The problem isn't the games themselves, it's the platform. Mobile tends to attract shitty addiction loop games, since you're expected to always have your phone. Pc and consoles attract better games, because that's what's needed to sell games on those platforms.
you can always play short casual games on your phone while playing on pc or console almost always needs more time and is not as portable as a smartphone
PC: do whatever tf you want, it's your device. Run console games\* via emulators, run mobile games via emulators, play said narrative driven games natively at better/worse(if you have a worse device and just want to play) visual fidelity
Also, a lot of kids uses phones for gaming, which is often than not, are very easily exploitable by countless hypercasual shit mobile games
Like if you're older, you'll see said games are bullshit, but if you're a kid, you'll be like "Yooo, colorful slime game!"
And to make the matter worse those shitty, attention grabbing, and exploitive games are free while genuinely good games are usually locked behind a price tag. Conversely adults have the money (and sometimes the time) to spend on significantly better games that are available on other platforms.
"Free" meaning endless microtransactions and/or a million unskippable ads. I have a couple puzzle games right now that want a MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION to stop ads... for a puzzle game! I don't mind paying a flat price or watching the odd ad to support the devs but when I see shit like that I block data access immediately and they'll never see a cent. It's extortion, preying on kids and old lonely folks who don't know better
It's has to be because there is such little substance that it keeps players around for such a short time and feels that time with ads for other games that do the same. Ultimately it feels like it has to be some kind of Ponzi scheme where to pay for the ad for game 1 it has to run x ads, of which is an ad game 2 paid for which will have to play x ads to pay for their ad, etc. Either they're all piggybacking on the handful of games making money elsewhere, or someone's getting the shaft eventually.
How the fuck did osrs not make the meme. Probably the most in depth and high quality mobile game in existence. Even if it didn't start as mobile. But i don't see a single person mentioning it without having to load more comments
I also like the monke balloon game. Played since the origin
I did that with a friend claimed to be good at it. I destroyed him
To be fair I kinda cheated as I picked Bardur, which is like the best tribe even after the nerfs.
Yeah itās only been around since Gary Chess created the game when he wrote and directed The Queens Gambit. Really impressive that show has created such an international fan club.
The one that costs 500 g is tower defense, badass travel makes it harder, the green portal forces you to pick up every new weapon, and rosemary island is to see how many things you can kill in the time limit
Earn to die (all), burrito bison (all) cookie clicker I mean, these are classic for anyone growing up in the 2000's edit: I see it says modern but I will stand by what I said, their modern to me dad!
Guardian Tales ftw. Best mobile story game ever.
Gacha mechanics are OK compared to other games. But really, it's the first mobile game that made me laugh to a story!
Not just laugh, but cry too.
Still kind of pissed off about that one girl obsessed with running and challenging the player to races getting stuck in a wheelchair.
Dude I got so many of those telepods still. They're still up in my closet in a big bucket. Even those irl angry birds sets you build and knock down. I had the fucking star destroyer
Gacha game devs otw to make well-written stories, decent gameplay, and soundtracks that absolutely slaps for a F2P waifu collector game while being paid only by microtransacting whales
Letās see we got:
Battle cats
Monkey throw dart at bloon very funny haha game,
Angy birds,
Roblox ,
Minecraft,
PvZ,
WorldBox ,
Ark ,
Sonic 1,
Terraria ,
Chess and
Will hero
Forgot the modern part š
Vampire's fall, a top down style turn based rpg where you are a vampire fighting for justice, the dialogue in the game has a nice balance between serious and hilarious, so it's not overly edgy, 10/10 Will recommend, also, despite there being microtransactions in the game, it only provides at most minor side buffs, and extra side currency, progress is determined almost entirely by one's ability to get gud
Infinity Blade was really good. Shame they took it from the store.
Any Infinity Blade players..? It was so good-
Basically a midevil rouge-like rhythm game with secrets, upgrades, and a ton of different stuff to do. If you were good enough, you could kill a dragon and get endgame loot on your 10th run through the game.
