Nothing is more fun than escaping in a good old-fashioned role-playing video game experience, but it’s even more fun when there are a lot of players like you willing to explore the game and trade for resources.
Making progress with friends is good enough on its own, but finding the right medium for that experience is also important. Mobile MMORPGs offer opportunities for in-game interaction without being confined to a professional gaming setting. With a stable internet connection and enough space on your phone, you can play most of these titles on the go.
8 CyberCode Online – Text MMORPG
Text-based MMORPGs may sound old-fashioned, but they’re not as old-fashioned as you might first think. Quite futuristic despite its limited form. Screen transitions and submenus are relatively beautiful. Although it is a wall of letters, the direction of art shines through most of it. You can decide where you go and which enemies you fight.
The battle screen displays enemy silhouettes and lets you play a mini-game where you press buttons at the right moment to determine your success in battle. Choose what to leave behind when fallen enemies drop loot, slowly discover the game’s features as you chat with your companions, and familiarize yourself with the UI.
7 Starfall Fantasy: Neverland
The choppy English voice acting is funny, but it’s a surprisingly decent game to take your time and dig into. Not only is it fairly easy to level up, but you can also let the game do all the work for you by keeping it automatic.
Traverse different zones, battle dozens of enemies, and watch your fellow adventurers carve their own path. The cutscenes are pretty decent and some of the scenery looks appealing enough, but the level design is linear and doesn’t do much when it comes to character customization.
6 Curse of Aros
A lightweight piece that is charming and adorable but lacks an overall story. This complex adventure is extremely rewarding, especially considering how detailed each in-game feature really is. The world needs some work as the game is relatively new at the time of writing, but the aesthetic still carries over.
However, the combat system feels a bit clunky, with bare-bones animations for most tasks and stiff movement. Collect pets, level up your skills, and try trading with other players as you can do it all in this game. Admittedly, it’s just a Runescape clone, but it’s an Android replacement that loads fast and does what you need it to do.
Five Ponytown – Social MMORPG
Imagine playing a game similar to Stardew Valley. However, it’s his MMORPG featuring ponies instead. Ponytown might be the new Club Penguin. With its clean pixelated indie game aesthetic and fun character creation options, this game is a definite win for the casual mobile he video gamer.
You can choose your profession, have the opportunity to interact with other players, and even run your own store. The best part is that you can create your own maps. Choose what you do each day, find your place in this fun world and make new friends. The game has an active community and there isn’t much to do other than interact with other players.
Four Iruna Online
A bit barebones, but rather fun, this video game conveys a love of old-school Japanese RPGs as you move through the zones of Iruna Online. The visuals aren’t bad and the UI takes some getting used to, but the story finally pushes you forward.
The combat system is a bit choppy, but the scenery is great to see and play as long as you don’t hit an invisible wall. The game can be pretty hard to progress through, but you get tons of content and an interesting open-world experience.
3 old school runescape
If you’re looking for a port of a classic game, this is a great option. It’s surprisingly well optimized and gives you a lot of control over your layout. The UI is a bit clunky, but the diverse world at your disposal more than makes up for it. You can choose your own quests and cook your own food.
Old School Runescape’s character creators aren’t all that great, but the amount of things you can do in this game and the abundance of quests and traits to level up makes it a worthwhile investment despite the time you’ll eventually invest in your own world. You can keep this game fresh without worrying about it. However, it may take some time to find other players on the map.
2 albion online
Launched in 2017, this cross-platform masterpiece from Sandbox Interactive is the spiritual successor to Runescape. What he lacks in good camera control, the expansive world where he starts out on his first mule as a shipwrecked explorer and his engaging and friendly UI make up for it.
Despite the limited voice acting, the game’s sound effects are pretty good, and the cartoon-like aesthetic makes everything feel pretty non-overwhelming. The character growth system and classless gameplay mechanics are pretty unique, allowing you to grow your avatar in exchange for fame.
1 black desert online
A hack-and-slash MMORPG that can do practically anything, and far more sophisticated despite its competition, Black Desert consumes a good chunk of your storage space to give you the best graphics on mobile. Many improvements have been made to make this game optimized for most smartphones.
The game features decent voice acting and thematic God Of War style combat. You can fight all kinds of beasts on all kinds of terrain. Character customization options, UI, and visuals will keep you coming back for more. However, like most of his MMORPG titles, ultimately you have to have some dough in place to keep the game going at the right pace.