The Best Mobile Games By Genre

Games have such power and presence in both iOS and Android app and play stores that the games are now categorized as what genre they fall into. There are at least ten game genres (no word yet on the official count), consisting of adventure, puzzle, word, RPG, MOBA, etc. Of course, in every genre, there are top picks, which usually depend on popularity, build, and gameplay, among others.

In this article, we’ve collated the best mobile games you can download by genre. This list is in no way comprehensive, as we’ve just picked five genres that we deemed more relevant than others. That’s not to say the other genres are lesser, though. Here are some of the best mobile games you can download right now:

1. Rhythm Games: Cytus II

Rhythm games are an interesting genre of mobile games. It’s solely based on how one can follow the beat and sounds of a track, and it has its origins on those arcade dance games we used to crowd on when we were little. If this is your jam, the app that you should be checking out is Cytus II. What you get is a game full of interesting dance tracks, with challenging movements, and an interesting storyline.

2. Puzzle Games: The Room Series

Puzzle games are among the most downloaded games on both mobile platforms. Under this category, there are many types of puzzles – from traditional pieces to find and search ones, even those that are paired with other types of games. The Room Series is one of the more entertaining among your choices here, with a truly clickable and fast-paced gameplay.

It’s available in both the App Store and Google Play. It’s a paid game, but that’s because the game is simply stunning. It’s intuitive and beautifully designed, and that alone merits its price. In every level of this game, you need to solve a box. You are outfitted with some powerups and skills of course, but you need brainpower in order to solve the puzzle. If you do finish the entirety of one game, there are still three others that you can download!

3. Word Games: Boggle, Scrabble

Another popular category of games, word games are not only fun, but they’re also great in keeping our brain in tip-top shape. Here, our top recommendations are Boggle and Scrabble. They’re two different games, which are direct offshoots of the classic games that we’ve grown with. 

Available in both iOS and Android, Boggle takes the traditional game of word factory into something that’s really fun and dynamic. While in the traditional game you are pitted with other players, the default mode in the mobile version is to fight with only one player. You don’t crush out similar words, instead, the highest point-getter wins. It also has a tournament mode where you can compete with millions of players around the world.

Scrabble, on the other hand, has a more traditional gameplay. Although it’s also one on one, in mobile Scrabble, you have all the time in the world to play your move, unless your opponent kicks you out of the round. This is the perfect word game to download if you want your games to be relaxed but still brainy.

4. RPG: Crashlands

Who doesn’t like role-playing games, huh? Probably the most popular type of category in mobile games today, RPG’s are dime in a dozen. There are many options you can download in this category, but the one to play by virtue of gameplay alone is Crashlands. You create your own world on a site where you crash-landed, fortify your defenses, and brace for incoming attacks!

5. Simulation Games: Pocket City

Pocket City may be the best simulation mobile game on the planet today. Sure, SimCity will always be known as the one that originated the category, but for sheer inventory alone, Pocket City trumps it by a mile. In Pocket City, you build a city from scratch, manage your community’s expectations as well as needs, all the while creating a self-sustaining city!

Takeaway

Gaming has been a part of modern entertainment since its conception. Mobile games are the natural progression that the industry is gearing towards and suffice it to say, it’s more than successful in that. Big title studios and independent developers have had a field day putting new and exciting titles for both operating systems, and there is no stopping that soon.