Top 15 best adventure games for iPhone and iPad (iOS

I've posted portions of this list before and it has been generally well received. Anyway, I just landed on 50 so felt I would share the whole list. Here they are in (mostly) no particular order:
1) The Walking Dead - if you're interested in emotionally story driven games at all, get this on whatever platform you can play it on. Never before has a video game affected me so emotionally as this one did.
2) Hero Academy - multiplayer turn based tactics game. This is the only iOS game I have continually played regularly for over two years now.
3) Frozen Synapse - more multiplayer turn based tactics - except this time turns play out simultaneously. If you're familiar with the old Maxis classic Robosport, that is exactly what this game is, it's nearly identical in every way.
4) XCOM: Enemy Unknown - more turn based tactics. This one is a pretty faithful port of the console / PC game. It's a beautifully done port too - it makes the transition to tablet controls flawlessly. I highly recommend this one.
5) Bastion - port of the console / PC game. This is an action / RPG / "twin stick shooter" sort of thing. I have mixed feelings about how well it controls on a tablet, but it controls well enough that it's worth picking it up if you're at all interested. Fantastic soundtrack and voice over narration really make it stand out.
6) Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP - sort of a modern take on classic point and click games. Amazing soundtrack. Highly recommend this one.
7) Tiny Wings - very good "casual" style mobile game. Very charming art direction, soundtrack, and mechanics.
8) Marple - literally a million challenging logic puzzles in one app. I've been playing this one for years now.
9) Trainyard - probably my favorite puzzle game on iOS. A very simple concept that offers very challenging puzzles. Also, the ability to save replays and send to people is a lot of fun.
10) Cut The Rope - this one, along with most of the variations on the App Store, is just a heck of a lot of fun. It's a pretty simple game but is always a fun way to kill a couple of minutes.
11) Little Inferno - this won't appeal to some people, but I found it remarkable for the not too-subtle meta commentary it makes about modern (particularly mobile) game design and in-app purchases. If you like games with a message, you may enjoy this.
12) The Room - and The Room 2 - solid puzzle games in a similar vein as something like Myst (though these are nowhere near the size and scope of Myst).
13) Autumn Dynasty - and Autumn Dynasty Warlords - real time strategy games with beautiful and unique art direction. These were built from the ground up with iOS in mind and it shows.
14) Sid Meier's Ace Patrol - turn based tactical air combat. This game is a lot of fun, but I have to criticize it a little because each of the different campaigns are virtually identical (and very short). Still, I don't even mind much because I have so much fun replaying this one.
15) New World Colony - multiplayer turn based strategy game similar to Catan. This is an excellent game if you think you can reliably get a few friends to play with you. If not, you might want to pass on this one.
16) BANG! - old western themed card game (supports multiplayer) where you have to be the last man standing. This is a hell of a lot of fun.
17) Poker Night at the Inventory 2 - play poker with Brock Samson, Ash (of Evil Dead / Army of Darkness), Claptrap, Sam (of Sam and Max), and GladOS. This is a pretty hilarious game, but don't waste your time if you're not a fan of poker.
18) Saturday Morning RPG - 80s nostalgia action RPG. This is a lot of fun and is filled with tons of great humor, especially for those of us who remember the 80s.
19) Uplink - port of a PC / Mac game about hacking. Sort of an adventure game in some ways, this one is hard to describe.
20) Osmos - you play a molecule that swallows up other, smaller molecules. Beautiful, soothing, fun.
21) Splice : Tree of Life - fun and challenging puzzle game.
22) Spaceward Ho! - turn based strategy. Build up a massive interstellar fleet of shark headed dreadnaughts and crush your opponents. Or squids. You can also build squids. And eat your opponents. Or your own people. Hee-ya!
23) Kingdom Rush - definitely one of the best that tower defense has to offer.
24) Crimson: Steam Pirates - pretty funny steam-punk pirate adventure game with a pretty unique tactics based combat system.
25) World of Goo - fun physics based puzzler.
26) Device 6 - this one is hard to describe. The gameplay is somewhere between a text adventure and an audiovisual novel. This is definitely a very experimental sort of game, but I really liked it. It's not for everyone, but if you're looking for something new, and lots of reading doesn't scare you, give this game a look.
27) QuizUp - multiplayer trivia game. This is probably the best trivia game on iOS. Slick interface, great sounds and design, quick match structure, and more trivia categories than you can count with entirely new categories added on a regular basis.
28) FTL: Faster Than Light - sort of a rogue-like / adventure game. Lots of resource management, unforgiving difficult gameplay, just all around crazy fun. Outfit your starship, recruit a diverse crew, traverse the galaxy and stop the rebels!
29) Ticket to Ride - a locomotive themed board game that supports multiplayer. This game is a lot of fun if you can find a regular group to play with.
