This is my top 14 list of the mobile games.
Top picks from the 2014 appstore game releases.
This list includes a variety of genres.
For Android including Amazon Fire
And iOS for iPhone and iPad.
My Best Mobile Games 2014 List
There’s a variety of genres in this top 14 best mobiles games 2014 list.
Including puzzle, platform, action, arcade, brain-teaser. As well as role-playing (RPG), first person shooter (FPS), real-time strategy (RTS). Plus tower defense and adventure.
1. 80 Days
A beautiful and engaging rendition of the popular adventure story by Jules Verne.
In this multi-player, real-time strategy game, you are challenged to circumnavigate the globe within 80 days.
Use all sorts of weird and wonderful modes of transport to achieve your goal!
Including enlisting the help of other players.
See also: 80 Days by Inkle – Review.
2. Mage and Minions RPG
A cool hack n slash single player RPG for your mobile devices.
Where you fight a whole host of enemies, medieval style!
From robots and aliens to dragons and skeletons.
Using swords, axes, spells and other cool skills!
Across all manner of terrain, from magical villages to outer space.
See also: Review of Mage and Minions Hack n Slash from Making Fun.
3. Botanicula
A beautiful nature themed adventure game app.
Help the 5 little tree creatures on their quest save their home.
As evil Spider parasites try to infest their tree home.
Each of the 5 friends must use their special talents to stop them!
Join the gang – Mr. Lantern, Mr. Poppyhead, Mr. Twig, Mrs. Mushroom and Mr. Feather in this unique adventure.
See also: Botanicula Adventure Game – Review.
4. Monument Valley
A beautiful, surreal puzzle game for mobiles.
From game developers, ustwo™. This is an unusual and fantastic puzzle.
Which will have you exploring surreal hand-crafted landscapes and architecture.
Help guide the silent princess, Ida through this puzzle.
Encounter optical illusions, discover hidden paths and impossible geometry!
See also: Monument Valley Games from ustwo.
5. Leo’s Fortune
This is a brilliant physics-based platform adventure game.
Help Leo, the mustachioed ball of fur, find his lost fortune!
A cunning thief has taken his gold.
Now, he must travel through hand-crafted levels to get it back.
A highly enjoyable adventure game.
Using physics based game play, perfect for phones and tablets.
See also: Leo’s Fortune Physics-Based Game – Review.
6. Threes!
One of the most simplest games in my best mobile games 2014 list.
And yet it is so challenging and addicting!
Perfect if you love match 3, brain teasers, puzzles or maths games.
From Sirvo LLC, this is also a great game for when you need a quick time filler.
Though, you will end up playing it for way longer than that!
7. Traps n Gemstones
A cool platform game where you explore a massive maze inside an Egyptian pyramid.
Find the missing relics in this adventure game.
You’ll need to collect items on your journey.
As you will need all the tools you can find to help you in this quest.
And there’ll be many challenging obstacles to tackle too!
See also: Traps n Gemstones – Review.
8. Bean Dreams
A new mobile game out December 2014.
A jumping, running, bouncing bean arcade game!
A well designed, colourful and fun rendition of the old style platform games.
Perfectly brought to life with the touchscreen of the iPhone and iPad.
9. Papers, Please
With a controversial update this year.
This is one of the most popular thrillers for mobile games this year.
A dark dystopian game about border control!
If you think it sounds boring, then it’s probably not your cup of tea.
But if you are into dark slow-burning point and click adventure PC games, you might like this one.
10. VVVVVV
By Terry Cavanagh, the creator of Super Hexagon.
Addictive and nostalgic version of the old platform game on PC for mobiles.
With brilliant use of graphics and sounds like the old school platform games.
11. Block Fortress
This is a brilliant mix of first person shooter, tower defense and block-building strategy game.
Unique in its gameplay and does well in encompassing a wide range of genres.
Without detracting from the fun and challenge of the game.
If you like Minecraft, FPS and tower defense games then you’ll enjoy this game.
A highly enjoyable game new for Android this year.
12. Tales from the Borderlands
From Telltale Games. My top pick for the best big adventure game of 2014.
13. Mikey Boots
Third in the ‘Mikey’ series from BeaverTap Games, LLC.
Currently only on iPad. Though the previous instalments, Mikey Shorts and Hooks are on other platforms.
A brilliant fun and colourful physics platformer.
In this instalment, Mikey has a new sidekick.
Plus some cool boots to navigate him through the levels.
Levels, that increase in difficulty very quickly!
Which is why this is in my best mobile games 2014 list.
14. TwoDots
From Playdots, Inc. and sequel to the very popular Dots.
In this top puzzle game, you must “connect one dot to another, sink anchors, make a line, create bombs, fight fire, and much more in this fun free puzzle game”
A simple premise, but with hours of addictive gameplay!
TwoDots is a free game with optional in-app purchases.
This is my top pick for the best free game of 2014.
See also my 10 Best Casual Games of 2014.