pokemon Go!
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PEGI Rating 7+ for Pokemon GoESRB Rating TEEN for Pokemon Go

Pokemon Go!

Rating: PEGI 7+, ESRB TEEN

Release Date: 06/07/2016

Price: Free

Platforms: Android and iOS

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fighting, Open World, Physically Active and Turn-Based

Developer: @NianticLabs

Players: You can play with 2 players in the same room and up to 20 players online

Pokémon Go is a game you play by walking outside. You play on a smartphone so it can use the GPS to locate, capture, battle, and train virtual creatures, called Pokémon, which appear as if they are in the player's real-world location.

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Halo
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PEGI Rating 16+ for HaloESRB Rating TEEN for Halo

Halo (Series)

Rating: PEGI 16+, ESRB TEEN

Release Date: 15/11/2001, updated in 2020

Platforms: Android, Mac, PC, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One and iOS

Genres: Action, Fighting, Narrative and Shooting

Developer: @Halo

Players: You can play with 4 players in the same room and up to 16 players online

Halo is the longstanding sci-fi shooting video game series that started when Halo: Combat Evolved launched alongside the Xbox in 2001. The franchise has featured on every Xbox platform since then, with Halo 5: Guardians serving as the latest entry in...

Game image Legends of Runeterra

Legends of Runeterra
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PEGI Rating 7+ for Legends of RuneterraESRB Rating TEEN for Legends of Runeterra

Legends of Runeterra

Rating: PEGI 7+, ESRB TEEN

Release Date: 24/01/2020

Price: Free

Platforms: Android, PC and iOS

Genres: Puzzle, Strategy and Turn-Based

Developer: @RiotGames

Players: You can play this with 2 players online

Legends of Runeterra is a collectible card game that takes place in the League of Legends universe. You battle other players using the cards you've collected that bring in champions, creatures, weapons, and powers.

Game image FIFA 21

FIFA 21
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PEGI Rating 3+ for FIFA 21ESRB Rating EVERYONE for FIFA 21

FIFA 21 (Series)

Rating: PEGI 3+, ESRB EVERYONE

Release Date: 15/12/1993, updated in 2020

Platforms: Android, Mac, Nintendo 2DS|3DS, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Wii U, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One and iOS

Genres: Action, Simulation and Sports

Developer: @EA

Players: You can play with 4 players in the same room and up to 4 players online

FIFA is one of the two main football video games (the other being Pro Evolution). Each year it's released with improved visuals, more realistic physics and enhanced competitive play. For those that follow the game closely and play it a lot, it offers a...

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Clash of Clans
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PEGI Rating 7+ for Clash of ClansESRB Rating EVERYONE 10+ for Clash of Clans

Clash of Clans

Rating: PEGI 7+, ESRB EVERYONE 10+

Release Date: 02/08/2012, updated in 2013

Price: Free-to-start

Platforms: Android and iOS

Genres: Action, Fighting and Strategy

Developer: @Supercell

Players: You can play this with 50 players online

Clash of Clans is a cartoony strategy war game played on smartphones and tablets. Set in a fantasy world, you take charge of a village and must build defences against attack from other players. Likewise, you gain resources by attacking others.

Game image The Sims 4

The Sims 4
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PEGI Rating 12+ for The Sims 4ESRB Rating TEEN for The Sims 4

The Sims 4 (Series)

Rating: PEGI 12+, ESRB TEEN

Release Date: 04/02/2000

Platforms: Android, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and iOS

Genres: Narrative and Simulation

Players: This is a single player game

The Sims puts you in charge of a world of characters living normal lives. By providing a home, a job, leisure, friendships and even love interest, you work to make them happy. It’s an open-ended game as well, although the altruism is focused on...

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Call of Duty Mobile
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PEGI Rating 16+ for Call of Duty MobileESRB Rating MATURE 17+ for Call of Duty Mobile

Call of Duty Mobile

Rating: PEGI 16+, ESRB MATURE 17+

Release Date: 15/10/2019

Price: Free

Platforms: Android and iOS

Genres: Action and Shooting

Developer: @TimiStudios

Players: You can play this with 100 players online

Call of Duty Mobile is a shooting game where up to 100 players compete on large battlefield maps. To win, players shoot each other, ideally in the head, in a range of modes. Fast 5v5 team deathmatches. Sniper vs sniper battles.

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Clash Royale
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PEGI Rating 7+ for Clash RoyaleESRB Rating EVERYONE 10+ for Clash Royale

Clash Royale

Rating: PEGI 7+, ESRB EVERYONE 10+

Release Date: 02/03/2016

Price: Free-to-start

Platforms: Android and iOS

Genres: Action, Fighting and Strategy

Developer: @Supercell

Players: You can play this with 4 players online

Clash Royale is a real-time strategy game where you collect cards to gain units and powers for a player vs. player battle. It's like a simpler version of Clash of Clans.


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