Patrick’s Favorite Mobile Games
by Patrick Curry
These are many of my favorite mobile games. I didn’t make these games, just a collection of recommendations for pals! This list skews towards iPhone and iOS, but most if not all of these are available on Android and some on Windows tablets too.
Most Favorite Genre: Card Battle Games!
- Hearthstone
- Magic the Gathering Arena
- Marvel Snap
- Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG)
Singleplayer Card Games:
- Slay the Spire
- Card Thief
- Balatro *
Strategy Games:
- Kingdom Rush
- Plants vs. Zombies
- Clash of Clans
- Clash Royale
- Battleheart
- Chess.com
Arcade Platformers:
- Leap Day
- King of Thieves
- Jetpack Joyride
- Super Mario Run
- Mega Run
- Canabalt
- Downwell **
- Punch Quest **
Weird Platformers:
- Spider: Secret of Bryce Manor
- Dig Dog **
- Total Party Kill **
- Castlevania Shadow of the Night */**
- Octodad: Dadliest Catch */**
Cinematic Platformers:
- Another World (aka Out of this World) **
- Limbo **
- Inside **
Puzzle Games:
- Tetris
- Threes
- Puzzle Quest
- 10000000 (Ten Million)
- You Must Build a Boat
- TouchTone
- Cut the Rope
- Helsing’s Fire
- Where’s My Water
- Triple Town
Darker Puzzle Games:
- The Room
- Hitman Go
- Tomb Raider Go
Games Where You Build Stuff:
- World of Goo *
- Bad Piggies
Arcade Style Games:
- Vampire Survivors
- Organ Trail (Oregon Trail with zombies)
- Crossy Road
- Pac-Man
- Astro Party **
- Into the Dead **
Multiplayer Online Battle Arenas (MOBAs):
- Brawl Stars **
- League of Legends Wild Rift **
Story Focused Games:
- Telltale’s The Walking Dead
- Harry Potter Hogwarts Mystery
- Batman - The Telltale Series
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (KOTOR) *
- Her Story
- The 7th Guest *
- Myst *
Games With Lots of Shooting
- Doom, Doom 2 ** (best played with GenZD)
- Max Payne */**
Games That Live in a Genre of Their Own::
Best Game When Folks are Over:
Many of these games have sequels, so if you find one you like, there’s likely even more gameplay to be had with them!
Games with an * next to them I’ve mostly played NOT on a touch screen, but I love them and think they’re worth trying.
Games with ** next to them require using two fingers at once to play the game.
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