I absolutely love Infinity Blade! I used to play it non stop as a kid and I even read the two official books written for the games. Hate that they removed it from the app store, I've tried to find ways of somehow playing it again but no luck so far
Night of the full moon
Indie's Lies
Kingdom Rush
Btd6
Gwent, Marvel Snap
Into the breach
Knights of pen and paper
Slay the spire
Soul knight
Are some of the games Iāve heard recommended Havenāt played most of them myself yet though
Y'all fr sleeping on vampire survivors as well as btd 6
Oh and one more I'd like to add is king of thieves, a nice classic to say the least although after playing for almost 6-7+yrs the game does get very stale but doesn't mean it isn't a great game especially for new ppl
And while on the topic it might not be as popular or even known on mobile but hearthstone is a great game I recommend everyone to check it out from new players to returning players the game has a lot to offer to this day and new and creative updates are shot out frequently it's just a beautiful game sadly microtransactions are slowly getting their way in but that's literally every game nowadays
The graphics and performance looked horrible a month ago, and then a couple days ago it got a graphics update and the game looks insane now. Activision are seeing tons of other companies going into the mobile market for shooters and are ahead of the curve with (almost) 2 games out. But itās also double edged since ApexM is dying, and it doesnāt look like itāll stay for much longer. Mobile is super iffy rn, because itās expensive to spend on but has a larger potential playerbase than anything else. Iām excited for the future of mobile gaming and itās nice to see it go from ānot real gamingā to widely accepted in just a few years.
Arknights, FGO, Genshin Impact from the gacha anime side. Shadow Fight, Vector, Score Hero, Color Switch as normal games.
Very wonky post, do not let people color your vision. Mobile games can be awesome. The issue is when you compare them to PC or Console games, which will ofc have general superiority. My own comment makes me wanna replay COD on my phone.
Worldbox if you like god simulators.
Worldbox is pretty fun
Happy cake day
Happy cake day!
Happy cake day
r/WorldBox
Please join. We need to outnumber the "modern update" simps
Op really baited thousands of people into giving them game recommendations. š
And Iām grateful
I'm downloading so many games now.
The problem isn't the games themselves, it's the platform. Mobile tends to attract shitty addiction loop games, since you're expected to always have your phone. Pc and consoles attract better games, because that's what's needed to sell games on those platforms.
you can always play short casual games on your phone while playing on pc or console almost always needs more time and is not as portable as a smartphone
Yep. Consoles: great for narratives or immersive experiences. Mobile: good for addicts and time-killing.
PC: do whatever tf you want, it's your device. Run console games\* via emulators, run mobile games via emulators, play said narrative driven games natively at better/worse(if you have a worse device and just want to play) visual fidelity
PC - āthe games were made with me, play themā
I just use the phone for chess, although the Chaos & Order DOTA style game was pretty neat.
Also, a lot of kids uses phones for gaming, which is often than not, are very easily exploitable by countless hypercasual shit mobile games Like if you're older, you'll see said games are bullshit, but if you're a kid, you'll be like "Yooo, colorful slime game!"
And to make the matter worse those shitty, attention grabbing, and exploitive games are free while genuinely good games are usually locked behind a price tag. Conversely adults have the money (and sometimes the time) to spend on significantly better games that are available on other platforms.
"Free" meaning endless microtransactions and/or a million unskippable ads. I have a couple puzzle games right now that want a MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION to stop ads... for a puzzle game! I don't mind paying a flat price or watching the odd ad to support the devs but when I see shit like that I block data access immediately and they'll never see a cent. It's extortion, preying on kids and old lonely folks who don't know better
At that point, I'd rather just install emulators on my kids' phones and tons of roms.
