Category: Mobile Games

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.

Rucoy Online

Rucoy Online is a free-to-play mobile MMORPG that leans heavily into old-school monster grinding, with a clean, uncomplicated combat loop and a neat twist, you can switch between three combat styles simply by changing weapons. The core appeal is steady progression through repeated hunting, stat growth, and loot chasing, without a lot of extra systems getting in the way.

Publisher: RicardGzz
Playerbase: Low
Type: Mobile MMORPG
Release Date: January 1, 2016
Pros: +Simple controls with surprising depth over time. +Community remains engaged and helpful. +Straightforward, no-nonsense design. +Swap between classes on the fly via weapons.
Cons: -Repetition-heavy progression. -Light on features compared to larger MMOs. -Ongoing development can feel incomplete.

Heroes Evolved

Heroes Evolved is a fantasy-styled MOBA built around fast access and a small install size, aiming to get you into 5v5 matches with minimal setup. With a roster of 50 plus heroes and multiple queues, it targets players who want familiar lane-based team fights on both PC and mobile, without the heavier footprint of larger competitors.

Publisher: R2Games
Playerbase: Low
Type: Mobile MOBA / PC Moba
Release Date (Open Beta): September 9, 2016
Pros: +Large roster with 55+ heroes. +Built-in match recording for review. +Very small download and quick setup.
Cons: -Derivative art and audio assets. -Some heroes restricted behind VIP access. -Plays it very safe, few standout ideas. -Monetization can feel pay-to-win.

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.

Monster Super League

Monster Super League is a mobile strategy RPG built around collecting and raising charming monsters known as Astromon. Across more than seven regions, you assemble teams, strengthen them through upgrades and evolution, and take on both PvE challenges and competitive battles while working toward a collection of 500+ Astromon.

Publisher: 4:33 Creative Lab
Playerbase: Medium
Type: Strategy RPG
Release Date: September 6, 2016
Pros: +Massive roster with 500+ Astromon to recruit. +Multiple regions to explore, each with its own story focus. +Every Astromon can be pushed to a six-star evolution.
Cons: -Progress can become grind-heavy without spending. -Certain Astromon are locked behind premium summons. -Occasional lag and connection hiccups.

Shadowverse

Shadowverse is a free-to-play, multi-platform online collectible card game built around quick duels, strong class identity, and a signature evolve mechanic that can swing a match in an instant. With seven leaders to choose from and hundreds of cards illustrated in Cygames’ anime-fantasy style, it aims to capture the accessibility of modern digital card games while giving each class its own rules, resources, and win conditions.

Publisher: Cygames
Playerbase: Medium
Type: Multi-platform Online CCG
Release Date: June 17, 2016
Pros: +Seven classes with clear identities. +Clean presentation and smooth performance. +Striking anime-fantasy card art. +Evolve mechanic adds real tactical depth. +Less match-deciding RNG than many rivals.
Cons: -No card trading. -Some visuals and art are repurposed from Rage of Bahamut.

The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt

The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt blends naval action with light strategy elements, putting you in command of a growing pirate flotilla across an open Caribbean-style sandbox. Between port-to-port trading, fleet management, and real-time ship battles, it aims to capture the fantasy of carving out a name on the seas, one broadside at a time.

Publisher: Home Net Games
Playerbase: Low
Type: Action/Adventure & Strategy
Release Date: August 24, 2016
Pros: +Ship progression is handled through per-vessel upgrade trees. +A sizeable persistent world with many ports and islands to sail between. +Plenty of weapon options beyond standard cannons.
Cons: -Mobile port. -Interface can feel busy and cramped. -Base building revenue is gated behind real money spending. -Onboarding and tutorialization are thin.