Eight tiny games. One shortcut. No Wi-Fi, no ads, no tracking pixels watching you tap. GG Games is one of the earliest minigame bundles posted on RoutineHub, and the whole thing was built entirely inside the Shortcuts app. Open it on the bus, on a plane, in a basement with no signal, and you still get to play.

Inside the shortcut

GG Games packs eight small games behind one menu. You get a mix of word puzzles and quick logic rounds, each with its own customizable settings tucked inside the Main Menu. Run a game and everything stays on the device. The shortcut never phones home, never loads a remote asset, and never asks for an account. For a project assembled out of nothing but Shortcuts actions, that local-first design holds up surprisingly well, especially if you like quiet, low-stakes time-killers.

What’s included

Smart TicTacToe (now detects wins and losses automatically, no more manual scoring)
Guess The State, refined in v1.6 for snappier responses
Mixed Letters, also tightened up in the latest version
Five more word and puzzle games rounding out the Main Menu

What you’ll need

The Shortcuts app, since this is a single shortcut that runs the entire menu
The Files app, used for save data and settings (the listing doesn’t spell out the exact reason, but persistent state across games is the likely purpose)

How to install

Tap Add Shortcut on this page to open it in the Shortcuts app.
Review the actions inside the preview, then confirm with Add Shortcut.
GG Games lands in your library, ready to launch.
Optional: pin it to your Home Screen for one-tap launching.

How to use it

Tap the shortcut from your Home Screen, or run it from the Shortcuts app library. The new Main Menu introduced in v1.6 lists every game in one place, so you pick what you want and go. Each title runs in its own flow with its own settings. When a round ends, you land back on the menu to try another one, tweak options, or send a bug report through the Contact Developer option.

Known limitations

GG Games does not fully support iOS 26, per the developer’s own notes. Some screens still wear the older Shortcuts design language, which is part of the charm but can feel dated next to newer releases.

FAQ

Can I actually play this on a plane with Wi-Fi off?

That’s pretty much the use case. Every game is built out of Shortcuts actions running on-device, so airplane mode, a basement, or a dead subway tunnel all work the same.