Category: Mobile RPG / MMORPG

The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin

The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin is a free-to-play, cross-platform open world action RPG based on the hit manga and anime series, built in Unreal Engine 5 by Netmarble. You play as Prince Tristan of Liones, the son of original series leads Meliodas and Elizabeth, exploring a time-twisted Britannia where heroes and villains from multiple timelines collide thanks to a mysterious multiverse catastrophe.

Publisher: Netmarble
Playerbase: High
Type: Mobile / PC / Console RPG
Release Date: March 16, 2026
Pros: +Action combat with 3 weapon types per hero. +Beautiful Unreal Engine 5 recreation of Britannia. +Original multiverse story. +Cross-platform progression +Solid variety of side activities like fishing, cooking, crafting, and mount collecting.
Cons: -Severe daily time-gating. -Endgame content scaled for whales. -Gacha costs are steep and full hero potential demands thousands of dollars. -Mobile performance is rough. -Co-op is buggy.

Mongil: Star Dive

Mongil: Star Dive is a free-to-play, cross-platform monster-taming action RPG from Netmarble that launched globally on April 15, 2026. Built in Unreal Engine 5, it serves as a soft reboot of the studio’s 2013 mobile hit Monster Taming (known as Creature Academy in the West), bringing back familiar faces like Cloud and Verna alongside a new creature-collecting system built around the adorable cat-companion Nyanners.

Publisher: Netmarble
Playerbase: Medium
Type: Mobile / PC Action RPG
Release Date: April 15, 2026 (Global)
Pros: +Deep Monsterling system. +Fair gacha with no 50/50 on featured banners. +Good production value. +Story doesn’t take itself too seriously with genuinely funny banter at times.
Cons: -Characters are divisive and one-note. -Timed boss battles create artificial difficulty. -Linear map design with no jumping or climbing.

Neverness to Everness

Neverness to Everness (also called NTE for short) is a free-to-play supernatural urban open world action RPG from Hotta Studio, the team behind Tower of Fantasy. Set in the sprawling modern metropolis of Hethereau, the game drops you into the shoes of an amnesiac Anomaly Hunter who works out of a rundown antique shop called Eibon, taking on paranormal odd jobs while building a life in the city through housing, vehicles, businesses, and a growing crew of colorful companions.

Publisher: Perfect World Games
Playerbase: High
Type: Mobile / PC / Console RPG
Release Date: April 23, 2026 (China) / April 29, 2026 (Global)
Pros: +Beautiful modern urban setting. +Unique gacha system. +Voiced protagonist with real dialogue and personality. +Incredible variety of side activities: housing, car modding, city tycoon, minigames, prison system. +Strong character writing with well-produced, expressive anime cutscenes.
Cons: -Driving physics feel stiff and car handling needs work. -Combat leans heavily toward melee, making fights feel samey across different characters. -PC requirements are steep.

Zenless Zone Zero

Zenless Zone Zero is a free-to-play, cross-platform urban fantasy action RPG from HoYoverse that blends stylish hack-and-slash combat with a retro-futuristic post-apocalyptic setting. You play as a Proxy, one half of the sibling duo Belle and Wise, guiding agents through dangerous pocket dimensions called Hollows while running a video rental store as your day job in the last surviving city, New Eridu.

Publisher: COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD.
Playerbase: High
Type: Action Gacha RPG
Release Date: July 4, 2024 (Global)
Pros: +Exceptional art direction and urban fantasy aesthetic. +Fast, stylish combat with assist parries and chain attacks. +Comic-book storytelling panels and full voice acting. +More generous free-to-play currency than most gacha games. +Runs well on modest hardware.
Cons: -TV mode exploration (Hollow Deep Dive) can feel sluggish and divisive. -Limited open-world exploration compared to HoYoverse siblings. -Combat is too easy early on before endgame unlocks. -Standard gacha rates still sting if you want a specific 5-star.

Where Winds Meet

Where Winds Meet is a free-to-play open world wuxia action RPG set during China’s tumultuous Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. You play as a young wandering swordsman caught up in political intrigue, sect rivalries, and the shifting jianghu, with the freedom to fight, heal, trade, or stir chaos as you see fit. The game launched globally on November 14, 2025 for PC and PlayStation 5, with mobile versions following in December.

Publisher: NetEase Games
Playerbase: Very High
Type: Mobile / PC / Console Open World Action RPG
Release Date: November 14, 2025 (Global PC/PS5)
Mobile Release Date: December 12, 2025
Pros: +Fully free-to-play with cosmetic-only monetization. +Beautifully realized 10th-century Chinese open world with over 20 distinct regions. +Fast, varied combat across many weapons and 40+ Mystic Arts. +Cross-play and progression.
Cons: -Heavy PC requirements, especially RAM. -Frame rate dips in dense city areas like Kaifeng. -Story pacing is uneven and the early hours can feel dense. -MMO-lite live service layer is not for everyone.

