The past 2016 was a landmark year for grandiose breakthroughs in the mobile gaming industry, the number of which forced us to expand the list of the best Android games of the year from the original 10 to 21. We present to your attention real masterpieces that should be allocated a separate space on your device's memory card and run from time to time throughout 2017. Over the past 12 months, we have seen a lot of innovation, excitement, crazy experiments and breakthroughs in graphics and animation. Now we can say with confidence that in the New Year the quality of mobile games will be comparable to console ones.
Check out the best 21 games of 2017 on Android!
An international phenomenon! Niantic has partnered with Nintendo to release one of the most downloaded and talked about games of the year - Pokemon Go. The gameplay consists in catching Pokémon in the middle of city streets, in your house, in the forest, on the beach and in other places on the planet, guided by augmented reality technology, your own smartphone, camera and Internet access. The game included all the best and most significant from the original series, as well as supplemented with new unique features.
Event of the Year! All fans have been waiting for a quality port of one of the most popular online shooters from Valve. Counter Strike 1.6 has finally been completely and impeccably adapted for touch screens, retaining 100% classic graphics and the atmosphere of a dynamic confrontation between terrorists and special forces. From a first-person perspective on familiar maps and in several modes, trash awaits you, which will be very easy to master thanks to the well-thought-out control buttons.
A stylish addition to Supercell's acclaimed MMO strategy game Clash of Clans. The Clash Royale was heading towards Tower Defense with elements of a collectible card game. Therefore, glorious knights in the fantasy Middle Ages need to defend their 3 towers and destroy the enemy in accordance with all the traditions of the MMO genre. Formation of effective decks and competent pumping will make every player a worthy opponent in international tournaments.
The best Counter Strike Global Offensive clone from the Russian company Game Development, which received its own chips and acquired modern graphics. The player is given access to 6 modes, 11 maps and 30 types of weapons, and the shooter flies on budget devices and with cool graphics thanks to excellent optimization. Dynamic first-person combat in the style of Contra is a fresh take on the genre of domestic production.
The long-awaited release of the hit on iOS. Radiation Island is a large-scale sandbox with a 1- or 3-person view, in which the main character is transported in time due to a ship wreck and finds himself on an island full of secrets and dangers. The player needs to get resources, constantly look for accommodation for the night, craft weapons and items, explore abandoned factories and bunkers, fight mutants and be especially vigilant at night.
This is a prequel to GTA III from Rockstar Games, which tells the story of the rise of crime boss - Mr. Tony. It was this character in the third part who gave the task to the main unnamed hero. The game was first released on PSP in 2005 and features streamlined missions and improved graphics.
Port of the masterpiece puzzle from 505 Games, which follows the adventures of two brothers who must save their father from a fatal disease and bring the doctor a special medicine for the tree of life. In the process of passing, you need to solve interesting and simple tasks in pairs and enjoy the most beautiful landscapes.
A bouncy online shooter from Lucas Wilde that blends Counter Strike and Battlefield. Decent graphics, 20 types of weapons, 30 camouflages, support for up to 20 players on the server and 4 modes will not let even the most inveterate player get bored. Optimized controls and thoughtful locations are another strength of the game.
The revival of the popular football series from the Japanese company KONAMI. This is an almost complete mobile version of the classic simulator with a weight of 1.2GB and the Havoc graphics engine. Teams are still not licensed, but access to top European cups and teams, as well as a full-fledged match mode is available.
Incredibly dynamic, beautiful and realistic time killer. Electronic Arts can do two things: make players happy and frustrate at the same time. Nevertheless, the legendary Ultimate Team format, direct participation in the key moments of the match, the social component and good soundtracks do their job - the game is at the top.
Fight Club from Russian developers tinyBuild is a street fighter simulator with restro-graphics and thoughtful gameplay in which the player needs to pump the main character, making him strong, independent and authoritative. The guy will go to work, participate in street fights, train in the gym, improve his characteristics and become a champion.
Another genius puzzle game from the creators of Mashinarium and Botanicula, Amanita Design. This is a continuation of the adventures of the space gnome, who, with his magic flute, explores different corners of space, studies the unique infrastructure of the planets and tries to uncover the mystery of the origin of the universe.
