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Top 5 best iPhone games you need to play this week

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When you’re browsing the App Store, it can be challenging to find the best iPhone games. To help out, here’s our roundup of the games we think are worth downloading and playing this week. No matter your personal preference — whether it’s a match-three puzzle game, an endless runner game, or just a good old doodle game — we’ve got you covered.

Here are our top 5 best iPhone games you should play this week:

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Angry Birds Fight!

Angry Birds Fight!
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Angry Birds Fight! is a match-three puzzle game developed by Rovio in partnership with Japanese company Kiteretsu. Angry Birds Fight! soft-launched a few months ago, with a release in the Asia Pacific back in May, which reached up to 3 million downloads. Now, Angry Birds Fight! is available for Android and iOS. Players get to explore an uncharted island and play against their friends in real-time battles. Power up your birds with weapons and armor that will help boost your character’s’ health and attack stats before battles.

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Doodle Draw for Messenger

Doodle Draw for Messenger
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Facebook Messenger already gives users the ability to make video calls, share photos, audio, text, GIFs, and more with friends, and now it can officially play games, too. In early June, the Doodle Draw became the first game available on the messaging platform. Similar to Draw Something, Doodle Draw suggests something to draw, and after your draw it onto your screen, it will then send to the friend you’re messaging. If your friend guesses what you drew, you will both get points.

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Threes! Free

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Threes! is a puzzle game developed by Sirvo. The game was originally released for iOS, and has been downloaded more than one million times. It became available for Android back in March. In Threes!, players will need to move tiles across the board to group them into larger numbers. Players can easily combine ones and twos to make threes. The goal of the game is to get your tiles to get the largest number, while trying to keep the board from filling up. While Threes! originally costs $3, the free version of Threes! is available to download on iOS today.

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Dude Perfect 2

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Dude Perfect 2 is a physics-based sports game developed by Miniclip.com. Players can choose to play as Tyler, Cody, Garrett, Cory, Coby, or the mascot, which is a Panda! Experience mind-blowing trick shots and make your way through crazy levels. Show off your trick shot skills against your friends and jump your way to the top.

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Blades of Brim

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Blades of Brim is a new endless runner game developed by SYBO. Players can choose from a variety of characters, and go on heroic quests while battling enemies in an enchanting universe. Throughout the game, danger awaits players in the form of Goons. Players can use wicked weapons, mystical mounts, and power-ups to help protect their kingdom.

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