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Mobile phones are an essential tool in our daily lives. We use them for work, communication, to shop, order food or a taxi, and more of our common tasks. More importantly, we also use them for entertainment. Playing games on mobile devices is now the biggest sector of the video gaming market, making up 57% of the total gaming revenue in 2021.
The days of having to accept that all of the best games were only going to get an initial iOS release and Android users would have to wait and hope for the opportunity to eventually play them are in the past. Android is now just as popular a platform for games as iOS. This is in part due to all of the advances made by Samsung and Google that have made their phones more than competitive with the iPhone.
In this article, we’ll go over some of our recommendations for the best games to play on your Android in 2024. These games range from the basic to the elaborate, but all of them can be played on a regular Android device, so there’s no need to trade yours in for a new gaming phone.
Sweepstakes casinos
The iGaming industry is huge and one of the most exciting aspects of it at the moment is sweepstakes casinos. Sweepstakes casinos provide the same gameplay experience as regular online casinos, without the requirement to spend real money. Instead, sweepstakes casinos use in-game currencies. Additional coins can be purchased, but only if the player wants to.
Most sweepstakes casinos focus on slot machine games, since these are the leading type of online casino game. There are usually at least 100 games to choose from on a good sweepstakes casino site. Many will also have a small selection of table games to choose from if cards are more your thing.
Not every sweepstakes casino has an app – many are trying to get by with just optimizing their site for both desktop and mobile. This can be annoying for players who prefer app-based gaming. Consulting a reference site like WSN.com (https://www.wsn.com/sweepstakes/apps/), can give you good ideas about where to start playing and which sweepstakes casino apps are worth downloading.
Arena of Valor
The multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) genre has exploded in popularity in the last few years. This is thanks in large part to the success of Dota 2 and League of Legends. These two games are now some of the hottest games in both the casual gamer worlds and in the professional esports arena.
Tencent and their developers at TiMi Studio Group have brought the MOBA game to Android with Arena of Valor. Like other MOBAs, players control hero characters who each have their own special traits, abilities and vulnerabilities. There is a variety of gameplay battle modes, with 5v5 being the most popular. Other options include 1v1, 3v3, 5v5 with randomly assigned heroes, and the always chaotic 2v2v2v2v2 Death Match.
There are 117 unique heroes in Arena of Valor, sorted into six classes. This provides plenty of opportunities for exploring strategic pairings. Even though it was first released in 2018, the game has plenty of variety and stays fresh no matter how much time you spend playing it.
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Castlevania is a beloved franchise and the original Symphony of the Night is one of the best games in the series. The original 1997 action RPG from Konami has been updated and rereleased for mobile devices. It has all of the creativity and intrigue of the original game.
In Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, you play as Dracula’s son Alucard. Dracula’s castle has reappeared and Alucard must explore it, fight the demons in it and ultimately battle Dracula. With its impressive armory and an inventory system that could make any RPG fan drool, the game has plenty to keep it interesting.
Unfortunately for fans of the Castlevania series, the newest title in the series, Grimoire of Souls, is only available on Apple Arcade.
Crossy Road
Crossy Road from Hipster Whale is a pure nostalgia hit and perfect for people who want a simple mobile game without a convoluted plot. It’s an endless arcade hopper, similar to the classic Frogger. The 8-bit graphics are fun and have that perfect retro vibe that is so on trend these days.
While the gameplay is incredibly simple and easy to master in just a few minutes, the developers have found ways to keep it engaging. The first is the 150 characters that you can collect. Some even have unique traits, like the flopping fish out of water and the unicorn that leaves a trail of sparkles. There’s also plenty of variety with the obstacles – the logs, cars and trucks move at different speeds, the trains blitz by and the occasional hawk swoops down.
Crossy Road isn’t a new game or a new format; arcade hoppers have been around for decades and Crossy Road itself is nearly 10 years old. But there’s a reason these games have been popular for so long – they’re really fun to play!