A new puzzle game inspired by the cult sci-fi RPG and previous hits Hitman GO and Lara Croft GO by SQUARE ENIX. The player will find more than 50 turn-based levels with various types of puzzles and familiar high-tech gadgets. The main character is called Adam Jensen.
Bully: Anniversary Edition
One of the most famous projects of Rockstar, in addition to GTA and Red Dead Redemption, which was successfully ported to Android devices and tells the story of a little boy who, due to his complex nature, could not make friends, but always nasty and played on the nerves of teachers. Adventure and unpredictable events await him in the new school.
A psychedelic Point-n-Click quest with horror and puzzle elements about the plight of a girl named Fran. The main character found her parents dismembered and lost her healthy mind, after which she was sent to a mental hospital, from which the girl must escape in order to take revenge.
Durango
An atmospheric MMORPG from NEXON, in which the denouement occurs at the very beginning after a train crash, the consequence of which the protagonist with other passengers finds himself in the past, namely in the Jurassic era with dinosaurs and the primitive world.
A large-scale sandbox with a top view from Butterscotch Shenanigans, telling about the fate of a space trucker, whose ship was attacked by a monster, and the main character was forced to evacuate to the nearest planet and survive in harsh conditions.
Don "t Starve Pocket Edition
A very atmospheric and gloomy survival game with a top view and a randomly generated world. The main character needs to get resources and craft items, but the main thing is to successfully survive every night, illuminating the territory and defending against monsters.
The best online time killer that is not a joke. In Slyther.io, the player will control a small snake that needs to be fed with colored elements that just roll around the location or appear in huge numbers after another snake is killed.
Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a purely mobile project by Warner Bros., which was created based on the 7th part of the saga and repeats the plot of the movie. You will find noticeably prettier graphics and familiar elements of your favorite constructor.
Batman: The Telltale Series
Another interactive movie from Telltale Games, in which all events take place in the gloomy criminal city of Gotham, and the main character is Bruce Wayne himself - Batman.
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Few people are unfamiliar with GTA games, which this one belongs to. The main character, Jason, is a boxer who is threatened by the leader of the local bandits, demanding a loss in the 4th round. But the opponent falls earlier and Jason starts to have serious problems. He manages to escape, seeking help from a relative of his friend.
From this moment, the very story of saving your own life begins. The player will have to drive cars, motorcycles and even become a pilot. Also, the hero needs to be secured by visiting the store with weapons and body armor. As the game progresses, the gamer will have to go through story missions and additional tasks to get money and bonuses. These include the destruction of necessary targets, delivery of cargo around the city and much more.
When breaking the rules, remember that it gets the attention of the police. The level of interest in cops is indicated by the number of icons in the upper right corner. To hide from them, you need to change the transport, repaint it, or simply "go to the bottom."
More and more analysts and professional gamers are beginning to talk about the beginning of a new era in the mobile gaming industry. This is the time when the graphics on a smartphone or tablet are as close as possible to consoles, while the system requirements for mobile games are several times lower, and the optimization is better. Unfortunately, such games are not released very often, but today you can already download at least a dozen worthy representatives of AAA-class graphics.
Introducing the TOP 10 Android games with the best graphics:
The graphics engine of Unreal Engine 3 was simplified in the official mobile port, but the developers were able to maintain the atmosphere and violent scenes of fatality, as in the original version on consoles.
This fast-paced, action-packed Halo and Killzone-style shooter was developed by Gameloft using the Unreal Engine in 2012, which has since been significantly improved to be closer to UE3. Modern Combat 3 was taken as a basis, but the French managed to make a global polish, thanks to which NOVA 3 remains relevant today.
It was this part of the most popular football series in the world (already on Android) that became revolutionary in terms of graphics and behavior of players with the ball. This was achieved by EA using the proprietary IGNITE Engine.
The first exclusively mobile version of EA's popular racing series was powered by the ISIS Engine, which has gone through many changes and improvements, which can be seen directly in the gameplay.
Implosion - Never Lose Hope
Powered by the Unity Engine, this awesome robot avatar slasher against an alien invasion has been developed by Rayark to achieve impressive sword effects and techniques with a variety of high-tech weapons.
