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Non-violent games by non-evil companies, as recommended by my Twitter stream.

I've listed things with an "iOS > Mac > Other" bias, but many of these are available on other platforms. Use your least unfavorite search engine, or check the developers' sites, for different versions.

Thomson-Grannell Standard of Video Game Goodness

The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past by Nintendo is designated as the highest amount of artistic violence in a game and bad behavior in a company that is allowed on this list, given that both are considered by many to be the Greatest Of All Time.

Companies like Zynga, PopCap, and their parent company Electronic Arts, produce games that are often fun, but addictive and freemium-driven, at least on the App Store. What's wrong with freemium?

This list is meant to be an alternative to such games, if only because nobody has any trouble finding them. Similarly, I've not listed sport franchises or dynasties like Mario, because that would artifically dilute the list.

I may make provisional exceptions and list games people seem particularly passionate about, but I am often wrong, so if you disagree with something listed here, please file an issue, fork it, and issue a pull request.

Companies

Folks have recommended anything by the following lesser-known game makers. While not all their games may meet the criterion of non-violence, as companies, they seem to meet the standards.

Games

In addition, some games not available for iOS:

Thank you to everyone who gave a recommendation!