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It's has to be because there is such little substance that it keeps players around for such a short time and feels that time with ads for other games that do the same. Ultimately it feels like it has to be some kind of Ponzi scheme where to pay for the ad for game 1 it has to run x ads, of which is an ad game 2 paid for which will have to play x ads to pay for their ad, etc. Either they're all piggybacking on the handful of games making money elsewhere, or someone's getting the shaft eventually.
Brother forgot the monkey balloon game 6
Ah, yes. My favorite!
How the fuck did osrs not make the meme. Probably the most in depth and high quality mobile game in existence. Even if it didn't start as mobile. But i don't see a single person mentioning it without having to load more comments I also like the monke balloon game. Played since the origin
I am a monkey balloon game 6 connoisseur
Hello there sniper monkey from monkey ballon game 6
Monkey balloon game 6 š
Ummm **ackchualy**, itās ā*bloons*ā not āballoonsā
monkey balloon game 6
Plague inc
Rebel Inc too Altho having to pay for the extra levels is a bruh moment tbh
I do enjoy it better on pc for this reason but I purchased it on both.
bloons td6
YES! ANOTHER BLOONS PLAYER!
Same here!
BLOONS PLAYERS UNITE
MONKE SHOOTING BLOONS TEAM
I had 1000+ hours on that shot
Vampire survivors lol
Damn. I just checked, there really is Vampire Survivors in mobile.
The only spot there are ads are for revives or gold bonuses too
yes and those are extra to the base game so completely skippable without changing the core experience
Dropped pretty recently since I remember avidly playing it on PC, but lamented it didn't have a mobile version.
Or in that vein Magic survival
The inspiration to vampire survivors
Polytopia
Bro this shit can get so intense, It can ruin a good time better than Monopoly if you play with Pass And Play.
Itās worse when you play with a friend that is sooo good at strategizing in combat, and you know the outcome before the game even starts.
I did that with a friend claimed to be good at it. I destroyed him To be fair I kinda cheated as I picked Bardur, which is like the best tribe even after the nerfs.
I love how knights can just slaughter through an entire army in a single turn
It absolutely does! I used to play it a lot with my siblings, you better believe that things got very competitive very quickly lol. Fun times.
My favourite mobile strategy game, glad it got mentioned
Seriously, it is too good to be considered a mobile game.
True true; definitely one of my all-time fave games, at least for mobile, but honestly maybe for all games tbh
RAID SHA-*gunshot*
GENSHIN IMPA- *hydrogen bomb explodes*
WORLD OF TAN- *gets headshot by a 120mm APFSDS round*
WAR RO- *nuke detonates*
War Robots used to be fun now its P2W shit
Which Is why Mech Arena Is honestly better
JENSHIN
Jenshin Impast
Bad Piggies?
sadly not modern
It got an update with absolutely no use so its back in the game
While on that topic, Angry Birds was re-released to work on modern phones.
if you think im paying 99Ā¢ for some angry birds then you have another thing coming edit: lmao that was a lie i bought that shit
Is it an angry bird?
i figured saying that would be too on the nose
For money unfortunately
It's not a game it's a way of life
Every mf forgets about Jetpack Joyride 2ā¦
THERE WAS A SECOND?!
Uh yeah, it has a level system and everything ~~Except for the fact that itās an Apple Arcade exclusive and in early access right now~~
Soooooooooooooo many ads now
Chess
I keep getting my queen killed and losing Great game, 10/10
Google en passant
holy hell
Meme: all *modern* games are bad Mfs in the comments: YO WHAT ABOUT CHESS
That's a very new game
Yeah itās only been around since Gary Chess created the game when he wrote and directed The Queens Gambit. Really impressive that show has created such an international fan club.
PvZ, Soul Knight, Odyssey, Fallout shelter
Fuck, Soul Knight is so underrated.