One of the most successful and popular representatives of the MOBA genre on mobile platforms was developed in the Super Evil Megacorp studio using the EVIL Engine proprietary graphics engine.
A true masterpiece of the racing genre and visual design, Gameloft's Asphalt 8 is powered by the Unreal Engine 3 and brings players the most colorful and eye-popping arcade racing game in the mobile gaming segment.
Dead effect 2
One of the best zombie first-person shooters was developed on the Unity Engine graphics engine and will take the player into outer space, where a person faces a frightening threat and fights with it while imprisoned.
The best racing simulator with licensed cars, sounds, tracks and other content was developed on the Mint 3D engine and showed impressive results in early 2014 when the game was released on Android.
Gameloft has managed to squeeze the most out of the graphics engine Unreal Engine 3, showing its true capabilities in the development of dynamic and entertaining mobile shooters about modern warfare.
Android games are divided into two categories - paid and free, and each of them has worthy representatives. Therefore, we decided to select ten games from each category, in our opinion, claiming the best laurels.
Free games
Roblox
This free Minecraft competitor was a huge hit and attracted millions of Android users to create fictional worlds and travel the worlds of friends. Roblox attracts with its freedom, huge variety of content and impressive features.
Clash royale
A competitive game from the creators of Clash of Clans, you will fight against players from all over the world in intense card duels. Despite the simplicity of the gameplay, Clash Royale contains many possible battle tactics that provide the project with high replayability.
Angry Birds 2
Angry Birds games have been known to every owner since 2009, when the very first part was released. In general, all the releases of the line are worthy of attention, but we decided to focus on Angry Birds 2 - this one combines hundreds of levels with dozens of different birds, and also contains a lot of interesting events and periodic trials.
Clash of clans
Asphalt 9
Asphalt 9 is one of the most beautiful Android games, and also an excellent racing game with expensive cars, detailed customization and hurricane gameplay. True, due to its free nature, the game has a number of restrictions, but these are the rules of the mobile market. And yes, if you like racing, the previous installments in the series are no less worthy of your attention.
Call of Duty: Mobile
Homescapes
A wonderful game that combines three-in-a-row elements, an interesting storyline and a mini-game to decorate the house and surrounding areas. In the role of Austin's butler, you have to bring the family mansion back to life and find your love. In some challenges, Homescapes may seem daunting, but nevertheless there are no levels in the game that cannot be completed without donation.
PUBG MOBILE
One of the most popular representatives of the genre "" has taken root well on mobile platforms, where it enjoys no less success than its "older" brother. Here you will find not only battles of the "100x100" format, but also other modes, including team battles "4x4" and in the world. All this is free and with a huge amount of content.
RAID: Shadow Legends
Fortnite
Rounding out our top free Android games is the famous Battle Royale, a popular online shooter available on supported mobile devices. With familiar genre rules, a multi-award winning season system, and dynamic gameplay, Fortnite remains one of the best mobile games thanks to these features.
Paid games
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
The acclaimed classic of the adventure genre, perfectly ported to Android smartphones - with excellent performance and comfortable controls. The plot still tells the story of Carl Johnson, and the gameplay invites you to complete missions and have fun. If this game is not enough for you, then there are some other releases on Android.
Stardew valley
Minecraft
I haven't heard of Minecraft, probably only those who have spent the last ten years on the uninhabited. is one of the ten most popular video games in history, and will perfectly entertain you in a funny cube world where you can do whatever you want - from exploring the world to fighting mobs and even.
Terraria
Another PC game ported to mobile devices. And, I must say, perfect for them: in Terraria you will travel the world, fight enemies, build your own city and team up with friends for joint adventures. The developers have adapted the controls, prepared a lot of content for the players and continue to develop the game, replenishing it with new events and challenges.
Don’t Starve: Pocket Edition
The popular survival simulator, which has received a version for Android, will delight you with the depth of the gameplay and the variety of content. You have to find yourself in a world full of dangers, trying not to go crazy and find a way to get out of this trap. This will help you with numerous resources and recipes for creating items, a sure weapon against, as well as a strong will and willingness to survive at any cost.
