Category: Mobile Games

Dragon Awaken

Dragon Awaken is a fantasy-themed browser MMORPG that puts you in the shoes of a chosen hero tasked with pushing back a rising evil. Instead of traveling alone, you assemble a party of recruitable allies and progress through a quest-driven campaign built around turn-based battles, with optional automation for faster grinding.

Publisher: Game Hollywood
Playerbase: Medium
Type: Browser MMORPG
Release Date: February 28, 2017
Pros: +Colorful visual presentation. +Flexible talent paths instead of locked classes. +Competitive PvP modes.
Cons: -Heavy reliance on auto-battle. -Auto-questing reduces engagement. -Occasional performance stutter and frame drops.

Flower Knight Girl

Flower Knight Girl was a free-to-play, browser RPG that put you in charge as the Grandmaster, leading squads of Flower Knight Girls to protect the Spring Garden from relentless insect invaders. The hook was simple but effective, build teams from a large roster of collectible characters, push through mission maps, and watch stylish anime artwork and chibi battle sprites bring each unit to life.

Publisher: SuperHippo
Playerbase: Medium
Type: Browser RPG
Release Date: April 14, 2016
Shut Down Date: January 12, 2021
Pros: +Striking anime artwork and character designs. +Large roster with lots of team-building options. +Plenty of missions, quests, and progression goals.
Cons: -Monetization can feel pay-to-win. -Battles lean heavily on automation. -No PvP modes.

Shooting Girl

Shooting Girl is a free-to-play, turn-based strategy RPG played in the browser, centered on recruiting and training firearm-wielding students to take back a devastated Tokyo. You step into the role of an instructor, building squads, improving gear, and arranging formations before sending your team into automated battles against a mysterious invading force.

Publisher: SuperHippo
Playerbase: Medium
Type: Browser Simulation/RPG
Release Date: June 29, 2016
Shut Down Date: June, 2017
Pros: +Striking anime artwork and character designs. +Flexible squad formations and positioning. +Large roster with multiple variants.
Cons: -Monetization can tilt power in favor of spenders. -PvP lacks meaningful incentives. -Most combat plays itself once you deploy.

Lineage M

Lineage M is a mobile fantasy MMORPG that adapts the classic Lineage formula for touch screens. Players pick from familiar archetypal classes, then level through open-world hunting and dungeon grinding, with options to team up for boss fights and large-scale raids. A key hook is the Transformation system, which temporarily changes your character to grant extra skills and combat advantages.

Publisher: NCsoft
Playerbase: High
Type: Mobile MMORPG
Release Date: June 21, 2017
Pros: +Faithful class lineup drawn from classic Lineage. +Easy to group up and tackle content with others. +Transformations add short bursts of power and variety.
Cons: -Hard to find detailed official info in English. -No Western release announced.

KanColle

KanColle is a free-to-play 2D browser simulation MMO that has you managing a fleet of WWII-inspired warships reimagined as anime-styled girls. You recruit new shipgirls, outfit them with equipment, and send your squad into battles that largely play out automatically, with your main decisions happening before the fighting starts.

Publisher: GoGames
Playerbase: Medium
Type: Browser Simulation
Release Date: December 9, 2016
Pros: +Charming anime presentation and character art. +Large roster of shipgirls to collect and improve. +Plenty of equipment and skills to tinker with.
Cons: -Monetization can feel pay-to-win. -Battles have limited hands-on control. -Heavily imitates Kantai Collection.

Power Rangers Legacy Wars

Power Rangers Legacy Wars is a free-to-play mobile fighter that puts the Power Rangers license into quick, real-time PvP matches. You build a roster by unlocking Rangers and villains from multiple eras, then take them into synchronous online battles that mix light strategy with fast taps, blocks, and ability timing.

Publisher: nWay
Playerbase: High
Type: Mobile Fighter
Release Date: March 23, 2017
Pros: +A wide character pool pulled from many Power Rangers eras. +Live, real-time multiplayer fights. +Team building with both heroes and iconic villains.
Cons: -Monetization can pressure progression. -Online play can suffer from connection hiccups. -Competitive balance can feel uneven.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Fire Emblem Heroes is a mobile tactical RPG that adapts the Fire Emblem formula into quick, touch-friendly battles, letting you summon and build a roster of heroes pulled from across the series to tackle bite-sized maps and competitive modes.

Publisher: Nintendo
Playerbase: High
Type: Mobile Tactical RPG
Release Date: February 2, 2017
Pros: +Huge roster pulled from across Fire Emblem. +Arena duels give a competitive outlet. +Classic grid, turn-based combat streamlined for phones.
Cons: -Stamina can cut sessions short. -Battlefields can start to feel samey. -Tactics can be shallow compared to mainline entries.

Nidia

Nidia is a free-to-play 3D browser MMORPG that leans into fast leveling, flashy combat, and dragon-slaying spectacle. You pick from three familiar fantasy roles and chase down quests in a largely guided, automation-friendly format, using the Dragon Rings as the central power theme. For a browser title from its era, it stands out most for its surprisingly detailed 3D presentation and its menu of PvE activities and large-scale PvP events.

Publisher: iGameMore
Playerbase: Medium
Type: Browser MMORPG
Release Date: November 24, 2016
Shut Down Date: October 31, 2018
Pros: +Impressive 3D visuals for a browser MMO. +Quick, convenient questing and combat flow. +Lots of modes and scheduled activities.
Cons: -Monetization can feel pay-to-win. -Heavy reliance on auto systems. -Thin narrative and limited mechanical depth.

Dragon Ball Z Online

Dragon Ball Z Online is a free-to-play, browser-based 2D MMORPG that borrows heavily from Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball world. It is built around questing, team building, and constant character upgrades, letting you assemble a roster of recognizable fighters and push through familiar conflicts with very little friction thanks to heavy automation.

Publisher: AnimeGame
Playerbase: Medium
Type: Browser MMORPG
Release Date: December 2, 2016
Pros: +Set in the DBZ universe. +Plenty of characters to collect and field. +Hands-off, auto-driven combat and questing.
Cons: -Visually dated presentation. -Noticeable pay-to-win pressure. -Localization quality is weak. -Gameplay loops can feel repetitive.

Flyff Legacy

Flyff Legacy is a free-to-play mobile MMORPG that adapts the Flyff universe for phones and tablets, letting you quest across Madrigal either on the ground or while cruising above it. It leans on familiar MMO staples like dungeon runs, gear upgrades, and party play, with a reincarnation loop for long-term character progression and several PvP options for competitive players.

Publisher: Gala Lab
Playerbase: Low
Type: Mobile MMORPG
Release Date: 2017
Pros: +Three distinct starter classes. +Reincarnation system extends long-term leveling. +Ground travel plus aerial exploration. +Parties provide meaningful bonuses and encourage grouping.
Cons: -Progress can be grind-heavy. -Interface can feel busy on smaller screens. -Auto-battle reduces hands-on combat.