Category: Mobile Shooter

Call of Duty Mobile

Call of Duty Mobile brings the series signature run-and-gun formula to phones and tablets as a free-to-play first-person shooter, mixing familiar multiplayer rulesets with a battle royale option and rotating limited-time playlists. It is built around short, punchy matches, recognizable weapons and killstreaks, and a steady stream of unlocks that keep you swapping loadouts and chasing challenges.

Publisher: Activision
Playerbase: High
Type: Mobile First-Person Shooter
Release Date (Global): October 1, 2019
Pros: + Responsive touch controls with deep layout customization. + Strong visuals and smooth animations for a mobile shooter. + A great selection of classic Call of Duty maps.
Cons: – No Bluetooth controller support. – The home screen UI can feel busy and overwhelming.

Garena Free Fire

Garena Free Fire is a mobile-focused battle royale shooter built around short, intense survival matches. You drop onto an island, loot weapons and supplies, and try to outlast 49 other players as the play area closes in and pushes everyone toward a final showdown.

Publisher: Garena
Playerbase: High
Type: Mobile Shooter
Release Date (Global): December 4, 2017
Pros: +Punchy gunfights that feel rewarding. +Character abilities add variety. +Matches are easy to fit into a short session. +Pets and cosmetics are charming extras.
Cons: -Touch controls can feel busy at first. -Lower player count than PUBG-style 100 player lobbies. -Premium currency is not realistically earnable for free.

Brawl Stars

Brawl Stars is a free-to-play mobile shooter built around quick 3v3 matches and short, objective-driven modes. Instead of one standard ruleset, it mixes up the win conditions, including gem collection, last-team-standing survival, and even a soccer-style mode. As you play, you unlock new Brawlers, each bringing a distinct weapon, super ability, and personality that changes how a match plays out.

Publisher: Supercell
Playerbase: High
Type: Mobile Shooter
Release Date (Global): Dec 12, 2018
Pros: +Snappy, action-heavy matches that feel great on mobile. +23+ Brawlers to unlock with different kits and roles. +Plenty of events and modes to keep sessions varied. +Clean, colorful presentation with strong polish.
Cons: -Not all modes are always available due to rotation. -Monetization can create minor pay-to-win pressure at times.

Survival Heroes

Survival Heroes is a free-to-play mobile title that blends classic MOBA combat with the last-player-standing tension of a battle royale. You drop into a large island map, loot for weapons and gear, then fight through a match filled with up to 99 other real players while the safe zone tightens. Instead of locking into a single hero kit, your abilities come from the weapons you find, which encourages experimenting with different playstyles from match to match.

Publisher: Snail Games
Playerbase: Medium
Type: Mobile MOBA Battle Royale
Release Date: November 1, 2018 (Global)
Pros: +A distinctive MOBA and battle royale hybrid. +Large selection of weapons with standout skills. +PvP encounters feel punchy and rewarding. +Strong visuals for a mobile game.
Cons: -Rune progression can feel grind-heavy.

Azur Lane

Azur Lane is a free-to-play mobile shoot ’em up with light RPG progression, built around collecting anthropomorphized WWII warships and taking them into side-scrolling naval battles. You steer your vanguard through dense enemy fire, time your main fleet barrages, and experiment with fleet compositions to handle different stages, bosses, and event maps.

Publisher: Shanghai Yostar
Playerbase: High
Type: Mobile Shoot ’em Up RPG
Release Date (Global): July 16, 2018
Pros: +Friendly gacha and solid drop rates. +Excellent character art and presentation. +Action combat that stays interesting.
Cons: -Progression can involve repetition. -PvP largely runs on auto. -Takes time to learn fleet roles and systems.

PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile brings the core ideas of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds to phones and tablets, translating the familiar drop, loot, rotate, and survive loop into quick, touch-friendly sessions. It is still the same high-stakes Battle Royale premise at heart, you land with nothing, scavenge what you can, and try to outlast everyone else in a shrinking play space.

Publisher: Tencent Games
Playerbase: High
Type: F2P Battle Royale
Release Date: March 19, 2018
Pros: +Live PvP that captures the Battle Royale tension. +Matches are brisk and combat-focused. +Overall feel stays close to the PC experience.
Cons: -Early matchmaking can include many bots. -Touch controls can be awkward compared to mouse and keyboard.

Last Day on Earth: Survival

Last Day on Earth: Survival is a free-to-play mobile survival MMORPG that drops you into a zombie-ravaged wasteland where scavenging, crafting, and staying one step ahead of both the infected and other survivors is the core of the experience.

Publisher: Kefir Games
Playerbase: High
Type: Mobile Survival MMORPG
Release Date: June 22, 2017
Pros: +Real-time PvP encounters that add tension. +Large amount of activities and progression. +Punishing survival loop that stays engaging.
Cons: -Monetization can feel pay-to-win in places. -Steep learning curve for new players. -Energy limits can restrict long sessions.

Critical Ops

Critical Ops (often shortened to C-OPS) is a competitive mobile first-person shooter built around quick rounds and tight gunplay. Drawing obvious inspiration from classic bomb-defusal shooters like CS:GO, it puts a heavy focus on mechanical aim, map knowledge, and smart team play rather than PvE progression or story content.

Publisher: Critical Force
Playerbase: Medium
Type: Mobile FPS
Release Date: November 16, 2015 (US/Android)
Pros: +Impressively responsive FPS feel for a phone. +Plenty of guns and cosmetic skins to chase. +Combat rewards skill and coordination.
Cons: -Limited variety in overall content. -Connection and ping can affect matches. -Requires an online connection.

Shadowgun Legends

Shadowgun Legends is a mobile MMOFPS that casts you as one of humanity’s elite operatives in a war against alien invaders. It mixes mission-based shooting with shared social spaces, gear chasing, and light MMO progression, all built for quick sessions or longer grinds on iOS and Android.

Publisher: MADFINGER Games
Playerbase: Medium
Type: Mobile MMOFPS
Release Date: March 22, 2018
Pros: +A sizable shared world with always-online hubs. +Plenty of missions and objectives to work through. +Deep loot and equipment progression for a mobile shooter.
Cons: -Inventory space can feel tight without careful management. -The solo story path can start to feel samey over time.