Geometry Dash
An uncomplicated but very addictive arcade game in which you need to control a square creature and overcome various obstacles in the form of spikes, abysses, walls, moving platforms, and so on. Despite the apparent simplicity, the game is very hardcore, but at the same time it allows you to learn from mistakes and makes it possible to quickly return to an obstacle after a defeat without breaking the pace.
The swords of ditto
A wonderful time travel RPG action game: you have to go on an unforgettable journey and challenge an evil sorceress. The death of your character will not lead to failure - he will pass on his experience and equipment to the hero of the next generation, and such a chain of adventurers will form a unique story, the final chord of which will be the salvation of the world.
The room
A series of puzzles in which you have to get out of a locked room full of ingenious mechanisms using only logic and ingenuity. Unlike many other games in this genre, The Room makes you think hard in solving your problems. Yes, it can be very difficult, but the brighter the emotions you will get when the next room succumbs to your intellect.
Alien: Blackout
A game of hide and seek with a deadly Alien, who will hunt your team, leaving no chance of survival. And here you are not a direct participant in the events, but an observer who, with his instructions and actions, is trying to lead the squad through the line of intense levels. Nevertheless, do not forget that the fate of defenseless people who find themselves face to face with a monster depends only on you.
Monument Valley
An adorable puzzle game that uses your spatial thinking: you have to solve a series of architectural puzzles in order to overcome all levels and come to the end of an exciting storyline. Surreal but very addicting game will tell you an interesting story and put you in front of difficult tests. Monument Valley also has a sequel that will give you even more addictive puzzles.
This concludes our list of the best Android games. For obvious reasons, we could not fit all the good projects on this platform, of which there are a lot, both paid and free. Let us know in the comments which games, in your opinion, should be in this collection, and we will definitely add your suggestions to it!
Mobile games have come a long way from simple, snake-like, guess the word in Field of Miracles to narrative games designed specifically for Android and iOS devices. We've handpicked the best mobile games to show you a few that have been released over the past five years.
Here are the best mobile games by TehnObzor
Alto's Adventure
Alto's Adventure is an incredibly beautiful and interesting game. I played many snowboarding games, but none of them were so addictive with their beautiful graphics, changing weather, and also locations.
Along the way, you will escape from avalanches that have escaped, jump over rocks, abysses, and also do various tricks on a snowboard. The product takes us to the beautiful world of the Alpine hills with different weather conditions.
The game is really interesting, and most importantly, it has levels and tasks that you must definitely go through.
The musical accompaniment also did not disappoint and gives even more atmosphere. And if, for example, you play in a headset, it will be, in general, a bomb. I advise everyone to play Alto's Adventure. Its weight is quite small, and it is distributed on Google Play for free.
Hidden folders
Hidden Folks is a new hidden object game available for Mac, PC, Linux and Apple devices.
Its essence is that to complete the level (and there are at least 15 of them), you must find hidden people (or objects) in hand-drawn locations. Each level contains up to hundreds of hidden objects and almost 200 unique interactions. Each painted bush or pebble can be touched, even by poking somewhere at random, you can find a whole bunch of hidden objects.
This is an amazing and fun indie game that is relaxing and mindful at the same time. I would recommend Hidden Folks to anyone looking to exercise their brains without a lot of fuss. Given how challenging each level is, you'll want to play it on your tablet, not your phone.
Ridiculous Fishing
Ridiculous Fishing in Russian sounds like - Ridiculous fishing. In the game, we play the role of a fisherman named Billy, who, apart from hitting fish with a shotgun and swinging a fishing rod, knows nothing else. The only requirement of the player is the absence of trembling hands, because the product requires very precise control of the accelerometer.
The gameplay itself is very simple, we throw the fishing rod and while the hook with the bait sinks to the bottom of the sea-ocean, we try to avoid collisions with the fish. After the fish has hit the hook, it must be quickly dragged to the surface.
Then, in the process, you become a witness of a real extravaganza. The fish, subject to the force of inertia transmitted from the rod, flies beautifully into the air, where Billy shoots it with all the onboard guns.
The Ridiculous Fishing toy turned out to be simple, but at the same time very funny and addictive.
