Are you looking for the best upcoming mobile games? Us too. Of course, there are plenty of great games already available on mobile, so many, in fact, you'd never be able to play every single one of them. But even so, we can't help but keep one eye on the future, because new games are always exciting.
It looks set to be a great year too, with the upcoming mobile games in 2023 including Star Wars Hunters, Honkai Star Rail, and Mortal Kombat: Onslaught, Honor of Kings etc. That’s without even mentioning a new game in the Monster Hunter series also on the way
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We have curated a list of top 10 upcoming mobile games in 2023, so let’s dig in.
1. Star Wars Hunters
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android
Genres: Shooter Video Game, Fighting game
Developers: Zynga, NaturalMotion
Publishers: Zynga, Lucasfilm Games
Star Wars: Hunters is a free-to-play competitive arena combat video game. Set after the fall of the Galactic Empire, Star Wars: Hunters will bring players together in thrilling, team-based multiplayer battles.
Select from a diverse cast of new characters, including daring Bounty Hunters, heroes of the Rebellion and Imperial stormtroopers.
Engage in thrilling third person combat to dominate your opponents in a range of adventurous battlegrounds that evoke iconic Star Wars worlds. The game lets players pick from a selection of 11 characters, each of which belongs to one of three classes: Damage, Support and Tank.
Choose from a range of tactically diverse Hunters, customize them, use your skill to find a winning strategy and reap the spoils of victory in the all-new free-to-play game.
2. Honor of Kings
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Platforms: iOS, Android
Genres: Multiplayer online battle arena, Action role-playing game
Developer: TiMi Studio Group
Publisher: Tencent Games
Throw yourself in the fight and prepare for a fresh MOBA experience. The immersive battlefield breathes as you fight. Show your style in any role you like. Squad up, play the strategy, and carry your team.
Master a host of mighty skills as you roam this continent of vastness and possibilities. Embark on a journey that will captivate your eyes and heart. Experience new wonders, encounter a colorful cast of characters and leave your mark on long-lost ruins.
3. Warzone Mobile
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Platforms: iOS, Android
Genre: First-person shooter
Developer: Digital Legends Entertainment; Beenox, Activision Shanghai studio, Solid state studio
Publisher: Activision
Call of Duty Warzone Mobile already supports cross-progression between PC and Console, and now the mobile platform joins the list.
Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile is a free-to-play Battle Royale experience for 120 live players and cross-progression with Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.
Call of Duty Warzone Mobile will also include Team Deathmatch and Domination, besides battle royale mode.
4. Honkai Star Rail
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Platforms: Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows
Genres: Adventure game, Tactical role-playing game
Developer: miHoYo
Publisher: miHoYo
Honkai: Star Rail is an upcoming free-to-play turn-based RPG that aims to wow fans with its flashy combat and beautiful anime-inspired world.
It is the fourth installment in the Honkai series, using brand new characters along with alternate versions of existing characters from Honkai Impact 3rd.
5. Fantasy VII: Ever Criss
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Platforms: Android, iOS
Genre: Role-playing Video Game
Developer: Applibot Inc
Publisher: Square Enix
Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis is a chapter-structured single player experience which will cover the whole of the FFVII timeline and its connected stories, including that of the original Final Fantasy VII.
Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis is an upcoming free-to-play single player RPG for mobile phones set to release in 2023.
The game uses a command style RPG system, with an overhead view and chibi characters. Ever Crisis follows the battle system for the original Final Fantasy VII, being based on the Active Time Battle system, and using materia, weapons, summons and limit breaks based on the original game.
Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis is intended to be another kind of remake to the original title, one geared towards people that prefer the original command style of RPG.
6. Mortal Kombat: Onslaught
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Platforms: Android, iOS
Genres: Fighting game, Role-playing Video Game, Action-adventure game
Developers: NetherRealm Studios, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
The game is described as a collection role-playing game where players build a roster of fighters from the Mortal Kombat universe and "unleash them in massive real-time group battles.
The game features a cinematic story experience where fighters have to defeat "a dark and dangerous threat.
7. Monster Hunter Mobile
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Platforms: Android, iOS
Genre: Action role-playing
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Monster Hunter is a massive franchise for the developer. Over the past generation, the series has seen a resurgence. Since 2016’s Monster Hunter World, Capcom has released a significant number of new games.
The player takes the role of a Hunter, slaying or trapping large monsters across various landscapes as part of quests given to them by locals, with some quests involving the gathering of a certain item or items, which may put the Hunter at risk of facing various monsters.
As part of its core gameplay loop, players use loot gained from slaying monsters, gathering resources, and quest rewards to craft improved weapons, armor, and other items that allow them to face more powerful monsters. All main series titles feature multiplayer (usually up to four players cooperatively), but can also be played single player.
8. DC Heroes & Villains
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Platform: Android
Publisher: Ludia
It all starts with an underground pulse. As a mysterious wave of energy reverberates throughout Gotham and Metropolis, our favourite crimefighters band together under Batman's leadership to find out its origin.
You match similar-coloured tiles to clear them off the board and attack the enemies on top. Each row you clear attacks a certain row of enemies as well, with each colour corresponding to a character card's energy bar at the bottom.
Clearing enough, say, yellow tiles will fill up Robin's energy bar and charge him up enough to unleash a special attack.
9. Valorant Mobile
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Platforms: Android, iOS
Genre: Hero shooter; Tactical shooter
Developer: Riot games
Publisher: Riot games
Each map is a playground to showcase your creative thinking. Purpose-built for team strategies, spectacular plays, and clutch moments. Make the play others will imitate for years to come.
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Blend your style and experience on a global, competitive stage. You have 13 rounds to attack and defend your side using sharp gunplay and tactical abilities. And, with one life per-round, you'll need to think faster than your opponent if you want to survive.
10. Assassin's Creed Jade
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Platforms: Android, iOS
Developers: Ubisoft Quebec
Publishers: Ubisoft
The game is said to be set in 215 BCE, during the Qin dynasty China featuring a fully customizable character players can create, marking a series first.
Codename Jade is set to feature all the iconic gameplay of the franchise, optimized for an experience with touch controls. The ability to parkour atop the Great Wall of China and sneak through bustling cities was teased.