Apple Arcade boasts a lot of fun & intriguing games with varied gameplay. While some are designed predominantly for iOS devices’ touchscreen, some play way better with a supported controller. And since not all games on the platform are compatible with controllers, things could get confusing. To help you out, we have compiled a list of all Apple Arcade games that support controllers.
For optimal ease, we have divided the games into categories. So, hop on to your favorite genre and check out which Apple Arcade games you can seamlessly play with a controller.
- Racing Games
- Action Games
- Adventure Games
- Strategy Games
- Puzzle Games
- Sports Themed Games
- Role-Playing Games
- Casual and Family Games
Racing Games
Action Games
- Butter Royale
- Crossy Road Castle
- Dead End Job
- Don’t Bug Me!
- EarthNight
- Exit the Gungeon
- Explottens
- Fallen Knight
- Frogger in Toy Town
- Hogwash
- Hot Lava
- LEGO® Brawls
- Monomals
- Nightmare Farm
- No Way Home
- Punch Planet
- Rayman Mini
- Redout: Space Assault
- Samurai Jack
- Sayonara Wild Hearts
- Scrappers
- Shinsekai Into the Depths
- Shooting – ShockRods
- Skate City
- Spidersaurs
- Super Mega Mini Party
- Things That Go Bump
- Towaga: Among Shadows
- UFO on Tape: First Contact
Adventure Games
- The Pathless – A mythic adventure
- ATONE: Heart of the Elder Tree
- Beyond Blue
- The Bradwell Conspiracy
- Bleak Sword
- The Collage Atlas
- Creaks
- Discolored
- Doomsday Vault
- Down in Bermuda
- Game of Thrones: Tale of Crows
- Guildlings
- Jenny LeClue – Detectivu
- Jumper Jon
- The Last Campfire
- Legend of the Skyfish 2
- LEGO® Builder’s Journey
- Lifelike: Chapter One
- Lifeslide
- The Lullaby of Life
- Marble Knights
- The Mosaic
- Murder Mystery Machine
- Mutazione
- Necrobarista
- Neo Cab
- Neversong
- Next Stop Nowhere
- Oceanhorn 2
- Operator 41
- Over the Alps
- Pilgrims
- Projection: First Light
- Shantae and the Seven Sirens
- Slash Quest!
- Sneaky Sasquatch
- SpongeBob: Patty Pursuit
- Spyder
- Star Fetched
- Stela
- Stranded Sails
- The Survivalists
- Tangle Tower
- Way of the Turtle
- South of the Circle
Strategy Games
Puzzle Games
Sports Themed Games
- Ballistic Baseball
- Big Time Sports
- CHARRUA SOCCER
- Cricket Through the Ages
- HyperBrawl Tournament
- Sociable Soccer 2020
- Ultimate Rivals: The Rink
Role-Playing Games
- Cardpocalypse
- Dread Nautical
- Spelldrifter
- Roundguard
- Towers of Everland
- Unleash the Light
- VARIOUS DAYLIFE
- Yaga: The Roleplaying Folktale
Casual and Family Games
- Reigns: Beyond
- ChuChu Rocket! Universe
- Dodo Peak
- Fledgling Heroes
- Hexaflip: The Action Puzzler
- Kings of the Castle
- Loud House: Outta Control
- Mind Symphony
- PAC-MAN Party Royale
- Painty Mob
- Secret Oops!
- The Pinball Wizard
- What The Golf?
How to See If an Apple Arcade Game has Controller Support?
Apple clearly labels the controller support information for most games on their landing page. Open the App Store game page on iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Tv and look for the Controller icon on the banner just below the game’s icon.
Another way is to scroll down to the Support section and check for Game Controller support. Although, we have also noted during our testing that some unlisted games also offer controller support.
So, it all comes down to connecting your controller and testing. Well, not entirely, because we have done the groundwork on your behalf.
Keep An Eye Out for Updates!
Apple launches new games on Apple Arcade every month. Naturally, this list will get regular updates to add those new games with controller support. So, bookmark this one and do come back every month to check out those newly added games.
I will bid farewell for now! Meanwhile, you can check these Apple Arcade listings:
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