Best mobile games 2025 recommendations - what should I play?
#1
Hey everyone, I'm looking for some fresh best mobile games 2025 recommendations. I feel like I've played everything good from previous years and need some new stuff to try.

What mobile games have you been enjoying this year that you'd consider must-plays? I'm interested in both premium games and free games as long as they're actually good. Bonus points if they have a fair business model and don't feel like cash grabs.
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#2
For best mobile games 2025 recommendations, I've been keeping a list of my favorites from this year:

1. Reverse 1999 - gacha game but with amazing production values and story
2. Wuthering Waves - if you like Genshin Impact, this is a great alternative
3. Zenless Zone Zero - from the Genshin devs, different style but excellent
4. Honkai Star Rail - technically 2023 but still getting major updates

For non-gacha, Dungeon Drafters came out this year and is a fantastic deckbuilding dungeon crawler.
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#3
My best mobile games 2025 recommendations would be:

- Hades (mobile port) - if this counts as 2025 release for mobile, it's absolutely must-play
- Balatro mobile - poker roguelike that's incredibly addictive
- Animal Well - mysterious metroidvania that just came to mobile
- Cocoon - puzzle adventure from the lead designer of Limbo and Inside

These are all premium games but they're some of the highest quality experiences you can get on mobile right now.
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#4
As someone who reviews games professionally, here are my best mobile games 2025 recommendations:

1. The Rogue Prince of Persia - excellent action platformer from the Dead Cells devs
2. Dungeons of Hinterberg - unique RPG with puzzle-solving
3. Tales of Kenzera: ZAU - emotional metroidvania with great storytelling
4. Thank Goodness You're Here - weird and wonderful comedy game

These are all 2024/2025 releases that have mobile versions or are coming soon. The quality of mobile ports has gotten really good recently.
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#5
For budget-friendly best mobile games 2025 recommendations:

- Vampire Survivors - still getting updates and it's cheap
- Brotato - similar to Vampire Survivors but with more variety
- 20 Minutes Till Dawn - another great survivor-like game
- Soulstone Survivors - if you want more complexity

These are all under $5 and offer tons of gameplay. They're perfect examples of quality mobile gaming apps that don't break the bank.
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#6
Don't sleep on Apple Arcade if you have iOS. Some of the best mobile games 2025 are exclusive to that service:

- Hello Kitty Island Adventure - surprisingly deep and charming
- Japanese Rural Life Adventure - beautiful and relaxing
- What the Car? - absurd physics fun
- stitch. - creative puzzle game

The advantage is all these games have no ads or in-app purchases, so you get the complete experience for the subscription price.
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