Yeah, I forgot all about these kinds of games. I used to play something similar on Android, where you used your finger, so it was more game-ish, but it was a great mobile game. Anything like this for iOS?
Oh that's a game that I've been meaning to look further into. I had just seen that it cost money and was Windows only, I forgot that it was on mobile as well (and free there!)
Shattered Pixel Dungeon on Android and iOS is excellent. I guess it's on steam now as of this year if you prefer not to play on a phone. Great game, entirely free and donation supported.
Here's a list of good mobile games off the top of my head. None of these require in-app purchases if they even have them:
You Must Build a Boat,
The Executive,
Out There,
Monument Valley,
Hitman GO,
Lara Croft GO,
DEVICE 6,
The Room (and sequels),
Prune,
Lifeline (this one's great because it would only work in mobile),
Threes!
If you're looking for good mobile recommendations, I'd point you at http://toucharcade.com. They do iOS reviews, but a good chunk of the games also release for Android these days.
All of my favorite high quality mobile games are desktop games that got ported. The ones I play the most are [1]Baba is you, [2]Into the Breach (requires a Netflix account), [3]20 Minutes Till Dawn, and [4]Vampire Survivors. Granted I'm not a mobile power gamer by any means, I usually only pull these out when forced to wait an extended period of time for something.
Two of the best mobile games I've ever played are: Total Party Kill & Heart Star. Simple platform puzzlers done very well. Pay to remove ads (if you want) and then there's a bunch of levels, you beat them and the game is done - felt a lot like a good NES/SNES game does.
http://severedgame.com/
It's totally designed for mobile but ends up feeling like good console game. It's easily my favorite iOS game to date
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