Your library
The library is a grid of covers with the game you most recently played pulled out on top. Favorites float up, sort and filter are one menu, and every card has a details page.
The layout
- Continue playing. The last game you played, large, with Resume, a Saves menu, favorite and details buttons, and how long you've played.
- Recently played. A horizontal rail of up to six games you've opened recently.
- The grid. Every game as a cover. The final tile is always Add games.
- Cross-device banner. If you last played on another device signed in to the same iCloud account, a banner offers to continue that game here.
Tapping a card resumes the newest save state for that game. To boot from the title screen instead, use Start New Game from the card's long-press menu or the Saves menu. Your battery save still loads either way.
Sort and filter
The menu in the toolbar has two parts.
| Sort | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Recently played (default) | Newest first |
| Title | A to Z |
| Most played | By total play time |
| Recently added | Newest import first |
| System | One section per console |
Show narrows the grid to one system: All Games, then one row for each console you actually own. Both choices are remembered.
Favorites
Tap the heart on a card, the hero, or a details page. Favorites always sort to the top — of the whole grid, or of their section when sorting by system.
The details page
Open it from the hero, the card's long-press menu, or the Details button. You'll find:
- Save states — every slot with its screenshot and age.
- Details — system, date added, last played, play time, whether the game has a battery save, and a note if the game file isn't on this device.
- Manage — Rename…, Send to Apple TV… (iPhone and iPad), and Delete Game.
On iPhone, iPad and Mac, long-press (or right-click) any cover for Play, Choose Save…, Start New Game, favorite, and Details. VoiceOver users reach the same actions through the rotor.
Play activity
Settings → Play activity shows time per game and your Game Center badges. Play time syncs with your library, so it counts every device on the same iCloud account.