The iPhone is a cell- or smartphone by Apple. It is characterized by having only a multi-touch touchscreen. Therefor games on the platform are often of the simple, 5 minute variety. The iPod Touch and iPad have the same basic functionality and can play iPhone games.
Games, and other pieces of software are called Apps and can be downloaded via the iTunes Appstore.
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Notable iPhone games
- Tumbledrop
- Canabalt
- Das Cube
- Zen Bound
- Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor
- Enviro-Bear 2010
- Drop7
- Skullpogo
- Critter Crunch
- Kometen
- Mac How