Take a look around your local park, bus, or even your own living room. What do they all have in common?
Plenty of people playing the mobile gaming game.
There are three big reasons for this mobile explosion: First, mobile games are just convenient. We always have our phones on us, and we don’t have to pick up controllers, change inputs on the TV or load or a profile. We’re spending much less time at the office and more time at home, using mobile phones more frequently to connect, work, learn play and escape.
And, the third reason: Wherever we are, we want to have fun.
But how did mobile gaming get here and where is it going next?
1. 23 YEARS AGO, A STAR WAS BORN…
The mobile games you see now are hyper-fast, immersive, social and generally awesome. But it wasn’t always that way. So how did people in the 90s survive?
With Snake, of course. Regarded as the first majorly successful mobile game, this thumb-smasher let you control a snake as it moved around the screen gobbling delicious, pixelated dots.
Starting in 1998, it came pre-loaded on Nokia phones. A million ignored math classes and family dinners later, it’s safe to say that little snake wormed its way into our hearts, kicking off the mobile game phenomenon we see today.
2. THE HEAVY HITTERS
The all-time mobile gaming champ these days is Roblox – a mobile gaming platform that lets users program games and play games created by other users.
But there are a few not-so-small upstarts nipping at Roblox’s heels. If you’re in need of a new challenge, maybe some of these recent favorites will help you out:
TOP iOS APP STORE GAMES:
TOP ANDROID GAMES:
- Donut Country
- PUBG Mobile
- Civilization VI
- Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
- The New York Times Spelling Bee
BEST MULTIPLAYER GAMES:
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