Gaming phones can be a worthwhile purchase for people who like to play while traveling, but their limited libraries and components can be limiting. Sure, you can play "Genshin Impact" on your iPhone, but titles like "Grand Theft Auto V" are unavailable. Through official channels, that is. You can play it on your iPhone if you're willing to jump through a few hoops.

While Rockstar's modern classic is officially unavailable on mobile platforms, modders have developed their own port of "GTA V" that runs on iPhones. How? This version runs on a WebAssembly build designed for browsers and uses Apple's proprietary, hardware-accelerated graphics engine, Metal API . No streaming or cloud services needed.

Because this "port" is unofficial, you can't download it from the Apple App Store. Instead, the game is split into two parts: The IPA file (the format used to install apps on Apple devices) and the actual game files. To play "GTA V" on your Apple device, you will need to supply your own files.…