30) Catan - another board game that has seen quite a bit of popularity recently. This game is a lot of fun and even supports a couple of the expansions (though they are $5 in-app purchases).
31) Beyond Ynth - a puzzle game with some light platforming elements. This is a good game with some surprisingly challenging puzzles at later stages.
32) Civilization Revolution - this is similar to the console versions of the game, though somewhat less robust, and it's sort of "Civ Lite" when compared to the PC version but that's not really a bad thing.
33) Out There - conceptually this is sort of similar to FTL but it focuses much more on the exploration aspect as opposed to the combat aspect of FTL. It's probably safe to say that if you like FTL there's a reasonably good chance you may enjoy this as well.
34) Wayward Souls - procedurally generated levels wrapped around an action-adventure rogue-like that sort of plays like the bastard child of an old school JRPG and Gauntlet. It's as awesome as it sounds.
35) Talisman - classic fantasy themed board game that also supports online multiplayer. This was one of my favorite board games 20 years ago and it made the transition to iOS flawlessly. This is a perfect example of how board games should be made for tablets. There are in app purchases available for expansions to the main game but none are necessary to enjoy this game.
36) Shadowrun Returns - turn-based tactical RPG set in a cyberpunk world with a great noir storyline. Seriously one of the best games iOS has to offer. Fair warning: there are numerous reports of this game not playing nice with older model iPads (lots of crashes and lost progress) - I've been playing on an iPad 3 ("new iPad") without incident, but earlier models apparently have a hard time with this game.
37) Sword of Fargoal - classic retro rogue-like with procedurally generated dungeons. Very simple yet endlessly entertaining game.
38) Knights of Pen and Paper - ever play Dungeons and Dragons / Pathfinder? Well, this is sort of like that but not exactly. It's an enjoyable romp though, check it out if you're a fan of pen and paper RPGs (and maybe even if you're not).
39) Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate 2 - two very good RPG experiences - these are classics for a reason. The touch controls aren't perfect, but all in all I think they made the transition to iOS fairly well.
40) Thomas Was Alone - a charming story about quadrilaterals, Thomas Was Alone is a puzzle-platformer ported from PC / consoles to iOS. This is a really solid game that makes the transition to iOS with genuine aplomb.
41) Super KO Boxing 2 - the next best thing to Mike Tyson's Punch Out!! This is basically a modern take / knock-off of the old Nintendo classic. It looks great and plays very well on a touch screen, I'm actually surprised there aren't more clones of this in the App Store.
42) Arkanoid - an old take on the breakout / brick breaker genre. Arkanoid has always been my favorite of these due to all the power ups and other unique features it has compared to other breakout clones.
43) Cargo-bot - this is a logic-based "program" puzzler. You have to create a set of instructions to program a mechanical arm to move boxes around to solve puzzles. Starts out pretty easy but gets pretty tricky after a while.
44) SpaceChem - control a machine used to combined various chemicals to solve fake science puzzles. This game is so addictive it's probably a crime.
45) Oceanhorn - this one is sort of like Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker. It's one of those rare "AAA" experiences to be found on iOS (XCOM being another). It plays well, looks great, gets frequent updates from the developer (recent 60fps update), and has absolutely no IAPs. This is definitely one worthy of supporting.
46) Skulls of the Shogun - turn-based strategy / tactics supporting both single and multiplayer. This is a really great game polished to near perfection. I highly recommend this one to anyone even remotely interested.
47) Blek - a very unique and beautiful puzzle game built specifically for touch screen devices. This game is kind of hard to explain, so go watch the trailer.
48) The Wolf Among Us - by the same developers as The Walking Dead (first one on this list), this game plays very similarly but takes place in a very different world. I haven't yet completed the first season, but I'm far enough along that I feel confident recommending this to anyone that enjoyed The Walking Dead season 1.
49) Year Walk - this, like Device 6 above (same developer), is a very experimental type of game. I enjoyed it quite a bit, but I will give the following warning: if you are the sort of person to judge a game based on the length of the experience rather than the depth and quality of said experience I would advise you to stay clear of this one as it can be completed start to finish in under two hours (under an hour even, if you're speedy). Your experience may be improved markedly by downloading and perusing the free companion app.
50) Pulse : Volume One - rhythm games aren't usually my cup of tea, but I quite enjoyed this one.
Edit: I probably just didn't mention your favorite game because I've never played it (either that or because your favorite game stinks). Leave a comment and I'll see what I can do about that. Also, I'm sharing this list because I think iOS gaming (mobile gaming in general) gets a bad rep. I think there are plenty of high quality games available that not many people know about, so if you think I missed one share it with a comment and spread the word. Get more people playing the games you love and more games you love will be developed.

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