Arknights: Endfield

Arknights: Endfield is a free-to-play 3D action RPG with semi-open world exploration, real-time squad combat, and a deep factory-building layer set in the post-Originium future of the Arknights universe. You play as the Endministrator of Endfield Industries on the moon of Talos-II, leading a team of Operators across hostile frontier regions while constructing sprawling automated supply chains that feed your character progression.

Publisher: Hypergryph / Gryphline (Global)
Playerbase: High
Type: Mobile / PC / Console Action RPG
Release Date: January 22, 2026 (Global)
Pros: +Striking industrial-anime art direction and strong soundtrack. +AIC factory system is genuinely novel for the gacha space. +Solid PC and PS5 optimization with reasonable hardware demands. +Cross-platform progression across PC, PS5, and mobile.
Cons: -Combat is flashy upfront but loses depth in the long run. -Story leans on tired amnesiac-protagonist gacha tropes. -Heavy tutorialization and dense UI in the early hours. -Standard gacha pulls and grind-heavy daily structure.

Wuthering Waves

Wuthering Waves is a free-to-play, cross-platform open world action RPG with a post-apocalyptic anime style and a heavy emphasis on fast, technical combat. You play as Rover, an amnesiac traveler exploring the world of Solaris-3 alongside a growing roster of allies called Resonators, while collecting monster-based abilities through the unique Echo system.

Publisher: Kuro Games
Playerbase: High
Type: Mobile / PC / Console RPG
Release Date: May 22, 2024 (Global)
Steam Release Date: April 29, 2025
Pros: +Sharp, skill-based combat with parries, dodges, and swap-cancel windows. +Echo system gives gear progression a fun monster-collecting twist. +Generous traversal with wall running, gliding, and a grappling hook. +Strong production value with memorable music.
Cons: -Standard gacha pulls for the strongest 5-star Resonators and weapons. -PC build is more demanding than rival anime RPGs. -Launch period was rough and some old reputation still lingers.

Honkai: Star Rail

Honkai: Star Rail is a turn-based, multi-platform sci-fi gacha RPG that pairs sleek anime presentation with the kind of polish you normally expect from premium JRPGs. You join the Astral Express and hop between worlds, tackling local crises while investigating the dangerous Stellarons that keep turning up at the center of major disasters. It is developed and published by HoYoVerse, the studio behind Genshin Impact, and it shows in everything from the cinematics to the UI to the overall pacing of the early game.

Publisher: HoYoVerse
Playerbase: High
Type: Sci-fi Gacha RPG
Release Date: April 26, 2023
Pros: +Premium-grade presentation across visuals and audio. +Strong, fully voiced main story. +Memorable character art and animations. +Cross-platform play with cross-save. +Easy to learn combat with real tactical depth.
Cons: -Designed as a solo-focused experience. -No meaningful character appearance customization. -Exploration and world interaction are lighter than Genshin.

Tower of Fantasy

Tower of Fantasy is a free-to-play, cross-platform open world sci-fi fantasy RPG that blends anime style visuals with real-time action combat. You create your own character, collect powerful weapons tied to Simulacra, and roam a shared world packed with story quests, exploration, and co-op activities.

Publisher: Level Infinite (Tencent)
Playerbase: High
Type: Mobile RPG
Release Date: August 11, 2022 (Global)
Steam Release Date: October 19, 2022
Pros: +Robust character creator with lots of style options. +Strong presentation with sharp visuals and memorable music. +Snappy combat built around swapping weapons. +A satisfying loop of story missions, exploration, and side activities.
Cons: -Gacha-driven progression for many top weapons and Simulacra. -Co-op exists, but some multiplayer offerings feel limited compared to full PC MMOs.

Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact is a free-to-play, cross-platform open world fantasy RPG that mixes real-time action combat with an ever-growing roster of characters you can swap between on the fly. It is built with a mobile-first approach, but the production values, art direction, and soundtrack make it feel closer to a full-scale console RPG than a typical phone game. If you enjoy exploration, light puzzle solving, and team-based elemental combos, it is easy to see why it has become one of the most talked-about mobile RPGs in recent years.

Publisher: mihoYo
Playerbase: High
Type: Mobile RPG
Release Date: September 28, 2020
Pros: +Excellent visuals paired with memorable music. +Fast, responsive combat built around quick character switching. +Strong balance of main quests, exploration, and optional activities. +Stylish, distinctive character designs.
Cons: -Gatcha system to unlock new characters. -Co-op exists, but the multiplayer side is fairly limited.