As the old saying goes, ‘all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.’ Playing games online is no longer just an activity to pass the time but one that has become an integral part of the lifestyle of young people in today’s world.
Games are a source of entertainment and a provider of thrills and challenges. They keep people engaged in pursuing a goal with the incentive of achievement, reward, or recognition (such as a position on a leaderboard). They also keep people engrossed in achieving said goal with puzzles, battles, duels, quests, missions, and other features that excite and thrill. Today’s games are incredibly well-detailed, making them much more attractive for everyone.
Games can transport people to new realities where they can take on the role of someone novel and utterly different from their authentic selves, performing activities often impossible to do in the real world. Games offer people a wide range of ways to escape from reality and immerse themselves in worlds limited only by one’s imagination.
People enjoy the thrill of competing with other people, and this makes playing games an excellent activity to spend time doing together with friends, family members, and even with people who are strangers! On most gaming platforms, it is possible to interact with players from around the world, providing ample opportunities for people to interact with others and even form friendships.
As mentioned previously, most games today are very realistic, and a lot of work goes into creating characters that look lifelike and environments that are almost indistinguishable from the real world, adding to the overall awe of playing games on a mobile phone, tablet, or computer.
So, what are some of the most popular games you can play for fun on your smartphone? Read on and discover!
Bubble Shooter
Bubble Shooter is a classic arcade game in which the goal is to clear the space of bubbles by forming groups of three or more bubbles of the same colour. However, players need to simultaneously prevent the bubbles from filling up the screen as they will stack up if a ball hits the wrong place. If the bubbles reach the bottom of the screen, the game ends. The greater the number of bubbles pop in one shot, the more points a player earns. A player wins the game when every bubble has been cleared from the space.
AFK Arena
This game takes its name literally from the popular internet abbreviation that stands for ‘away from the keyboard.’ AFK Arena is an idle role-playing game (RPG) in which players can collect loot and level up even when they are not on their mobile phones. AFK Arena has gained tremendous popularity because it remains true to its name. Once a player selects a battle, the heroes fight automatically, and the player can control only certain aspects of the battle. Regarding gameplay, players can gather heroes and build up their forces to prevent the world from getting destroyed.
Fantasy Sports
Sports such as football, cricket, baseball, and basketball are well-loved across countries and cultures. Though the concept of fantasy sports is not new, this genre has recently gained a more significant following. Whatever fantasy sports one wishes to play, be it fantasy cricket, fantasy football, or any other fantasy sport, the general format of the game is that people have to create their own fantasy sports team consisting of real-world players of the said sport for an upcoming real-world game. Fantasy players earn points based on how the selected players perform on the actual game day.
Color Road!
Color Road! It is a game with a relatively simple format of playing. Players must control a rolling ball and collect balls of the same colour while maneuvering to avoid balls of other colours. However, it is not all that simple! The game gets progressively more challenging as it progresses.
Genshin Impact
Ranked as one of the best games of the year in 2020, Genshin Impact is an open-world action role play game in which players embark on a journey across a fantasy world called Teyvat. This game features a fantasy open-world environment that utilises elemental magic as well as switching of characters and even the use of an in-game currency which players can use to purchase virtual items which they can use for gameplay. The popularity of Genshin Impact has remained undiminished due to the richness of the game’s features, such as treasures, secrets, time trials, resources, and puzzles, among other aspects.
Lily’s Garden
Lily’s Garden is a game launched by the Danish developer Tactile Games. In this game, players have to help Lily renovate and restore her great-aunt’s garden to its erstwhile glory while solving various puzzles. In the game, players navigate a romantic storyline full of diverse characters. Throughout the game, players will not only be decorating the garden but also be matching flowers and discovering hidden areas and objects.
Rummy
Rummy is one of the world’s most popularly played card games. Different countries and cultures have adopted the game in their respective regions, with each regional variant having its own rules. However, the general format of the game remains the same, and this game is one of the most widely played mobile games today. Players need to form valid card combinations (which are called ‘melds’) through the process of picking and discarding cards. Such melds may be consecutive cards of the same suit (these are called runs), or they may be a combination of cards of different suits belonging to the same rank (these are called sets).
These are just a few of the numerous games that are available to play on your smartphone. Given the variety of games one can choose from, it can be safely said that there is something for everyone. Whatever may be a person’s interests, mobile phone games will indeed provide them with countless hours of enjoyment.