You can play video games from anywhere these days—a home console, gaming PC, streamed over the internet, or on your smartphone or tablet. For many, loading up new devices with games is priority No. 1 in order to pass the time during a morning commute, at a doctor's office, or on the couch. Sometimes, however, a silly little phone game turns into hours of non-stop gameplay. If you're looking for the most addictive games you can play on your iPhone or Android phone, check out the list below. Good luck trying to get anything else done!
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Angry Birds 2
The Angry Birds franchise has expanded far and wide, to the point where it's hard to find a game now that doesn't appeal to mobile gamers. But we like to stick with the classics. Angry Birds 2 gives you exactly what you want from an Angry Birds game: shooting birds at evil pigs.
Remember the classic arcade game Breakout? While Ballz isn't exactly a clone of the game, it does operate on some of the same principles. You have a selection of blocks to break, and you must use your collection of balls to break them. It's a fun and mesmerizing time-waster.
Brawl Stars
Brawl Stars is a mobile-first battle royale specializing in 3v3 combat over multiple game modes. Unlock and upgrade different characters, complete quests, collect items and power-ups, grab unique skins, and discover new locations.
Candy Crush Friends Saga
With Candy Crush Friends Saga, the candy-swiping and matching mechanics remain intact, but Friends Saga also introduces updated designs and new gameplay that integrates the series characters. Up your game with our tips guide.
Color Road!
Color Road! is a simple enough concept—control a rolling ball while you collect balls that are the same color and avoid those that are different colors. But the difficulty level quickly ramps up as you go.
Draw Something
Looking for a fun party game? Draw Something is similar to Pictionary, where one player draws and others have to guess what the word is supposed to be. Draw Something Classic is available for free; a paid version (iOS, Android) eliminates ads from the app for $2.99. Draw Something Pro for iPad is $4.99.
Empires & Puzzles: Epic Match 3
This game combines RPG combat, card collecting, base-building, and match-3 gameplay to create a simple yet deep tactical gaming experience. Unleash epic combos, level up your heroes, grab loot, craft weapons, and farm resources. Players can participate in online raid battles or challenge others in PvP duels.
Flow Free
Flow Free is a peaceful puzzle game that asks you to match colors and pipes together to cover the entire board. The app features hundreds of levels and even a time trial play mode.
Geometry Dash
Geometry Dash is a rhythm-based action platformer, where you tap the screen to jump at the right moments. iOS and Android users can enjoy the Lite version for free, or buy the app (iOS, Android) for $1.99.
Lily's Garden
This match-3 game asks you to help Lily restore a garden to its former glory while also navigating a romantic love story filled with a wide cast of characters. While playing, you will decorate the garden, match flowers, uncover hidden areas, and find hidden objects.
New York Times Crosswords
Love the New York Times Crossword? Download the mobile app and solve wherever you happen to be. After a few free demo puzzles, you must subscribe for either $3.47 a month or $19.97 a year. The New York Times also offers Spelling Bee, Sudoku, and other games on the web.
Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time (for iPad)
The popular tower defense game Plants vs. Zombies 2 pits your collection of plants against an attacking horde of zombies. Hold off the invaders to complete each level.
Snake VS Block
Guide your snake through obstacles as you add more segments and break new blocks in Snake VS Block.
Subway Surfers
Subway Surfers is an endless runner where you run or skateboard through a metro railway as you attempt to evade capture. Collect coins and powerups, dodge oncoming trains, leap over obstacles, and evade capture for as long as you can.
Toon Blast
Toon Blast is like Candy Crush, except you get to blow things up instead of matching candies. The best part is being able to combine power-ups to unleash combos and finish each level.
Two Dots
Connect dots together in order to eliminate obstacles and fulfill your objective. This game may sound simple, but it gets harder once new requirements are added and your moves become more limited.
Woodoku
Combining elements of Tetris and sudoku, this wood block puzzle asks you to fill columns, rows, and squares to clear the board. Clear multiple rows at a time or clear blocks on every turn to gain extra points. How many points can you get before there are no more moves to make?
Words With Friends 2
Somewhere along the way, Words With Friends became the ultimate social game for competitive wordsmiths. Unscramble letters and play the best words against friends, family, strangers, or even yourself in multiple game modes.
Wordscapes
If you've moved on from Words with Friends, chances are Wordscapes will reel you back in. The game asks you to solve a word search in order to fill a crossword; simple yet addictive.
