The mobile gaming industry is one that has experienced tremendous growth over the last few years and, thanks to the greater flexibility and ease of access that it offers, it is more popular than console gaming. This promises to be another year of great mobile games, and to mark it we will look at some of the best ones from the last two decades.

#1: Mr Jump

This is a free iOS-only game and is simple, but pretty much defines the word ‘addictive’. Mr Jump is an avatar with the square head and you have to make him jump forward through the strange landscape of the game, avoiding various obstacles and precipices in awkward places.

mr jump

#2: Two Dots

This is a puzzle game with the ability of doing crossword making available free for both Android and iOS and is basically a mobile version of join the dots. There are two dots that move across different landscapes, and there are a variety of difficulty
two dots

#3: Lastronaut

This free game for iOS became a huge hit, thanks to the excellent 8-bit graphics depicting its scenario of the last man alive in an apocalyptic world. It is so irresistible that around a million people had downloaded it within the first week of its arrival in the App Store.

Lastronaut

#4: Snake

This Android game, where you have to move a line around as it grows in length, without it touching any of the obstacles, the border, or itself, has been popular for years and has spawned numerous sequels – including Snake 2, Snake Xenzia and Snake EX.

snake

#5: Angry Birds

This iOS game has achieved legendary status and, when Android got it as well, there were more than two million downloads inside a week. It is a puzzle game where you launch birds at pigs using a slingshot, with the aim being to get rid of all the pigs.

angry birds

#6: Candy Crush Saga

This is a mostly free puzzle game for both Android and iOS platforms, although in-app purchases can be required to keep going. It involves matching rows of candies to form ‘special’, ‘wrapped’ or ‘colour bomb’ candies – scoring points and moving up levels by doing so.

candy crush saga

#7: Heist

Heist is an old-fashioned Nintendo Game and Watch game for Android mobiles and its retro visuals see you play a bank robber trying to dodge pitfalls like falling objects while getting your stolen loot stashed inside a balloon.

heist

#8: Soccer Safari

This online casino slot, which is available at sites like CasinoOnline.co.nz, can also be played on both Android and iOS phones and centres on a World Cup for animals. The graphics of warthogs, buffalo etc. charging around a football field are funny, while it also gives you a really good shot at winning some money, by getting a matching line of animals on the five reels.

soccer safari

#9: Metal Slug Attack

This is a free game for iOS and is an action one where you have to take out the fortress of enemy with your troops – rescuing weapons, prisoners etc. as you do so.

metal slug attack

#10: Kendall and Kylie

Another free iPhone game, this one involves playing a fictional social media queen – or king.

KendallandKylie

These are all great mobile games to play, but may even be topped by some of the ones to come this year like a best friend tag quiz and more.