After putting our favorite Android apps and games of 2025 to a reader vote, you made your preferences very clear.

OS 26 introduces a brand new app for iPhone users called ‘Apple Games.’ Here’s what the Games app does, including recent iOS 26.2 updates.

Gaming on Apple devices can be a mess. Titles can pile up on an iPhone, iPad and Mac as players dabble in different titles looking for the right amusement for their snippets of free time. That type of entertainment grazing can make searching for a game ...

The Games app is a new addition coming to iOS 26 in the fall. Here's what it does, how it works, and who it's for. There are a bunch of new features with iOS 26, but one that had us particularly interested was the new Games app. You'll find it ...

Apple says games offered by these emulators must adhere to “all applicable laws” to prevent things like piracy, so it’s hardly a free-for-all. And despite the obvious restrictions, it’s easy to see the appeal: the smaller screen on smartphones is ...

The Times’ popular Games unit is debuting Crossplay, a Scrabble-like electronic feature that represents its first designed multiplayer game. It becomes the website’s 11th game, joining a lineup of puzzles that were collectively played over 11.2 billion times in 2025.