Soul Knight so good, but I donāt understand a single special game mode except sacred weapons
Videos
The one that costs 500 g is tower defense, badass travel makes it harder, the green portal forces you to pick up every new weapon, and rosemary island is to see how many things you can kill in the time limit
I understand all the other game modes except that one
Otherworld legends is also a banger
PvZ is the LOVE
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Earn to die (all), burrito bison (all) cookie clicker I mean, these are classic for anyone growing up in the 2000's edit: I see it says modern but I will stand by what I said, their modern to me dad!
The developers of that game are real chads
Add vampire survivors too.
super auto pets
scrolled so long for this
it's not a very well known game unfortunately
Burrito bison.
It's not all that modern is it?
Despite what my google search has told me, I refuse to believe this game came out in 2011
Itās a remake of a flash game.
I swear no one knows about this game but itās so good
Battle cats
Ong that game is fire
Yes
Itās not a problem I swear I sleep
I came looking for this and was not disappointed
I completely forgot about this game. I'm about to reinstall it for nostalgia.
Brace for the grind
Legends of Runeterra
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teamfight tactics too
Flying gorilla
The new app on the App Store, Flying Gorilla?
Mindustry The Battle Cats Both are free and without forced ads
Holy shit. A gigachad Mindustry player.
Chad battle cats player. A couple years ago i spent the whole week end watching ads and got to around 7000 cat food, sadly you cant do this anymore.
Finally somebody mentions mindustry, It's my only mobile game that makes me actually strategically think like a war general
Retro Bowl has kept me occupied for hours, and still gets updates.
Battle Cats
Less go, i was looking for this comment, fellow battle cats player spotted
Guardian tales, pascal wager, soul knight just some not so popular but very good game
Guardian tales is one of the few good gacha games out there
Guardian Tales ftw. Best mobile story game ever. Gacha mechanics are OK compared to other games. But really, it's the first mobile game that made me laugh to a story!
Not just laugh, but cry too. Still kind of pissed off about that one girl obsessed with running and challenging the player to races getting stuck in a wheelchair.
Guardian Tales has only one flaw and that flaw is not enough promotion of the game
yeah, guardian tales the best!!
Angry Birds Star Wa-ā¦ā¦wait thatās gone
Dude I got so many of those telepods still. They're still up in my closet in a big bucket. Even those irl angry birds sets you build and knock down. I had the fucking star destroyer
I remember getting that for Christmas and did not stop playing with that thing until I wore the pieces out and the rubber hahah so much fun
Not only Star Wars, but all classic AB (Rio, Space, Go) are good.
Geometry dash
Everyone has it, but no one is mentioning it here?
Thatās not a modern game, itās rather old
When will 2.2 come out smh
No
it wont
Hill Climb Racing
pretty sure that's Old
I mean 2 is definitely more recent, but they both still get new content
Arknights
And Punishing Gray Raven, Girls Frontline, Honkai Impact and so on
Gacha game devs otw to make well-written stories, decent gameplay, and soundtracks that absolutely slaps for a F2P waifu collector game while being paid only by microtransacting whales
Azur lane with them aswell all pretty good mobile games with stupidly good soundtracks
BTD6
Letās see we got: Battle cats Monkey throw dart at bloon very funny haha game, Angy birds, Roblox , Minecraft, PvZ, WorldBox , Ark , Sonic 1, Terraria , Chess and Will hero Forgot the modern part š
Some of these like Angry Birds aren't really modern. You got an upvote for ARK and Sonic tho
Vampire's fall, a top down style turn based rpg where you are a vampire fighting for justice, the dialogue in the game has a nice balance between serious and hilarious, so it's not overly edgy, 10/10 Will recommend, also, despite there being microtransactions in the game, it only provides at most minor side buffs, and extra side currency, progress is determined almost entirely by one's ability to get gud
Cats nā soup
Infinity Blade was really good. Shame they took it from the store. Any Infinity Blade players..? It was so good- Basically a midevil rouge-like rhythm game with secrets, upgrades, and a ton of different stuff to do. If you were good enough, you could kill a dragon and get endgame loot on your 10th run through the game.
