Category: iOS

Alchemia Story

Alchemia Story is a free-to-play mobile MMORPG from Asobimo that blends an anime-inspired 3D world with a JRPG-style, menu-driven battle flow. You explore fields and towns with your customizable character and an NPC partner, then jump into instanced encounters where turn order, skill choices, and combo timing matter more than twitch reactions.

Publisher: Asobimo
Playerbase: Low
Type: Mobile MMORPG
Release Date: June 13, 2018 (English Global)
Pros: +Polished 3D visuals with a bright anime look. +Plenty of job options to experiment with. +Deep character and partner customization. +Combo-based skills keep fights engaging.
Cons: -Monetization can feel pay-to-win in places. -Core loop can become repetitive over long sessions.

King of Avalon

King of Avalon: Dragon Warfare is a mobile MMORTS that drops you into a war-torn Camelot after King Arthur’s fall, with the crown up for grabs and every lord looking to seize it. You expand a fortress-city, rally troops, nurture a dragon into a battlefield asset, and lean heavily on alliance politics as you raid, defend, and compete for control of your kingdom’s most valuable territory.

Publisher: FunPlus
Playerbase: High
Type: Mobile MMORTS
Release Date: July 14, 2016
Pros: +Sharp-looking 2D presentation. +Strong emphasis on PvP and alliance conflict. +Dragons and heroes offer meaningful customization.
Cons: -Noticeable pay-to-win pressure. -Familiar base-building formula. -Battles play out without dedicated combat visuals.

Hundred Soul

Hundred Soul (once marketed during development as Project 100) is a mobile fantasy action RPG built around quick, real-time 3D encounters. Instead of locking you into a rigid class, it leans on weapon choice and mastery, encouraging you to swap between swords, shields, bows, staffs, and other tools as you unlock ancestral powers and refine your combat rhythm.

Publisher: Hound 13
Playerbase: High
Type: Mobile ARPG
Release Date: October 25, 2018
Pros: +Weapon-focused progression that feels distinct from class-based ARPGs. +Strong presentation, including visuals, sound, and story delivery. +Wide selection of weapons to learn and build around.
Cons: -Gear farming can feel repetitive and heavily RNG-driven. -Monetization can create pay-to-win pressure. -Leans too hard on auto-play for routine content.

Honkai Impact

Honkai Impact is a fast-paced 3D action RPG for mobile devices, built around squads of powerful heroines known as valkyria who fight back against a world-ending threat. Battles emphasize responsive dodges, quick swaps between characters, and flashy combo strings, while progression revolves around leveling each valkyria and outfitting them with stronger weapons and equipment.

Publisher: Mihoyo
Playerbase: High
Type: Mobile RPG
Release Date: March 28, 2018
Pros: +Big roster of valkyria with distinct playstyles. +Smooth, satisfying combat with time-slow and camera flair. +Impressive presentation, including visuals, voice acting, and story scenes.
Cons: -Earning and fully building new characters can take a lot of grinding.

MapleStory M

MapleStory M is a free-to-play 2D mobile MMORPG that brings the colorful, side-scrolling MapleStory formula to phones and tablets. You make a character, choose from a sizable job lineup, and then spend your sessions clearing quests in familiar areas, tackling dungeons, and upgrading equipment for both power and style. Much like the PC version, it emphasizes cute visuals, steady advancement, and lots of fashion-focused customization.

Publisher: Nexon
Playerbase: Low
Type: Mobile MMORPG
Release Date: October 13, 2016 (KR) May 28, 2018 (Global)
Pros: +Robust look customization and cosmetics. +Very large class selection (31+). +Includes real party-based MMORPG activities.
Cons: -Contains pay-to-win style monetization.

Legacy of Discord

Legacy of Discord is a free-to-play mobile MMORPG built around flashy, rapid combat and frequent PvP. You start with one of three classes (Berserker, Sorceress, or Bladedancer) and spend most of your time pushing power upward through upgrades, new gear, and timed boosts that help you survive the game’s chaotic multiplayer modes.

Publisher: GTArcade
Playerbase: High
Type: Mobile MMORPG
Release Date: September 21, 2016
Pros: +Big, action-heavy PvP modes. +Three distinct classes with their own kits. +Multiple upgrade paths for weapons and gear.
Cons: -No US release date announced. -Strong pay-to-win pressure. -Uneven voice acting.

Onmyoji

Onmyoji is a mobile RPG with collectible character cards at its core, blending menu-driven team building with battles that mix turn order management and real-time decision making. It leans heavily into collection and progression, then ties it together with social features, PvP options, and a campaign presented with strong production values.

Publisher: NetEase
Playerbase: Medium
Type: Mobile RPG
Release Date: February 8, 2018 (NA/EU)
Pros: +LBS features that encourage local interaction and co-op. +High-quality voice acting across the cast. +Large roster of collectible characters/cards. +Striking art direction and presentation.
Cons: -Core combat and loop can feel familiar.

Pathfinder Adventures

Pathfinder Adventures brings Paizo’s Pathfinder setting to phones and tablets by way of a campaign-focused card game. Instead of controlling a single character on a grid, you build a party of heroes and solve encounters with decks, dice rolls, and careful resource management. It aims to capture the feel of a tabletop dungeon crawl while keeping the pace and structure of a digital CCG RPG.

Publisher: Obsidian Entertainment
Playerbase: Low
Type: CCG RPG
Release Date: September 8, 2016 (Mobile)
Pros: +Faithful digital take on the Pathfinder card game. +Lots of reasons to replay campaigns. +Surprisingly deep tactical decision-making. +Excellent onboarding and tutorial flow.
Cons: -Lacks online PvP. -Little to no music during play. -Occasional bugs, including crashes.

Lords Mobile

Lords Mobile is a fantasy-themed mobile MMORTS that blends kingdom building, world-map warfare, and light RPG systems. You expand a central base by constructing and upgrading facilities, train armies across multiple troop types, and recruit heroes that add bonuses in large battles while also starring in a separate PvE hero mode. Most of your time is spent juggling timers, resource flow, and strategic decisions about when to shield, when to raid, and when to rally with a guild to pressure rival kingdoms.

Publisher: IGG
Playerbase: High
Type: Mobile MMORTS
Release Date: August 15, 2015
Pros: +Engaging hero-focused battle mode. +Clean, polished 3D presentation. +Strong emphasis on PvP and guild conflict.
Cons: -Noticeable pay-to-win pressure at higher levels. -Combat resolves largely through automation. -Onboarding takes a long time.

Age of Ishtaria

Age of Ishtaria is a mobile TCG RPG built around collecting a huge roster of illustrated character cards, then assembling specialized decks to tackle quests, PvP, and rotating weekly events. Between upgrading and evolving units, navigating the Bazaar to trade, and chasing event rewards, it aims to keep progression moving even if you are playing for free.

Publisher: Silicon Studio
Playerbase: Medium
Type: TCG RPG
Release Date: October 16, 2014
Pros: +Massive selection of cards to hunt down. +Premium currency can be earned through play. +Combat has an uncommon, combo-like twist. +Card art is consistently strong.
Cons: -Bazaar trading is clunky and hard to use efficiently. -Pack pulls rely on fixed odds for high-rarity cards. -Core loop can feel grindy over time.