Again in 2022, I wrote about the very best iPad video games with keyboard and mouse help masking lots of our favorites and a few surprises that I didn’t know had help for the enter methodology again then. Quick ahead to right this moment, a couple of extra notable video games have been launched with full keyboard and mouse help together with some nice premium ones. I’ve compiled an up to date listing of the very best video games for iPad to play with keyboard and mouse in 2024 together with loads of Feral Interactive video games similar to final time. This listing is in no specific order, and can cowl a mixture of ports and authentic video games.
Hitman: Blood Cash — Reprisal, $14.99
Hitman: Blood Cash — Reprisal is the most recent launch on this listing, and it instantly shot up the listing of the very best iOS recreation ports in a very long time. Once I performed it final 12 months, I lastly noticed why many thought of it among the best video games ever. Hitman: Blood Cash — Reprisal on cellular from Feral Interactive has help for controllers, contact, and full keyboard and mouse gameplay. If you happen to’re new to the world of Hitman, this can be a unbelievable entry level, and it’s superlative on fashionable iOS units.
ROME: Whole Struggle, $9.99
The Rome: Whole Struggle Assortment brings the bottom Rome Whole Struggle recreation and each expansions collectively in a single premium bundle. It’s completely price your time in case you’re new to the style or need a unbelievable basic PC recreation conversion for iPad. It is a recreation I favor enjoying with contact controls, however Feral Interactive added full keyboard and mouse help to make it extra accessible to those that performed it on PC earlier than, or anybody seeking to play with that enter methodology on iPad.
Whole Struggle: MEDIEVAL II, $14.99
Identical to Rome: Whole Struggle Assortment Feral Interactive introduced one other basic from the franchise to iOS and iPadOS as a common recreation with Whole Struggle Medieval II and extra just lately the Medieval II: Whole Struggle Kingdoms growth. Each hit iPad this 12 months and the conversion is excellent. Learn my evaluation of the bottom recreation right here and the growth right here. It has full help for keyboard and mouse controls, and is properly price your money and time even at full value.
Alien: Isolation, Free
Alien: Isolation is arguably one of many largest AAA video games to hit iOS in recent times, and it obtained the very best conversion we’ve seen for an enormous console recreation like this. Whereas Feral Interactive normally provides a number of management choices for his or her video games on iOS, Alien: Isolation went above and past with help for not solely contact controls, but additionally full keyboard and mouse help along with full controller help. Alien: Isolation on iOS is the very best transportable model of the sport, and it’s a should play in case you’re a fan of the style and wish to check out one thing in your iPad with keyboard and mouse help.
XCOM 2 Assortment, $14.99
One other Feral Interactive conversion joins the listing with XCOM 2 Assortment. I’ve had loads of points with XCOM 2’s base recreation earlier than, however it’s a nice expertise on iOS and PC proper now. This XCOM 2 Assortment is a steal at its asking value, and it helps full keyboard and mouse gameplay in case you aren’t a fan of contact controls. I hope we preserve getting conversions of this high quality on iOS for years to return from Feral Interactive. Simply be sure you have a supported machine as a result of XCOM 2 Assortment is extra demanding than typical.
Firm of Heroes, $13.99
The ultimate Feral Interactive launch to be within the listing is one among my favourite iPad video games of all time. Firm of Heroes is so good on iPad, that I discover it exhausting to return to the PC model. It has full keyboard and mouse help along with nice contact controls. I really feel assured that every one the wonderful work carried out to make Firm of Heroes look and play this properly on fashionable shows will result in a PC remaster, however that’s for an additional day. Be sure you seize the DLC as properly with the bottom recreation. It’s accessible in an entire bundle for brand new purchases as properly here. Current homeowners can seize the DLC by means of in app purchases.
Myst Cell, Free
Myst Cell is just not solely a stunning remake of a basic recreation, but additionally a technical showcase for contemporary iOS units. I’ve not even performed it on the most recent iPad fashions, but it surely was nonetheless price enjoying and beautiful on my outdated iPad Professional (2020). Myst Cell has full keyboard and mouse help on iPadOS with right button prompts as properly. If you happen to aren’t certain if you’ll prefer it, it’s a free to start out launch, so it’s price downloading and attempting at the least.
Terraria, $4.99
Terraria is one other a kind of large video games that’s accessible on each platform. It performs very properly with contact controls, however shines with a controller on iPhone. On iPad, it performs finest with both a controller or keyboard and mouse. If you happen to haven’t performed Terraria but, the iOS model is less expensive than on consoles as properly. It is usually getting up to date extra usually than a couple of years in the past the place it was lagging behind different variations.
Minecraft, $1.99
Minecraft is much like Terraria in how it’s a recreation accessible on all consoles and PC, however Minecraft is definitely quite a bit higher on iOS than on consoles. A latest replace introduced in full keyboard and mouse help making it essentially the most versatile model of the sport. Whereas I like enjoying Minecraft with a controller on iPhone, there’s no denying how significantly better it’s with a keyboard and mouse. On iPad, you may have all attainable enter strategies and essentially the most steady transportable model of the sport accessible.
Divinity – Authentic Sin 2, $24.99
The ultimate recreation featured right here is the excellent and big Divinity: Authentic Sin 2 from Larian Studios that hit iPad by means of Elverils. Divinity: Authentic Sin 2 was one of many video games I used to be wanting ahead to essentially the most on iPad, and it delivered in spades. When you have a contemporary iPad, you possibly can play Divinity: Authentic Sin 2 with contact, controller, or full keyboard and mouse help. The interface adjustments relying in your enter methodology. I hope Divinity: Authentic Sin 2 did properly sufficient to get us an iPad model of the unique recreation which was teased earlier than.
This listing clearly doesn’t cowl each single recreation on iOS with keyboard and mouse help, however these are our picks for the very best ones you possibly can play in 2024. When you have some solutions for extra video games which are price recommending for anybody who just lately purchased an iPad, tell us within the feedback under. I’m to see how builders proceed so as to add help for keyboard and mouse enter on iPad, and to see what different huge video games hit the platform within the close to future. Hopefully we see keyboard and mouse help added at any time when No Man’s Sky hits the platform. I haven’t given up on hope on that, and likewise imagine in Baldur’s Gate 3 coming to iPad sooner or later.