Lara Croft Go is Square Enix Montreal's finest work to date. The whole game world is connected here, it is a giant temple containing many rooms that need to be studied and investigated in order to find the keys and get to the ancient artifact, which is the main goal.
The game consists of 5 chapters, including 75 missions, which differ from each other in both visual aesthetics and obstacles. There is no step limit in Lara Croft Go. The levels consist of large locations, thanks to which you can feel a sense of freedom and dynamism of events.
An important feature of this game is the presence of hidden treasures in locations that can be very difficult to find. Treasures allow you to unlock various artifacts. My impression of the product is purely positive. The game is really addictive, otherwise it would not have made it into the top-best mobile games.
Neko Atsume
Neko Atsume's plot is pretty simple. You need to buy furniture, toys and cat food to attract more fluffy and beautiful cats to your yard. Sometimes cats behave unpredictably. It doesn't sound very exciting, but after playing it a little, your hands will instinctively reach for the phone to check if any new fuzzy has come over to you.
Here you can also expand your yard, reconstruct your house in four different styles. You can take pictures of cats to share with your friends online. Throughout the game you will meet different individuals, some of them are not quite cute, there are also rare breeds, and sometimes unexpected ones - for example, similar to a cat dog.
The Neko Atsume toy is shareware, however, during the game, you can purchase various advanced options for an additional fee.
1979 Revolution: Black Friday
1979 Revolution: Black Friday is a mobile adventure game based on real events and eyewitness accounts. Actions take us to Tehran until 1979. We will have to reincarnate as a photojournalist in the late 70s in Iran, documenting the unrest and political upheaval that took place there.
The start looks promising, but in reality, both in terms of gameplay and in terms of graphical implementation, 1979 Revolution: Black Friday is not a product.
The whole game is divided into episodes. We have the opportunity to take part in some dialogues, but our decision during these dialogues does not affect the development of the plot in any way. In my subjective opinion, the product turned out to be unfinished and without Russian localization.
Desert Golfing takes place in an endless desert, where the player can control the golf ball, as well as determine the direction and force of the blow with a single finger. The golf course is made of sand, which makes the physics of the ball unpredictable.
The object of this game is for the ball to reach each hole in the fewest strokes. However, when this happens, Desert Golfing starts over. Thus, the game never ends, and the result in the end will depend solely on how long you play it.
Threes!
Logic game Threes! (triplets) invites you to connect numbers on a given playing field in order to score the maximum total number of points. You can combine only the same numbers with the exception of one and two. The combination of numbers also occurs in certain places - at the border of the playing field or near another number.
Control here is carried out by gestures in four directions, for example, a gesture up moves all the numbers up, and several new numbers appear on the field.
The meaning of Threes! is to get the largest number by the time when there are no possible moves. The interface is quite simple, but at the same time as clear as possible.
Monument Valley
Monument Valley is one of the best products of 2014. Here we have to play the role of the girl Ida. The game consists of several chapters. The further, the more fascinating and more complex the plot becomes.
Playing Monument Valley, you can relax and enjoy a fantastic world with its own mysterious atmosphere. Everything here serves a single purpose - to immerse you in the passage and solution of local puzzles.
This toy can rightfully be called a masterpiece, it is not for nothing that we included it in our rating of the best mobile games.
At the beginning of You Must Build a Boat, the hero is on a small boat along with two artificial characters, guides, who instruct the player on how to build a large ship in order to reach their goal.
The ship is built thanks to the fact that we go through the dungeon, collecting resources and defeating monsters. As the player progresses, a store appears, where you can improve the attributes of your character, choose captured monsters as companions, and much more.
The ultimate goal of You Must Build a Boat is to build a large ship to successfully complete the journey.
Alphabear
Alphabear is the original puzzle game from Spry Fox, the developer of the award-winning Triple Town. You need to form words from letters on the grid, from each word you get an animal. Each bear gives a certain number of points; the larger the word, the larger the animal.
As the character grows, he unlocks the surrounding tiles, which can be used to create more brothers. The bears you win can be used as bonuses in future games! They increase the points you earn for using certain letters or spelling certain words, extend timer times, increase or decrease the frequency at which letters appear, and much more!
Minecraft for mobile
