Black Paradox
Don’t let the retro graphics and 2D shmup mechanics fool you – Black Paradox is a decidedly modern experience, complete with roguelike elements and stacks of weapon types. It’s got colorful graphics that will lure you right in and a fast play style that will leave you asking for a break! There’s also a synth-wave soundtrack that will blow your mind if you’re a real audiophile.
Downwell
In Downwell, you don’t just shoot to destroy baddies – you shoot to move. It’s an ingenious twist in an ingenious title, that takes you back to the old arcade machines where you’d just shoot your heart out (not literally). Ah, and what a joy it is.
T3 Arena
T3 Arena is one of the newer Android action games that looks a bit like Overwatch and plays similarly to it. Even the art style will remind you of it, with beautiful colorful cartoonish characters that blend in well into the futuristic setting. Pleasant to the eye, the gameplay is smooth, and it really feels like it could easily fit the PCs as well, without being ashamed for one second.
Streets of Rage 4
When it was released, Street of Rage 4 won a couple of awards and was nominated for the best action game of 2020. Players that loved the arcades and the 90s beat ’em ups, will feel at home with this one. The vibe of that period is perfectly presented even though the graphics is modern. The art style sells it hard!
Brawlhalla
A delightfully detailed action title that’s completely free to play without being ‘pay-to-win’ in any way. You can’t buy anything that will bring you any form of advantage over other players, which we support wholeheartedly.
Guns of Boom
Without a doubt, one of the reigning mobile online FPS kings, Guns of Boom hones the FPS format for mobile play without losing its competitive edge. Some would say it’s a mobile Team Fortress, and they wouldn’t be too wrong!
Call of Duty Mobile
We have had mobile Call of Duty titles before, but this is the first one that actually feels worthy of the bombastic console and PC FPS series. It’s one of the best multiplayer shooters and one of the finest action games on mobiles at the moment.
Skullgirls Mobile
With fun-looking 2D cartoon animations and battles lurking at every corner, Skullgirls is one of the games that could go in the dictionary next to the definition for ‘action game’. It’s a fighting RPG that gives players a lot of opportunities to show their skills in real-time against other players, in a similar style to Street Fighter.
Bleach: Brave Souls
It couldn’t have been a proper list without mentioning at least one of the top anime/manga-inspired games. Bleach: Brave Souls is the one that we went with, for a number of reasons. First, it would be the interactive graphics and fun-looking characters.
Soul Knight
This brilliant pixel shooter lets you take your friends into various dungeons and shoot each other down (or fire at enemy monsters). Whichever one you prefer, it’s still lots of fun and plenty of energetic gameplay.
Dead Cells
Some would say that we are becoming annoying with Dead Cells, including it on a few of our lists of top games, but to those people, we say – nay! We aren’t going to stop adding it, because it deserves to be seen.
Shadowgun Legends
If you are looking for a dynamic action you can enjoy with your friends, Shadowgun Legends is your best pick! Here you will find a few multiplayer modes where you can fight in 1v1 or 4v4 matches.
Pascal’s Wager
Essentially Dark Souls for your mobile, Pascal’s Wager is a third-person aRPG of rare heft. For weighty-bladed combat, you can’t get much better on mobile.
Nameless Cat
To break the streak of serious action titles, we are bringing you a fun title that’s not that heavy and macho-looking. Nameless Cat, in essence, follows the story of a cat who strayed and ended up in a strange fantasy realm.
Dadish 2
A thrillingly pure and empowering title that sees you tapping the screen to hop your little 2D radish around each arena-like level, avoiding danger and bopping baddies. It’s cute, but don’t let that fool you.
Archero
Do you want a more light-hearted pick, but one that will still provide enough activity to keep you on your toes? Then try out Archero! It has a story, but to be fair, nobody cares for it much.
Ronin: The Last Samurai
A title that beautifully adds a unique artwork style to the genre, Ronin: The Last Samurai is somewhat of a unique game among the others on this list.
Otherworld Legends
Otherworld Legends is a rogue-like aRPG that’s way more accessible than we’ve come to expect of such things. It’s an intuitive hack-and-slash delight that truly packs a punch through its colorful pixelated graphics and exciting gameplay.
Grimvalor
While Grimvalor starts off for free (the first act), it’s well worth investing in it as you would in a premium game, because it’s absolutely amazing.
Tesla vs Lovecraft
This twin-stick shooter packs an appealingly flamboyant steampunk style, satisfyingly squelchy gunplay, and relentless action, all for the mobiles.
Lovecraft’s Untold Stories
This 8-bit action rogue-lite is absolutely stunning. The RPG elements featured within the game give it a lot of character, while the battles and characters make it something straight out of one of Lovecraft’s stories.
Dragon Ball Legends
As a kid, you’ve probably tried to do kame hame at least a few times if you watched Goku and his adventures. Since none of us succeeded, no matter how hard we tried, fine people from Bandai Namco made all of our childhood dreams come true with Dragon Ball Legends.
Neon Chrome
This twin-stick shooter excels in a number of areas, including its moody story, range of weapons, challenging bosses, and tense combat.
Tomb of the Mask
If you love some retro arcade action, then Tomb of the Mask will give you all that excitement packed into a rather strange-looking procedurally-generated game.
Brawl Stars
A great action game that shifts the players’ attention towards battles that unfold in a blocky-looking colorful arena. This battle royale is highly engaging and exciting and even allows players’ creativity to come forth and come up with their own arena design.
