Strategy
15 reviews
Days. That is the unit Clash of Clans and Rise of Kingdoms build in, and the whole economy exists to sell you the end of a wait. Clash Royale squeezes the same idea into three minutes. Lords Mobile keeps the queues and adds a cast. Plants vs. Zombies and Wild Rift belong to different families altogether, and Bloons TD 6 answers the money question very differently. Expect most of the words on these pages to land on the wait itself.
Verdicts at a glance
- Clash of Clans 9.3/10 The most durable mobile strategy game in the market, with a free-to-play monetization model that, by genre standards, is respectful of non-paying players.
- Clash Royale 9.2/10 One of the best mobile PvP games ever made, undermined by a progression system that has never quite shaken its pay-to-win reputation.
- League of Legends: Wild Rift 6.0/10 The most technically accomplished mobile MOBA, but recurring matchmaking problems and balance frustrations have driven its community rating well below what the game itself deserves.
- Boom Beach: War Strategy Game A well liked strategy game on the numbers: 4.4 stars from 6,243,168 ratings and 100 million+ installs.
- Lords Mobile: Kingdom Wars 5.5/10 Mechanically rich but structurally pay-to-win, especially once guild competition becomes the main driver.
- Plants vs. Zombies™ 7.0/10 A genuine classic carrying the weight of years of publisher interference, worth playing despite the baggage.
- Rise of Kingdoms: Lost Crusade 7.0/10 A serious 4X strategy game that delivers on its scope, but the time and social investment it demands is far beyond what most mobile players bargain for.
- Clash of Kings 2,213,025 ratings put Clash of Kings at 3.7, which reads as mixed to decent for a strategy game.
- Kingshot A popular strategy game with a decent but not top-tier rating; it is built around competing with other players, so check how much of that appeals before you start.
- Whiteout Survival Popular and clearly built for casual strategy fans, but the one-star share is large enough that it is worth reading the store page closely first.
- Age of Apes A sizeable online strategy title with a playful theme, suited to players who are happy with an always online, clan driven format.
- Rush Royale: Tower Defense TD The ratings say generally liked: 4.3 out of 5, with 50 million+ installs behind the listing.