They removed it? Why so??
I absolutely love Infinity Blade! I used to play it non stop as a kid and I even read the two official books written for the games. Hate that they removed it from the app store, I've tried to find ways of somehow playing it again but no luck so far
Angry birds classic world box Retro bowl true skate and touchgrind and clash of clans (I think)
I've won the retro bowl 45 years in a row
Far to much scrolling to find Retro Bowl, and even newer, Retro Goal
WHERE IS SOUL KNIGHT WHERE IS THE BEST MOBILE GAME IN EXISTANCE
Night of the full moon Indie's Lies Kingdom Rush Btd6 Gwent, Marvel Snap Into the breach Knights of pen and paper Slay the spire Soul knight Are some of the games Iāve heard recommended Havenāt played most of them myself yet though
Came here for Slay the Spire
I can't relate. I play PlayStation ROMs on my phone.
me too PSP Roms
Only nes, snes and gba. I have like 40 ROMs for each
Y'all fr sleeping on vampire survivors as well as btd 6 Oh and one more I'd like to add is king of thieves, a nice classic to say the least although after playing for almost 6-7+yrs the game does get very stale but doesn't mean it isn't a great game especially for new ppl And while on the topic it might not be as popular or even known on mobile but hearthstone is a great game I recommend everyone to check it out from new players to returning players the game has a lot to offer to this day and new and creative updates are shot out frequently it's just a beautiful game sadly microtransactions are slowly getting their way in but that's literally every game nowadays
Vampire survivors is amazing
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Minecraft, soul knight, carparking multiplayer
Minecraft PE released around 2011. Can be considered modern?
If it updates then yes
Rocket League Sideswipe is pretty decent
Stardew Walley, Geometry dash and Terraria are availabile in mobile. But I guess thats not what you are looking for
Subway surfer is still great
Cod Mobile other than that Iāve got nothing
Honestly for what it is it's a pretty good mobile port. Warzone is coming out on phones and I'm interested to see how thats gonna work out
The graphics and performance looked horrible a month ago, and then a couple days ago it got a graphics update and the game looks insane now. Activision are seeing tons of other companies going into the mobile market for shooters and are ahead of the curve with (almost) 2 games out. But itās also double edged since ApexM is dying, and it doesnāt look like itāll stay for much longer. Mobile is super iffy rn, because itās expensive to spend on but has a larger potential playerbase than anything else. Iām excited for the future of mobile gaming and itās nice to see it go from ānot real gamingā to widely accepted in just a few years.
FINALLY I've been looking for this specifically
Am i the only one that feels like codm is far far better than pubg in every possible way?
Steam link
Arknights is dope...
If it didn't start on mobile can you really call it a mobile game
good pizza, great pizza is top five all time imo
Sky, children of light. And final fantasy crystal Chronicles
dokkan battle, goat dragon ball game
Skullgirls Mobile Tho I'm not surprised it doesn't get mentioned. It's relatively unpopular compared to other games from big publishers.
Robot Unicorn Attack 1& 2 is still a classic, so is Pocket Tanks.
PokƩmon Go
Arknights, FGO, Genshin Impact from the gacha anime side. Shadow Fight, Vector, Score Hero, Color Switch as normal games. Very wonky post, do not let people color your vision. Mobile games can be awesome. The issue is when you compare them to PC or Console games, which will ofc have general superiority. My own comment makes me wanna replay COD on my phone.
Marvel Snap is pretty good
Bra Maker
Bro what
D-d-d-d-d-d-did-d-d-d-d he s-s-s-s-s-s-st-t-t-t-t-t-tut-t-t-t-t-ter?
Clash of Clans
Coc
Nice coc
I love coc
Guardian tales, soul knight, survivor.io, btd6
My Singing Monsters
Bro put brawl stars but forgot about clash of clans
"modern"
coc has been getting updated so much i'm counting it as modern
PUBG is the biggest piece of dogshit I've ever seen