Best Apple Arcade Games 2023

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While more than a handful of games released for the Apple Arcade in 2023, there a few that stood a head above the rest. Not all of the games that made our list of the best games available on Apple’s gaming service will surprise you, but maybe this will entice you to give these games a shot! You can check out our list of what we felt were the best Apple Arcade games in 2023 below.

As Butters aptly said many years ago in South Park, Hello Kitty Island Adventure is the best! Jokes aside, this game is actually a ton of fun to play and gives me some solid Animal Crossing vibes with all the different activities and adorable characters. I need to get back to it. Outside of that, Fantasian is a gorgeous and lengthy JRPG from Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi that seriously needs to come to other platforms. — Cody

Yeah, I have to go with Hello Kitty Island Adventure is the best. It’s a really solid game with lots of fun updates, plenty of characters, and a gameplay loop that motivates you to keep playing. Multiplayer event quests like the Halloween one aside, it’s definitely worth someone’s time. — Jenni

Fantasian and Hello Kitty Island Adventure are available for iOS devices.

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